Reviews of Lessius Hogeschool | Belgium

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frikar

FH Pforzheim - Hochschule für Gestaltung, Technik und Wirtschaft, Pforzheim, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

The ERASMUS meeting point and a graet pub: de vettige Swa. I also liked the Highlander pub, which was very cozy and the jazz café close to the campus. A real highlight is the medieval Pelgrom pub, which is in a caveunderneath the ground. Amazing athmosphere! There are tons of great pubs,restaurants and fun locations, plus, there are always events organized by student organizations

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frikar

FH Pforzheim - Hochschule für Gestaltung, Technik und Wirtschaft, Pforzheim, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I had great "house"-mates, I wouldn't want to miss this experience living with students from Belgium.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The university does not offer any accomodation, though they are very helpful to find something. Due to the high number of students, it is not such a big problem.

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frikar

FH Pforzheim - Hochschule für Gestaltung, Technik und Wirtschaft, Pforzheim, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, 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

The rent for my room was an extra expenditure, which I do not have at home, plus the food.. But I guess, if I would live on my own, the costs wuld be more or less the same.

Housing, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Nightlife, Food, 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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frikar

FH Pforzheim - Hochschule für Gestaltung, Technik und Wirtschaft, Pforzheim, Germany
Business Studies, 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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frikar

FH Pforzheim - Hochschule für Gestaltung, Technik und Wirtschaft, Pforzheim, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

My information was very good, if at all, so i had only very positiv surprises

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Make this program more publicly known! it is such a great program, students in other countries should be better informed!

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

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

Antwerp is a wonderful city where you can learn a lot and from where you can discover almost every part of western europe. It is very central. Belgium is also very beatiful, it is a pity that it is not so well known by the majority of the people.. If you ever get the chance: go there, you won't regret it!!!

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frikar

FH Pforzheim - Hochschule für Gestaltung, Technik und Wirtschaft, Pforzheim, Germany
Business Studies, 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: 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Since the instruction was in English, I had no difficulties at all. Due to my house mates and the Dutch class, which I attended, I could cope pretty well in everyday situations and I could follow most of the times. Since everyone in Antwerp speaks several languages: English, French, German, etc, I never had a problem.

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