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Fabrizio D
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
Cercle de droit
Petite Casa
Jazz Matize
24h Velò
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Fabrizio D
Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
BEcause my past experience in a room exchance was very confortable and I had the possibility to study very well and have my privacy
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Personal comments
It is organized very well but I know from my friends of there that in those last years It is must difficult to find an accomodation in Louvain and needs to stay there a lot of time in advance
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Fabrizio D
Academic
Course recommendations
Choose the internatinal and european courses becouse are very intresting well done
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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Fabrizio D
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
There are some courses done in eglish but it is a good occasion to leanr french becouse not too much people speack english. I made the choice to take an accomodation with other mother tongue students. I recomment, DO NOT live with your country students.
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Fabrizio D
Overall
I wish I had known...
The provisory accomodation for abroad-students during the search of a house in Louvain la Neuve, in Place de Paniers.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Follow the lessons of the courses you have choise
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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
I had the possibility to travel all over the europe at a normal price, to have fun in the nigthlife at a very cheap price in Louvain and meet people from all over the world, and have experience in international environmente becouse I was near European institutions.
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Fabrizio D
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Food, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items