Reviews of Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) | Belgium

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“Pas mal, mais peut être mieux”

Eda S

Belgium,
Pharmacy, 2025

Overall

campus bruxelles assez petit, les professeurs sont biens mais les cours sont assez durs

Pros

professeurs motivés

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Fabrizio D

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Law, European Community/EU, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: A room exchange

Why?

BEcause my past experience in a room exchance was very confortable and I had the possibility to study very well and have my privacy

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It is organized very well but I know from my friends of there that in those last years It is must difficult to find an accomodation in Louvain and needs to stay there a lot of time in advance

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anonymous

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS

Academic

Course recommendations

Try also French courses, not only English ones. Ask local students about courses and teachers. Prepare for group work and oral exams.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

More transparency in assessment; more individual assessment; better command of English of teachers (who teach in English); more info on the content of the courses prior to choosing them

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Erik S

University of Durham, Durham, United Kingdom
History, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

No.

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

The administration, like everywhere, can be a bit tricky to navigate, but people are usually helpful.

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

2

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Visit before you even think of moving there.

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valeria p

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Management Science, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

Nothing in particular

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Nothing in particular

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

2

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

You should bring sometigh for the long period of rain...

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Salvatore A

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS

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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The belgian accent is a bit different from french, and mainly with people coming from specific zones is very difficult to interact at the beginning, but after one mounth every difficulty will disappear. The belgians are very opened and tolerant and nice to talk with: it is a good chance to improve french.

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