A Blog about Education Abroad

Tag: Belgium

  • Evaggelos Pelekis at KU Leuven

    Evaggelos Pelekis at KU Leuven

    Pre-departure:

    From the moment of confirmation of acceptance for exchange a flush of euphoria streams through your body as you realise exactly the magnitude of the adventure that lies ahead. Suddenly studying acquires several more dimensions as very soon you will fly to a distant corner of the earth. There awaits a whole new chapter of your life that still remains mysteriously unbeknownst to you.

    As I am a Greek citizen it was not required of me to undergo any formal procedures, my luck was such that I did not even need to visit an Embassy for a visa. What luck, considering the worrisome experiences in the process of acquiring a visa others have had! I had to complete a Learning Agreement in order to get my course selection approved. The mere range and variety of the courses on offer excited me very much.

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  • Jeanne-Marie at LUCA School of Arts

    Jeanne-Marie at LUCA School of Arts

    Pre-departure:

    The application to be accepted into the program was not as difficult as I expected. All that was expected of me was to write a two (2) page motivational letter explaining why I would like to be considered for the transition fellowship program, and submit my academic records of previous studies. Once I received the notice that I was accepted into the program, my course supervisor, Keith Dietrich, corresponded back and forth with LUCA School of Arts to agree on the course requirements once I arrive. I was also asked to send documents to the administrative staff from LUCA (including a certified copy of my passport and ID). I could choose between LUCA in Gent and LUCA in Brussels. I decided on Gent, as I liked the idea of living in a smaller city compared to Brussels.

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  • Leuven is Lekker!

    Leuven is Lekker!

    Johannes Rabie’s memoir of KU Leuven’s Summer Camp on Entrepreneurship and Innovation

    Pre-Departure:

    The summer camp is held in the European summer, which is a busy tourism time for the region. Accommodation is therefore probably the first thing that needs to be booked, in order to secure those bargains! To me, accommodation is a no-brainer – Hostels. One, they are the cheapest form of accommodation. Two – they offer everything you need as a traveller, and more! A bed, bedding and towels, breakfast, free Wi-Fi, lockers and laundry services (mostly at extra cost) are amongst the basic services that all hostels offer. But probably the most valuable is the experience. You get to socialise with people from around the world who, like you, are keen on travelling and experiencing different people from interesting places which they have only ever heard of.

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