Reviews of Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (EHSAL) | Belgium

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Rasa B

Universitetas Vilniaus, Vilnius, Lithuania
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: With a family

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

living with falily has some disadvantages as you have to adapt to them, dont have absolute freedom, because you dont live alone

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

there is no housing proveded, you have to look for that yourself, thou university staff gives some useful contacts and addresses

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Viktorija K

Universitetas Vilniaus, Vilnius, Lithuania
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

As Belgium has two official languages it is even more difficult, because I don't know any of them. On average, some misunderstanding appeared quite often in public places. In university no problems occured, as mostly everybody speaks very good English.

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Robert H

Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Informatics, Graduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I came to learn French. However, most people spoke English or wanted to so I ended up not improving my French very much. There was a large presence of Italian students So now I am learning Italian and will move there soon an hopefully become fluent.

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Dace C

Latvijas Universitáte, Riga, Latvia
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Pay attention whether chosen courses don't require any pre-knowledge as professors most of the times don't know you are on Erasmus - no preferences!

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 would recommend more evaluating during the course so the final mark is not just based on exam only.

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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bessis d

KEDGE Business School, Bordeaux, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

not really, it took me just a little time to adapt to unknown

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

it's a very good one, you will have sometimes hard or long work to do..But people from the university are very nice, sympathetic, and help you a lot

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Try to travel a lot in Belgium (it's a small country you can visit almost everything!!), and/or from belgium (it's the heart of Europe)...

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Pawel S

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

No chance to work

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Great - the best University in Brussels for sure

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

2

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Differences in level of students - only best Universities from new EU countries (with 1 or 2 students allowed to come) and lots of people from Spanish midlands ;)

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