Our International Relations team provides guidance, support and advice to students and staff at VUB, as well as newly arrived international students. Our colleagues work on a variety of European and international projects. They can advise on scholarships for incoming and outgoing student and staff mobility, attract new students from abroad, provide guidance to VUB students and staff going abroad, and give specific support to refugee students and scholars at risk.
A Partena representative helps out our international students with their healthcare insurance. They are in our office every Tuesday and Thursday. Contact vub@healthinsurance.be
For general questions you can contact us by email international.relations@vub.be or telephone +32(0)2 614 8101. Please contact the below for specific questions related to:
Blocked account status, contact blocked.account@vub.be
Exchange, contact exchange.incoming@vub.be / exchange.outgoing@vub.be
University Development Cooperation, contact development.cooperation@vub.be
Student Refugee Programme, contact refugee@vub.be + 32(0)2 614 8205
ALEF (Arabic language classes), contact sami.azar@vub.be
CSC Scholarships, contact xiaohong.tong@vub.be
Brussels Diplomatic Academy, contact cmackenz@vub.be or bda@vub.be
International student recruitment, contact prospective.students@vub.be
EU projects, contact erasmusprojects@vub.be
Tuition fees, enrolment, etc, contact studentadministration@vub.be
Course registration, timetables, (online) classes, etc, contact your programme coordinator or faculty office
Pleinlaan 5
1050 Elsene
From 15 July until 16 August the international relations office welcome desk will be open every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00-12:30 and 13:30-16:00. During this time we will be closed on all other days but you can still contact us by phone or email if something is urgent, and you can still make an appointment to see someone.
From 19 August until 9 September we will be open again every day (same hours as above) except on Wednesdays. From 9 September until 1 November, we will be open every week day to welcome new students.
Please note: Our office will be closed on 11 July and 15 August (bank holidays). You can still contact us via email.
A Partena healthcare insurance representative will be in our office every Tuesday and Thursday. If you are a member please contact Partena directly: vub@healthinsurance.be