FIRST STEPS
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F IRST STEPS MEETING WITH JOHAN DE STERKE
Shortly after your arrival you have to go down to the International Relations Office where you will meet Mr. Johan De Sterke, the assistant coordinator of IRO. Send him an email asking for an appointment. He will guide your first steps as an international student in Brussels and he will give you a certificate that accredits you as a student. This is your proof of enrolment and it is important that you have it for your entire stay in Belgium. You can get there by metro lines 2 and 6, stop Delacroix. Nijverheidskaai 170 BE-1070 Brussels johan.de.sterke@ehb.be Phone : +32 2 559 1514 www.ehb.be www.universitaireassociatiebrussel.be
HEALTH INSURANCE
The medical costs in Belgium are very high so it is best to have a health insurance. The type of insurance that you can benefit from depends on your nationality. If you are an EU/EEA or Swiss citizen, with the European Health Insurance card, you are entitled to receive medical care if you become ill or have an accident. Presentation of the European Health Insurance Card guarantees your reimbursement of the medical costs on the spot, or soon after you return home. As a general rule the European Health Insurance Card only covers emergency medical care or continued treatment that cannot be interrupted. If you are not a national of one of those countries
or you have a VISA type D, it is recommended that you subscribe to a health insurance in Belgium after arrival. In that case, you should ask Mr. Johan De Sterke about the Student Insurance Programme or other insurances.
REGISTRATION AT THE COMMUNE
If you will be staying for more than 3 months in Brussels you should go to the town hall (commune) and register yourself before the end of your 4th month from your arrival. There you will receive your Belgian residence permit. The Brussels Capital Region counts 19 “Communes” (eg: Jette, Etterbeek, Ganshoren etc. are all communes of Brussels Capital Region), as it is called in French, and each one has a “Maison communal” or town hall that organises the civil administration for that area.
OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT
The major banks in Belgium are KBC, Belfius Bank, PNB-Paribas or ING. Conditions for opening a bank account vary from one bank to another. For instance, for opening an account at ING – the only bank office on campus Jette lies in the UZ Hospital – you need an international passport or European ID card, a proof of the current legal address (if not on the passport or ID card) and a document from the school confirming the enrolment. If you are up to 25 years old the bank account, internet banking and the (international) bank card (a debit card, not a credit card) are free of charge.
THE ABC OF DUTCH
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The of Dutch /It is not Chinese... ...it is Dutch and although it might sound a bit weird for your ears and complicated to understand in the beginning, in a short time you will be familiarised with the official language of Erasmushogeschool Brussel. If you follow one of the Dutch-spoken academic programmes, you most likely already know enough Dutch to manage it without any problem. If you take an English-spoken programme, such as CLASS, and hardly know a word of Dutch, we gladly offer you a set of very simple and useful sentences to communi-
cate in a simple manner. For its similarity, the majority of the Dutch-speaking population speaks English, so if you say “Sorry, ik spreek geen Nederlands. Spreekt u Engels? (“Sorry, I don’t speak Dutch. Do you speak English?”), most likely they will answer you “Yes, I do” and it will not be difficult to communicate with your colleagues of the Erasmushogeschool Brussel. Nevertheless, it will be very helpful for you to learn some basic little phrases and words to break the ice and begin to meet new people through its language.
“Alledaagse dingen”
- Everyday things
A good and useful beginning is to learn how to say everyday things such as:
Hello! Good morning Good afternoon Please Thank you You are welcome Have a nice day See you tomorrow Goodbye
Hallo! Goedemorgen Goedemiddag Alstublieft Dankuwel Graag gedaan Een fijne dag nog Tot morgen Tot ziens
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“Op School”
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- At the school
You will hear it everyday in the corridors, at the restaurants, amongst students and teachers and read it in school brochures, on the website, adds … Try to communicate with the staff in Dutch, they will love it! “I am lost , can you help me please? ” “Where is the international publishing class? ” “When does the class begin?” “When does the class end?”
“Ik ben verdwaald, kunt u mij alstublieft helpen?” “Waar is de international publishing les?” “Wanneer begint de les? “Wanneer is de les voorbij?”
And why not? Once you get mixed into the new atmosphere, try to take your first steps by introducing yourself to your new colleagues and meet new people:
“How are you doing?” “(Very) Good” “My name is” “Nice to meet you” “I come from” “I am 20 years old” “I study communication” “What do you study?” “Would you like to take a drink?”
“Hoe gaat het ?” “(Heel) Goed” “Mijn naam is” “Aangenaam” “Ik kom uit” “Ik ben twintig jaar oud” “Ik studeer communicatie” “Wat studeer jij?” “Wil je iets drinken?”
“Door Vlaanderen Reizen”
- Travelling around Flandes
The Flanders region boasts many interesting cities such as Bruges, Gent, Leuven, Antwerp... all of them impregnated with great history and a very characteristic medieval aesthetic, amongst many other things. So if you are thinking about going to discover the region of the Dutch-speaking community, what about starting with its language? Here you have some useful phrases:
“Where can I buy a train/ bus ticket?” “I would like a ticket to Brussels ” “How much does it cost? “ “How do I get to…? ”
“Waar kan ik een trein/buskaartje kopen?” “Ik wil graag een kaartje naar Brussel” “Hoeveel kost het?” “Hoe geraak ik naar …?”
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“Cijfers”
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- Numbers
1 één 2 twee 3 drie 4 vier 5 vijf 6 zes 7 zeven
8 acht 9 negen 10 tien 11 elf 12 twaalf 13 dertien 14 veertien
“Tweetalig Brussel”
15 vijftien 16 zestien 17 zeventien 18 achttien 19 negentien 20 twintig
- Bilingual Brussels
Although you are studying in a Flemish speaking university, regarding the fact that Brussels is officially bilingual, we thought some French phrases would be handy. “How much does it cost? “ “How do I get to…? ” Please Thank you You are welcome Have a nice day See you tomorrow
1 un 2 deux 3 trois 4 quatre 5 cinq 6 six 7 sept
“Combien ça coûte?” “Comment puis-je aller à ...?” S’il vous plaît Merci Avec plaisir / De rien Bonne journée À demain
8 huit 9 neuf 10 dix 11 onze 12 douze 13 treize 14 quatorze
15 quinze 16 seize 17 dix-sept 18 dix-huit 19 dix-neuf 20 vingt
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/ERASMUSHOGESCHOOL BRUSSEL Hello, everyone! I am Desiderius Erasmus, aka Erasmus.Yes, I have been dead for the past 475 years but my name is far from being forgotten.You probably would have had no idea who I was if it were not for the Erasmus programmes that brought you here today, which I hope you will all enjoy as much as possible.You have to make me proud! As you already know by now, Erasmushogeschool Brussel (Erasmus University College Brussels) was named after me, so let me present to you some facts about our great school:
1. Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Erasmushogeschool Brussel (EhB) are partners in the Brussels University Association, created in 2003.
2. The university has more than 5000 students and consists of six departments with about 20 areas of study.
6. Among the English courses you can find:
Teacher Training, Music, Hotel and Tourism Management, Landscape and Garden Architecture, Communications, Journalism etc.
7. Erasmushogeschool Brussel offers a stu-
some departments offer English courses.
dent-oriented approach through an intense tutoring programme and it is also using the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), which facilitates both curriculum comparison and student exchanges.
4. There are 24 bachelor’s (19 professional
8. EhB is engaged in 4 types of research: applied
3. The main teaching language is Dutch but oriented and 5 academic) and 11 master’s degree programmes.
5. EhB comprises professional and academic
education in 10 disciplines, namely: Architecture, Audiovisual and Dramatic Arts, Health Care, Communications, Industrial Sciences and Technologies, Music and Performing Arts, Education, Social Work and Applied Linguistics, Hospitality Management and Tourism Management.
and industrial research; strategic (fundamental) research; artistic research and practice based research.
9. The University supports European cooper-
ation in education and research, and is member of several European networks. Student mobility is seen as the major tool for the development of competences and knowledge. If you are looking for more information about your host university, please visit www.ehb.be/ english or contact international.relations@ ehb.be.
STUVO EhB
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STUVO EhB What’s STUVO
EhB?
Hello student! We are Stuvo EhB, a small organisation with big ambitions. We want to give YOU the time of your life as a student at the Erasmushogeschool Brussel. Of course, making your stay in Belgium an unforgettable experience is your challenge, but we do the best we can to create the ideal setting for this. As the organisers of the student services it is our job to make you study in the best possible circumstances and to pay special attention to the social aspects of being a student. We help all students of Erasmushogeschool by giving advice and organising a wide range of services and activities. Student services involve in fact all aspects of student life, except the academic stuff: student housing and restaurant facilities, juridical and legal advice, psychological support, health advice, sport facilities, cultural events and student parties. Stuvo EhB is near to help, advice and entertain you with the mission of bringing you the better student situation and facilities to share your talents with the world. We are not a specialized institute for international students like the International Relations and Mobility Office, but our services are open to all students of the Erasmushogeschool Brussel. For at least one year, they are at your dis-
The launch /The Orientation Days and welcome activities In the beginning of the academic year Stuvo EhB offers a range of welcome activities to make students feel at home in the Erasmushogeschool. In the Orientation Days the International Relations Office (IRO) of Erasmushogeschool Brussel, Stuvo and the international student organisation ESN present to you all necessary information in two days. ESN and IRO organise a lot of interesting activities a whole year long.
/Stuvo EhB student restaurants:
- tasty and healthy at student fares
Stuvo EhB has restaurants and cafeterias on almost every campus of the Erasmushogeschool. Our cooks guarantee tasty and healthy food at student fares! From 8 AM onwards you can grab a coffee, a fresh fruit juice and enjoy a breakfast to seize a new day. Sandwiches, desserts, drinks and snacks can be ordered until closing time. Our restaurants offer warm dishes and bowl of soup between 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM. Here is our short list: cafeteria “The Link” on campus Jette, student bar “The Rits” at campus Rits, restaurant “Bloemenhof” on the 4th floor of campus Dansaert, restaurant “Nijverheidskaai” on the Anderlecht campus and “Royal Conservatory” at the campus Royal Conservatory. Students of Erasmushogeschool are also allowed to use the student restaurants of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel on the campus in Etterbeek.
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/ Social and juridical advice:
- all student topics except learning stuff.
Our social workers, Sander and Angelique, provide free social and juridical advice concerning student affairs: explanations about your social statute as a students, your rights and duties, the combination of studying and working, student job contracts, social administration etc. If you need to solve any problem or you simply have doubts, don’t hesitate to contact us. Student affairs are our daily occupation. For specific matters of international students, you may want to address the broad experience of the International Relations and Mobility Office, the absolute number one specialist in the expat situation. For educational matters (study programme, credits, content, examination …) IRMO or their departmental contacts will help you out. Stuvo EhB’s social service: Angelique Roels, angelique.roels@ehb.be, tel. +32 2 526 85 03, fax. +32 2 527 08 15 Sander Delaere, sander.delaere@ehb.be, tel. +32 2 526 85 00, fax. + 32 2 527 08 15
/Listening to you … - Psychological support
If things are not going the way you want them to or you feel bad and you do not know how to deal with it, Stuvo EhB’s free psychological consultation offers you a conversation to find solutions or to clear your mind. We cannot offer multiple psychotherapeutic sessions or deeper therapy in English, but if necessary, we advice you where to go. Don’t hesitate to contact our mental coach, Sofie. Stuvo EhB’s psychological consultations: Sofie Giets, sofie.giets@ehb.be, tel. +32 2 526 85 02
/Housing and mobility facilities:
- The student home and Br(iK
When you have any doubt about your house lease contract, you wonder where can you settle best, or you simply need information about where you can apply for renting a room in Brussels, do not hesitate to contact our housing service. Stuvo EhB supplies useful tips and information about housing. If you have not found any permanent place to live yet, we can help you find a nice place to stay. The International Relation Office (IRO) reserves every year a certain amount of rooms for international students in the Stuvo EhB Student Home in Jette, a green and calm space in the outskirts of Brussels.You can apply at IRO, Johan De Sterke. Another possibility to find a room, especially in the city centre, is the housing agency Br(iK. This joined venture of Stuvo EhB and the student services of the other Flemish Institutes of Higher Education in Brussels has a database with their own housing facilities, but also those of private landlords. Br(iK also organises the cheap public transport season ticket for students in Brussels. For 100 €, students have an unlimited use of metro, tram and bus in Brussels.You need a proof of enrolment in the Erasmushogeschool, your identity card and two pictures. Don’t wait too long to go and get it! The number of these cheap tickets is limited.
Stuvo EhB’s housing service: Bram Laurent, bram.laurent@ehb.be, Frederik Moonen, frederik.moonen@ehb.be, Tel. +32 2 476 16 17, fax. +32 2 476 16 18
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/ Events and student parties
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/ Jobs - Looking for a student job in Brussels?
Studying needs a lot of effort, but also relaxation! That’s why Stuvo EhB takes care of your enjoyment! Stuvo EhB supports a lot of student organisations (e.g. ESN, Erasmus Student Network) but also (co-)organises a wide range of student activities and events (concerts, events, sports, competitions, night clubbing and many more activities) that await for your participation. Stuvo EhB’s sports and event service: Evelien Aertssen, evelien.aertssen@ehb.be, + 32 2 472 52 71 Ben Van Beeck, ben.van.beeck@ehb.be, tel. +32 2 526 85 04
Stuvo EhB and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel have a shared job service (http://jobs.vub.ac.be). We maintain a database in which you can look for a job, but you will need some understanding of Dutch to use it. There is also JOS, a database formed in cooperation with all universities and university colleges in Brussels and Flanders, which you can find on our organization’s website (www.ehb.be/stuvo). Another option is to inform Angelique, the head of our job service, that you are looking for a job but, most likely, the jobs that would be available for English speaking students are regarding HORECA services. If she receives a suitable job offer, she may contact you. She may also give you some useful tips where to go to find a job.
Stuvo EhB’s job service: Angelique Roels, angelique.roels@ehb.be, tel. +32 2 526 85 03
Studentensport Brussel /Sports facilities Stuvo EhB and Vrije Universiteit Brussel give international students a wide range of sport facilities. With your student card you can buy reduced season tickets in several fitness centres. Especially Health City Jette offers a large discount for a year of fitness and group sessions. Next to that, a wide sports programme in Jette, Ixelles and Brussels City waits for your participation. The first thing to do is buying a Club Card (€ 5) at the Sports Service in Jette (ground floor student home; Monday to Friday, 12 AM – 1:30 PM), Rits Café (Monday to Thursday, 5 PM – 7 PM) or Sports Centre Etterbeek. With the Club Card you get 20% reduction on several sport clubs. At the sports desks you can get advice on the sports programme, lessons and reductions. All activities can also be found on www.studentensportbrussel.be. It is always nice to discover that your muscles are capable of greater efforts than holding a beer! Keep your heart beating and fill your lungs with fresh air! The international students team in the indoor soccer league has a reputation to defend. If you are used to practice sports at competition level in your home country, you can join the school team and play matches against other universities. Apart from the Health City, you also have Just Fit and Basic Fit, there are several clubs in Brussels and during the year they offer several reductions in inscription for a year fitness and group sessions.
Rits Café A Brussels student meeting point! Rits Café is a bar and cultural meeting centre located on A. Dansaertstraat 70, close to Bourse and St. Catherine. Hosted by Stuvo EhB, it is the place for Brussels students to organize events. The culture programme is realized by and with students (concerts, theme nights, debates…). Since it is located in the Rits Filmschool, it has a Cinema Theatre in the back. During the day, Rits Café is a cafeteria for students and the bar opens its doors from 5 PM, from Monday till Thursday. It closes at the last metro and, some Tuesday evenings, there is a night bus at 1:30 h. Every two weeks on Tuesday, Rits Café, ESN and the international students are organizing Mire El Mundo evenings, dedicated to different countries in Rits Café. Once per month in Jette and once per month in Kultuurkaffee. With these events you can get the chance to meet people that are living the same experience as you! The idea is simple and friendly: every Tuesday – one new country or culture in the
theme (either yours or your friends’), which will give you the possibility to get to know the cultures of your friends. So you can organize international evenings by yourself and you can do that by sending an e-mail to ben.van.beeck@ehb.be Rits Café is the perfect place to drink, chat and surf. You can attend concerts or you can play typical games like Monopoly, Risk… and have a nice and relaxed time with your friends. And, since it is a culture bar, you can listen to live music, go to the Cinema Rits and watch debates on different social aspects. Remember, all activities are for free! Although it is a place dedicated to students, the door is open to anybody who is into a young atmosphere. The prices are really nice, especially with the new Happy Hour concept, from 17 until 19h, because it’s a Student Bar, made just for you!
ESN Brussels, a heart for students in the heart of Europe! We’re a small section but always bustling with activity! Our members are committed to our cause because of their stay abroad. Now, we strive to introduce our students to Brussels and Belgian life, helping them settle in and explore our culture, during which they share their culture with us. In short, we want their stay abroad to be a life (ex-)changing experience! The most important activities are during the Welcome Week. We help our students explore the city and get to know the local students. We organize guided tours, pub-crawls, beer tastings, bowling, the list is too long to sum up. That’s not all yet, we also explore the rest of Belgium, such as Bruges or Antwerp. But we don’t stop at borders, Brussels is well located to travel around Europe. So we organize city trips to Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin, Cologne,… Our weekly country nights are also great fun. There is some typical food and drinks, with music from whatever country is represented. It never fails to put a smile on the guests’ faces. We still have other activities: visiting museums, kayaking, visiting European Parliament and many more parties! Find us on: »» Our website: www.esnbrussels.org »» Facebook Profile: Esn Brussels »» Facebook Like Page: ESN Brussels »» Facebook Group: ESN Brussels 2012-2013
See you soon!
The ESN Brussels Team
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Brussels Brussels is one of the most important European capitals on an international level. It is known as the capital of Europe and declared Cultural Capital of the EU in the year 2000.This small city is known for its emphasis on the diplomatic level and its great cultural, historical and artistic value.Walk its streets, enjoy its multicultural atmosphere, know its history! You could only be seduced by the beauty of its corners and shudder before its international significance.You are already here and now it is time to explore it. Take your map and umbrella, just in case, we are going to discover Brussels!
/Grand Place Anyone who passes through Grand Place is surprised by its grandeur and the beauty of its buildings filled with little details and inspired by three architectural styles: Gothic, Baroque and the Louis XVI French style. The main building is the City Hall, built between 1402 and 1455, which imposes its high tower. At The King’s House, originally the house of bread, rebuilt in the 20th century, you can visit the Museum of the City of Brussels nowadays. Between the 16th and 17th centuries, guilds were integrated around the square, which was the focus for market trade in the city. Although it was bombed in 1695 by the troops of the French King Louis XIV, the inhabitants of the guilds gathered their efforts to rebuild it, preserving the aesthetics of that period until today.
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/Manneken Pis The name “Manneken Pis” stands for “little boy peeing” in Dutch. He became one of Brussels’ landmarks attracting thousands of tourists on a daily basis. There are many legends surrounding this small bronze statue, and all agree that it is a tribute to a child who saved the city by urinating. Making it even more attractive: throughout the year Manneken Pis is dressed up with hundreds of different costumes from all around the world; even he is a typical multicultural inhabitant of Brussels. Did you know that Manneken Pis is unmarried and has a girlfriend a few blocks further north? She is called Jeanneke Pis and it was raised in 1987.
/Erasmus House Desiderius Erasmus, the great humanist and traveller of the Middle Age, stayed in a farm house in the commune of Anderlecht in the year 1521, when it was nothing more then a little village of 300 souls. The house is nowadays a museum where Flemish primitive paintings and countless writings and works are preserved. The house is surrounded by two gardens, The Garden of Medicinal Plants and The Philosophical Garden with ponds reflecting the landscape that once fascinated the philosopher.
Multiculturalism on the streets /Municipality of Ixelles / Elsene
/Schaerbeek
The commune of Ixelles / Elsene is one of the most multicultural areas in Brussels; a mixture of cultures, artists, small streets with a very lively atmosphere and pretty quiet corners. In the colourful neighbourhood of Matonge (named after one of the most lively areas of Democratic Republic of Congo, Capital Kinshasa). Indian, Latin American, Pakistani and especially African culture coexist peacefully, and therefore seen as the very symbol of multiculturalism in Brussels.
Take a walk down Rue de Brabant and will feel like you are in an oriental street or Turkish Bazaar filled with its exotic food shops and anything one could use in his household from cutlery to fabrics; name it and you will probably find it there at the cheapest prices. Schaerbeek is one of the municipalities with the most architectural and cultural richness of the city. The Moroccan and Turkish communities live together in this neighbourhood.
The heart of European Union The importance of Europe in Brussels is pretty clear: it is the European capital that hosts the largest number of European institutions. Here, most of the relevant decisions are developed and taken regarding European policies. The Schuman area is the European diplomatic centre of the city and it is known as the “European district”. It is very interesting to walk along Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat and contemplate the prominent buildings of the European Commission, Berlaymont, Charlemagne and the European Council. The European Parliament, European Union’s legislative body, has its main door at the busy Luxembourg square and is embraced by the peaceful Leopold Park, where is located the Solvay’s Library. Nearby extends the Rue Belliard / Belliardstraat where you can find the big building that houses the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions.
Green Zones In Brussels there are a lot of green areas where you will find a place to escape from the grey asphalt and relax in nature. Some places like Ter Kameren-
bos, Domaine Royal de Laeken / Koninklijk Domein Van Laken (the two biggest parks in Brussels) are perfect to escape into nature and Foret de Soignes is the “green lung” of Brussels, situated in the south part of the city. Walking with friends, playing sports, jogging, cycling, visiting exhibitions, monuments, or enjoying live music are some of the things that the parks of Brussels have to offer you. Get out there to know all of them!
/Royal Park Take the subway and stop at the largest urban public park in the centre of Brussels. It is surrounded by two important Belgian buildings: the Royal Palace and the Belgian Parliament. The park has within its boundaries the Royal Park Theatre. Enjoy it in the summer, when free parties are organized in the very heart of the park.
/Cinquantennaire Park: Located between Schuman and Merode, it was converted into an exhibition centre for the world exhibition of 1880 when its monumental Arc of Triumph was built. Nowadays it is surrounded by many of the European institutions.
At the Cinquantennaire Park you can visit the Royal Museum of Arts and History, the Royal Army and Military History Museum and the Autoworld museum. During the year, especially in the summer time, exhibitions, marathons and all sorts of activities are organized in this park. On top of the Arc of Triumph there is a perfect panoramic view of Brussels.
/Josaphat Park Inaugurated by King Leopold II of Belgium on June 6th 1904, this park is an outdoor museum of sculptures and fascinating views. Beautiful avenues of trees, sport installations and residential areas surround the Josaphat Park, located in Schaerbeek.
/Laeken Park In the north of the city you have the Laeken Park, not far away stands the Atomium, structure of iron spheres representing an atom, which has become a true symbol of Brussels. It is part of Bruparck, where you can find also Mini-Europe, a miniature representation of the main attractions of Europe, from the Big Ben to Venice.
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In the Laeken you can also fine the Royal Greenhouses, which is valuable from three viewpoints. First of all, some of the plants belonging to Leopold II’s original collections still exist. Furthermore, the current collections still respect the spirit that prevailed when the original collections were planted. Finally, the Royal Greenhouses still contain an enormous number of rare and valuable plants. The Royal Greenhouses are opened to the public in spring during almost three weeks. Within a few minutes away and to crown the visit, you can find the garden of the Chinese Pavilion and the Japanese Tower. Jette has several very pleasant parks: the King Boudewijnpark, the Garcetpark and a youth park. In Belgium, what we call “woods” are sometimes also parks: the Dielegembos, the Poelbos and Laarbeekbos. The latter is situated near the Jette university campus. Near the Etterbeek campus you will find:
/Bois de la Cambre (walk from the campus or take bus 71/tram 23 or 90). It is closed to traffic at weekends and you can cycle or skate in the park. It is very popular when the weather is fine and very pretty in autumn; it is also popular with joggers.
/Forêt de Soignes is huge (don’t go alone or without a map) and you can easily spend a day there, if
you like walking.You can walk across the forest to “La Hulpe “and return by train to Etterbeek (takes a day).
/Parc Tournay Solvay (by train from Etterbeek towards Louvain La Neuve (LLN) and get off at the second stop Bosvoorde/Boitsfort). It is a small but very attractive park, especially in spring and autumn.
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Brussels’ Big clubs and pretty venues Located at Porte de Hal, this club is one of the biggest of the city where many international DJs perform. Fuse is a household name in the European techno scene, but during the week student parties bring several genres (Rue Blaesstraat 208).
In only a few years time, K_nal became a new concept in Brussels. They’re most known for their Libertine and Anarchic parties. Dance to the beats of the finest elektro sounds with and amazing view over the Brussels canal zone (Havenlaan 1, 1000 Brussels).
Ancienne Belgique-AB Club: The oldest venue of the city and one of the best equipped for concerts of internationally famous artists. Theatre and exhibitions of the highest quality are programmed throughout the year (Anspach Boulevard 110).
Mirano Continental and Fiesta Club are also Multidisciplinary centre, concerts and exhibition hall, restaurant, bar and nightclub, Recyclart is known as the most alternative centre of the city, with a varied agenda and affordable prices. Come and recycle your ideas about art (Ursulinenstraat 25).
One of the hippest clubs in Brussels, located near the Central Station.You should dress well if you want to go to this trendy club (Rue Duquesnoy 18)
Urban and nature. The Wood, the brand new bar in the heart of the heritage site of the Bois de la Cambre in one of the oldest buildings in the park dating back to 1880. Open 4/7 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from midnight. The new young talents of Brussels electro scene will surprise you with their powerful sound dynamics. The best prove is the massive support they receive from the energetic crowd growing with them since the beginning. It is a truly new dawn of a new generation. (Chemin de la Meute 1)
clubs you might enjoy going to. The first one is situated on Chaussée de Louvain 38 (metro station Madou) and the second on Quai des Usines 20 (tram station Mabru).
Bazaar Club: amazing, not
really well-known…you will have to discover by yourself. The craziest parties take place in Bazaar. Next to Jeu de Balle, Rue des Capucins 63.
Louise Gallery Night Club: is where most of the Erasmus parties take place. The best club if you want to meet more international people like you, nice ambience. Commercial and House music. (Galerie Louise, level 1- 1050 Ixelles).
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We could also recommend to you some bars worth going to, among which you can find:
/ Madame Moustache is a truly unique place to go. If you like listening and dancing to old
songs, this is definitely the place for you! Some would recommend you go during Tuesdays or Wednesdays, others would say during the weekend or every night if possible. It is situated right near the metro station at Sainte Catherine / Sint Katelijne (Brandhoutkaai 5-7)
/Delirium & Celtica are among the most visited by tourists.The first one has to offer you over 2000 types of beer brought here from all over the world, whilst the second one is, apparently, the first Celtic pub opened in Brussels, known for its offer on Happy Hour (Delirium: Impasse de la Fidélité, 4A; Celtica: Rue du Marché aux Poulets 55).
/Rock Classic is, as the name says, a bar with and for rockers so no explanations are necessary. (Rue du Marché au Charbon 55)
/Place Saint Géry, one of the best areas of Brussels nightlife, full of bars and pubs where you
can go to grab a beer or drink some cocktails. There you can find Mezzo, which specially on Thursdays and Fridays there is a lot of student atmosphere, Café Central is next to Mezzo, during the night it becomes a nice pub (Rue Borgval, 14), Salsa Bar, among others. Place Saint Géry is next to metro stop La Bourse. (Place Saint Géry, 25).
/On Thursday you can find a lot of ambient in Place du Luxembourg, in Ixelles, just close to the European Parliament. There you can find young people form all nationalities and many trainees of the European Institutions.
/Rits Café!!!! Definitely a student bar, cheap drinks, nice ambience, live concerts…Rits Café even offer you the possibility of co-organize your own party! Contact Ben Van Beeck for further information ben.van.beeck@ehb.be Rits Café is open only during the week. (Antoine Dansaertstraat, 70)
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Museums Recommendations /Museum of the City of Brussels
(Grand-Place – in front of the Town Hall): visual and decorative arts from Brussels: paintings, altarpieces, tapestry, sculptures, porcelain, earthenware, silverware, tin. Urban development: plans, scale models, evocation of communication problems, green areas, the port of Brussels, the principal monuments, the great urban creations. Story of the people of Brussels: local political institutions, the role of Brussels as capital city, economical, social, religious, cultural and folkc history (e.g. wardrobe of Manneken-Pis).
/Comic Strip Museum (Rue des Sables
20): the land of Smurfs and Tintin; visitors can discover a range of permanent exhibitions, illustrated with original comic strip drawings and unique objects. Simultaneously, there are also several temporary exhibitions on display.
/Museum of Musical Instruments
(Hofberg 2 Montagne de la Cour): the 1200 most interesting instruments are assembled in 4 galleries, enhanced by images, text panels and sounds. In addition the MIM has a concert hall, a space for workshops (for groups and by reservation only), a museum shop, a library and a rooftop restaurant, from where the breathtaking view over the city gives a unique flavour to the menu.
/Royal Museum for Central
Africa (Leuvensesteenweg 13, Tervuren): The
Museum plays an active role in the sustainable development of Africa and aspires to be a centre for collaboration and reflection on today’s Africa and the challenges it faces. To get there you have to take metro line 1 (direction Stockel), stop Montgomery. Then take tram 44 until you reach the final destination (terminus).
/Magritte Museum (Regentschapsstraat 3): The museum displays the works of the surrealist artist, which belong to the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and which are mainly the
result of purchases as well as of the legacies Irène Hamoir-Scutenaire and Georgette Magritte. Many private collectors, as well as public and private institutions have contributed to the Musée Magritte Museum project by lending their masterpieces. This multidisciplinary collection is the richest in the world. It contains more than 200 works consisting of oils on canvas, gouaches, drawings, sculptures and painted objects as well as advertising posters, music scores, vintage photographs and films produced by Magritte himself.
/Cinematek (Rue Baron Horta 9): a permanent exhibition space for the Royal Film Archive’s collections. It holds one of the richest film collections in the world. Two well-equipped screening rooms can handle all common formats for sound and silent films.
/Bozar: The Paleis voor Schone Kunsten
(Dutch) or Palais des Beaux Arts (French) is a great cultural venue. The complex contains a large concert hall, a recital room, a chamber music room, lecture rooms and a vast gallery for temporary exhibitions. BOZAR has seven artistic departments: Bozar Expo, Bozar Music, Bozar Cinema, Bozar Dance, Bozar Theatre, Bozar Literature, Bozar Studios and Boxar Architecture. The Bozar is home to the National Orchestra of Belgium, the Société Philharmonique/ Philharmonische Vereniging which invites the world’s major orchestras and performers to appear at the Le Boeuf Hall. The finals of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition are held there also. Other museums that you can find on the Place des Mont des Arts are the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and the Belvue museum. This last one displays the entire history of Belgium and is connected with the Coudenberg archeological site and museum which is located UNDER the Place de Mont des Arts in the ruins of Emperor Charles’ palace.
Brussels: Capital of Europe, Capital of Chocolate and Beer, Capital of Art Nouveau... basically too many to name in this article.
Travelling in Europe
The fact that Brussels is located in the heart of Europe means that you can travel to almost anywhere at affordable prices. There are two airports in Belgium near Brussels: The National Airport (Zaventem) and the Brussels South Airport (Charleroi). The cheapest way to travel by plane is travelling from Charleroi. There are many low cost airlines flying from there. The only thing that you should think in advance is that to get to this airport you have to take a bus from the Midi Train Station. That bus trip costs €13 (return ticket: €22). To get from Midi to Charleroi takes about 45 minutes and you can find the schedule of the bus in the webpage of the airport (www.charleroi-airport.com). The tickets to fly from the National Airport are usually more expensive than the Brussels South Airport (with some exceptions like Easy Jet or Blue Air), but it is much easier to get there.You just have to go to one of the train stations (North, Central or Midi) and pick up a train that gets to the airport in just a few minutes and costs around €5,40.You can check the trains schedule on the website of the Belgian Train Company (www.b-rail.be). Another option would be to get to the airport by bus. It costs €3 and you can check on www.stib.be for information about the buses 12 and 21. For travelling abroad you can always contact ESN and see what trips they are planning but, if you want to go on your own, look after the Ryanair special offers or go on www.skyscanner.com, or www. momondo.com to find the cheapest flights to your destination. There is also the possibility of travelling by bus with Eurolines, from the North station and you can check the prices on their website (www.eurolines.be) or by train, with Eurostar (www.eurostar.com). If you want to travel inside Belgium then, of course, the best solution is to travel by train. This is very comfortable and quick; you do not have to worry about check-in hours and it is pretty cheap if you
compare the prices with other countries. If you are under 26 years old you can buy a GoPass which is a ticket that is specially created for young people. It costs € 50 and it has 10 travels on it, so each trip will cost you only € 5!
Check out USE-IT Tourist info for young people! USE-IT is tourist information for young people. The maps and guides are made by locals who know what’s going on in the city and who give no-nonsense inside advice on where to eat, sleep and go out if you are not a millionaire. Give them a visit while you are in Brussels, they can be really helpful if you want to travel around Belgium.You will get free city maps (like the one of Brussels you have in the welcome package but from other cities like Ghent, Bruges…), free internet, many useful advices and a free coffee. Moreover, you will meet some other travellers, the info desk is more like a bar than a tourist info. Open: Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 Steenkoolkaai 9B Quai à la Houille (Metro St. Cathérine) http://www.use-it.be/
You can also share it with other peo ple, as long as they are also under 26 of age. You just have to write down the departure city, the arrival city and the date before you enter the train. You can travel also to outside of Belgium with the GoPass (quick trains are not included).You just have to write down the name of the last Belgian City (frontier points are excluded) and then buy a ticket from this city to your destination.
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Ordering beer
If you want a beer and the bar is too noisy for the bar keeper to understand what you are ordering, all you have to do is raise your little finger and show it to him or her. “Why?”, you ask. Well, the word pintje stands for lager and it represents the main beer which is served in a bar. Why showing the little finger? Because in some Brabant dialects a pintje is also called a pinke, while the word for little finger is “pink”.
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Peeing against a church Built by Joseph Poelaert, who designed Brussels’ Palais de Justice, the 19th-century Church of St Catherine occupies the centre of this quarter. Its blackened façade is pretty scruffy, as is the open-air urinal against the western side, screened by a metallic forest-green fence. So it is the one and only church in Belgium (probably in the world) on which you can actually pee.
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Fraternities
You will see students running around with some white coats which they are not allowed to wash; “the dirtier, the better” seems to be their motto. They are also wearing caps and bands in one, two or even three colours, each fraternity having its own colours. There is no hidden significance behind this, it only stands for the department which the fraternity represents (eg. engineering, nursing etc.). Their activities consist mostly in partying, sometimes cantus, sports, organized weekend trips, cultural activities, bowling, dinner ... but, again, mostly partying. The most important event for them is St.V (St.Vé) that will take place on the 20th of November 2012.
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School offering beer In some countries (most of them, actually) it is not recommended to drink alcohol on the school property. Well, welcome to Belgium! Here, on school events, there are actually chances that you will be drinking beer offered by people who represent the school itself. Beer is the Belgian culture, several of them being artisanally produced, so they are proud of it!
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First of all, let me /1. Parking 58 clear something up: this is not about me telling you NOT to go and do all the things that any tourist does.Your first days or weeks here you will feel just like a tourist: curious to see anything and everything; after that you will feel the need to discover how the locals experience their town (and they will be happy to show you!) and try to blend in as much as possible. However, you will never be able to erase the “tourist” stigmata because you are surrounded by your new international friends.
/2. Christmas Market
The annual Winter Wonders take place in the heart of Brussels and offers activities Please go see the Atomium, the for both: children and adults. Grand Place, try as many beers Temporary shopping chalets as possible, eat as much choc- and even brasseries go up at the olate as you want (yes, ladies, end of November and last for you are allowed to… after the entire month of December all, you are in the motherland till the first days of the New. of the best chocolate in the The Christmas Market lines sevworld) but try to discover oth- eral streets around Place Sainte er things Brussels has to offer. Catherine, next to the Bourse on Boulevard Anspach and on If the list that I put together is Marché aux Poissons on the still not enough for you, you way to the Grand Place. can always look for all sorts Metro: St. Catherine, of events on www.uitinDe Brouckère brussel.be , www.gratisinbrussel.be or www. More info you can get from
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Not many know that by going on the 10th level in Parking 58 (nearby metro De Brouckère) you can enjoy an incredible panoramic view over the city. But for this, of course, you have to be lucky enough to catch a sunny day or a clear sky during the night.
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www.plaisirsdhiver.be
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/3. Flea Market and /4. Free concerts Sunday Markets
There are several markets in Brussels, among which you can find the biggest flea market on Place du Jeu de Balle with second-hand ornaments and accessories, every day between 7 AM and 2 PM. On Sunday, the market at Midi station is one of Brussels’ main multicultural markets. Here you can find food, clothes and plants between 8 AM and 1 PM. Fruits and vegetables, meats, textiles, second-hand goods are sold between 7 AM and 3 PM at the indoor market at Abattoirs d’Anderlecht, from Friday till Sunday. Explore the collections of antiques and old books in the Sablon between 9 AM and 1 PM and at the MicroMarché (Quai à la Houille 9) you can meet artists and craftspeople and buy their wares between 1:30 PM and 6:30 PM; both markets being open only during weekends.
If you go for a walk it’s just impossible not to stumble upon a café where there’s at least one band playing.You can try the cafés near Sainte Catherine or Bourse, among which you can find: Roskam, Le Coq, Café Kafka, Bonnefooi and many more. Ah, let’s not forget about your own, Rits Café! More than that, there are also some great concerts taking place at the Royal Conservatory, brought to you by your fellow students.
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the 2012 edition there were 200 concerts and over 600 artists performing on the main squares and known bars in Brussels (Grand Place, place du Sablon, place Ste-Catherine & place Fernand Cocq) as well as in 50 venues/ clubs/hotels! It is big, it is amazing and you just can’t miss it! Oh, it is FREE! www.brusselsjazzmarathon.be One more thing: during the same weekend, on Sunday, there is also a marathon taking place called 20 km of Brussels. If you have the courage to join the marathon, you can enrol in the Brussels Students United team by going on www.studentensportbrussel.be.
Museums Nocturnes
For those of you who are staying in Brussels during the first semester, don’t forget to attend Nocturnes. It is a festival that lasts from the end of September till December during which, on every Thursday, about 5-6 museums Every month, the “Brussels open their gates for special prices. Vintage Market” takes place at You can pay as less as € 1 or even K-nal (Havenlaan 1). Jewelry, secenter for free in some and it is ond-hand clothes and accessories worth it! among others is what you can For information regarding the find in this vintage market. Most agenda you can check www. of the accessories are handmade brusselsmuseumsnocturnes. and their designers normally sell be/ their products only online or in the market.
/6. Jazz Marathon
/7. BIFFF’s
Zombie Day Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival is taking place each year in April and, in order to celebrate it, fans of fantastic films are attending a zombie parade. Some lucky people are getting free professional make-up and others are improvising the best they can and, every time, the effect is great.
For more than a decade the Jazz www.zombieday.net Marathon is an annual festival that takes place in Brussels on the last weekend of May, with over 100 concerts all over the city. Just to give you an example, in
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/8. Nuit Blanche Nuit Blanche is an annual allnight or night-time arts festival. The centre of the city itself being turned into a de facto art gallery, providing space for art installations, performances (music, film, dance, performance art), themed social gatherings and other activities. The 2012 edition is going to take place on the 6st of October. Also, Rits café is joining the craziness of Nuit Blanche with a special programme. www.nuitblanchebrussels.be
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Saint V
St V is the commonly used name for a holiday for university students in Brussels, celebrating the founding of the Free University of Brussels. The day’s long form (Saint / Sint Verhaegen) is a reference to Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen, the founder of the university, who notably is not a saint. The festivities for 2012 will take place on November 20th. Most student groups rent a large transport truck for the occasion, which they decorate in accordance with the year’s theme. The students first meet at the Sablon square and, after several hours, the trucks start to move towards the Brussels Stock Exchange on Boulevard Anspach. Basically, everything consists in drinking as much beer as possible, playing music the loudest and partying until you drop and kissing as many people as possible!
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Greenhouses in Laeken Summer Festival is The greenhouses house a sizeable collection of plants and flowers, particularly exotic ones, including a very important collection of camellias. Each year in the spring, the greenhouses are opened to the general public, during almost three weeks, which demonstrates the desire of the current Sovereigns to share their love for plants and flowers with everyone. This tradition has been carried on for a century. If I were you...I would not miss it! It is just amazing… Usually the greenhouses are opened from the middle of April until the first week of may, inclusive. But it is better for you to check the agenda of the Belgian Monarchy http://www.monarchie.be/en
above all a big cultural and popular feast which counts on diverse artistic disciplines: theatre, music, street animations, emphasizing the architectural heritage. The Brussels Summer Festival takes place during 10 days in August, at the most beautiful places of the City: Place Royale (place des Palais, parc de Bruxelles, place des Musées, Mont des Arts). www.brusselssummerfestival. be
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2005, the crazy idea grew among the Brussels youth houses to organise a music festival. With combined forces, the first edition of Bruksellive came into existence shortly after. This modest attempt, which attracted about 500 visitors, grew in the last couple of years to a set value among the Brussels festivals. www.bruksellive.be
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Festival: Top dancing cou-
ples are invited to this festival to perform on the various stages in Brussels and delight fans with Organizing festivals became a dances such as the milogna, waltz, real Belgian phenomena, every and of course, the tango. Tradilittle village having its own festival. tional musical groups will accomBrussels is thought to be a “bor- pany the dancers. ing city” because of its political www.brusselstangofestival.be implications and in order to get rid of this name, Belgians are organizing a lot of festivals and cultural events. In case the events I mentioned above didn’t convince you, I will try to give you some more:
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Fever: The participating mu-
seums will have special activities, such as workshops, music and performances, guided tours, etc. and there is a shuttle that allows you to travel between museums. To give you an idea about how big this is, here are some numbers: 14,000 people took part in the 2011 edition and close to 45,000 visits were made to the 24 participating museums and it was sold out by 11 PM. www.museumnightfever.be
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in het park: which trans-
lates to “Sandwiches in the park” is an old festival (currently at its 21st edition) organized by Anciene Belgique during the last week of the summer holidays. The idea is simple: you go to the Parc de Bruxelles / Warandepark (near the Royal Palace), buy a sandwich and listen to free live music in the afternoon. www.abconcerts.be
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/Brussels Antiques and Fine Art Fair Month: January
/Brussels Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Month: January
/Brussels Animation Film Festival Month: February
/Affordable Art Fair Brussels Month: February
/Brussels Festival of the
/Brussels Marathon Month: October
/Brxl Bravo
Month: October
/Cinema Festival of Freedom Month: October
/Pink Screens Film Festival Month: October
/Scarecrow Festival Month: October
Arts Month: May
/La Nuit des Publivores
/Festival Couleur Café
/Modo Bruxellae
Month: June
/Fête de la Musique Month: June
/Brosella Jazz & Folk Month: July
/Design September Month: September
Month: November
Month: November
/Belgian Cinema Fête / BE Film Festival Month: December
SHOPPING
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Shopping... General shop opening hours Most shops open from 09.00 to 18.00, but this varies according to the type of business. Bakeries and snack bars open earlier (around 07.00) while clothes shops open later (around 10.00). There are some late night and weekend shopping times before Christmas in most popular shopping areas of Brussels. Rue Neuve / Niewstraat: @ metro stations Rogier and De Brouckère The Rue Neuve / Nieuwstraat occupies the 26th position in the world’s main commercial arteries. Located at Rogier, here you will find most known brands and designers from clothing to technologies with shops like: FNAC, H&M or Media Markt. Two galleries are located in this main street, INNO Gallery and City 2.You can get to the place by bus or metro. Rue A. Dansaert / A. Dansaertstraat @ Bourse/ Beurs and Sainte Catherine/ Sint Katelijne This is another important street that comes up when we are talking about fashion. If you are interested in shopping for designer clothes, this is definitely the street for you. Even if you can not afford to buy anything you should still take a walk down this street, because the shops’ windows are always arranged beautifully and you can still have fun while window shopping. Rue du Midi / Zuidstraat: @ metro station Bourse/Beurs and Anneessens This big street is right next to Bourse/Beurs so if you decide
to take this way you would have a nice walk through the city. This street is best known for its second hand book shops and, since we’re talking about Midi, on every Sunday morning next to the South Station (Gare du Midi / Zuidstation) there is the biggest street market in the city, the greatest alternative to supermarkets! Avenue Louise / Louizalaan: @ metro station Louise/ Louiza One beautiful avenue to go shopping. Louise is a concentration of commerce and offices, but also an avenue with history.You can go walking from here to Porte de
Namur / Naamsepoort, another of the bigger shopping streets in Brussels. Rue de Brabant / Brabantstraat: @ metro station Gare du Nord/Noordstation An exotic part of Brussels. This is a street to go shopping when you are looking for cheap things. You can find Arabic and Chinese products. Did you know? Close to the Porte de Hal/Haalepoort there is a flea market every day where you can find all sorts of gadgets and interesting things for an economical price; it is located on the Place du Jeu de Balle.
