Reviews of Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (EHSAL) | Belgium

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Federico C

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, 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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I improved a lot my English even if most lecturers were not native English speakers (except one). As other students are in your same situation you don't feel unesay when you speak English. Even when you habe a talk with dutch students (who are very good in English) they make you at easy.

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Federico C

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, 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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Federico C

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Because the rent cost have a very negative effect on the total costs

Overall, Travel, Housing, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Nightlife:

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

none

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Federico C

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I should have studied French

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

To hire native English lecturers

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

All extra academic activities were great.

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Federico C

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because despite it was not so clean, I met very friendly housemates and its location was pretty good. Moreover I spent most time at the University, if you are an Erasmus student you don't really care about your room.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness