Reviews of Limburgs Universitair Centrum (LUC) | Belgium

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Rosemary G

Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
Marketing and Sales Management, 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: 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

it was a pity that there were no english native people..because we learned an international english..Do you know what i mean?

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Rosemary G

Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

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.

Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Food, Nightlife, Overall:

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

Books are very expensive and all teachers ask for it (nearly 200 euros per semester ..)

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Rosemary G

Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

only "dutch" english speaking teacher

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

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!)

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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Rosemary G

Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

that Hasselt was such a small city!!!!in the middle of the country side...

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

1

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

take your bike ...and heuuuu...choose easy courses because you will not manage all of them..(excel!)

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

it is essentially an incredible crossroad in Europe ..and if you want to go to Prague, london, italy (by ryan air), France, germany, Netherlands (both 30 km away).during this year.. So..LUC is a good idea.!

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Rosemary G

Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

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

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

van gogh, l'export...le ritz

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Rosemary G

Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

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...

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

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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