1. Welcome day Erasmus/Exchange students
campus Brussels

3. Welcome day - Programme
09:30 General welcome / Student facilities & student counselling / ICT / Safety
Programme-specific information session
11: Lunch at De Mineen
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
45th best University of the world – Times Higher Education World list 2019

6. Antwerp
Leuven
FEB’s 4 Campuses
Brussels
Kortrijk

7. Antwerp
Leuven
Arts 3 Campuses
Brussels

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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)

11. 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

12. Where are we?

13. Where are we?

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

15. Fall Semester Only 13 weeks of classes before Christmas
Papers, group works, intermediate evaluations!
Study hard => good chance in nice results 
If not => retries in August/September 

16. Fall semester Agenda: Start semester: 23/09
First day of classes: 24/09
Last day of classes fall semester: 20/12
Christmas holiday: 23/12 – 5/01
Study week: 06/01 – 12/01
First day of exams: 13/01
Last day of exams: 01/02
Go Global fair: 05/11 - Leuven
Farewell drink: December 2019

17. 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 

18. Spring semester Welcome day: 6 February
First day of classes: 10 February
Last day of classes: 22 May
Easter holiday: 6 April – 20 April
International week: week of 4 May
Farewell drink – May’20

19. Erasmus/Exchange practicalities & deadlines
Further registration: if applicable in International Office, KU Leuven campus Brussels
Password and log-in: envelop (will be given after the presentation)
Finalising your ISP DEADLINE: 09/10
Finalising the Learning Agreement: DEADLINE 09/10
Student card – at the International office

20. Erasmus/Exchange practicalities & deadlines
Info Market by Stuvo+: Monday 23/ first floor – Hermes building room 1119
Information session (mandatory!) on-line platform for students + ISP Registration: Hermes building: 24/09 in room 4201 & 4102 ,

21. 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 – 7th floor - C)
ICT (3rd floor - A)
DeMineen (student card necessary – no cash)
Student Hermes:
Computer rooms
Pub & Sandwich bar
Study breaks

22. Erasmus/Exchange practicalities & deadlines
Don’t forget to activate your account – check documents envelop scratch card – use your R-number (not b-number)
Confirmation of arrival – signature needed
Education and Exam Regulation:
Course schedule available on (only courses mentioned on the programme guide – NON-degree - Programme for exchange students fac. FEB. campus Brussels):

24. KUL courses
Available courses for FEB students can be found on the link below:
be/opleidingen/n/index.htm#bl=4; 28,38&f=-1,-1,-1,-1
Course offer at the faculty of Arts on the link below:
sh/education/brussels

25. 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

26. 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
send or bring in 1 copy (make sure that you & your coordinator signed it)
T’Serclaes building – 5th floor room A05-01
Deadline: 9 October (afterwards no changes are possible)

27. KUL courses - changes (LA)

28. 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 : 9 October (no changes afterwards)

29. Exams
All information about exams
Information session on exams
How are KUL exams organised, what results can you expect, … => will be organised during the semester
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 )

30. Registration at city hall
Mandatory if you stay longer than 3 months in Belgium
Brussels city centre 1000, 1020, 1120 & 1130?
EU-students & NON-EU – send an to (leaflet in envelop with overview what you have to send)
Other communes in Brussels go to the local city halls – overview of addresses in the envelop
Leuven?
You also need to make an appointment:
More information can also be found on the link below:

32. 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
Facebook group:
ARTS:
FEB:
Websites:
FEB: or
Arts: or

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