Reviews of Limburgs Universitair Centrum (LUC) | Belgium

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sberastegui

Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: a house with rooms for foreigner students or worke

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: in the same place

Why?

Is really nice to live with people from all over europe. The cost, facilities and location (only 7 minutes by bike from university)were quite good.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It is perfectly organised. They ensure accomodation for all the foreigner students at low prices. The only disadvantage was the delay in repairs and the fact that the cleanning woman only came once a week or sometimes even less.

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sberastegui

Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

Van Gogh Cafe Gildenhuis cafe café latino Villicus University parties at fitlink

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sberastegui

Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

No, I was fully informed by my university.

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

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Continue with the programme.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

If you want to travel with friends at very low cost, use the eurolines buses. You can visit all europe with them within your budget.

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sberastegui

Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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.

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

Establish higher marks taking into account that people is not studing in their mother language.

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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sberastegui

Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain
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: 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The dutch language resulted from the begining really dificult for me because it is a germanic language and I understand better the latin languages. This is the reason why I spoke and communicate most of the time in english, although I learned basic things in a lot of languages...including greek!. Is very nice to know similarities and differences of your own language in comparison with other languages.

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sberastegui

Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> Other

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

At home I don't pay accommodation neither I spend on food. When I was abroad I did a considerable amount of international calls and I travelled much more than I used to.

Overall, Food, Housing, Telephone, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

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