Antwerp metropolis 511 716 inhabitants 172 different nationalities

Antwerp metropolis • 511 716 inhabitants • 172 different nationalities • 44 000 students • 1 136 restaurants and cafés • 25 museums • 50 000 trees

Antwerp Student City • • • 44. 000 students in higher education (University, University Colleges and Academy) 2 nd largest student city of Flanders University of Antwerp • • • Currently nine campuses Near future: some major relocations From nine to six campuses

Reasons to opt for Antwerp

Antwerp’s port: Centre of Trade

The port of Antwerp • Second largest port in Europe • 16 th worldwide • 12 million container units handled annually • 247 million euros turnover every year

Diamond Sector Antwerp

Diamond sector Antwerp 80% of world trade in rough diamonds and 50% in cut diamonds takes place in Antwerp. • 2060 diamond companies • • 34 000 direct & indirect jobs Turnover 51. 9 billion dollars (2012)

Sparkling cultural life

Culture in Antwerp 25 museums 800 000 objects of art 30 theatres Local and international performances • Famous festivals like Tomorrowland, Laundry Day and Summer of Antwerp • •

Exquisite wining and dining

Various sports activities

The catwalk of Europe

City of Fashion, Design & Shopping • Royal Academy of Fine Arts • Fashion Museum • Famous fashion designers: Dries van Noten Ann Demeulemeester Dirk Bikkembergs A. F. Vandevorst

Green city and surrounding areas

Antwerp metropolis easily accessible Bike Bicycle rental system Bus and tram Extensive network Train • Antwerp Central Station is one of the most beautiful train stations in the world • Easily accessible from cities in Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany and France • Stop for Thalys Airport Deurne

Antwerp metropolis in pocket size • Surprisingly multicultural • More different registered nationalities than in NYC • Places of worship of more than 140 different ‘religions’ • Cheap compared to the rest of Europe • You can even survive with English only

University of Antwerp

9 faculties • • • Applied Engineering Sciences Design Sciences Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences Arts and Philosophy Law Political and Social Sciences Applied Economic Sciences Medicine and Health Sciences Science

Top 50 Universities under 50, 2014: 10 th place worldwide

Faculty of Law City Campus

City Campus

Faculty of Law Programmes • • Bachelor of Laws (3 yrs) +/- 400 first year students Master of Laws (2 yrs) (in Dutch) +/- 190 graduates per year From 2016 -2017: Master of Laws (2 yrs) in English Master in Safety Sciences (2 yrs) Advanced Master in Tax Law (1 yr) Advanced Master in Corporate Law (1 yr) Doctoral programme in law www. uantwerp. be/rechten

Faculty of Law • approximately 85 incoming exchange students per year • mostly EU (Erasmus Socrates exchange) • also bilateral exchanges (Australia, Brazil, China, India, Puerto Rico, South Africa, United States) • From 2016 -2017 incoming exchange students take courses from the Master of Laws • Students taking 30 ECTS in a semester or 60 ECTS in a year receive the certificate ‘International and European Legal Studies Programme’

% of master students that was ‘mobile’ during studies 2014 -2015 13, 75 % 2013 -2014 21, 26 % 2012 -2013 23, 89 % 2011 -2012 2010 -2011 2009 -2010 2008 -2009 20, 93 % 25, 84 % 23, 21 % 17, 58 % mobile not mobile

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Faculty of Law NETWORKS • Partners for student exchange • CIEL programme • Networks: Academia Network and Nanterre network • Memoranda of Understanding

Our faculty’s International Office: Terry - Mieke - Nele