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SUPERMARKETS The cheapest supermarkets that you can find in Brussels are Aldi and Lidl and they are great as long as you are not interested in buying products from internationally wellknown brands, because you will never find them in these two shops. Colruyt, Delhaize and Carrefour are supermarkets chains that have higher prices but, for some, buying from one of these could actually be better; it just depends on the needs each has.You can find big brands and you can also pay with your international credit / debit card. More than that, all of them have their own brands. This means that you can actually find cheap products as well. All you have to do is look for the best offers and the most convenient
products regarding price and quality. Also, there are some Asian supermarkets on the way from De Brouckère to Sainte Catherine/Sint Katelijne so, if you are interested in exotic food, you can give that a try.
Schedules and nearby supermarkets:
+ Lidl Near Jette campus: Steylsstraat 111, 1020 Brussel. City centre: Rue Van Artevelde 26 Monday – Thursday 09:00 – 18:30 Friday 09:00 – 19:00 Saturday 09:00 – 18:00
+ Aldi
Near Jette: Rue Leopold I 459 Get there by bus 13 or 14, stop Miroir/ Speigel. Monday – Thursday 09:00 – 18:30 Friday 09:00 – 19:00 Saturday 09:00 – 18:00
+ Colruyt
Near Jette: Rue Leopold I 511 B, 1090 Jette Get there by bus 13 or 14, stop Miroir/Speigel. Near Etterbeek: Rue Gray 102 Monday – Thursday 08:30 – 20:00 Friday 08:30 – 21:00 Saturday 08:30 – 20:00
+ Carrefour
Near Jette: Avenue Charles Quint / Keizer Karellaan 560 You can get there by bus 84, stop Basilix. Carrefour GB: if you are not interested in going to a hypermarket, you can choose to go to the smaller version of Carrefour. For students living in Jette, the most convenient to go to is the one on Rue Leopold I / Leopold I straat,
513.You can get there by bus 13 or 14, Miroir stop. For students living in Etterbeek the shop on Rue des Champs 27 (La Chasse tram station) can be an option. In the city centre you can find many of them. Monday – Thursday 09:00 – 20:00 Friday 09:00 – 21:00 Saturday 09:00 – 20:00
+ Delhaize
Near Jette: Rue Charles Quint / Keizer Karellaan 410 You can get there by bus 84, stop Basilix. If you want to do some small shopping you can go to the Delhaize shop that is right outside the Simonis metro station. City centre: Anspach Boulevard, near Bourse metro station Monday – Thursday 08:30 – 20:00 Friday 08:30 – 21:00 Saturday 08:30 – 20:00
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Fruit and vegetable markets
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Furniture and home decoration
The main fruit and vegetable markets are:
+ Ixelles ponds
(daily except Monday) large market on weekends at Av. Général de Gaule
+ Place du Châtelain (Ixelles) every Wednesday from 14.00 to 20.00
+ Place Jourdan: during weekend, the market is larger on Sunday.
+ Market Place Jette: every Sunday morning.
+ Gare du Midi: very large
cheap market on Sunday, worth the excursion; beware of pick pockets!
+ Koningin Astridplein/ Place
Reine Astrid Jette: each morning there is a small market for fresh vegetables, a big one on Sunday morning.
+ Clemenceau market: on Fri-
day, Saturday and Sunday morning. Wide range of exotic fruits and exclusive goods.
+ Place Anneessens: every Tuesday from 8:00 to 13:00 there is a food market next to the metro stop Anneessens.
Night Shops
Most of them are downtown or near the university campuses. Avoid doing your regular shopping there because they are very expensive. Some also rent DVDs or videos and even have a small bar and fast food facilities. Most night shops open from 18.00 until 03.00, but you can also find some 24h night shops.
IKEA is the well-known Swedish home products shop to which you might have to go. For carrying the large objects you have two options: get your friends together to help you out or pay for the transportation. The transportation that IKEA has to offer differs from you having the option to transport and unload everything on your own to them doing the transportation and unloading everything. The prices are cheap if you do the transportation yourself with a Renault Kangoo which you can rent from IKEA. During the week it costs € 5 an hour (€ 7.5 during weekend), for the first two hours, and € 25 starting with the third hour.You will have to pay a € 200 warranty and have a European driving license and an ID with a Belgian address or an European passport. If you want the transportation to be done by an IKEA driver, then the prices differ according to the area in which it needs to be transported and the cheapest option is € 30, whilst if you want it delivered, then be ready to pay at least € 85. There’s a third option, using a service taxi for which you have to pay € 15. Chaussée de Mons, 1432 1070 Anderlecht You can get there with the metro line number 5 Erasme/Erasmus, stop Ceria/Coovi.
Schedule: Monday – Thursday 10:00 – 20:00 Friday 10:00 – 21:00 Saturday 09:00 – 20:00 HEMA is characterized by relative low pricing of generic housewares, which are mostly made by and for the chain itself, often combined with original design. At the first floor you can find a restaurant with affordable prices. It is located in the famous main commercial street Rue Neuve, 13. 1000 Bruxelles Metro stations Rogier and De Brouckère. Schedule: Monday-Thursday 9:00-18:30 Friday-Saturday 9:00-19:00
Sport equipment stores
DECATHLON is a big store where you can find since sport clothes to sophisticate equipment with really good prices. Olympische dreef, 50 1070 Anderlecht You can get there with the metro line number 5 Erasme/Erasmus, stop Eddy Merckx. Schedule: Monday-Saturday 9:00 -- 19:30
HOW TO...FIND A JOB!
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How to...
FIND A JOB! Finding a student job in Brussels can be complicated, especially when you are an international student. Despite the international character of Brussels, a lot of jobs require advanced skills in at least one of the two native languages, French or Dutch. Nevertheless, Belgium opens its jobs door to international students offering you the possibility to access professional life without losing sight of your studies. Usually you can only get a short-term job, of which the maximum duration is 6 months. In order to be able to work in Belgium, foreign people must have a valid work permit. This condition does not apply to inhabitants of one of the member states of the European Economic Area. If you are a non-EU member state national intending to get a job you will need to get a work permit (for more info about work permits go to www.workpermit.com). Once you have the work permit, you can go to the job hunters in Brussels but you should keep in mind that, as a student, you are allowed to work only 20 h per week.
The best option for international students still is a registration in an “interim office”. These offices are the connection between the enterprises that search for staff and people who want to find a job. Belgian government employment services are available by region and by language. Thanks to Brussels’ linguistic diversity, it is however possible to find work in English or other European languages as there are some companies that look exclusively for native speakers. Many of the standard European and international employment agencies, such as Adecco, Manpower and Accountemps have offices in Brussels but they require from the student to know French and/or Flemish. If you are looking for an English speaking job, the employment agency Randstad offers jobs in Brussels, also for students.
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Another way to find a job is looking for it in the Belgian newspapers job ads, often concentrated in the Saturday edition. The major daily newspapers are Le Soir, De Standaard and Het laatste Nieuws. A well known ads job newspaper is Brussel Deze Week. You can also look for jobs in Le Vlan, De Morgen and Het Niewsblad.
Most of the job ads on newspapers are available on the Internet. There are also a wide range of websites for foreigners in Belgium. A site to visit is www.jobsinbrussels.com, the only website for English speaking jobs in Brussels. Don’t forget to check the websites of the national employment agencies. www.overseasjobs.com www.monster.be www.stepstone.com www.expatriates.com www.easyexpat.com
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/Job services EhB and
/Internships
There are two databases, supported by Stuvo EhB, which can be accessed by students while looking for a job. The first one is in cooperation with all universities and high-schools in Brussels and the Flanders, called JOS, and can be found on the organization’s website (www.ehb.be/stuvo). The second one is especially for EhB and VUB students and can be accessed by going on http://jobs.vub.ac.be . For both databases, in order to be able to find a job, it is required to have knowledge of Dutch and/ or French. The English speaking students can still contact Angelique Roels but, most likely, the jobs that would be available for them are regarding HORECA services.
AIESEC is a student-run, non-profit organisation which offers paid internships in business and technical fields in around 90 countries and territories, including Belgium.You can contact the AIESEC chapter at your university for details of qualifications and application procedures. The organization has a website (www.aiesec.org) containing detailed contact information by country. Stuvo EhB is also offering an internship during the academic year of 2012-2013 in communication, journalism and event organizing. If you are interested, contact Ben van Beeck at ben.van.beeck@ ehb.be.
VUB students
Language Courses You can follow language lessons a semester or a full academic year long in one of these schools. Anyway you have to hurry up because the inscriptions are often closed in September if you want to enrol for the first semester or for the academic year. The courses are not free of charge, but rather cheap. Here you have some schools of languages in Brussels:
CVO Meisse-Jette Laarbeeklaan 121 1090 Jette + 32 2 269 55 46 info@cvomj.be
+ next to the student home. + Day and/or evening classes + 13 languages on 4 levels (Common European
EPFC-Enseignement de Promotion et de Formation Continue Campus de la Plaine de l’ULB Triomflaan 1, access 2 Building HA. Elsene 1050 T 02 / 650 59 59 info@epfc.eu
Framework)
+ Courses start in September and end in June. Semester modules are available.
