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3.97 / 5 based on 44 reviews
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Ricardo C
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The night life in Hasselt or Diepenbiek is not very busy, if you want the party, you have to do it by yourself, meaning 30 ERASMUS students in one bar, for instance. I would advise not to miss the Carnival in Maastricht or the Genever Festival in Hasselt.
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sberastegui
Academic
Course recommendations
In february the courses were more dificult to pass than in june. Try to avoid the courses with Mr Broekmans, I recommend the courses with Wouter Faes.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Establish higher marks taking into account that people is not studing in their mother language.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
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Rosemary G
Academic
Course recommendations
only "dutch" english speaking teacher
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
too many credits/ i had to valid 18 courses + a theses this year...flemish study a lot compared to other countries (different way, more time!)
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Rosemary G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
telephone is very expensive in belgium due to the monopolisis of Belgacom.
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Food, Overall, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Books are very expensive and all teachers ask for it (nearly 200 euros per semester ..)
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Rosemary G
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
because of the community's atmosphere at home...
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Personal comments
If you don't need so much intimity and you like to live like in a big family of erasmus, in a 32 rooms house...
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benny n
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
English is generally spoken in the University but the community speaks Dutch. The biggest challenge come at shopping because I didn't speak dutch too well
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