Reviews of Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (EHSAL) | Belgium

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Manuela H

FH-Eisenstadt, Eisenstadt, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

celtica, delirium

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Manuela H

FH-Eisenstadt, Eisenstadt, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: A room exchange

Why?

because it was fun, having also contact with people I did not study with. it was a great opportunity meeting many new friends

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

there are some hints provided by the university, but the main challenge is at youself, influenced by the reason that there is no students hostel

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Manuela H

FH-Eisenstadt, Eisenstadt, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

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: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

it was difficult that Brussels has 2 official languages. so I couldnt improve my French as much as I wanted to. but as a native German speaker I could improve my capability in at least understanding some Dutch

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Manuela H

FH-Eisenstadt, Eisenstadt, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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

none

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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Manuela H

FH-Eisenstadt, Eisenstadt, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

because the standard of living is far higher in Brussels than in Eisenstadt, the nightlive is better and as you dont know the country you must travel for seeing something of your host country. Telephone costs were lower because all students could arrange to take the same provider.

Travel, Food, Nightlife, Housing, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

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