+ Language courses Dutch and French for starters and advanced learners.
+ Lessons start beginning of September; enrol before September 30th
+ EPFC has several schools in Brussels. + 10 different language courses. + Also specialized in preparation courses in
Cambridge (First and Advanced Certificate (British Council) and DELF/DALF (Alliance française)
LANGUAGE COURSES
+ Inscriptions start in August/September. Semester modules are available. EPFC also offers intensive language courses of 2 month of duration.
+ Better to check the website and pay attention
to the periods of enrolment because EPFC language courses are high demand and it gets quickly full. Website: http://www.epfc.eu/
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Kamer Voor Handel en Nijverheid Vrije Universiteit Brussel Building D - Room D 1.33 Pleinlaan 2 - 1050 Elsene khnb@vub.ac.be
+ Price approximately 110 € for 120 hours.
+ Language courses in September and end in June.
How to get there:
+ 6 languages: Dutch, French, German, English,
By underground: Metro stop Delta By bus: Bus 71 and 72
+ Day, evening and Saturday classes are possible. + Languages courses that sit all the students, from
CVO Brussels- Anderlecht Materialstraat 67 1070 Anderlecht T 02/528.09.50 info@cvobrussels.be
+ It is not inside the pentagon but you can arrive
Semester modules are available. Italian and Spanish.
the beginner level till the proficiency level. The cost depends of the hours per week, and it varies from 80 euros - 120 euros.
+ The lessons start in September. Try to enrol in advance.
+ For more information, check the website http:// www.cvo-khnb.net/en/indexen.htm
there with the bus, metro or tram in a quick way. (Metro stop Delacroix)
How to get there:
+ They offer language courses for Dutch, English
By bus: Bus 71 - Direction Delta - Get off at Fraiteur Bus 95: Get off at Couronne Bus 34: Chaussée de Wavre
and French at different levels.
+ Semester modules are available. + It costs around 140 € with material.
By underground : Line 5 - Direction HERRMANN-DEBROUX- Get off at PETILLON or DELTA By tram: Tram 7 or 25: Get off at “Station Etterbeek”
MEDICAL SERVICES
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Medical Services The first thing you should know is that the medical services in Belgium are expensive so I hope, for you own sake (from both points of view: medically and economically) that you will not need any kind of medical attention. In case you do need to go to a doctor, the European Health Insurance Card or EHIC allows the holder to access health care services when travelling to other EU or EEA (European Economic Area) countries. This is a card that most of you already have or should have gotten in your home country, free of charge, before your departure. Its period of validity is different in each country and it is useful only in cases of emergency or treatments that can not be interrupted during your stay here. In case of going to the doctor, the payment will be done either by you, in which case you will get back (almost) all the money that you spent when you get back to your home country, or it will be covered directly by your government. If you didn’t get any insurance when you got here, Johan de Sterke can provide you with some information about this, or you can try to contact Euromut (www.euromut.be) to see which kind of insurance fits you best. In case you get sick, a simple cold or the flu, or have a pain you need to get rid of (oh, those hangovers!) here are some meds that you can buy from any pharmacy (pharmacie / apotheek) without a prescription: »» Perdolan (€ 6-7) -> pain relief & antirheumatic »» Neo Citran (€ 8-9) -> all cold and flu symptoms »» Nurofen (€ 8-9) -> pain relief »» Dafalgan (€ 5-6) -> pain relief »» Rhini-San (€ 6-7) -> various disorders of the upper respiratory tract infection, Paracetamol free, just in case you are allergic
The best solution is, after all, to simply ask the pharmacist what he/she would recommend, depending on your symptoms. Be careful thought, not all of them speak English but they will, anyway, try to help you. If you think something is wrong with you and you need a consultation, keep in mind that you have to make an appointment some time before. Frederik Moonen, (whom you can find in the Jette student home or at the number 02/476.16.17) who can help you find a doctor. Mostly, he provides students with these contact details:
DOCTORS CONTACTS - Doctor Yoshimi Sumio (visits to the student home as well) and Dr. Scheys Ellen Kasteellaan 130 Bus 2 1081 Koekelberg Phone number: 02/420 38 00 - Group practice: Dreesen Ida,Van Hooff Jean-Baptist, Janssens Vincent, Dusauchoit Tine,Vanbeylen Nathalie Bonaventurestraat 13 1090 Jette (5 minutes walk from the bus stop Dieleghem – bus 14 and 84) The price for a consultation differs: if it takes place at the doctor’s office it costs around € 23 and if it is a house call, it can be around € 33. The most of this amount you get back from your health insurance our national health service.
MEDICAL SERVICES
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A mistake most students do is going straight to the UZ Brussel hospital that is close to the Jette student home. This is useless unless it is a real emergency because it might take up to 3 months to be scheduled, depending on the department and the doctor. But for emergencies, check the “Useful information” article where you can find emergencies contact numbers. Students living in other parts of the city can also contact Frederik for information. Here are some contact details for doctors nearby campuses.
++Campus Sonart:
Dr. Dirk Van Den Brande Langestraat 150, 1150 Sint-Pieters-Woluwe Phone number: 02/779 08 93
++Conservatorium:
Dr. Moelants Koen, Dr.Vanden Ende Christel and Dr. Dhondt Jelle Lievevrouwbroerstraat 3, 1000 Brussel Phone number: 02/512 37 97
++Campus Rits and Dansaert:
Dr.Van Breusegem Peter and Dr. Sharafedin Refat Leon Lepagestraat 12, 1000 Brussel Phone number: 02/502 14 07 Dr. Loosen Eric Stalingradlaan 15, 1000 Brussel Phone number: 02/511 09 51 Dr. Moelants Koen, Dr.Vanden Ende Christel and Dr. Dhondt Jelle Lievevrouwbroerstraat 2, 1000 Brussel Phone number: 02/512 37 97
++Campus Bottelarij:
Dr. Depredomme Christel, Dr.Vermeulen Leen and Dr. Balemans Ransforstraat 70, 1080 Sint-Jans-Molenbeek Phone number: 02/411 11 03
++Campus Nijverheidskaai: Dr. Passias André A. Gevaertstraat 30, 1070 Anderlecht Phone number: 02/520 72 10
24-hour pharmacies Twelve of the twenty-four duty chemists in Brussels stay open after 23:00. They are located throughout the city so as to ensure that there is one within five kilometres of every address. To find the duty chemists open between 23:0009:00: »» Consult the Pharmacie/Apotheek website (in French & Dutch), then type in a postcode to find a local pharmacy on duty www.servicedegarde.be »» Tel: 07 066 01 60 / 09 001 05 00
ERASMUS EXPERIENCE
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ERASMUS EXPERIENCE Erasmus students share their opinions (good and bad) and tips with you. Whether you will find them useful or not, it is really up to you. Oh, you want to know about my experience? Well, I just have an advice for you guys: enjoy
every single second of it and, hopefully, like many of the Erasmus students, you just might call it the best experience of your life… so far!
Martijn Jacobs (The Netherlands): I don’t regret at all that I have chosen to study abroad. When there was the opportunity to go abroad I realized this would be a great chance to develop myself and to meet people from other cultures. Now that I have been abroad, all the expectations are met. Studying in another country and with more than 10 different cultures in one group was very special.You do not only see that every culture has its own rituals and values, it is also good to see that especially those differences connect people in a special way.You can really learn from each other and there is always enough to talk about. Besides that it is also very nice to explore another city. For me, I have never lived in another city than my home town and although I like it there very much, Brussels was a good experience. There is so much to explore and when you live for like 4 months in another city, you really get the chance to see everything. It does not feel like a holiday, it really becomes your city. I am very glad that I made this choice!
Victor Hugo Oliveira Magalhães (Brazil – Erasmus Mundus student): Surely everybody knows about the Belgian beer, chocolate, French fries (which are not French!)... Once you are here though, in Brussels, you will experience so much more. Do not get me wrong, the fries and beer still play a huge role when it comes to loving this twisted city! But the people you meet, the things you learn, the parties you go to, the hangovers you will eventually (and frequently) have turn Brussels into the coolest city to live in. The only serious tip I can give to anyone who is coming to live here is that he or she MUST NOT waste his or her time. Brussels is small but it is full of amazing stuff.
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Sona Podstupková (Slovakia): My advices to you: »» Start Erasmus life style from the first day. »» It will go much quicker than you think and at the end you will wonder where all days went. »» Travel as much as you can. »» You can save your money at home, not here... »» Take your camera with you. Everywhere! »» Pictures will capture the moment forever and it can be very helpful in recovering memories from the big night out in the morning :) »» Are you going out? Make sure you have your umbrella with you. »» In Brussels, you never know when rain starts. »» Enjoy chocolate, beer, waffles and Belgian-fries with no regrets.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS »» They are the best in the world here! »» Get ready to smell the piss. »» It’s Genius Loci in many places of city centre. Don’t fight it, you can’t win! »» Don’t communicate only with people from your country. »» It is really easier, but you will lose a lot of opportunities to understand new cultures and habits. »» Buy vegetables and fruits in Sunday markets (Clemenceau, Gare du Midi). »» They are for half of the price compared to shops. And what atmosphere there is! »» Listen to the radio. »» You will get the spirit of Brussels quicker… And some songs will remind you these days forever! »» Be careful! »» At night Brussels’ street can be tricky. »» Take part in ESN trips »» They organize plenty of activities, they will show and tell you things you wouldn’t find on your own. »» Go to flea market close to Port de Hal »» You will get there a lot of stuff you actually don’t need, you just want them. »» Take walks in Brussels’s parks. »» Parties in Rits are the must of Erasmushogeschool students. »» You are one of them, so enjoy as much as possible! »» Erasmus period is the time of your life. You have heard it million times and maybe you don’t believe it so far...You will meet a lot of different people, experience a lot of strange situations and try some surprising tastes in food of which you have never heard... and you will never forget it!
