Reviews of College of Europe | Belgium

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anonymous

Università Degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Graduate, master

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

it was a good accomodation, with all the conforts that a student needs

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

as I specified it was a good accomodation, but the room was really small

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anonymous

Università Degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Graduate, master

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

my favourite cafe was "le café du théatre", our "national parties" (organized inside the college) were really amazing. For all the rest there is Bruxelles that is preatty close to Bruges

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anonymous

Università Degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Graduate, master

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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I improuved very much both english and french

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anonymous

Università Degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Graduate, master

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Food and accomodation were included in the studygrant that I recieved from the ministry of foreign affairs. Thed telephone in Belgium is very expensive. At the contrary the nightlife is not expensive at all (at least in Bruges)

Travel, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Housing, Nightlife:

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

not at all

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anonymous

Università Degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Graduate, master

Overall

I wish I had known...

something about the past experience of other students

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Be prepared to study as hell

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

If you choose the College of Europe you have to be aware that this experience will change your life from every perspective

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anonymous

Università Degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Graduate, master

Academic

Course recommendations

Our Prof were really prepared and always available for their students

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

My department was almost perfect

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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