Reviews of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN) | Belgium

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anonymous

Universidade Lusíada, Lisbon, Portugal
Architecture, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

don't settle with what the teachers say. go course "shoping" and choose acording to what your home university requires. add some more that you enjoy, even if they don't belong in your official degree.

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

more lectures!

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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anonymous

Universidade Lusíada, Lisbon, Portugal
Architecture, 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: At ease in most situations
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

everyone spoke english, but not at ease. I could easily comunicate, but not improve my english. I tried to learn flemmish, but had to quit the classes because of my final project. I understand a little but speak almost nothing of flemmish/dutch.

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anonymous

Universidade Lusíada, Lisbon, Portugal
Architecture, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

save time for traveling!

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

regularly chek on how interested the teachers are and if they are holding back the students effort with project evolution.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

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

3

Final comments

travel and don't keep to your own nationality. find out more about the world, wether it's through meeting people, taking new courses or traveling.

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anonymous

Universidade Lusíada, Lisbon, Portugal
Architecture, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

the travel and housing were expensive and at home I don't pay for housing.

Telephone, Travel, Housing, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Nightlife:

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

open a belgium bank account. it saves you a lot of time and effort with transfers for monthly payments.

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anonymous

Universidade Lusíada, Lisbon, Portugal
Architecture, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

because you have more space and it's possible to find (a cheap) one if you'r not in a hurry.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

the university has good housing, but they are only for national students or masters and doctoral students. erasmus get help finding housing in private student residences.

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