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Kathlyne D
Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
none
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Kathlyne D
Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: studio
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because you get money back from the CAF it is not that more expensive to hire an appartment and you have more room
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
none
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Kathlyne D
Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
not really
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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
2
Culture
2
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
2
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
To do more together with their international students
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
2
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Clermont isn't that big of a university city it's quite small so it takes some time to get used to it but in the end you love it.
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Kathlyne D
Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
none
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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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Kathlyne D
Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Because I am Belgian it was not that difficult to study in french and to speak it. But it didn't improve that much
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Kathlyne D
Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
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
none
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