Reviews of Universiteit Gent (RUG) | Belgium

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vali

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

Overall

I wish I had known...

I wish I had thought of Gent as an opportunity to experience something different than an Anglosaxon country (the main destinations for Greek students). Had I been less prejudiced in the beginning, I would not have spent 3 months of my life in depression.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Can´t think of something specific at the moment

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

Use all the help available from the University people (Decanaat, administration, foreing students office, etc.). Ask for the help of locals, they are very polite and helpful. Walk around the city a lot; it´s the only way to become familiar with it. Fall in love: it suits the medieval atmosphere of Gent.

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LouiseAdams

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

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Eating out was cheaper than at home but the supermarkets were more expensive. Beer is much cheaper but drinking spirits in a bar is expensive. For most bars/clubs you didn't have to pay an entrance fee which was good.

Telephone, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Travel, Housing:

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

Cost-saving tip: Buy a go-pass for travelling by rail in belgium, it's much cheaper than buying individual tickets!

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Mohammad Z

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

Overall

I wish I had known...

I think my personal achivement and competency is well developed.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Most of the courses of this university should be industrial attachment or interniship for gather real world experiance

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Follow the course curriculam and lesson regularly.

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Beita

Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Education, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

The language center was not so good. Because we studied French, and the other students were Flemish students, so the course wasn't especially for foreign 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

You should eliminate that you must pass all the subjects to end succesfull the year. Belgian students are suffering!! But for erasmusstudents, this isn't a problem.

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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anonymous

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

Overall

I wish I had known...

Be sure you need and you want to do it for student/personal reasons, both

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

2

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

In general Flamish people are not going to mix with Erasmus students except for interest to travel to your city for free. It is the experience of all my colleagues.

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

Belgium is a wonderful country. Flanders is one of the most beautiful regions to work, but there are others to study. If you want to improve your english knowledge, choose England or Ireland. For fun, choose Belgium. For studies, stay at home.

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