Reviews of Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (EHSAL) | Belgium

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monika s

LCC, Klaipeda, Lithuania
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

"celtica", "belga"

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monika s

LCC, Klaipeda, Lithuania
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I like the place I live, and school doesn't even offer possibility to live oncampus

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

it would be better if they helped with housing. It is pretty stressful for exchange students to fined accomodations.

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monika s

LCC, Klaipeda, Lithuania
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: 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

it is enought to know English in Brussels

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monika s

LCC, Klaipeda, Lithuania
Business Studies, 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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monika s

LCC, Klaipeda, Lithuania
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Brussels is an expensive city, and prices comparing with Lithuania is much higher

Travel, Food, Overall, Nightlife, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

was the same price as 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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monika s

LCC, Klaipeda, Lithuania
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

nope

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

exams are pretty hard, but in general it is a nice school

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

Became familiar with another culture

2

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

no comments

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