Reviews of University of Antwerp 2 (UFSIA) | Belgium

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Susanne P

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

No

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

The courses ar ok, but I didn#t find many courses that make use for my studies at my home 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

2

Final comments

It is very cheap to make trips from Belgium to other countries(Ryan Air) and the ESN also organizs trips which are cheap and a< lot of fun! I would recommand to live in a student house because its much more fun than in appartment and you get to know other people easier. Most important advice: Just enjoy it and you will love it!

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Livilassy

Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Most people had problems regarding which particular courses to take whilst here i.e. making sure they were going to be acceptable to their home uni's. However, I didn't see anyone not find suitable courses.

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

Don't crowd yourself with lots of 'harder' subjects if you don't have to - you're in Antwerp to enjoy yourself!

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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Timea E

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

That the school system is Flandern is one of the most difficult in Europe.

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

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

The professors are ok, the university building is beautiful.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Belgium is a very good country if you want to travel through Europe.

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Susanne P

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

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 interesting to learn the local language and the course was not very hard because it is very similar to German. But I wouldn't make the course if I had to decide again, because most of the people can speak English and Flemish isn't necessary.

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joanadornellas

Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

because is not too crowded as it is on a campus but it's not as lonely as in a studio. You live with other people that you can know better because they're not too many.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

the thing about accomodation in antwerp is that, as it has a lot of students coming from different parts of Belgium to study there, there are a lot of different choices to where you could live. the university really helps you find a house, with their diferent campus, but if you don't whant to stay there you have thousands of other choices.

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