Reviews of Universiteit Antwerpen (UA) | Belgium

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Jessica J

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

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel, Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

The best night spots were De Prof and the Swa!! There were so many good places to eat. The trianon, Oliver's sandwich shop, and the Italian place near the train station.

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Marlies S

Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Political Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

all the rain!

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

3

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

learn some dutch before you come!

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

antwerp is a great fresh place. its situated in the heart of europe and so its ideal to travell to other places.

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Berat M

Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
Management Science, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

some personal staff

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

accrediated and totally international

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

come and see antwerp!

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Silvia F

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: 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

I had all my courses in English, it was no problem to understand the professors and if you had some language problems they were all very nice to you.

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Eva R

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I live with my parents, so at home I don´t spend money on housing; and I also spent less money on telephone because I communicated using internet.

Travel, Housing, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone:

was less expensive than 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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Marta J

Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza, Poznan, Poland
Law, European Community/EU, 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: 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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Belgium is a unique country where you can speak several languages a day. Most people speak very good English but it's worth learning Dutch as well.

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