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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Everything is in Oude Markt. I recomend Ambiorix and De Rector.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
There isn't really any othe possibility
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Personal comments
During the first semester I lived in a really big and nice apartment share with 3 other people, but this isn't common at all in Leuven. During my second semester I had to take a room from GLOBISS: if you can avoid it is better. REALLY SMALL ROOM AND REALLY EXPENSIVE.
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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
Rooms are much more expnsive than in Italy, while going out is quite cheap (expecially beers )
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Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Academic
Course recommendations
You can choose either Dutch or English courses, but I recomend to choose a course that you can understand =)
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The main problem is that you have only 2 possibilities per year to take an exam
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I think is hard, but you can manage to suceeded in many exams
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Choose Leuven: you won't regret it!
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I have been several times in Ireland and England, however, before coming to Leuven, I had never tried to take exams in English. At the end of the year I suceeded in all of them, so I can say that my English skills are quite improved.
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