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

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Rocio B

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

I didn't use telephone because we were in contact by MSN. In my homeplace i do not have to pay a housing because i live with my parents, and i don't travel so much as i did during the year i spent in Leuven.

Travel, Housing, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Nightlife:

was the same price as 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

the water bill at the end of the year was too high!!! if anyone goes there: chose a housing where water costs are included!!

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Rocio B

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

To people who study Advertising and PR, there weren't many subjects in ENglish available. But people who studied other fields (specially Law), had no prolem at all!

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 courses in english for the fields od communication studies, marketing, etc.

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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Rocio B

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

That it was soooo great!!! It would have been good too to know more about the courses i could take there.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Go and don't lose a minute of your time! it's a great city, full of students and social life. The exams are ok (not too difficult nor too easy). If you study law you will love it, as most of the international students there study law.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

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

3

Final comments

As it is in the center of Europe, you have great possibilities to travel. Ryanair flights to/from Belgium are very cheap. I visited: amsterdam, Paris, Luxemburg, Belgium (obviously!...do not miss Brugge!!), Stockholm, and Berlin.

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Rocio B

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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

It was Ok everywhere. In Belgium most of the people speak NEglish, and they are very nice and do the effort of speaking in English to you so that you could understand them.

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Rocio B

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

You have more freedom and independance to do what you wish to do. The disadvantage (compared to a campus/residence), is that there aren't so many students all around, but sometimes this is better.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

They could have help us more to find something (decent). They gave us a list of possible housing but it wasn't of much use.

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Rocio B

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

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

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Night spots:Ambiorix, Villa Ernesto, Cafe Manger and Fac Bar Letteren. Best cafe: "De Werf" (amazing chocolate cake!), Evenst: "Louvain la neuve bicycle day", .... The life in Leuven is just incredible!!!!! i miss it soooo much...: i want to go aboroad again!!

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