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Karel de Grote Hogeschool (KDG)

Karel de Grote Hogeschool, Van Schoonbekestraat 143, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium
4.18 / 5 based on 54 reviews.
Description:
The Karel de Grote-Hogeschool was founded in 1995 as the result of a merger of 13 Catholic hogescholen in Antwerp all with a long tradition and a reputation of quality. The 12 campuses of the 'KdG'are spread over whole the city of Antwerp.

Due to this merger the Karel de Grote-Hogeschool now is the largest Catholic 'Hogeschool' in Belgium, with around 7.300 students. Those students are really the first concern of this 'hogeschool': the institute has a policy of students' participation and it offers social service and students' guidance.

The Karel de Grote-Hogeschool has six departments or faculties and in four of those only first-cycle undergraduate programmes are offered in three-year full-time courses leading to a basic or Bachelor's degree. First-cycle courses lead to more practical jobs. During training students acquire practical skills. Close contacts with professional reality are essential to the programme.

In two departments, Arts and Engineering, a first-cycle of two years full-time programme is followed by a second cycle of two years. Higher admission terms and the duration of four years result in a higher academic degree or Master's degree. However, students are not trained for conducting scientific research, but rather for applying results to life generally. Therefore the two-cycle courses require close contact with professionals. Students can take a full-time or part-time programme.


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91% of students recommend
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“It is much cheaper to use services of Easyjet or Ryanair or to go by bus with Eurolines.” Read Review
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54 Language reviews of Karel de Grote Hogeschool

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by Cristina, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
Economics, Erasmus
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: 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 knowledge
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Personal comments:
Well, comparing with other languages, Dutch is a really difficult language specially for people of south Europe. Maintly because we are not very used to pronounce different sounds. But despite of this, the atmosphere in the city help us a lot to feel as part of all the community. All the people where ready to help us in different situations even out of the city. Citizens are always ready to give a hand.
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by Joanna, Akademia Ekonomiczna Im. Karola Adamieckiego, Katowice, Poland
Business Studies, Erasmus
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: 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 knowledge
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Personal comments:
It was very easy to communicate in Antwerp, even with the people on the streets, because most of them speak English very well. The classes at the University were in English, so also no problems. Besides, there was a three-week Dutch Course at the beggining so we were able to learn the basics of the local language also.
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by Natasha, Banku Augstskola, Riga, Latvia
Business Studies, Erasmus
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: 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 knowledge
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 local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Personal comments:
Was happy to have a possibility to improve my language skills in both languages. Found it interesting to learn a new language.
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by anna, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Electronic, Erasmus
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: 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 knowledge
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)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Personal comments:
The local language is dutch, but with english I didn't have any problem, almost everyone knows english. And the courses for erasmus were in english too
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by Amaya, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Design (Fashion, Graphic, Industrial, Web), Erasmus
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
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it
Personal comments:
it was good that the most of people could speak english well, and despite I couldn`t learn their language it was possible to comunicate
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by Dawid, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
Business Studies, Erasmus
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: 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 knowledge
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Personal comments:
I have upgrade my skills. I am very happy. I recommend exchange to all students.
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by Alicia, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Erasmus
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: 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 knowledge
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)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Personal comments:
Everyone knows english so don´t worry if you don´t speak Dutch.
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by Grzegorz, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
Business Studies, Erasmus
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: 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 knowledge
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Personal comments:
Almoust all Belgians speak English so I didn't have any problems.
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by Arnoud, Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, Arnhem, Netherlands
Business Studies, Erasmus
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: 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 knowledge
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 local language?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
No problems with either Dutch or Enlgish.
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