Reviews of University of Antwerp 2 (UFSIA) | Belgium

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Silke H

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Tourism, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

visit as many courses as possible during the first week and then decide which ones to take finally (course descriptions are mainly different than the actual course)

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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Christopher C

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, United States
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: With a family

Why?

If I lived with a family, I would become more acclimated with the local languages and culture. Most of my experiences were with other Americans and I would like to know the country better.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The housing at UFSIA was amazing. We all had our own rooms and there was a student lounge where could meet and spend time with the other Belgian students in the dormitory.

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Christopher C

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, United States
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Most everyone in Belgium speaks English so we had it pretty easy. Actually wish I could have taken a language class, but my course load was already pretty heavy.

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LAURA M

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Economics, 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: At ease in most situations
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: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

All classes where given in english, except one : Macroeconomics part 2. But i can understand moreless the graphs because it was close to english.

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Octavio T

University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, United States
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Because Belgium s a more expensive country than the USA and Mexico and even though it is chaper to travel in Europe, I traveled a lot.

Telephone, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Travel, Overall, Housing:

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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“old fashion, teacher centered, disappointing university”

Anonymus

Belgium, Graduate
, 2022

Overall

This university is way below any standards I might have had.

From the professors who cannot speak English properly yet are teaching an English course, to the fact that they just come in an dump theory on the students for 2h and leave with no opportunity for interaction, to the contents of the lessons that are just so theoretical and old fashion. The teaching and contents, soooo incredibly disappointing.

This then reflects onto the admin staff, who often provide dismissive replies to queries.

Everyone in my course feels lost, overwhelmed and confused.

It is NOT AN INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY UNIVERSITY nor it is designed with mature students in mind, because the workload is so intense, that you cannot work, so unless you've got a lot of money or rich parents, this is not for you.

if you've got another choice, go for it, because this, wil

Pros

the campus is nice

Cons

everything connected with teaching and contents

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