1. Welcome day Erasmus/Exchange students
campus Brussels

3. Welcome day - Programme
09:00 Welcome reception
09: General welcome / Student facilities / Stuvo+
11:00 ESN + campus tour
11: Belgian Lunch
13:00-16:00 Walking tour in Brussels organised by ESN

4. Who are you?
Erasmus students, exchange students, Faculty Arts & Faculty Economics and Business, many other international students of the English spoken International programmes, Brussels as an international city.

5. Who are we? KU Leuven, campus Brussels KU Leuven ≠ Odisee
Business faculty – EQUIS accredited
47th best University of the world – Times Higher Education World list 2018

6. Antwerp
Leuven
FEB’s 4 Campuses
Brussels
Kortrijk

7. Who are we? 1. Centralised International Office – in Leuven
2. International Office Campus Brussels
3. Key persons internationalisation and academic responsibles
4. STUVO+
5. ESN KULBrussels

8. Who are we? International Office KU Leuven, campus Brussels
Vice-dean Internationalisation FEB=
Peter Teirlinck
Head of International Office FEB =
Ingeborg Vandenbulcke
Mobility coordinator KU Leuven, FEB=
Dirk G. Van Waelderen
Student advisor – incoming students, Faculties of Arts /FEB=
Rebecca Rampelberg
Student advisor – outgoing students, Faculties of Arts/FEB=
Suzanne Steijleman

9. Who are we? 3. Key persons/advisors internationalisation
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Economics and Business campus Brussels
Netherlands/Hungaria/Wroclaw: Elke Brems
United Kingdom: Tom Toremans
Belgium and France: Luc Loonbeek
Germany/Finland: Joël Rooms
Italy: Giovanni Bevilacqua
Russia/Poland except Wroclaw: Liutauras Kazakevicius
Spain: Danny Masschelein (International coordinator – Arts faculty)
Internationalization Advisers:
Vanessa Geers
(Adviser for Handelswetenschappen/Business Administration)
Dorien Steegmans (MIBEM/MIBEB)
Katrien Wauters
(Adviser for Handelsingenieur/Business Engineering)

10. Who are we?
4. Integration student counseling: Accommodation, insurance, commune registration, banking etc. (= not study related): Mrs. Marieke Steurs - 1st floor
5. ESN KULBrussels and buddies – office 5th floor ‘T Serclaes building

11. Where are we?

12. Where are we?

13. What do we offer… Very motivated staff, skilled in problem solving
Study in centre of Brussels
Positive student environment
Academic and cultural experience

14. Spring semester Only 13 weeks of classes before exams
Papers, group works, intermediate evaluations!
Study hard => good chance in nice results 
If not => retries in August/September 

15. Spring semester Welcome day: 7 February
First day of classes: 11 February
Last day of classes: 24 May
Easter holiday: 06 April – 22 April
International week: week of 13 May
Farewell drink – May’18

16. Erasmus/Exchange practicalities & deadlines
Further registration: if applicable in International Office, KU Leuven campus Brussels
Password and log-in: KU Leuven bag - See envelop
Submit Emergency Data sheet (will be sent by ): DEADLINE 14/02
Finalising your ISP DEADLINE: 27/02
Finalising the Learning Agreement: DEADLINE 27/02
Student card (student restaurant/Exam/library/printer): the following weeks by the International Office – Belgian address ASAP

17. Erasmus/Exchange practicalities & deadlines
Information session (mandatory!) on-line platform for students + ISP Registration: Hermes building: 11/02 in room 4201,
Library information session (strongly recommended!): Hermes building: 12/02, room 3102

18. Erasmus/Exchange practicalities & deadlines
Student T’Serclaes:
bookshop(ground floor - C)
student counselling + ombudsperson (1st floor – A/ StuVo+),
student administration(1st floor - B)
library (1st – 8th floor - C)
ICT (3rd floor - A)
DeMineen (student card necessary)
Student Hermes:
Computer rooms
Pub & Sandwich bar
Study breaks

19. Erasmus/Exchange practicalities & deadlines
Don’t forget to activate your account – check documents envelop scratch card
Confirmation of arrival – signature needed
Education and Exam Regulation:
Course schedule available on (only courses mentioned in our course list on our webpage at campus Brussels):

21. KUL courses
Available courses for FEB students can be found on the link below:
ational/information- package/courses
Course offer at the faculty of Arts on the link below:
sh/education/brussels#contact

22. KUL courses How many courses ? Blocks of 2 hours
At KU Leuven 1 academic year = 60 ECTS credits
1 semester = 30 ECTS credits
Agreement with your university !
Blocks of 2 hours
Some once a week, other twice a week, other once every two weeks
Changes in class schedule are always possible
Check timetable daily
Toledo/blackboard
Be present and be on time !
Final result = Class presence + home work + exam

23. KUL courses - registration (LA)
Official registration consists of LA and ISP
Learning Agreement
List of courses
always check ECTS file for prerequisites
language courses
Changes possible (e.g. in case of overlap)
via “During the mobility” (see details next slide)
Hand in correct and signed LA/changes form by three parties (student/home uni/KUL)
bring in 1 copy (not accepted via mail)
T’Serclaes building – 5th floor room A05-01
Deadline: 27 February (afterwards no changes are possible)

24. KUL courses - changes (LA)

25. KUL courses – registration (ISP)
2. ISP = LA
Course approval of ISP on basis of LA
Courses in ISP = final exam registration
no exams = no grade, no credit on transcript but NA
(NA =not attended)
Deadline : 27 February (no changes afterwards)

26. Exams
All information about exams
Information session on exams
How are KUL exams organised, what results can you expect, …
Result of your exams in KU Loket
When? see studentportal
In case of failure:
resit between mid August and mid September
only possible after registration in beginning of July (reminder by )

27. Registration at city hall
Mandatory if you stay longer than 3 months in Belgium
Brussels city centre 1000, 1020, 1120 & 1130?
make an appointment on their website:
Other communes in Brussels go to the local city halls
Leuven?
You also need to make an appointment:
More information can also be found on the link below:

29. More information? International Office KU Leuven campus Brussels
T’Serclaes 5th floor – A05-1
Warmoesberg Brussel
Tel: +32(0)
FEB:
ARTS:
Open every day from – 16.00
Closed every Friday (I’ll not be in the office on Fridays during the month February)
Facebook group:
ARTS:
FEB:
Websites:
FEB: or
Arts: or

30. Exchange = study + culture + ???
Sunday = rest (shops closed)
Evening = 10pm = silence at home

31. Erasmusfair – you can help us !
12 March Reception
Help FEB students going on exchange
Free snacks and drinks
Fr-fe