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Katholieke Hogeschool Zuid-West-Vlaanderen Reviews

 
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Catholic University Of Professional Education For South-west
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Katholieke Hogeschool Zuid-West-Vlaanderen

Doorniksesteenweg 145, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium
4.13 / 5 based on 48 reviews.
Description:
Staying in Flanders means enjoying Flemish hospitality as well as taking an active part in our social and academic life. So we strongly recommend you to attend our courses "Dutch for Foreigners" at the beginning of each semester (September/January). A Follow-up Dutch Course will be provided throughout the year.
We would certainly urge those students applying for a practical training experience to make an extra effort. Some basic Dutch knowledge will make it much easier for you to communicate with staff, customers or patients in the companies, social services, schools or hospitals where you will be working. In turn, we expect our students going to your country - be it France, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Germany, Poland or the Czech Republic - to become more or less proficient in your own language.
Another issue is attendance! It is part of Flemish management culture to be on time and to start early in the morning with a view to ending on time in the afternoon. As you come to us to experience our culture, we would like you to take this aspect of our life into consideration as much as possible.
Our objective is to have you integrated with the local students as much as possible.


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92% of students recommend
48 reviews
Housing
4.1/5
 All experiences (48)
Student life
4.2/5
 5 stars (18)
Academic
4.2/5
 4 stars (24)
Languages
4.7/5
 3 stars (6)
Expenses
3.4/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.5/5
 1 star (0)
“The country is the center of europe, and u can fly cheap to a lot of places! Also u can reach very quickly Paris, Amsterdam, Luxembourg! So it is great place to travel! And also the parties r great, the beers! :))” Read Review
bluegirl, Hungary

48 reviews of Katholieke Hogeschool Zuid-West-Vlaanderen

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HOUSING    
by albertoga, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Engineering, Electronic, Erasmus
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? It was the only option that they offered me and I like this kind of housing because of the independence that it offers me
Personal comments:
I liked the house because it was quite big and I was in contact with other students there, but the conditions of the house weren't very good.
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STUDENT LIFE    
by albertoga, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Engineering, Electronic, Erasmus
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
It's perfect place for travelling and all this area is really beautiful and interesting (specially Ghent and Brugges that are close to Kortrijk)
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ACADEMIC    
by Zsuzsa, Modern Üzleti Tudományok Főiskolája, Tatabanya, Hungary
Economics, Erasmus
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
very interactive,interesting, and the teachers organize study trips to factories, etc.



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
none

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by Zsuzsa, Modern Üzleti Tudományok Főiskolája, Tatabanya, Hungary
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: Dutch
Was learning Dutch a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Dutch
How much did you improve your Dutch?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
the best way to improve is to spend the most of your time with the other exchange students!
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EXPENSES    
by albertoga, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Engineering, Electronic, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
I spent more money because the Belgian standart of living is higher than Spanish and I travelled a lot there and I phoned to Spain several times per month. I spent less in nightlife because Spanish nightlife on weekends is more common than Belgian and I was there busier in other aspects like travelling or knowing new people.
Travel, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Food: was the same price as at home.
Nightlife: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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OVERALL    
by albertoga, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Engineering, Electronic, Erasmus
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
The activities that are planed for Erasmus student there
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
I think they are in the good line and they help the students enought but they should be more flexible when students don't want to follow all the possibilities that they offer, for instance the accomodation



FINAL COMMENTS

Erasmus community there was little but all of us we were very joined, and host university help you to know the rest of the Erasmus student through different activities. Go-Pass that is a special train ticket is very useful to travel around Belgium cheaply.
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