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Eferanka
Overall
I wish I had known...
You have no showers in the building where you stay.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a very good university, you have a good contact with professors, other students, other Erasmusstudents
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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
It is cheaper to cook with a few other people. You better can buy an international student card (ISIC): you will get a reduction when you take the train, bus...
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Evelien C
Arteveldehogeschool, Gent, Belgium
Education, Secondary, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
The Irish really take their time to organise something, sometimes that really bothered me.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It's great fun but I didn't really learn a lot about teaching...
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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
It's great to be in Bostock and when you get home, you really have the 'Bostock blues'.
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kathleen v
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
If you can, take a trip to the coast, it's really beautiful. A trip to Belfast Catsle is also recommendable, or a pick-nick in the park on Falls Road or in the Black Mountains. As for the nightlife: plenty of bars downtown, mostly in the area around Queen's. Ask the local students, they'll love to take you out.
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Dumpfi
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
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)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was not easy in the beginning because of the strong accent they have in Belfast. So I needed a few weeks to find out about that. But after that it was no problem any more and I think I improved my English a lot. I had no major problems with communicating with the local students or other foreign students.
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victoronefifty
Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, ILS, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Language, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Bostock, a place where they put away foreigners.
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Bostock
Why?
Despite the overall awfulness of Bostock House, it's great to live together with all the Erasmus students there. You make so many international friends, it's really worth it.
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Personal comments
Key words: dirty room, tiny kitchen, no showers (you can use the facilities at St. Mary's). The warden is always looking for a good reason to throw you out and the cleaning ladies get paid too little to bother about cleaning.
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lies_vdw30
Academic
Course recommendations
We had only 3 weeks of courses in a periode of 12 weeks. I found it to less.
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