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Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)

379 reviews
4.06 / 5 based on 379 reviews
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valeria p
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Management Science, Graduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
I prefered to go to parties organized in the Kot, you can not miss them!
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valeria p
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Management Science, Graduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I had the possibility to live with french native speakers
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The apartment was pretty good, close to the university's buildings.My housemates very kindly with me.
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valeria p
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Management Science, Graduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
Nothing in particular
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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
3
Costs
3
Activities
2
Campus life
2
Party / people
2
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
Nothing in particular
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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
3
Partied a lot
2
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
You should bring sometigh for the long period of rain...
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valeria p
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Management Science, Graduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
pay attention to the timetable!
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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
Should be necessary to pay more attention to the difficulties of foreign students to speak and study in different languages...
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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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valeria p
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Management Science, Graduate, Independent
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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
At the beginnig I had some problems with french, but it was normal!
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valeria p
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Management Science, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Cell phone tarifs are a little bit more expensive, while
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Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Nightlife:
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
no
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