Reviews of Universiteit Gent (RUG) | Belgium

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NURIA T

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Yes, I wish to had known that there the lessons werent into english

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

It is a great university, but there you wont improve english lenguage

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 feel so happy to have lived this great experience, althought if I havent improved the language how I thought

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ardelean m

Universitatea din Oradea, Oradea, Romania
Engineering, Electrical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

it is more eazy to meet people

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

what can i say every thing was pretty good not like in the hostels from my own country

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Mohammad Z

Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Management Information Systems, Graduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

On campus housing is good for communication with many friends and information exchange.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Very nice housing atmosphere.

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Alexandra

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Mathematics, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

phonecalls: obvious! accomodation: in Italy I live with my family; nightlife: I didn't use to go much out at home!

Telephone, Overall, Housing, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Travel:

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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Gonçalo P

Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal
Chemistry, Undergraduate, Internship in spin-off company from the Gent Biosciences Eng

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: 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

Gent is located in the Flemmish region of Belgium, where Dutch is the native language. However, since almost everyone, of all ages, speaks very good English, it is very easy to adapt and communicate with everyone, students and locals alike

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caballito69

Universidad de Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain
Agriculture Ingeniering, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

only that this is my best year in all my life

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

it is a very good choice, and here the people is normally friendely, specially the people from ESN

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

the weather is horrible but the rest it is so nice, is so cheap travel around Europe from here

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