Universiteit Gent (RUG)

My University accommodation was cheap and ideally located

I studied Communication Studies. My subject seems to be in one of the only faculties which don't teach in English. Consequently, there are no lectures to attend or exams to take. It's all private study so you don't get much guidance from the professers. You need to be very motivated otherwise you'll be like me and leave all the essays to the last minute!

The course would really improve if it was taught in English so Erasmus students could attend lectures and integrate more with the faculty.

More information about the course content would have been better. Because the faculty's not used to having many Erasmus students (as the courses are only in Dutch), we weren't provided with much information about what would be expected of us upon arrival.

I would definately recommend Gent University to anyone. I had an amazing time. The International Relations Office was really helpful and well organised. They were always promt to answer any questions I had prior to arriving and, when I arrived, there was an Erasmus Welcome Day which detailed everything we would need to know about our stay in Gent. The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) was really helpful and a brilliant organisation for socialising and meeting other Erasmus Students.

Eating out was cheaper than at home but the supermarkets were more expensive. Beer is much cheaper but drinking spirits in a bar is expensive. For most bars/clubs you didn't have to pay an entrance fee which was good.