Reviews of Universiteit Antwerpen (UA) | Belgium

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Elisa R

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

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

How much did you improve your English?

My level before:
My level after:

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before:
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Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I was in flemish part of Belgium, so people there speak dutch as first, and french as second language. Everybody knows English but it is not the language that you read or listen hanging out for the city.

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Eva R

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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

The language of instruction was english, so there weren´t any problem. With regard to local language, when I arrive there, I didn´t understand anything, but at the end, I could recognize a lot of words.

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EMMANUEL C

UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE II SOS, YAOUNDE, Cameroon
Management Science, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

AS IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT YOUR NOT FAMILIER WITH PRICES AND MAINLY BECOUSE THINGS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE IN EUROPE THAN IN AFRICA

Food, Overall, Travel, Housing, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife:

was the same price as 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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KAMAL O

European university of lefke, Lefke, Turkey
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

thank you and best ragards

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

2

Activities

4

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

excelant

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

i think people can learn more from traveling ,even more than what they can learn in schools

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Silvia F

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

because of the closeness to university and to all other students

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The location was great because most of the students were living in this area, and it's also very close to university

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Marlene V

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, 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:
My level after:

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

For German speaking people it's really easy to learn Dutch (at least if you had at least some introductory lessons)

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