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St Mary's College of Education

56 reviews
3.96 / 5 based on 56 reviews
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lies_vdw30
Katholieke Hogeschool Mechelen, Mechelen, Belgium
Education, Secondary, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: studenthouse
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: studenthouse
Why?
Then it is more easy to contact other people.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
There was no luxe, but all the erasmusstudents were there so is was very nice.
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lies_vdw30
Katholieke Hogeschool Mechelen, Mechelen, Belgium
Education, Secondary, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
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Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
the but, parties of the school, cinema
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lies_vdw30
Katholieke Hogeschool Mechelen, Mechelen, Belgium
Education, Secondary, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
We had only 3 weeks of courses in a periode of 12 weeks. I found it to less.
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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
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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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lies_vdw30
Katholieke Hogeschool Mechelen, Mechelen, Belgium
Education, Secondary, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
no, because then you will be worried for nothing
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
2
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
It's a very good university. The people are very friendly and the university is open during the wek till 9 o ' clock. So you can check your e- mail and do sport during all the day.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
2
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Try to travel when it's vacation because the country is lovely.
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lies_vdw30
Katholieke Hogeschool Mechelen, Mechelen, Belgium
Education, Secondary, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
everything was more expensive than at home
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Nightlife, Overall, Food, Travel, Telephone:
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
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
no
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lies_vdw30
Katholieke Hogeschool Mechelen, Mechelen, Belgium
Education, Secondary, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
It would be fine if there were lessons for learning english
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