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Info Session WE 2019 Exchange
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Info Session WE 2019
Exchange
Programme info session
1. General overview (IRMO)
2. IAESTE
3. Testimonials
4. Meet your exchange coordinator
10 reasons to study abroad
❖ Obtain VUB credits for all approved academic coursework abroad
❖ Study & learn differently
❖ Brush up on your language skills
❖ Boost your employment opportunities
❖ Gain a global mindset
10 reasons to study abroad
❖ Enhance your intercultural competences
❖ Learn about yourself & your culture
❖ Boost your self-confidence & independence
❖ Be adventurous & explore the world
❖ Friends for life from all over the world
VUB Exchange Contacts
International Relations office (IRMO)
• Practical info & support
• Grants
• Ms. Isa Lemaitre
• Mr. Sander Verhoef
• Pleinlaan 5, 1050 Brussels
• T: 02 614 81 01
Student Administration Center
(OWSA)
• Exchange administration
• Mrs. Gwen Van der Smissen
• Building C, second floor
• T: 02 614 87 07
Exchange CoordinatorsFaculty
[email protected]/go-abroad
Application & SelectionLearning Agreement (Studies & Traineeships)Grade conversionCredit recognition
Contact person Marjan Maes•DBIT Wim Vranken
•Geography Matthieu Kervyn•Mathematics Uwe Einmahl
•Informatics Beat Signer•Biology Gustavo Gutierrez Gonzalez
•Oceanography Karolien Van Puyvelde•Chemistry Yue Gao
•Physics Steven Lowette•Urban Studies Bas Van Heur
•Urban design & Fabio VaninSpatial Planning (STER)
Exchange Programmes
Studies or Traineeship✓ Always during & part of your VUB studies, never after graduation (excl. Erasmus+ Traineeships)
Grant - Included? Amount*?✓ Nationality is not a criterion, but you should be enrolled fulltime at the VUB
Tuition Fee Waiver
Min – max duration
Study level
EU or non-EU host institution
* Amounts are subject to change
EU DESTINATIONS
Erasmus+ KA1
Studies & Traineeships (during & after studies)
Studies: € 279 - € 379/month (+ €100 ‘Vlaamse Studietoelage’ ~ Flemish study allowance)
Traineeships: € 379 - €479/month
Studies: Min. 3 – max. 10 monthsTraineeships: Min. 2 months – max. 10 months
Sufficient funds (if not, Faculty ranking)✓ Exc. Traineeship after graduation (apply externally, first-come-first-served)
Online Linguistic Support (test & courses) & Online survey upon return
Erasmus+ KA 1 Host institutions
General: all 28 EU member states, FYROM, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Turkey
Studies: Specific cooperation agreements per WE programmeTraineeship: Approval Exchange Coordinator
More info per programme & exchange coordinator
Swiss European Mobility Programme (SEMP)Switzerland Grants paid by Swiss host institution+/- 400CHF/month
Erasmus Belgica
Studies: Specific cooperation agreements per VUB programme
€100 (1x)
Min. 2- max. 10 months
Bachelor
Sufficient funds (if not, Faculty ranking)
NON-EU DESTINATIONS
Non-EU host institutions
Studies: general VUB exchange agreements✓ Tuition fee waiver✓ Min. 5- max. 10 months
Traineeship: host organisation approved by Exchange Coordinator
No grant guaranteed, therefore EU back-up destination allowedHigher comptetition for grants and available places
Preparing for a non-EU exchange application: more effort
Teaching language: English or local language (Spanish, Portuguese, etc.)
