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    Go Abroad Fair: are you ready to start your next international experience?

    Did you know that you can go abroad for your studies, internships and/or volunteer work? 

    Come to the Go Abroad fair on the VUB's Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus on 17 October from 10:00-16:00 at the Study Guidance Centre/Studiebegeleiding in Building F. A number of organisations will have stands and will be able to give you any information you need to plan your international experience.

    And... you could be in with a chance to win an interrail pass!!! So come along and find out what's on offer at the Go Abroad Fair!

     

    Going Abroad: What's in it for you?

    There are loads of opportunities to go abroad while you are studying at VUB and loads of good reasons why you should look into it. Figures have shown that those who do spend time abroad

    • double their chances of employment a year after graduation,
    • 1/3 of Erasmus+ trainees are offered jobs in the company where they worked,
    • Erasmus+ alumni find their first job faster and tend to earn 25% more, and
    • 3/4 employers say volunteering is a + for job seekers *

    Going abroad allows you to:

    • Create an international mindset
    • Develop a global network of friends
    • See the world while studying or doing an internship
    • Grab a once in a lifetime opportunity
    • Increase your self-confidence
    • Improve your language skills.

    *source: Agence Erasmus+ 2010, European Commission  2014 & 2015

    News

    Beurzen beschikbaar voor studie en onderzoek in Amerika

    De Belgian American Educational Foundation (B.A.E.F.) kent jaarlijks studie- en onderzoeksbeurzen toe voor de Verenigde Staten. Geïnteresseerd? Dien je aanvraag in voor 31 oktober 2018.

    De Belgian American Educational Foundation (B.A.E.F.) kent jaarlijks studie- en onderzoeksbeurzen...

    Encuentro, the Belgian Latino American Network

    The Belgian Latin American Network invites all of you to the festive launch of their new network.

    The Belgian Latin American Network invites all of you to the festive launch of their new network.

    Scholarship programme for students for Mexico

    Twenty scholarships are available for Belgian candidates. Deadline 28 September 2018.

    Twenty scholarships are available for Belgian candidates. Deadline 28 September 2018.

    Events

    Tuesday 16 October, 11:00 - 14:00 U

    GO ABROAD FAIR - JETTE

    For your studies or internships you can go abroad. Interested? Come to the Go Abroad Fair in Jette!

    For your studies or internships you can go abroad. Interested? Come to the Go Abroad Fair in Jette!
    Wednesday 17 October, 10:00 - 16:00 U

    GO ABROAD FAIR - ETTERBEEK

    Did you know that you can go abroad for your studies, internships or volunteer work? Did you know that you can be in with a chance to win an Interrail Pass? Come and find out more at the Go Abroad Fair Etterbeek!

    Did you know that you can go abroad for your studies, internships or volunteer work? Did you know...

    More about us? International website

    VUB International Relations Office

    At VUB International Relations Office we welcome international students and help you to go abroad. We develop international partnerships with foreign universities, but also focus on the international experience here on campus. 

    Postal address
    Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
    Visitors
    Pleinlaan 5, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
    Phone
    +32 2 614 81 01
    Email
    international.relations
    @vub.be
    Website
    vub.ac.be/en/international
    Monday - Tuesday - Friday
    9 AM-12.30 PM & 1.30-4.30 PM
    Wednesday - Thursday
    9 AM-12.30 PM
    From 10 September to mid October 2018
    Also open in the afternoon on Wednesday and Thursday

    Health insurance Partenamut: available every Monday.

    9 AM-12.30 PM & 1.30-4 PM