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Institute of Technology, Sligo

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Annelies C
Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunst, Brussels, Belgium
Interior Design, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Mc garrigles was nice on wednesdays and thursdays. If u wanted to go out after 12o'clock shenanigans was the only free entrance club but it was boring as hell.
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Annelies C
Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunst, Brussels, Belgium
Interior Design, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It would've been closer to the town center and les noisy.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Although there was security, drunk students woke us often during the night.
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Annelies C
Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunst, Brussels, Belgium
Interior Design, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
That it was that expensive and such a low level of education.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
1
Culture
3
Costs
1
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
Don't go there if you want to improve youre courses.
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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
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
1
Final comments
If possible, make sure you have a car there.
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Annelies C
Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunst, Brussels, Belgium
Interior Design, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
no
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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
Level of education is too low. By now the students should've been able to draw everything they wanted to by hand or by computer but they couldn't. One of many examples where the students haven't reached a good level yet.
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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
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Annelies C
Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunst, Brussels, Belgium
Interior Design, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
No problems
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Annelies C
Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunst, Brussels, Belgium
Interior Design, 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
Everything's more expensive in ireland. I tried the best i could to make it as cheap as possible but even then, i could not cope with my life at home. And at home, i'm quite a big spender.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than 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
Don't choose Ireland if you don't want to spend a lot of money. And stop smoking because it's 7.5€ a pack.
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