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St Mary's College of Education

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3.96 / 5 based on 56 reviews
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josuykens
Karel de Grote Hogeschool, Antwerp, Belgium
Art, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Bostock house
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Bostock house
Why?
We were there with all the other erasmus students, and it was very close to school
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The rooms weren't really big, and it was not so clean, but it wasn't expensive and the athmosphere was really good and it was only a five minute walk from school, and not expensive. It was the best choice we had and I really liked it
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josuykens
Karel de Grote Hogeschool, Antwerp, Belgium
Art, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
The eg, the bott, robinsons, the crown, gaffreys, ...
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josuykens
Karel de Grote Hogeschool, Antwerp, Belgium
Art, 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
Overall
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josuykens
Karel de Grote Hogeschool, Antwerp, Belgium
Art, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
I didn't expect that i would miss everything in so much when i'm back. Being back in Belgium is more difficult than I expected.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
everybody is really friendly, and they make a great effort to make your stay there as nice as possible, it is a very good school and the erasmus-projects are well structured. There is always somebody there to help you if you have problems
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Do it! It will be the best time of your life!
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josuykens
Karel de Grote Hogeschool, Antwerp, Belgium
Art, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
because some things are more expensive (food)and others you use a lot more than at home: phonecalls to your parents and friends, you go out more and it is more expensive and you want to see the country so you travel a lot, something you normally don't do so often in your own country.
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Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as 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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josuykens
Karel de Grote Hogeschool, Antwerp, Belgium
Art, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I don't think i learned a lot new words, but i'm not afraid aznymore to talk a different language than my own, and it was nice to learn new ways to express yourself. Everybody said my english was ok and they were patient and helpfull if I didn't know a word or made a mistake.
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