Opiniones de Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) | Bélgica

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loula

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Filosofía, Grado, Independiente

Alojamiento

Tipo de alojamiento: Piso o apartamento

Organizado por: Independientemente - por elección propia

Si volviera, eligiría: Piso o apartamento

¿Por qué?

I heard the accomodation on campus was really bad

Evaluación personal

Gastos

Instalaciones

Ubicación

Limpieza

Espacio

Comentario personal

ninguno

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loula

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Filosofía, Grado, Independiente

Vida estudiantil

Cómo es la ciudad de destino:

Los estudiantes se relacionan con la comunidad local sin implicación en la universidad

Viajar: Principalmente fuera de la universidad y de los estudiantes

Actividades, Vida nocturna: Tanto en el entorno universitario como fuera

Experiencia de vida social

Actividades

Vida nocturna

Viajes

Valoración global

Comentario personal

The bars around "Bourse" area (such as "Mapamundo") in the center of the city are the best. There are no real good night clubs apart from "Who'sWho's", which is near "Grand'Place" and there's "The Fuse" which is alright but not that great. The nightlife is quiet in Brussels, you should go to Antwerp to party! My favourite places were the Irish pubs ("O'Reily's" near the Bourse)

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loula

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Filosofía, Grado, Independiente

Valoración global

Si lo hubiera sabido...

That the only way you can get close to locals is by either by being one yourself (not possible) or by downing as many bottles of beers as possible to get their respect (grow up??!!)

En mi opinión:

Mejor te quedas en casa.

Factores imporantes para mi elección
(1) Sin importancia – (4) Muy importante

Razones académicas

2

Cultura

3

Gastos

3

Actividades

3

Vida universitaria

3

Vida social y fiesta

3

Clima y ubicación

3

Recomendación personal

I did not seek the opportunity to go to Brussels, the opportunity came to me. I shortened my stay there because it lacked interest... The courses are not great, you don't get to interact much with students unless you go through all sort of rituals called the "baptism" (baptême) in the beginning of the year... It's ridiculous: you have to drink until you're sick, eat things without knowing what they are, and do things you don't necessarily want to do... It's worse if you're female (which I am). All this grossed me out right from the start and even if I made friends with other international students (who were just as disgusted as I was!!), the whole point of being in a foreign country is to get to know the locals and interact with them. It's not at the university that you get to do this.

Durante mi experiencia en el extranjero...
(1) Nunca – (4) Mucho

Me familiaricé con otra cultura

2

Viajé

4

Mejoré mis idiomas

2

Conocí gente de otros países

2

Me hice más autónomo

2

Me lo pasé bien de fiesta

2

Me cambió la vida

3

Avancé en mis estudios y mi carrera

2

Comentarios finales

Brussels is great for travelling. You can go nearly anywhere in Europe for the weekend. Beware of the Belgian bureaucracy, it's absolutely hopeless! It's a priority to be fluent in French or you can easily get into a mess. My example: I never received my student visa, only a student card. So, I had problems with the police who had lost my file records. They said they would send my residence/visa card but they never did, so I was an illegal resident of Belgium for my entire stay there!!! It's ok if you are a European Union student (you don't need a visa) but if you're not - - good luck!!! Luckily I speak French and had my ULB student card to prove I was allowed to be there, but I don't think such a thing would happen in another country... Working is supposed to be illegal for students but you can easily find jobs anyway. There's a good English community in Brussels so you can easily get to know English people. Although you have to make the effort to interact with people or else you'll get lonely. Brussels is a highly cultural city, the beer is good and so are the chocolates, and it really is the heart of Europe. However, it's more of a quiet place therefore not a great student city and the weather is absolutely horrible.

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loula

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Filosofía, Grado, Independiente

Gastos

Fuente de financiación principal:

Familia

Otras fuentes de financiación:

ninguno

Oportunidades de trabajo:

No tenía permiso para trabajar

Costumbres personales de gasto

Taxis are very expensive in Brussels.

Teléfono, Viajar:

Más caro que en casa.

Comida, Alojamiento, General:

Igual de caro que en casa.

Vida nocturna:

Menos caro que en casa.

Disponibilidad de material estudiantil

Libros de segunda mano

Enseres de segunda mano

Ordenadores / internet

Administrativo

Dinero de casa

Comentario personal

Buy your food at local grocer's, not in big supermarkets, you'll save a lot of money like this!

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loula

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Filosofía, Grado, Independiente

Estudios

Recomendaciones de cursos

I had the impression I was receiving a biased education (the professors would only approach certain topics and not others) which something I did not appreciate at all...

Mi experiencia académica

Calidad de los cursos

Variedad de los cursos

Acceso a recursos

Interacción con profesores

Interacción con estudiantes internacionales

Interacción con estudiantes locales

Comentario personal

There is such a difference between the classes and professors. Some classes are easy, some really hard. The exams are really tough. There's a huge percentage of drop-outs (50% in year 1!!) and I understand why... The first series of exams are almost too easy, which leaves you with the wrong impression... The second series of exams are so hard - - you better have everything covered for them or you'll fail! You have to be really motivated to get through it all with a high mark... The French education system is very different to the Anglo-saxon one so it's not necessarily easy to adapt. It's definitely a challenge.

Mi opinión de los sistemas de evaluación

Exámenes a final de curso

Exámenes a lo largo del curso

Trabajos y proyectos al final del curso

Trabajos y proyectos a lo largo del curso

Valoración global

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