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

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foggy99

Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

It was my first time outside my home appartament ..so it took a little bit to be used in home accounting ;)

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Food, Telephone, Housing:

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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“KU Leuven Facts”

Alper E

Turkey,
Business Studies, 2023

Overall

In terms of tuition fees and rankings the university is okey but the job opportunities afterwards are very limited for internationals. The classes are too theorathical and do not prepare for the real life.

Careers

The internship opportunities are so few for internationals, most of the companies demand Dutch and French and they are not welcoming internationals but the university is acting like as if they do.

Pros

Variety of classes

Cons

Few job opportunities

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TuVan

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
Law, Criminal / Criminology, Undergraduate, Canada-Europe Exchange Programme on Restorative Justice, Med

Overall

I wish I had known...

culture

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

4

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

excellent academic and social culture

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

none

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Marta A

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

A private grant

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I used more internet to chat and arrange meetings, Leuven is a small city. Cheap bears, no fee entrances...

Food, Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Overall, Nightlife, Telephone, Housing:

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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Christophe S

Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Pau, France
Law, 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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

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

don't worry about dutch, everybody speak english

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“Proud to be KU Leuven student”

Alma G

Belgium,
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, 2023

Overall

Very satisfied.

Careers

I found my internship company in the database the University provided.

Pros

Very intelligent and skillfull professors with a human touch.

Cons

I really dont know...

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