Reviews of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN) | Belgium

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“Intensive studies, often reports written”

anonymous

Estonia, Graduate
Social Sciences, 2022

Overall

Be ready to be pushed out of your comfort zone

Pros

Alot of learning and better professional

Cons

Stressful

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Keltse B

Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain
European Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

no

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

European studies

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

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

The experience is really interesting. The location of the country permits you traveling all around Europe

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Viktória N

ISC - Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
International Relations, Graduate, 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

It was easy to communicate with anyone as everybody spoke English. Although it meant not to be obliged to learn any dutch :-)

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Jonba

Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
Law, European Community/EU, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Becouse it is more confortable.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I think that K.U. Leuven is a great university with lot of facilities for foriegn students.

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anonymous

Universidade Lusíada, Lisbon, Portugal
Architecture, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

oud market and all of it's dancing bars. see the beginehof and the university castle (go through the woods, it's the best).

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Brennan S

University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Philosophy, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

Personal spending habits

Because I've never been to Europe, so I travel some. =)

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Housing, Food, Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

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

none

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