Reviews of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN) | Belgium

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anonymous

Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Food Science and Technology, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

The housing

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

It's a good one, specially in my field, law and economics.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

2

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

Very nice univesity city, in the middle of Europe. NOt good weather.

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Rocio B

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

That it was soooo great!!! It would have been good too to know more about the courses i could take there.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

2

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Go and don't lose a minute of your time! it's a great city, full of students and social life. The exams are ok (not too difficult nor too easy). If you study law you will love it, as most of the international students there study law.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

As it is in the center of Europe, you have great possibilities to travel. Ryanair flights to/from Belgium are very cheap. I visited: amsterdam, Paris, Luxemburg, Belgium (obviously!...do not miss Brugge!!), Stockholm, and Berlin.

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lirdal

Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
Law, European Community/EU, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

As you live with Belgian students, you can get to know Belgium and its language.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Leuven has a very good system for accomodation based on the compilation of private offers in a database open to the public without any charge. The accomodation is mainly arranged directly with the owner of the place, avoiding the intervention of expensive real state agencies.

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Alberdi

Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Is nice to live with people from other world countries. You learn a lot from other cultures and ways of live and you learn also to respect people.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Normally students get not very good and expensive housing opportunities. Over all, if you arrive very late. Anyway, although I arrive late I manage to find a good house in a privilage place. I really like it.

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“My experience as a foreign student in Belgium”

Phycothy R

Belgium, Graduate
Law, Criminal / Criminology, 2021

Overall

I joined Ku Leuven at the beginning of this year, being a new person in a foreign land wasn't easy at first but with time i learned to adjust. Studies have been interesting so far, even with the current pandemic, our professors, technical services and subordinate staff have done their best with the life of a student in mind and so far they have delivered the very best in terms of on-line studies, and even with precautions and measures concerning covid-19, we are normally up-to-date, the school career services are also up to task with assistance in student jobs, job fairs and I couldn't be more grateful, its been a great experience that has taken me personally to a whole different level

Pros

welcoming community, technology,

Cons

language barrier outside school enviroment

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Mualla C

Hanover College, Hanover, IN, United States
European Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

"Independent study" is the key word here. You don't have as many papers/tests/quizes/presentations as you do in the US, so you have to research on your own to get the most out of this educational experience.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

Having one single exam at the end of the semestre to shape your grade for the course was a little scary since i didn't know what to expect.

My opinion of the university assessment