Reviews of Universiteit Gent (RUG) | Belgium

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caballito69

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

Academic

Course recommendations

maybe is a little confused, because for the people that don´t speak dutch, you follow international master so...

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Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

none

My opinion of the university assessment

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Mila A

Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, Valencia, Spain
Journalism, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

My erasmus experience was almost perfect

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

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

I was not very satisfied with the university

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

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

With my erasmus grant I could travle around many countries of Europe, visiting friends.

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becka

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

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

food is quite expensive to but in the supermarkets (though not much more)but to eat out is quite inexpensive.

Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Overall, Travel, Housing, Nightlife:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Second-hand bedding

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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Sergio C

Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
Law, 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: Did not speak it
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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The Dutch is very difficult but every body speak a good english, and finally all my exams were in english

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carbar

Universidad de Burgos, Burgos, Spain
Chemistry, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

In Belgium you won't find it difficult to communicate, most of the people speak English as well as French

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baniukiewicz

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Warsaw, Poland
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

They are interesting and the professors seem to want you to learn, not like in Poland where they just come to talk for an hour and a half not caring if they were useful or not to their students.

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

exams are too close togather.

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

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