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Sybille v
Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
in europe you definitely travel less because it's really expensive. There it's not that expensive so you travel more... besides you have so many opportunities. So on average you spend more.
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Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife:
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
none
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Sybille v
Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
The study level in Singapore is quite high, a high workload is needed
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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
maybe involving more the local students but they mostly only think about studying and have no time for other activities
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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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Sybille v
Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
better to bargain...
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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
4
Personal recommendation
Just go, you'll love it! weather is nice, people are nice (not all of course like everywhere), lot's of sports, travel possibilities
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
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
4
Final comments
travel with airasia, tigerairways, lionair,etc all lowcost flights, leave from Johor Bahru (malaysia) everything is cheaper take a visa card for internet reservations... just enjoy
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Sybille v
Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
English is spoken everywhere, even the local students are from different backgrounds and therefore have different mothertongues... English is thus the main language throughout the whole main activities
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Sybille v
Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
All the students are living on the campus, there are a lot of activities, etc
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
There were 2 forms of housing, halls and residences, I was in a residence and thought it was much better because of the liberty you get.
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Sybille v
Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside 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
On wednesday you have ladies night, all free for girls, especially in double O or on mohamed sultan road
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