Reviews of Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen (UIA) | Belgium

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izakop

Uniwersytet Slaski, Katowice, Poland
Linguistics, Graduate, scholarship

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

none

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izakop

Uniwersytet Slaski, Katowice, Poland
Linguistics, Graduate, scholarship

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

The dorm was smelly.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The land lady was nice but there was only one washing machine, showers always blocked, dirty kitchens.

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izakop

Uniwersytet Slaski, Katowice, Poland
Linguistics, Graduate, scholarship

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: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

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

I attended a crash Dutch course but it was of poor quality. Then I learned myself and so my progress was slow.

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izakop

Uniwersytet Slaski, Katowice, Poland
Linguistics, Graduate, scholarship

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Government assistance

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Overall, Housing, Food, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife:

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

none

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izakop

Uniwersytet Slaski, Katowice, Poland
Linguistics, Graduate, scholarship

Overall

I wish I had known...

I wish I had learned some Dutch.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

1

Costs

4

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

It's a good university, but you need to be patient if you want to get some documents, books, etc. IL loans work very bad.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

You will love Antwerp, it's very cosmopolitan.

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izakop

Uniwersytet Slaski, Katowice, Poland
Linguistics, Graduate, scholarship

Academic

Course recommendations

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

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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