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3.96 / 5 based on 56 reviews

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Eferanka
Academic
Course recommendations
You don't have to arrange it yourself, you can do it with the help of your tutor. You better pick out some courses and go to your tutor. He will arrange contacts for you. But it takes some time...
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
They arranged everything pretty good.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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meutte
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Life standard is higher, when you have the chance to go to a country like northern ireland it would be a waste not to fly out and explore the whole island
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Overall, Food, Travel, Telephone, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
drinks are rather expensive to Belgian standards. Meat is expensive as well...
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josuykens
Overall
I wish I had known...
I didn't expect that i would miss everything in so much when i'm back. Being back in Belgium is more difficult than I expected.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
everybody is really friendly, and they make a great effort to make your stay there as nice as possible, it is a very good school and the erasmus-projects are well structured. There is always somebody there to help you if you have problems
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Do it! It will be the best time of your life!
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The_Dude
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
It is just fun when you are with other erasmusstudents you egt to know loads of people
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Personal comments
The accomodation is not that good but that doesn t matter like I said before it is just fun being together
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meutte
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
This is good place to go to. Tha guiding you get is great, the people are fantastic and there's enough to do to keep you busy... Don't wait, enrol!!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Visit the Connemara and Donegal. Travel a lot, e.g. by hitch-hiking!!
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Evelien C
Arteveldehogeschool, Gent, Belgium
Education, Secondary, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At first, even for students of English, the language is really difficult, but after a little while you get used to it and you pick it up very easily.
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