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Marta J
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Cafe Local, Cafe d'Anvers and lots of pubs in the City Centre
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Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
To have a room of your own gives you the opportunity both to have peace needed to study and to party by going out.
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Personal comments
Fairly well organised- through Kotweb, no problems finding a private room due to big supply on the housing market in Antwerp.
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Belgium is a unique country where you can speak several languages a day. Most people speak very good English but it's worth learning Dutch as well.
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Academic
Course recommendations
more contact with local students
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
none, it was perfect
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Belgium is much more expensive than Poland in general with a few exceptions. I didn't spend anything on phones as I used Skype.
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Food, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It's worth doing shopping in price discounters such as Lidl or Aldi in order to save money.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I had known a lot before going- it's useful to do a thorough internet research and contact your coordinators at home university.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Very high level of IELSP programme ensuring much progress in the field of EU law.
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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
Go for it! It's a once in a life adventure.
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