Reviews of Universiteit Gent (RUG) | Belgium

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tzabkowski

Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego, Warsaw, Poland
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

More information about the university

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Very friendly university

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

In order to reduce travelling cost it is a good idea to buy a bicycle.

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Mila A

Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, Valencia, Spain
Journalism, 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 local language of the city were I was, is dutch, and I was not interested at all to learn it. My language of instruction and in the social life was english, and I could improve it.

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Nikolas p

Panepistimio Kyprou, Nicosia, Cyprus
Chemistry, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

it would be raining a lot

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

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

It s is a great university to spend your erasmus experience. The university gives a lot of attention to its erasmus students, And the student life can be magnifisent

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

Travel as much as you can, but always try to organise it with other people you like to be with, and that you have fun together

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Beita

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: At ease in most situations
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 practiced a lot my English, but in fact I wanted to study French. One problem, in Gent the mother tongue is Dutch, and then they prefer to speak English in place of French.

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