Reviews of Erasmushogeschool Brussel (EHB) | Belgium

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Olve U

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
Music and Musicology, Undergraduate, Flemish/Norwegian scholarship exchange agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Reasonably cheap, with good possibility of ending up somewhere central; independency.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

They have an office where you can get address lists to rooms/flats for rent. But my experience is that walking around & checking out the "to let" signs works better. Reasonably good rent/quality ratio.

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Olve U

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
Music and Musicology, Undergraduate, Flemish/Norwegian scholarship exchange agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

- The Film Museum! Really cheap tickets, and an incredible range of movies to see - including 1-2h silent movie session with a real person playing the piano :-)

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Olve U

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
Music and Musicology, Undergraduate, Flemish/Norwegian scholarship exchange agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

- Early music. - The Judaic studies also seemed interesting.

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

It's a matter of taste, but personally I found that the lecturer/student relations to be a bit too hierarchic, and with too little academic freedom.

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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Olve U

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
Music and Musicology, Undergraduate, Flemish/Norwegian scholarship exchange agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

- The air pollution is quite bad. - It's difficult to avoid cigarette smoke.

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

1

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

N/A

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

2

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

- Check out the Belgian scholarship exchange programs in your own country. - Stay in a youth hostel or with friends when you first arrive, go for walks in areas you like & look for for-rent-signs in the windows. - Second-hand bookshops are abundant and mostly quite cheap. - The Film Museum!!!!!!! - If you have asthma or other respiratory problems, consider going somewhere else instead. The air in Brussels is NOT good for you...

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Olve U

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
Music and Musicology, Undergraduate, Flemish/Norwegian scholarship exchange agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

The general cost level was lower. And since I got a cheap "mini flat" near the Conservatory & near downtown, I could actually walk instead of taking public transportation a lot of the time.

Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Food, Housing:

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

Get a flat near campus and/or downtown. It's not necessarily expensive, it's convenient, and you get a reasonable (but not excessive) amount of exercise through walking...

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Olve U

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
Music and Musicology, Undergraduate, Flemish/Norwegian scholarship exchange agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

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)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The Flemish(Dutch)/Vallonian(French) language and culture divide is very noticeable. In my experience, knowing French (which I didn't) is quite important in Brussels. Most of the Flemish (at least the younger ones) seem to speak English quite fluently, though. The Early Music courses in the Conservatory were in Dutch - in principle. But in practice, English seemed to be the default language in this highly international course.

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