Reviews of Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) | Belgium

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Alessandro S

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

you can find a wider range of courses respect to italy, but at a lower level of research and criticism

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

I think that a good university like ULB should be better organised concerning contact with teacher and the secretary

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Christina W

Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your French?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

At the beginning it was very hard to communicate in french, but it was getting better every day at university. The problem was that the most we - the Erasmus people - spoke English, because some did't understand french.

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Víctor C

Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Engineering, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Because It is normal to spend much money living out of home and moreover to rent an appartment in Brussels is more expensive than my country home

Housing, Travel, Overall, Food, Nightlife:

was more expensive than 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

The expenses related with the electricity, water and heating

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MARIA D

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Journalism, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Is the best way of living if you are a student.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

They had an specific department and internet page where all the properties of students houses could announce them self so it was very easy to find house.

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