Category: Belgium
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Hi! I’m Olivia and I’m currently on exchange at Ghent University (Ugent) in Ghent, Belgium. I am studying a Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) Diploma in Professional Engineering Practice which places me in the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture here at Ugent. I am taking elective subjects at Ugent – as a requirement I need…
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Upon arriving in my exchange city, Ghent in the Flanders region of Belgium, I was immediately enchanted by its medieval and stunningly beautiful town centre which includes four gothic churches and a castle. Although not a large town, having a population of only 250,000, it comes to life during the start of the semester as…
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Ghent, Belgium is not somewhere you would think of first as a prime destination for exchange and studying a semester away from home. That’s where I ended up though, and as the first few weeks have come and gone, I can safely say that this place is amazing in its own right. The city is…
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What I’ve come to understand so far about Ghent and Belgium! So I’ve just completed my first week as an exchange student at Ghent University and already have made the wisest choice to hire a bicycle for the duration of the semester. Ghent as a city is known as a ‘university hub’ and so alcohol, food,…
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At the time of writing, I have only been in Belgium 3 weeks since the start of February 2018. But that has been more than enough time for me to love Gent and Belgium as a whole. I’ll begin with the student life, because it separates this exchange destination to what my other friends on…
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Beer is love. Beer is life. Beer is breakfast, lunch and dinner. If you haven’t guessed already, I’m currently studying in Belgium, in the beautiful city of Ghent. Filled with thousands of students, and heaps of great cafes and bars, Ghent is really known as a progressive student city chocked full of culture and arts. The students…
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Hello from Belgium, the land of waffles, chips and most importantly beer! I am currently studying in Ghent University in Belgium. Ghent is a bit of unchartered territory for fellow Aussies. The first few fellow Erasmus students I met (exchange for Europeans) had never met an Australian before. At first this was a bit…
