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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

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4.10 / 5 based on 517 reviews
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Jonba
Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
Law, European Community/EU, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
none
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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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Jonba
Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
Law, European Community/EU, 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
During my year in Leuven I improve my english since I did not know, before my stay, law technical english. I already adance english since before I had have some experiences abroad (USA 3 months, New Zealand 3 months and England 3 months). I also learnd some french even thouhgt it was not the local languaje.
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Jonba
Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
Law, European Community/EU, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
At home university they gave us lot of information. Meaby a more information for the house searching...
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
4
Campus life
2
Party / people
2
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
It will be great to have the chance to get a University Oficial Diploma (different from an erasmus certificate), since they prepare erasmus students with Master´s subjectes.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
I will recomend to everybody to have an erasmus experience.
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Jonba
Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
Law, European Community/EU, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Not specified
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food: I love cooking and the food was expensive. Telephone: I did not have to use it a lot. Accomodattion: It was expensive. Nightlife: Erasmus is a great experience in all the categories. Travel:I tried to visit the most countries around I could. Overall: There is not much more!
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as 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
none
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Jonba
Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
Law, European Community/EU, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Becouse it is more confortable.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
I think that K.U. Leuven is a great university with lot of facilities for foriegn students.
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Jonba
Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
Law, European Community/EU, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within 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
I used to go every Thursday and Sunday to live concerts. I had the oportunity to play in some jam sessions and meet new people (I play the drums). I also had the oportunity to play Squash in a Club (outside the centre of the city), where I also met some pleople.
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