Welcome day International & Exchange students

Programme 09:00 Reception 09:30 General welcome / Student facilities & student counselling / ICT / Safety 10:30 Programme-specific information sessions 11:30 Lunch 11:00-14:00 Information fair on studying and living in Brussels 13:00-16:00 Walking tour Brussels (if registered)

General welcome Prof. dr. Tom Van Puyenbroeck

Wie zij we? Vriendengroep Grootste en oudste vereniging Rijke geschiedenis: – Naam in bedrijfswereld – CV Lid zijn van Aloisiana is Gemenige skireis (Alpes-d’huez) in lesvrije week Genieten van studentenleven, gratis vaten en zo veel meer Wekelijkse clubavonden Interesse? Elke middag inschrijven in het clubke bij onze leden ActiefPassief Lidkaart  kortingen Activiteiten Feestjes Cursussen Doop ✕ Geen Doop Lint ✕ Geen lint Cantussen ✕ Geen cantussen Aloisiana Interesse? Deze middag om 12U30 gratis vat in ‘t clubke + mogelijkheid tot inschrijving Follow us:

ST.O.R.M. is… Eén grote vriendengroep Samen het Brusselse verkennen Voor HW, HIR, MPM & BM Gezellige clubavonden Samen gaan feesten Goedkoop gaan paintballen, cantussen, bierbowlen, schaatsen, eten en nog veel meer! Als afsluiter van het jaar het stilaan legendarisch weekend in de Ardennen Eerste activiteit: Ontmoetingsnamiddag dinsdag 22/9 om 13u in Scott’s Bar (links naast ingang ‘t Serclaes) Interesse? Vind ons in ‘t clubke of op de infomarkt

126 Countries and Territories 2400 Universities 100,000 Active members See you at the market !

Business Student Society at KU Leuven Campus Brussels gives students the opportunity to network, interact and develop themselves. Join us at our: - Formal events and gatherings related to current business oriented topics -Informal events for students to network and interact Meet us at the infostand for more information !

Student facilities & student counselling Marieke Steurs

INTRODUCTION TO STUVO+ FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

STUVO + GENERAL INTRODUCTION STUVO+ deals with student related issues Work fields Social Service Student Accommodation Student Jobs Student Counseling & Ombuds Service Catering Mobility (Public Transport) Sports Culture Health

SOCIAL SERVICES Study grant of the Flemish Government (NOTE: only Belgian students or according to the nationality conditions) Payment in installments of the tuition fee (Not for students with a VISA) Financial support from STUVO+ (Restricted to temporary financial problems that could not be foreseen) Information and advice on the social/legal status of the student in Belgium

STUDENT ACCOMMODATION Student rooms service desk for students Online database: ikot.brik.be Private landlords Tips & tricks for finding suitable accommodation

STUDENT JOBS Information and advice on working as a student in Belgium Information on the request of a work permit Access to the JOS database of VDAB

STUDENT COUNSELING OMBUDS SERVICE Study problems, adaptation issues, relational issues, psychological issues, medical issues, … Free individual counseling on campus by means of supporting conversations by psychologists Group sessions: study planning & study method, preparations for the exam period, fear of failure will be announced on Ombuds service to be contacted when: you cannot participate in an examination you experience problems of some kind

CATERING Student restaurant ‘De Mineen’ (T’Serclaes building) Offer: daily soup, fresh dish of the day, pasta, vegetarian dish, salads, sandwiches, beverages,… Student friendly prices No cash payments ‘Sodexo’s Clubke’ (Hermes building) Sandwiches, soup,… Student bar No cash payments

PUBLIC TRANSPORT Information on the public transport in Belgium Metro, tram, train, bus -> NMBS/SNCB, MIVB/STIB, De Lijn, TEC Refund of 35% on the Buzzy Pazz and Omnipas of De Lijn Villo! Biking in Brussels – 6 months for free

SPORTS Sports in Brussels at a low cost with the sports card  5 EUR for whole academic year 20% discount with student sport partners Free vouchers to try out some sports Discount on the sports offer on campus Free entry to a number of sports classes at other universities or colleges in Brussels Free access to the gym at Campus Parnas (Dilbeek) Participation in university competitions Sports offer close to campus Check the calendar on Table tennis on campus

