Welcome day ErasmusExchange students campus Brussels 2019 2020

Welcome day Erasmus/Exchange students campus Brussels 2019 -2020

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Welcome day - Programme • 09: 30 General welcome / Student facilities & student counselling / ICT / Safety • 10. 30 Programme-specific information session • 11: 30 Lunch at De Mineen • 13: 00 -16: 00 Walking tour in Brussels organised by ESN 3

Who are you? 4

Who are we? • KU Leuven, campus Brussels • KU Leuven ≠ Odisee • KU Leuven 1425 • Business faculty – EQUIS accredited • 45 th best University of the world – Times Higher Education World list 2019 5

Leuven Antwerp FEB’s 4 Campuses Brussels Kortrijk 6

Leuven Antwerp Arts 3 Campuses Brussels 7

Who are we? 2. International Office Campus Brussels 1. Centralised International Office – in Leuven 3. Key persons internationalisation and academic responsibles 4. STUVO+ 8 5. ESN KULBrussels

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 • 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) 10 Faculty of Economics and Business campus Brussels • Internationalization Advisers: Vanessa Geers (Adviser for Handelswetenschappen/Business Administration) Dorien Steegmans (MIBEM/MIBEB) Katrien Wauters (Adviser for Handelsingenieur/Business Engineering)

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

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 15

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 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

Erasmus/Exchange practicalities & deadlines • Info Market by Stuvo+: Monday 23/09 11. 30 -16. 30 first floor – Hermes building room 1119 • Information session (mandatory!) on-line platform for students + ISP Registration: Hermes building: 24/09 in room 4201 & 4102 , 12. 30 -13. 30 20

Erasmus/Exchange practicalities & deadlines • Student services @ T’Serclaes: • bookshop(ground floor - C) • student counselling + ombudsperson (1 st floor – A/ Stu. Vo+), • student administration(1 st floor - B) • library (1 st – 7 th floor - C) • ICT (3 rd floor - A) • De. Mineen (student card necessary – no cash) • Student services @ Hermes: • Computer rooms • Pub & Sandwich bar • Study breaks 21

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: http: //www. kuleuven. be/education/regulations/ • Course schedule available on (only courses mentioned on the programme guide – NON-degree - Programme for exchange students fac. FEB. campus Brussels): https: //onderwijsaanbod. kuleuven. be/opleidingen/e/index. htm 22

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

KUL courses • How many courses ? • 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 http: //toledo. kuleuven. be • Be present and be on time ! • Final result = Class presence + home work + exam 25

KUL courses - registration (LA) Official registration consists of LA and ISP 1. Learning Agreement • List of courses - https: //onderwijsaanbod. kuleuven. be/opleidingen/n/index. htm#bl=4; 28, 38&f=-1, -1, -1 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 – 5 th floor room A 05 -01 Deadline: 9 October (afterwards no changes are possible) 26

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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) 28

Exams • All information about exams https: //feb. kuleuven. be/eng/student-platform/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 https: //feb. kuleuven. be/eng/leuven/students/administration-and-regulations-1/exams#deliberation • In case of failure: • resit between mid August and mid September • only possible after registration in beginning of July (reminder by email) 29

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 e-mail to student@brucity. be (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: https: //www. kuleuven. be/english/admissions/travelling/appointment-cityhall • More information can also be found on the link below: • https: //www. kuleuven. be/english/admissions/travelling/city-hall#2 EEA 30

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More information? International Office KU Leuven campus Brussels T’Serclaes 5 th floor – A 05 -1 Warmoesberg 26 1000 Brussel Tel: +32(0)2 210 13 37 E-mail: FEB: internationaloffice. feb@kuleuven. be ARTS: mobility. brussel@kuleuven. be Open every day from 09. 00 – 16. 00 Closed every Friday Facebook group: ARTS: Incomingmobility@KULeuven. Campus. Brussels https: //www. facebook. com/groups/765627490149831/ FEB: Incomingmobility@FEBKULeuven: https: //www. facebook. com/groups/169864516749274/ Websites: FEB: https: //feb. kuleuven. be/eng/international or https: //feb. kuleuven. be/eng/student-platform Arts: https: //www. arts. kuleuven. be/english/education/brussels#contact or https: //www. arts. kuleuven. be/english/students/brussels 32

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

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