Beth Said:

I would like to study and live in Belgium?

We Answered:

Start to check the portal site of the Belgian government: http://www.belgium.be/en/family/residenc…

But I recommend to try an exchange program from you high school or college in Norway. So you can learn to know the Belgian culture (actually, it will be the Flemish or Walloon culture since there is not much real Belgian culture).

Joel Said:

What colleges in Pennsylvania have study abroad courses in Belgium and/or Austria?

We Answered:

I'm a student at the Free University of Brussels in Belgium. We co-work with an association called Versalius who yearly receive international students from everywhere.

Through Brethren Colleges Abroad (BCA) you can have an opportunity to go for a while or long time to Brussels. And if I'm not wrong Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania provides such study abroad courses together with BCA.

Valerie Said:

Best univeristy in Netherlands/Belgium to study COMPUTER SCIENCE?

We Answered:

IMHO the Delft University of Technology offers the most comprehensive curriculum in computer science and engineering, and information architecture . For details see link below. Moreover, Delft is only a 15-minute tram ride away from The Hague and you can travel in less than 45 mins. from Delft to Amsterdam, Utrecht or Rotterdam. Antwerp too, isn't that far either.
But Delft itself isn't too bad if you want to relax after having discussed the merits of tedious algorithms and programming code. It has a friendly, olde world atmosphere wih lots of clubs and cafes.
Delft University has a large international student community as well.

Alan Said:

I am not an EU national I only live, study in Belgium and I have a belgian resident permit,?

We Answered:

It depends on your nationality of course but your residence permit does not change your immigration status and so does not allow entry to the UK

You can check here if you need a visa or not, but as you need a residence permit for Belgium then I imagine you would also need a visa for the UK

You will need to contact the Belgian embassy, but actually the visa process for NL & Belgium has been outsourced to Paris and you have to make and incredibly long application! online for a visa. The chances of you getting it for next week (without contacting and visiting Paris) is practically zero

My husband is non-EU, has a permanent residence permit in the Netherlands, and when we visit the UK, then we have to go through this procedure which seems to get tougher each year!

http://ukinbelgium.fco.gov.uk/en/visas/

Dana Said:

i should be happy that I'll be going to study in Belgium, Liege for 6 months, but all i do is worry about it..

We Answered:

Well, first congratulations on being accepted to such a program. Whatever you might be thinking about it, this will enrich your life and open your horizons and you shuold embrace such an opportunity.

Belgium is hardly the third world and the things you are asking about are all available here. However, regarding making calls I would suggest using a mobile network for making international calls only in the worse-case scenario. Many Internet cafes also have phone centers and Skype connections on the computers and these will be much more economical.

As for English, people will speak it although not fluently and certainly not everybody. The French dialects shouldn't present too much of a problem as Liege is the largest city of Wallonia and most people you'll need to (or want to) speak with will speak proper French.

As with any place, your perception on how the people are will depend a bit on you. Most people are kind, but just pick you places carefully on arrival. With your school program you probably will have enough social opportunities anyways.


Update: Lol on your "OMG". I didn't think you meant it that way, but it's funny anyways. Actually, the Internet cafés and telephone centres are usually run by immigrants from North or Central Africa as they need these services to keep in touch with family back home. There is also an influx of East European residents who use these services since they are so economical.

Terri Said:

Should I study in Belgium or Frace?

We Answered:

Definitely France. I studied abroad there. TRUST ME... it's worth the money. Grenoble is really nice, and I know you will enjoy it!

Good luck with your choice! Have a good time in Europe!