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4.26 / 5 based on 77 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
bars and pubs around "bourse" and ULB
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
The room chosen by the universitiy was expensive and small. Id had to look for a place on my own - with help from belgian students. Fianlly I´ve found a nice room in a house with 8 other students for a fair price.
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Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
french is the spoken language but you do not really need it, they also speak english or dutch
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Belgium is a expensive country.
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Travel, Housing, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
ICHEC is a small business school. Do not expect a University or a big party. People pay a lot of money to study there, most of them are really seroius and learn quite a lot.
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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
Belgium is a nice country were you can travel a lot. I really enjoyed the trips to the sea, to Gent, Antwerpen and Bruges. After 2 days of sightseeing you know Bruxelles by heart, there are not so many things to see, Tip: museum of fine art and Museum od music instrumets
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Academic
Course recommendations
courses during the summer semster are more interesting
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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