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3.96 / 5 based on 1101 reviews
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Barbara B
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
in Brussels French is very useful, it is not true that everybody speaks English in here
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Barbara B
Academic
Course recommendations
great courses: international trade policy, emerging markets, academic skills (mba)
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Barbara B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
because almost everything in Brussels is more expensive than in Poland
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
it was difficult to find an ordinary cash dispenser:) it's better to have an account in a Belgian bank
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Overall
I wish I had known...
brand-name clothes are cheap in comparison to food:)
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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 friendly school, interesting and good courses (not all of course), small school, in the city center, what else, it was great!
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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
it's worth coming a bit earlier to visit the city and feel better, and also don't leave just after exams (you will loose the best parties and last meetings with your friends if you do so!)
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Barbara B
Housing
Type of housing: a room in a house for trainees
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
to have contact with other people, not just to meet them in the hall:)
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Personal comments
the school offered help in finding accomodation, and gave a few addresses, but it was a bit difficult to contact with those people, that's why I was searching on my own; I have a friend in brussels who gave me some links to good websites and but for his help it would be difficult for me to find anything
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
delirium cafe and le corbeau - a must! quite a good club mirano (near madou), the wild geese (irish pub near shuman), there's no one great club we always went to, we tried out everything
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