Non-EU host institutions
Studies: general VUB exchange agreements:✓ Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paolo, Santa Catarina)✓ Canada (Québec)✓ China (Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Xi’an)✓ Colombia (Santa Marta)✓ Japan (Kobe)✓ Mexico (Guadalajara, Mexico City, Puebla)✓ Morocco (Rabat)✓ Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg)✓ South Africa (Bloemfontein) ✓ South Korea (Seoul)
Non-EU host institutions
Contact IRMO by e-mail to express your interest (with exchange coordinator and Marjan Maes in cc) at the latest by 15 December 2019 and receive more detailedinfo on the specific host institutions
Look up the offered programs online and compose a draft study plan Individual match for coursesYou will need approval from your exchange coordinator
Apply for a grant, if applicable✓ Grant from the Flemish government (€650 - €850/month + return flight)✓ Studies & Traineeships
✓ Generieke Beurzen (i.e. generic scholarships)✓ Priority Country Programme (Brazil, Chile, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Russia,
South Africa, Turkey, USA)
Non-EU host institutions
VLIR-UOS Reisbeurzen (i.e. travel grants)✓ Work placement/ internship or thesis ✓ 32 countries in Africa, Asia & Latin America ✓ Application at VUB (invitation local supervisor & recommendation VUB supervisor),
preparatory programme, 1,000 EUR✓ Application deadlines: 8 December 2019 & 10 May 2020
Non-EU host institutions
KA 107 – USA✓University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) ✓ 1 grant for outgoing student exchange (Ma/PhD)✓ 700 euro/month + return flight✓ Specifically for students Chemistry and Bio-engineering Sciences:
✓One semester at the UIUC research group Computational Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with Prof. Baron Peters, with a focus on catalysis (experimental and modeling)
✓ For more information, contact Prof. Frederik Tielens (Chemistry Department)
Non-EU host institutions
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KA 107 – Morocco✓ 4 grants for one semester outgoing student exchange:
▪ Université Internationale de Rabat▪ Université Mohammed V de Rabat▪ Université Abdelmalek Essaadi, Tétouan
✓ Grant + return flight✓ If interested, contact [email protected] for more information
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Application Procedure
Application at Faculty
• Application file (host institution, scholarship programme)
• You compose a first study or training plan, viz. a Learning Agreement (LA)
Nomination
• Your faculty nominates you officially to IRMO, after March 1st 2019
• IRMO nominates you to your host institution
VUB Application
• IRMO sends you the VUB procedure, SOP Mobility-Online
• You compose a final LA
• Your faculty approves your LA
Application Procedure
Host Institution Application
• You apply to your host institution or make arrangements withhost organisation
Official Approval
• Your Faculty officially confirms your exchange after the June and/or September exams
• Acceptance by the host institution
Departure Administration
• IRMO invites you to a take-off meeting
• IRMO sends you the scholarship administration
Deadlines
DEADLINE 1 March 2020
! LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED!
PRACTICALITIES
Practicalities
Choice of Host Institution
Required language knowledge
Selection procedure
Registration & tuition fee
Courses, exams & resit exams
Recognition & credit transfer
Practicalities
Insurance
Childcare benefits (‘kindergeld’)
Housing
Finances✓ VUB Social, Legal & Financial Support Team (Social Dienst Studenten) ✓ student.vub.be/studiefinanciering#ondersteuningsaanbod
QUESTIONS
VUB Exchange Contacts
International Relations office (IRMO)
• Practical info & support
• Grants
• Ms. Isa Lemaitre
• Mr. Sander Verhoef
• Pleinlaan 5, 1050 Brussels
• T: 02 614 81 01
Student Administration Center
(OWSA)
• Exchange administration
• Mrs. Gwen Van der Smissen
• Building C, second floor
• T: 02 614 87 07
Exchange CoordinatorsFaculty
[email protected]/go-abroad
Aplication & SelectionLearning Agreement (Studies & Traineeships)Grade conversionCredit recognition
Contact person Marjan Maes•DBIT Wim Vranken
•Geography Matthieu Kervyn•Mathematics Uwe Einmahl
•Informatics Beat Signer•Biology Gustavo Guttierez Gonzalez
•Oceanography Karolien Van Puyvelde•Chemistry Yue Gao
•Physics Steven Lowette•Urban Studies Bas Van Heur
•Urban design & Fabio VaninSpatial Planning (STER)
Programme info session
1. General overview (IRMO)
2. IAESTE
3. Testimonials
4. Meet your exchange coordinator
Work. Experience. Discover.
More than 80 countries
Why doing an internship with IAESTE?
Programme info session
1. General overview (IRMO)
2. IAESTE
3. Testimonials
4. Meet your exchange coordinator
Meet the experts by experience!