CULTURE Wide range of cultural activities on campus or in Brussels Blood donation on campus Visit to Christmas Market in Cologne (GE) School’s Out party on campus Support of student activities Cooperation with different cultural organisations in Brussels Check the calendar on for upcoming activitieswww.stuvoplus.be

STUDENT PARTICIPATION STUDENT ORGANISATIONS General Student Council More details on: Active student participation in university policy Student Organisations ESN (Erasmus Student Network) AIESEC BSS

QUESTIONS CONTACT DETAILS Questions? Contact: Astrid Peeters, 1st floor T’Serclaes Contact details and information

ICT

Accounts ODISEE-account o firstname.lastname o PC- login, wifi, specific applications KUL-account o can be r-, s-, m- or c-number o e.g. , registration ISP, access to learning platform Toledo, …

1. ODISEE Account In your welcome letter, you can find an account (firstname.lastname) and an activation code. With that information, you can activate your account via Important: your password should be sufficiently complex. The Odisee-account gives you access to: Local network and WiFi (SSID Odisee) Certain applications PC- access

Odisee-account page

Odisee-activation page

Odisee-profile page You can activate your KULeuven account by clicking this activation code. It is recommended to give a mobile phone number and a personal address

SMS service (late schedule changes, emergencies) Can be activated via the profile page ! Not all campuses make use of the same timetable system. For this reason, classroom changes will not be communicated via the SMS service.

Signing in with ODISEE-login Signing in on specific web-applications and PC’s

2. KU Leuven Account Activating your r-number Via KU Leuven

Signing in with KUL-account Signing in on specific web-applications:

The learning platform Toledo(Blackboard)

Toledo – Announcements and notice boards All announcements, notice boards and changes in Toledo in chronological order Quick access to the notice boards or announcements. Announcements from the courses and communities

Tab Bibliotheek (Library) News from the library blog. Search in collections and e-sources. Links to library websites on campuses.

Toledo on mobile devices Blackboard Mobile Learn o Native app for mobile devices Toledo mobile o Web version adapted to smaller screens o

Communication to students Student portal – News Toledo – Announcements and Notice boards Facebook (unofficial) o FEBBrussels o

These mailboxes belong to domain More information via

Student portal

Digital services: faqict.odisee.be Extensive and step-by-step information on IT-accounts, infrastructure and support

Wireless WiFi network Available on all campuses LOCAL: best to use SSID ‘Odisee’. o Provides access to all local network services o Provides access to Internet General: SSID ‘eduroam’ o Use with KU Leuven login (r/s number) o Also Internet access at other locations (in Belgium and abroad)

printing on ODISEE Printing and Copying on Odisee is managed through the application Papercut. You can find information using the Papercut portal ( Logon using your Odisee account. At the start of the academic year, each student will receive a credit of € 3.5 to use as a print credit (this corresponds to approximately 100 pages). This will be posted automatically to your Papercut account.

Additional print credit can only be charged via print vouchers. You can buy these vouchers at the reception desk of your campus. Charging the voucher is done via the Papercut portal. You can only print if you are logged in to the network Odisee. Your prints will then be charged automatically. To copy, you need to log in to a photocopier using your student card or your Odisee login/password

Payment card with MiFair+ technology Your student ID also acts as access and payment card, and can be charged up to 250 EUR. HOW TO CHARGE? Via charging terminals: Hermes: next to the vending machines on the 1st floor T’Serclaes: in the cafetaria Parnas: in the cafetaria Via the Internet: - Charging, checking your balance and transactions Via the Bancontact device of Stuvo+ (only campus Parnas) Via bank transfer of Stuvo+ (exceptional)

Safety

First Aid Reception desk Only for over the counter painkillers or bandaid For anything else, see a doctor Special medical condition: alert Lutgarde Peeters

Evacuation fire

Accident

European emergency KU Leuven number number

Programme specific information Bridge MBA3102 BBA3107 MBA/prep MBA3202 MIBEM/prep MIBEM0105 Exchange studentsGrote Aula