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anonymous
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Best Bistro: La Galoute; Cheap & good restaurant: Le Piano; Best waffles: Waffle Factory; Best sandwiches: Stand near Train station; Best coffee: KafKaf
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Ana M
Overall
I wish I had known...
What a "kot à project" was!!
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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 great university that has losts of activities for the students that help you meet other people
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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
If I had the chance to use my destination again I wouldn't doubt ir: I would come back here!!!!!!!
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virginie d
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Belgium is a low living cost country compare to France. Food is cheaper, beer is cheaper(!), housing is ok (200 euros all included for my room in the center of the town)
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Food, Housing, Overall, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Phone is expensive : subscribe to télé 2, or try dialing 070 777 777 before calling abroad. Travelling is not that expensive because you can fly from Brussels with ryanair (to italy, spain, england etc)
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virginie d
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Every "cercles" (as they call them), the café "pyramide cactus" at week end (when all other student are back home). There are parties everywhere, every week evenings. I especially appreciate "les mercredi de la guitare" and "les mercredis de la jonglerie". Don't miss the "15 days of beer" (located in the mds this year): you can try 150 belgian beers at a good price!
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Sergej K
Housing
Type of housing: a student house
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: a student house
Why?
I was very satisfied with the student house where I was staying during my exchange semester in Belgium. It was clean not that expensive (300 EUR/month) and had a great location (in the city center)
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Personal comments
In general the level of housing is quite low in Louvain-la-neuve. Many flats are really in terrible condition. I was very lucky that I got a room in this student house
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anonymous
Overall
I wish I had known...
I planned to set up a local bank account but it was not so easy as I stayed only for 6 months - if I knew before I would arrange it differently in home country (e.g. Teleservice)
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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 worth going there
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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
not at the moment
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