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Alexandra R
Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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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: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
my language experience in the begining was little bit hard, because I tried to talk, sometimes in english (I'm fluent) but they don't speak english a lot! It was a big problem, because I didn't have the a lot of basis in french. But afterwards we (erasmus students) start to have french classes in the night and I start to speak a little more french and in the end i was almost fluent! Now I am! Great...
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Overall
I wish I had known...
no...it's better like this...
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In my opinion:
Stay home.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
A new library, a new cafeteria
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
don't travel by taxi, they r too much expensive! buy a tram/bus/metro pass it's cheaper and easier! If u arrive in the airport u have a train directly to Brussels center. Brussels is great, cosmopolitan, I love it!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
telephone because I was away from home! Housing, I don't know!!! TRavel I was in a foreign country....
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Telephone, Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
none..everything too expensive for me
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
more space but above all privacy!
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Personal comments
It was a different experience, but a very good one! I live 2m from the classrooms! Excellent!!! Nice internationals girls, only the neighbourd is alittle bit strange, but oK! It's in the center of Brussels near everything. Nice location. In the end it was great. Every time I go to Brussels I stay there!
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
disco "the Fuse", "Pacha" bar: "The crow" (erasmus bar), Dalai lama bar; The atomium (place); brouckeres; market at midi on sunday's (GREAT)
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