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Silke H
Academic
Course recommendations
visit as many courses as possible during the first week and then decide which ones to take finally (course descriptions are mainly different than the actual course)
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My academic experiences
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Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
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Christopher C
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
If I lived with a family, I would become more acclimated with the local languages and culture. Most of my experiences were with other Americans and I would like to know the country better.
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Personal comments
The housing at UFSIA was amazing. We all had our own rooms and there was a student lounge where could meet and spend time with the other Belgian students in the dormitory.
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Christopher C
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Most everyone in Belgium speaks English so we had it pretty easy. Actually wish I could have taken a language class, but my course load was already pretty heavy.
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LAURA M
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
All classes where given in english, except one : Macroeconomics part 2. But i can understand moreless the graphs because it was close to english.
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Octavio T
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, United States
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Because Belgium s a more expensive country than the USA and Mexico and even though it is chaper to travel in Europe, I traveled a lot.
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Telephone, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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“old fashion, teacher centered, disappointing university”
Anonymus
Belgium, Graduate
, 2022
OverallThis university is way below any standards I might have had.
From the professors who cannot speak English properly yet are teaching an English course, to the fact that they just come in an dump theory on the students for 2h and leave with no opportunity for interaction, to the contents of the lessons that are just so theoretical and old fashion. The teaching and contents, soooo incredibly disappointing.
This then reflects onto the admin staff, who often provide dismissive replies to queries.
Everyone in my course feels lost, overwhelmed and confused.
It is NOT AN INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY UNIVERSITY nor it is designed with mature students in mind, because the workload is so intense, that you cannot work, so unless you've got a lot of money or rich parents, this is not for you.
if you've got another choice, go for it, because this, wil
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Pros
the campus is nice
Cons
everything connected with teaching and contents
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