Lucia Dorta (Spain): As an Erasmus student, I must say this experience is irreplaceable, it has been a great year full of great moments that will last a lifetime! Without a doubt the opportunity of going to another country is something that any person should experience at least once. For me, this period has been full of learning, maturity and independence. It is definitely a period of enjoying life, discovering and travelling, but it is also about dealing with all kinds of situations like: a new home, school, friends or a different language. But at the end all is well worth it! And for sure partying is a deserved compensation for all the effort!
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Coming from Madrid, I find that Brussels is not a particularly big city, but it has a lot of character and ambience and, in fact, there are a lot of positive things to say about it. Beyond that political image of being the capital of Europe and a grey and boring city, there is a whole multicultural world to discover around here, and the offer is very tempting! Lots of art and fashion, like the Art Nouveau of the famous artist Victor Horta, or the exclusive vintage boutiques along the city centre, as well as traces of history in almost every corner, with spectacular architecture, mixing the old and the modern, getting to that characteristic contrast that gives identity to the city. What else? Beautiful markets, perfect for a Sunday morning, museums of any type, live music and really good vibe in the different pubs every evening, infinite range of beers, excellent chocolate and, of course, a wild nightlife affordable for any pocket! In Brussels there is definitely something to do or see every day, it is just up to you to decide what will fit you better. The truth is that this city will not let you indifferent! My best advice for those incoming Erasmus students would be to plan well in advance, save some money and once here stay always positive, relaxed and open-minded and everything will go along with you!
USEFUL INFORMATION
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USEFUL INFORMATION Mobile services: Most likely you will receive a
Proximus card with a Belgian phone number from Johan de Sterke during your first meeting. If you are interested in calling or sending messages abroad, having a Proximus card can be useful because for international calls they charge the same as if they were national calls. But, if you are not satisfied with this, you can check the other providers such as Base, Mobistar and Orange.
B-rail: There are a few Belgian cities which you
should visit before you go back home, like: Gent, Brugge, Leuven, Antwerp. The best solution for students is the Go Pass 10. It costs € 50 and the best thing about it is that you can share it with your friends, as long as they are under 26. Another option is Go Pass 1, which is available only for online purchasing and you pay €6.50 no matter the destination.You can also purchase a weekend ticket; it costs 50% less than the regular one.
Public transport: For those of you who came in
for the first semester you should hurry and make your MOBIB card but for those who came only for the second semester the best options that you have for public transportation is the 10 travels tickets. You have to validate your ticket each time you go on a bus, tram or metro, 1 travel being valid for 1 hour.
Villo: There are 180 Villo!
stations available, located every 450 m, so there is always one nearby. Pick up a bike in one station and drop it off at the other. Villo! is an easy-to-use system that is available 24/7. Of course you have to be careful and obey the traffic rules when riding your bike in the city. If you are a frequent user, for € 30 per year, you can enjoy the following benefits: - Unlimited use of Villo! - First 30 minutes for free. You also have the option of buying 1 day (€ 1.5) or one week (€ 7) ticket which you can purchase at the stations by using your bank card.You can rent a bike as often as you want during the validation period of the ticket. For any other information you can check the website www.villo.be. Do you want to have your own bike? There is a second-hand bike market every Sunday morning near Gare du Midi.You can have your own bike for a reasonable price! You just have to deal with the seller.
USEFUL INFORMATION
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Collecto: It is a collective taxi service available 7/7 between 11 PM and 6 AM
throughout the Region of Brussels-Capital. Collecto currently offers over 200 starting points (situated at the STIB stops). It is very flexible: you board at a Collecto stop and you arrive at your chosen destination within the Brussels Region. Moreover, Collecto is cheap: € 6 per person for a trip, or only € 5 for STIB users. In order to use the Collecto service you have to order a taxi by phone or SMS. There is a maximum of 30 minutes wait and the taxis can take several people going in the same direction. www.bruxellesmobilite.irisnet.be -> information about all types of transportation in Brussels.
USEFUL NUMBERS Emergency number – 112 Police – 101 Fire & Ambulance – 100 Psychological Crisis – 107 Medical service VUB Ixelles – +32 2 629 23 00 Medical service VUB Jette – +32 2 477 42 10 Look up Weekend Pharmacists – 0900 10 500 / 0706 60 160 Look up Weekend Dentists – 070 25 40 40 or make an appointment at the Dental Clinic (“Tandheelkundige Kliniek VUB”) on the Jette Campus, building K, Laarbeeklaan 103, Tel 02/477.49.20 or 02/477.49.21 Emergency Doctors – Dutch speaking: 02 242 43 44 or French speaking: 02 513 02 02 Alcoholics Anonymous - +32 2 513 23 36 Drug Abuse – +32 2 227 52 52 Suicide Line – 0800 32 123 Anti-Poison – +32 70 245 245 Help line - +32 2 648 40 14 Dilemma, help with unplanned pregnancy – +32 2 629 23 40 HIV/AIDS – 0800 20 120 Burns unit – +32 2 268 62 00 Gas Leaks – +32 2 274 40 44 Brussels Tourism Office Town Hall, Grand Place Monday to Sunday open from 9 to 18 and during
winter on Sunday from 10 to 14 +32 2 513 89 40 www.brusselsinternational.be IRO – International Relations Office Johan de Sterke johan.de.sterke@ehb.be Visitors and mailing address: Nijverheidskaai 170 1070 Brussel Bri(k www.brik.be/international-students/studying-brussels Bloemenstraat 32, 1000 Brussels Tel. +32 2 211 05 40 Fax. +32 3 211 05 41 welkom@brik.be Stuvo EhB Social and juridical advice: Angelique Roels, angelique.roels@ehb.be tel. +32 2 526 85 03 Sander Delaere, sander.delaere@ehb.be tel. +32 2 526 85 00
USEFUL NUMBERS Stuvo EhB’s housing service: Bram Laurent, bram.laurent@ehb.be, Frederik Moonen, frederik.moonen@ehb.be, Tel. +32 2 476 16 17 fax. +32 2 476 16 18 Psychological support: Sofie Giets, sofie.giets@ehb.be tel. +32 2 526 85 02 Sports and events service: Evelien Aertssen, evelien.aertssen@ehb.be tel. + 32 2 472 52 71 Ben Van Beeck, ben.van.beeck@ehb.be tel. +32 2 526 85 04 Erasmushogeschool Brussel Campus Jette 121 Laarbeeklaan 1090 Brussels +32 2 479 18 90 student.jette@ehb.be
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Campus Dansaert 10 Zespenningstraat 1000 Brussels + 32 2 213 61 10 campusdansaert@ehb.be Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel 30 Regentschapsstraat 1000 Bussels +32 2 513 45 87 kcb@kcb.be Campus Rits 70 A. Dansaertstraat 1000 Brussels +32 2 507 14 11 rits@ehb.be Campus Nijverheidskaai 170 Nijverheidskaai 1070 Brussels +32 2 552 37 37 iwt@ehb.be Campus Etterbeek 5 Pleinlaan 1050 Brussels +32 2 230 12 60 taalkunde@ehb.be
CALENDAR
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EhB-Calendar 24.09.12 1 Lessons 01.10.12 2 Lessons 8.10.12 3 Lessons 15.10.12 4 Lessons 22.10.12 5 Lessons 29.10.12 6 Lessons 05.11.12 7 Lessons 12.11.12 8 Lessons 19.11.12 9 Lessons 26.11.12 10 Lessons 03.12.12 11 Lessons 10.12.12 12 Lessons 17.12.12 13 Lessons 24.12.12 14 Winter Holidays 31.12.12 15 Winter Holidays 07.01.13 16 Les/ Blok 14.01.13 17 Exams 1 21.01.13 18 Exams 2 28.01.13 19 Exams 3
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11.02.13 18.02.13 25.02.13 04.03.13 11.03.13 18.03.13 25.03.13 01.04.13 08.04.13 15.04.13 22.04.13 29.04.13 06.05.13 13.05.13 20.05.13 27.05.13 03.06.13 10.06.13 17.06.13 24.06.13 01.07.13 08.07.13 15.07.13 22.07.13 29.07.13 05.08.13 12.08.13
START 2nd semester
21 Lessons 22 Lessons 23 Lessons 24 Lessons 25 Lessons 26 Lessons 27 Lessons 28 Spring Holidays 29 Spring Holidays 30 Lessons 31 Lessons 32 Lessons 33 Lessons 34 Lessons 35 Lessons 36 Exams 4 37 Exams 5 38 Exams 6 39 Exams 7 40 Exams 8 41 Vacation 42 Vacation 43 Vacation 44 Vacation 45 Vacation 46 Vacation 47 Vacation