Reviews of Universiteit Gent (RUG) | Belgium

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anonymous

Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Food Science and Technology, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Teachers cannot stand anymore spanish people in the Faculty of Agriculture... be aware, specially if you are doing a thesis research. Be sure that your results and their publication are also for you...

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

Be nicer to spanish students, we are more and more going to Gent and you cannot treat them like...

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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Anna T

Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego, Warsaw, Poland
Food Science and Technology, Undergraduate, 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

Because in Belgium tehy have euro so everything is more expensive than in Poland. Besides I went out much often and I travelled a lot.

Overall, Telephone, Nightlife, Housing, Food, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

It was a very good idea to eat lunch in uni restro. For whole meal I paid 3-4 euro and was very good. For that money it was impossible to cook that kind of meals.

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baniukiewicz

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Warsaw, Poland
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

very close to classes and to the center

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

We had single rooms. they cost about 6100 Belgian francs per month. the Belgians pay less, but besides that, it was very nice.

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ardelean m

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

Academic

Course recommendations

My project was about microwaves so it was interesting

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

Only at my own university

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

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Essays and/or projects at the end of course

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mirta v

Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

something more about the housing...

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

4

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

look for a room as soon as possible.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

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

Better do reserch in the university, it offers a lot of opportunities.

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João D

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Economics, 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: 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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was a great experience because i had the oportunity to practice my english by interacting with the other students and in every situations of your life every day.

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