Reviews of Universiteit Gent (RUG) | Belgium

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“Ghent University if you are doubting you should do it!”

Bathiste C

Belgium,
Banking, 2024

Overall

Very though university, compared to other countries in Europe. Overall level is very high, bachelors are usually without group works so only one exam each semester. Master studies are a bit easier because there are lots of group assignments and more interactive with the real world. Professors can either really help you or they don't want to it's a bit of both. I had some good experiences and some bad with professors.

Ghent is a super fun city to go out, you have the student districts with parties every day from sunday evening till thursday evening. In the weekend you can go downtown to go out into the clubs and bars.
Ghent is also a very beautifull and historical city, so lots of tourists there is always something to do. There is for everyone something! Wether you like to go for a coffee to talk, chill at the river, in the park, with friends in a bar... Never a dull moment

Careers

They help you with showing platforms giving advice. But finding an internship is your own responsibility. They give you guidelines in finding jobs etc. But they won't do it for you

Pros

The whole city

Cons

Courses can be quite difficult and overwhelming

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Gonçalo P

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

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Several good bars at the city center, and a busy night life, dominated by students, on the Overpoortstraat and surroundings. Culture club should not be missed as the best club in the city. Gentse Feesten in July is the main event of the year and you surely can't miss it, since it is 10 days of music, art and culture in the streets, when the city is highly crowded. Check out Limonada in the center of the city, great cosy place.

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Lin L

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

Overall

I wish I had known...

the local language

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

good university with high academic level.

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

2

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

2

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

very easy to travel around expecially when you are under 26. some Dutch will help you lead a easy life

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Katarzyna P

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

The only thing I regret is that I didnt study local language before. That would help me to find a job as without that ability it was almost impossible to find any.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

4

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

I would never expect that studying at that university would be one of the best experience in my life. That includes among others education level, social life and travel opportunities.

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

What I find th emost important, students should try to learn Dutch before coming here. Furthermore, one has to be prepared to spend more money than he or she was used to before - good idea is to earn it before, as I did for example during summer holidays. A good opportunity to travel in Belgium is to buy Go Pass - 10 rides for only 45 euro. A city itself looks as if it was created for students-many students restaurants, libraries, sports facilities, cinemas, bars etc. There is simply no time to be bored.

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