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Academic
Course recommendations
you should choose the courses in english if you don't talk flemish or dutch, at least in my university (UFSIA) there were a lot of courses in english specially made for Erasmus students
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
i can not think of enything special that should be improved in UFSIA, they are well organised, friendly and full of resources for a good Erasmus experience
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
everyone in antwerp speaks english. i speak english. no problem with language
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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
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
you should take advantage of the goegraphical situation of antwerp, the center of Europe, travel as mutch as you can. For experience you should rent a car with other students and go to copenhagen, the trip is not too long and it's wonderful to go arround in your own car in Denmark, you can see everything.
try to meet everyone you see and be friendly because most of the local students are in the same situation as you, away from home. have fun!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
most of the things in Belgium are more expensive then in Portugal.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
it's strange that sometimes your landlord tries to take a litle bit more money then what you were expecting...
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
best cafe/night spots: the buwee, kazza, the muse (for jazz)
best events: check out the cinema museum they have a diferent film every night. and also all the jazz concerts everywhere
look for a week-guide that should be in every cafe, it's in flemish but you'll understand somethings
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Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
because is not too crowded as it is on a campus but it's not as lonely as in a studio. You live with other people that you can know better because they're not too many.
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Personal comments
the thing about accomodation in antwerp is that, as it has a lot of students coming from different parts of Belgium to study there, there are a lot of different choices to where you could live. the university really helps you find a house, with their diferent campus, but if you don't whant to stay there you have thousands of other choices.
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