Reviews of Universiteit Gent (RUG) | Belgium

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Lin L

Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, UGent special research grant

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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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Lin L

Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, UGent special research grant

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

close to lab; more convenient facilities

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

good

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Lin L

Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, UGent special research grant

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Travel, Telephone, Housing, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Nightlife:

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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Lin L

Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, UGent special research grant

Academic

Course recommendations

only few English courses were available for choosing

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

more interacions. the comunication between the local students should be improved. people speak good English but still preffer their native language

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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Lin L

Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, UGent special research grant

Overall

I wish I had known...

the local language

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

4

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

good university with high academic level.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

2

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

2

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

very easy to travel around expecially when you are under 26. some Dutch will help you lead a easy life

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Lin L

Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, UGent special research grant

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

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

Become more at ease to comunicate in English. If the local people perfered to speak English during the social life, my English would be improved much better.

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