Joeri Lenaertso Physics and Astronomy
o A semester in Lausanne
Eline Desmedto Chemistry
o A semester in Paris
Laura Bossaero Biology
o A semester in Vienna
Biology
Università degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt (Austria)
Universität Wien (Austria)
Universität für Bodenkultur Wien -BOKU (Austria)
Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal)
Universidad de Oviedo (Spain)
Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University (Turkey)
Université Pierre et Marie Curie / Sorbonne Universités (France)
Université des Antilles (Guadeloupe)
Université de Guyane (French Guiana)
Muséum National d’HistoireNaturelle Paris (France)
Bioengineering / Molecular Biology
Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)
Medical University of Gdansk (Poland)
Technical University of Gdansk (Poland)
Universidad de Alcalá (Spain)
Universidad de Murcia (Spain)
University of Barcelona (Spain)
Computer Science
Technische Universität München (Germany)
Universitat Politécnica de Cataluña(Spain)
Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
Universität Konstanz (Germany)
Bauhaus Universität Weimar (Germany)
Universität Potsdam (Germany)
Physics and Astronomy
Université de Strasbourg (France)
Universiteit van Amsterdam (Netherlands)
University of Groningen (Netherlands)
Universitat de les Illes Balears (Spain)
Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
Chemistry
University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
Université Claude Bernard I Lyon (France)
Université Pierre et Marie Curie / Sorbonne Universités (France)
Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (Univ. Montpellier, France)
University of Lisbon (Portugal)
Girona University (Spain)
Marie Curie-Sklodowska University (Poland)
University of Limerick (Ireland)
Universiteit van Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)
Mathematics
University of Milan – Biccoca (Italy)
University of Warsaw (Poland)
University of Murcia (Spain)
Universidad de Granada (Spain)
University of Rijeka (Croatia)
Université de Cergy-Pontoise (France)
Geography
Université Paris Panthéon Sorbonne (France)
Universiteit Utrecht (The Netherlands)
Universität Wien (Austria)
Stockholm University (Sweden)
University of Göteborg (Sweden)
Lund University (Sweden)
Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium)
MSc Urban Studies/Geography/SteR*
Universität Wien (Austria)
University of Göteborg (Sweden)
HafenCity UniversitätHamburg (Germany)
Lund University (Sweden)
Stockholm University (Sweden) – *only Physical GeographyUniversiteit van Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Universiteit Utrecht (Netherlands)
Université Paris Panthéon Sorbonne (France)
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)
Université de Lausanne (Switzerland)
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (Germany)
Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)
Malmö University (Sweden)
Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium)
Aalto University (Finland)
MSc Urban Studies/Geography/SteR*
Université Lille (France)
University of Milan-Bicocca(Italy)
University of Tartu (Estland)
Charles University (CzechRepublic)
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität (Germany)
University of Oslo (Norway)
Universitat de Barcelona (Spain)
NTNU Trondheim (Norway)
Université de Luxembourg (Luxemburg)
Gdansk University of Technology (Poland)
RWTH Aachen University (Germany)
KTH Stockholm (Sweden)
University of Bern (Switserland)
Sciences Po Bordeaux (France)
Oceans & Lakes
University of Bremen (Germany)
Universidad de Oviedo (Spain)
University of Vigo (Spain)
Université de Bretagne Occidentale (France)
What’s next?
Inform your exchange coordinator + faculty coordinator ([email protected]) and submit your application before March 1st, 2020:
• Scholarship programme + destination
• Motivation letter (1 page max)
! For non-EU destinations: expression of interest by 15 December 2019 to [email protected], copy [email protected] and your exchange coordinator.
Programme info session
1. General overview (IRMO)
2. IAESTE
3. Testimonials
4. Meet your exchange coordinator
Meet your exchange coordinator
Your Exchange Coordinator:
• Biology: Gustavo Gutierrez Gonzalez ([email protected])
• Chemistry: Yue Gao ([email protected])
• Computer Science: Beat Signer ([email protected])
• Oceans & Lakes: Karolien Van Puyvelde ([email protected])
• Physics and Astronomy: Steven Lowette ([email protected])
• Geography: Matthieu Kervyn ([email protected])
• Urban Studies: Bas Van Heur ([email protected])
• SteR*: Fabio Vanin ([email protected])
• Bioengineering / Molecular Biology: Wim Vranken ([email protected])
• Mathematics: Uwe Einmahl ([email protected])
Faculty Coordinator Internationalisation:
• Marjan Maes ([email protected]; F4.107)
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