Reviews of Universiteit Antwerpen (RUCA campus) | Belgium

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anonymous

Akademia Ekonomiczna, Krakow, Poland
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

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anonymous

Akademia Ekonomiczna, Krakow, Poland
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

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anonymous

Akademia Ekonomiczna, Krakow, Poland
Financial Management, Graduate, 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

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anonymous

Akademia Ekonomiczna, Krakow, Poland
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Dutch

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning Dutch a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Dutch

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your Dutch?

My level before: At ease in most situations
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

there is no problem to communicate in foreign languages.

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anonymous

Akademia Ekonomiczna, Krakow, Poland
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

no

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

you must want to go to Antwerp, otherwise you won't like it!

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

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

you're in the centre of Europe, Paris, Amsterdam London are on your fingertips!

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anonymous

Akademia Ekonomiczna, Krakow, Poland
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

A private grant

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

since the prices are higher

Housing, Telephone, Overall, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Travel:

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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