Reviews of Universiteit Gent (RUG) | Belgium

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Raquelilla

Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Education, 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: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The mother tongue is not French overhere!!!!!!! And because I can't speak French, nor English it was difficult to learn Dutch. Also French was difficult to learn. PS, a friend helped me to fill in this form.

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Lin L

Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, UGent special research grant

Academic

Course recommendations

only few English courses were available for choosing

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 interacions. the comunication between the local students should be improved. people speak good English but still preffer their native language

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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Erena G

Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
Law, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not specially

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Any recommendation. I liked a lot my faculty, and the prffessors are very interesant and they know so much about their subjects.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

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

Gent is a wonderfull place, a very beautyfull city; and one of its main advantage is that it´s in the centre of Europe, so you can travel a lot; you can scape a weekend to Paris, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, London...

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“MASTER IN SCIENCES OF MATERIAL”

GUILLERMO H

Mexico,
Materials Science, 1997

Overall

Tras varios años de experiencia en los que he tomado la responsabilidad de coordinar reuniones tanto internas como externas, gestionar viajes de empresa y contactar con proveedores entre otras cosas, considero que soy un candidato capaz de desenvolverse de forma autónoma en un ambiente dinámico como el que menciona en la descripción del puesto.

Careers

Tras varios años de experiencia en los que he tomado la responsabilidad de coordinar reuniones tanto internas como externas, gestionar viajes de empresa y contactar con proveedores entre otras cosas, considero que soy un candidato capaz de desenvolverse de forma autónoma en un ambiente dinámico como el que menciona en la descripción del puesto.

Pros

TODO EL CAMPUS EN GENERAL

Cons

AVANCES TECNOLOGICO EN EQUIPOS

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baniukiewicz

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Warsaw, Poland
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

i had no big surprises.

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

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

The English literature classes are really great> I took a few out of interest and was really satisfied.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

1

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

If you like to travel, the best way is to hitchhike. It's the cheepest and most drivers ae very friendly.

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becka

Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom
Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

it is very difficult to take a course that is not taught in English because their are no lectures, which means that days are not structured and it is hard to grasp the course. also, there is practically no teacher/other student contact, which i think is an important aspect of student life that you miss out on.

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

greater liaison is needed btween departmental staff and prospective students, so that a clear idea of what is going to be studied is established before you arrive. also, i do not think that the libraries are very efficient, as it is sometimes very difficult to locate the books you need, which can be quite stressful at times. the best advice is to be very organised all the time!

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course