Reviews of Karel de Grote Hogeschool (KDG) | Belgium

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Alicia E

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Charleroi airport is not as near as I expected.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

The location of the campus is perfect, just in the Groenplatz. Plenty of visual aids during the lessons so if you don´t feel confident with english is easier to follow the teacher.

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

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Travel, meet people from everywhere, improve language skills, feel independent...= ERASMUS, EnJOY!!

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“Very social and inclusive school”

Mila S

Belgium, Undergraduate
Business Studies, 2023

Overall

In my studies and school, we have amazing teachers that really take into account every student. I have never felt an outsider in this school as my bachelor is a very social bachelor where I have met amazing people over the past 2.5 years and I have learned so much about all the different aspects of International Business Management.

Careers

Yes, they do. They give us recommandations.

Pros

The teachers

Cons

Depth of some courses

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anna d

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Electronic, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

because there is no residence and my experience living in a house was really good

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

the university gave me a list of landlords and I had to look for the one I prefered, so I almost had to do everything

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Joanna K

Akademia Ekonomiczna Im. Karola Adamieckiego, Katowice, Poland
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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was very easy to communicate in Antwerp, even with the people on the streets, because most of them speak English very well. The classes at the University were in English, so also no problems. Besides, there was a three-week Dutch Course at the beggining so we were able to learn the basics of the local language also.

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anna d

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Electronic, 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

The local language is dutch, but with english I didn't have any problem, almost everyone knows english. And the courses for erasmus were in english too

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