Reviews of Universiteit Gent (RUG) | Belgium

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“uGent: everything is great if nothing goes wrong”

Geoffrey V

Belgium, Graduate
Management Information Systems, 2019

Overall

uGent is a fairly good university with a lot of campuses and mostly good professors. There are some professors who know a lot about their field but have insufficient teaching skills to work in a high school, let alone a university. The biggest problem with uGent is the bureaucracy and the indifference for their students as a result. During my year the board decided to change the curriculum which led to several credits we achieved becoming void. Instead of making a different curriculum for students who would be negatively impacted by the decision they responded by saying "sorry, that's just how things are now. We put it in our email". As a result most students had to complete several more courses to achieve the same degree as students from a year prior, some even had to take on a full extra year's worth of credits. This led to them graduating a year later.

Pros

Balanced curriculum, most professors are good

Cons

bureaucracy, indifference towards students

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vali

Ethniko Kai Kapodistrioako Panepistimio Athinon, Athens, Greece
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: Dzongkha

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning Dzongkha a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Dzongkha

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your Dzongkha?

My level before: Did not speak it
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I had no idea the language of instruction was going to be Dutch, so be careful to have this point clarified beforehand. However, since I inteded to stay for 3 years, I would have learned it anyway (only at a slower pace). In the end it proved to be a success story: it made everything easier and more enjoyable (except studying, especially in the beginning)

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Anna T

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

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

I would chose the same because room at dormitory is the cheapest solution and there you can always meet there other students.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The standard of dormitories is not too high. Adventages of that kind of accomodation is good price, single room. Disadventages for sure only one fridge in the kitchen and rooms without toilet and shower ( but you can used to).

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vali

Ethniko Kai Kapodistrioako Panepistimio Athinon, Athens, Greece
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Undergraduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> A private grant

Work opportunities:

I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work

Personal spending habits

Accommodation as well as telephone were generally more expensive and that made my budget tight.

Telephone, Overall, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Travel, Nightlife:

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

Deposits at independent appartments may be as high as equal to 3months rent, so be prepared. Get economy cards for trams and buses (10 trips each is OK). Organize weekly super market supplies and eat at the student homes (good prices and good quality).

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Katarzyna P

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

Academic

Course recommendations

The course that is definitely worth to follow: Seminar Marketing, based on the computer program the details you may found about at www.markstratonline.com .

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

There should be more courses that are both for Erasmus and Dutch students since as I noticed the interaction with local students could be of a great advantage and I missed it many times.

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

Overall

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