Reviews of Universiteit Antwerpen (UA) | Belgium

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Elisa R

Università degli Studi di Trento, Trento, Italy
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I had known Belgium was a great place as starting point for travelling around North of Europe.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

1

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Just be careful with list of exams. Unfortunately they do a list of English courses, just for Erasmus students, so from year to year they change it, and that can be a problem for your learning agreement.

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

It was one of the best time of my life. When you live abroad you really push yoursel up to a better life. You have more energy for everything, and you learn to share it with other people.

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Jessica J

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, United States
Economics, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I enjoyed living in an apartment on my own because it made the experience of living abroad seem that much more real to me.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I visited the university dorms many times and it was always really fun to meet people from so many different countries. The campus dorms were nice and I could have very easily lived happily in them. My apartment that I found on my own was in a great location and very near the campus. I loved living there and would definatly do it all over again.

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“Highly academical, reliant on individual”

Celien V

Spain, Graduate
Philology, 2022

Overall

Very interesting courses on a very high level. This university is very reliant on individual study. There are tools available to help you with your work but figuring out how to get enrolled in certain classes, how to apply for your thesis, ... can get a bit tricky. Beautiful university in a wonderful neighborhood.

Pros

You have to figure things out on your own

Cons

Free study guide classes available, free psychologist available, beautiful enormous library

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Yavor V

University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Law, European Community/EU, Graduate, Independent

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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I had the same level of english before I started the course due to the fact that I had worked for 7 years in beach and ski resorts, I have visited the USA, my mother is an english teacher and I have graduated from an English Language High School. I didn´t know any Dutch when I started the course and now i have passed the first level af the state Dutch course with almost 100%.

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