Reviews of Universiteit Antwerpen (UA) | Belgium

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Zuzanna P

Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
Law, European Community/EU, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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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Zuzanna P

Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
Law, European Community/EU, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I have improved my knoledge of 'legal english'

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Zuzanna P

Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
Law, European Community/EU, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

taking umbrella to Belgium as a first need item

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

as to the facilities, university is not so modern, anyway, studying there was a pleasure

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Belgium is a real center of Western Europe, you can travel a lot not spending a fortune.

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Zuzanna P

Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
Law, European Community/EU, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

prices are definaltely higher in the host country in comparison with Poland

Housing, Travel, Nightlife, Food, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

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

none

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Zuzanna P

Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
Law, European Community/EU, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I would like to try living in the city center.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I have no reservations. It was very well equipped and clean.

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Zuzanna P

Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
Law, European Community/EU, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities: Takes place mostly within 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

none

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