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HEC Liège

Hautes Etudes Commerciales Liège, Rue Louvrex 14, 4000 Liège, Belgium
4.00 / 5 based on 90 reviews.
Description:
A university-level degree (Licence/Engineering Major) in a school of international management with a human face.

A programme of study over 4 years (degree in commercial sciences "Licence") or over 5 years (Engineering Major), personalized and managed by the student during the second cycle. There is also the possibility of obtaining the Teacher Training Degree for teaching commercial sciences and economics in higher education, the opportunity to follow an accelerated post-graduate training (specialization in Management; Taxation; Finance and Insurance; Integrated Logistics; Analysis, Control and Auditing, International Marketing and Environmental Management);

A professional scientific training : Expert senior lecturers available for advice, guidance, specialization and to offer solutions;

an exciting student life ...


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84% of students recommend
90 reviews
Housing
4.0/5
 All experiences (90)
Student life
4.5/5
 5 stars (36)
Academic
4.0/5
 4 stars (36)
Languages
4.2/5
 3 stars (18)
Expenses
3.2/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.4/5
 1 star (0)
“Always have a second check with your home university to see if your chosen courses are allright with them. I met a lot of people who experienced trouble with that.” Read Review
loes1981, Netherlands

HEC Liège review by Loes

Review by Loes, Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Management Science, Erasmus
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: student home
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? To live on my own, I'm 24 years old now and I like to live on my own.
Personal comments:
They arranged everythin for me, I was even allowed to choose between a couple of rooms on different locations. I could not have asked for more. I was really happy.
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Did not go out a lot, I had to study a lot. My answers given above probably do not give a good indication.
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ACADEMIC       4.5 / 5
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
A reall good university!!!!!!



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
Well, some of the exams were oral and I was not used to that at all.

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
I learned a lot, could talk pretty well French, but only after my second exchange programme to a French University I became a fluent speaker.
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits:
At home I lived with my parents and I had to pay the train to get there each week, while in the Netherlands I travel for free.
Travel, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall: was the same price as at home.
Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
No
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
Well it is a really famous university in BElgium and France. The classes were really good and there are lots of international students.



FINAL COMMENTS

Always have a second check with your home university to see if your chosen courses are allright with them. I met a lot of people who experienced trouble with that.
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