Reviews of Lessius Hogeschool | Belgium

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Katarzyna S

Uniwersytet Lódzki, Lodz, Poland
Translation/Interpretation, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Food:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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Katarzyna S

Uniwersytet Lódzki, Lodz, Poland
Translation/Interpretation, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Here it is needed to take under consideration the field of my studies which is translation. It gives a wide range of comunicaton skills not only in one lanuage, so I did not have any problems. If somebody did not speak English we could also switch into Spanish or try to cimmunicate in Dutch, which at some point also became possible to some extand.

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Katarzyna S

Uniwersytet Lódzki, Lodz, Poland
Translation/Interpretation, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

No, I think I was well prepared.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

I think it is great when you want to study transaltion.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Just enjoy your time, and get to know as many people as possible and take adventage you are studying abroad. Take as many classes as you can, it is worth.

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