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4.09 / 5 based on 110 reviews
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Kristina W
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Never miss a "Social Evening" at Sphinx... Unbelievable!
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
I would recommend to search an apartment independently or to choose living with other Belgian students because most of the international accomodation is not very tidy and nice.
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Oh, there are plenty of improvements I would suggest but I think this depends highly on the type of student. So maybe, I was not exactly the right type for HEC.
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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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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I had no problems in communicating. By the way: there are many students who do not speak a word of french, so within HEC most international students communicate in english. This was a bit annoying for me because I wanted to improve my french and not my english.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Liege is not a pretty city, very dirty and there are many strange people around. It is somewhat criminal (2nd highest criminal rate in Belgium after Charleroi)!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
HEC will merge with university in 2004, so academic level and choice of courses might improve.
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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
You can contact me for further details.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food is a bit more expensive than in Germany, probably because of the higher VAT (value added tax).
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Food, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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