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St Mary's College of Education

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3.96 / 5 based on 56 reviews
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meutte
Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Education, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Best pub : Flannigan's
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meutte
Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Education, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
To be obligated to really participate in the social life of the host country from the beginning on.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Satisfactory.
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meutte
Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Education, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Life standard is higher, when you have the chance to go to a country like northern ireland it would be a waste not to fly out and explore the whole island
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Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
drinks are rather expensive to Belgian standards. Meat is expensive as well...
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meutte
Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Education, Graduate, Erasmus
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
Northern Irish is a fab accent
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meutte
Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Education, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
no
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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
1
Activities
2
Campus life
2
Party / people
2
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
This is good place to go to. Tha guiding you get is great, the people are fantastic and there's enough to do to keep you busy... Don't wait, enrol!!
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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
3
Partied a lot
2
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Visit the Connemara and Donegal. Travel a lot, e.g. by hitch-hiking!!
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meutte
Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Education, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Mr Feeney's history class (Irish history) is a must do...
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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
none
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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