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Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)

379 reviews
4.06 / 5 based on 379 reviews
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Mustafa S
Istanbul Teknik Unversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey
Telecommunications, 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 mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
If you are at LLN, you should try the "cercles" who shows entertainment mantality of LLN.
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Mustafa S
Istanbul Teknik Unversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey
Telecommunications, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Kot
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Kot
Why?
Because, it provides a collective life that makes you to learn lots of things. Especially, it is great for learning the language.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
It was a little bit expensive. Otherwise, everything was ok..
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Mustafa S
Istanbul Teknik Unversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey
Telecommunications, 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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
At the beginning, it was very hard.. However, at one year, i progressed well and i started to communicate easily..
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Mustafa S
Istanbul Teknik Unversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey
Telecommunications, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
You should follow the lessons (especially practice courses) tightly..
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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
My academic experiance was not so good, cause of language and compability of courses to my home university..
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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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Mustafa S
Istanbul Teknik Unversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey
Telecommunications, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
of course, if you compare turkey and belgium, there is a big difference. but, the erasmus grant was enough to handle it.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
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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Mustafa S
Istanbul Teknik Unversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey
Telecommunications, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
i wish, i would have more language knowledge..
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
4
Costs
1
Activities
4
Campus life
4
Party / people
4
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
If you want to know a different culture, have friends from all around the world, enjoy, LLN is for you.. On the other hand, if you look for an academic experience, you should be careful about compability of courses and language.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
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
2
Final comments
just do it!
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