Reviews of Hogeschool Antwerpen | Belgium

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ana21

Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Translation/Interpretation, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

To meet people easily

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The accommodation at this university is excellent because, although I chose it to test myself, I could have chosen it through host university with no problems at all.

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ana21

Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Translation/Interpretation, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

You can find a good atmosphere in every place you go. There are plenty of pubs and nite-clubs to go and have a good time, because every single place has something that attracts you.

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ana21

Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Translation/Interpretation, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

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

I did not find any difficulties with the language because, althogh I did not speak the local language, almost everybody could speak English, which was the language I used.

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ana21

Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Translation/Interpretation, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Almost everything was more expensive than in my country.

Nightlife, Food, Overall, Housing, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

was the same price as 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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ana21

Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Translation/Interpretation, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

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In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

It is difficult to improve it. Everything was excellent while I was living there.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

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

It is a small country, so you can travel every weekend and go to different countries. No problems with buses or trains. But, if a person prefered to visit the main cities in the country, he would have a great time as well. There are a lot of places to go and plenty of activities to do. There is no time to be bored!

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