Reviews of Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (EHSAL) | Belgium

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Jan M

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

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 social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

none

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Jan M

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I like privacy.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The room provided was just what I would expect at this price.

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Jan M

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Belgium is generally more expensive than Poland. I did not use phone here, so I did not pay for it.

Overall, Food, Travel, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Th Erasmus grant was suprissingly small.

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Jan M

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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

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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Jan M

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

No unpleasant suprises.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

1

Costs

1

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

The first weeks of the semester were very chaotic, many courses did not take place. It could be improved.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Students can obtain a very cheap (25 euros) ticket for a whole year for the public transport in Brussels. Contact the Erasmus coordinator for details.

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Jan M

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
International Relations, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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

EHSAL is a Flemish-speaking university, so "local language" in my case refers to Flemish, although most people in Brussels speak French and my French skills are much better.

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