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Useful links for students leaving from Belgium Before you set out General internet guide for people who want to stay abroad (travel documents, visa, embassies): http://www.diplomatie.be (NL-FR-EN-DE) Useful guides and organisations: Jongeren Punt Buitenland http://www.jint.be (NL-EN) Bureau International Jeunesse: http://www.lebij.be (FR) http://www.wegwijzer.be (NL) For the United States: http://dutch.belgium.usembassy.gov/student.html (NL-FR-EN) http://www.fulbright.be/Predeparture/Visa_Information.htm (EN) For Canada: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/index.html (FR-EN) Health insurance Further information about health insurance in the EU and the European Health Insurance Card: http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/healthcard/index_en.htm (EN - EU) http://inami.fgov.be/secure/nl/european-card (NL - Be) http://inami.fgov.be/secure/fr/european-card (FR - Be) Studying abroad Exchanges programmes If you would like to find out more about the Erasmus, other programmes and ESN, visit: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/index_en.html (EU) http://www.esn-belgium.be (FR-EN) http://www.esn.org (EN) General information about studying in Europe http://www.study-in-europe.org (EN) http://europa.eu.int/ploteus (EU) Outside Europe If you are interested in studying in North America, Latin America, Asia or in a French-speaking country and want to find out more about it, visit: General: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/mundus/index_en.html (INT) http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/study/index.shtml (INT) http://www.transworldeducation.com (INT) http://www.studyabroad.com http://www.studiesabroad.com (INT) North-America Canada: http://www.cic.gc.ca (FR-EN) US: http://www.fulbright.be (EN) French-speaking Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie: http://www.auf.org (FR) La Francophonie académique, culturelle et scientifique: http://www.francofil.net/fr/univ_fr.html (FR) Asia Study in China: http://www.study-in-china.org (EN) Americas Universities in Latin America: http://www.universia.net (ES-POR-EN) Catholic universities: http://www.ausjal.org (ES-POR) Languages You will find more information about language institutes, assisted individual study and learning a language abroad at: Interfaculty Institute of Modern Languages KULeuven http://www.kuleuven.be/ilt/engels/e_index.htm (NL-FR-EN-DE-ES) Institut pour les Langues Vivantes UCLouvain http://www.ilv.ucl.ac.be/ILV/index.php (FR-EN) Rijksuniversiteit Gent: Universitair Centrum voor Talenonderwijs http://www.uct.ugent.be (NL-EN) Université Libre de Bruxelles http://www.ulb.ac.be/enseignements/inscriptions/docs/maitrise-francais.pdf (FR) Vrije Universiteit Brussel: The Brussels Chamber of Commerce and Industry http://www.vub.ac.be/khnb (NL-FR-EN-ES) Le Français langue vivante à l’Université de Liège http://www.islvfr.ulg.ac.be/en/home.htm (EN) ICTL Language and Communication Universiteit Antwerpen http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.ICTLENG (NL-FR-EN) Assisted individual study: http://www.bis.vlaanderen.be (NL) Enseignement à distance: http://www.ead.cfwb.be/index_form.htm (FR) Other language courses, in Belgium and Abroad http://europa.eu.int/youth/studying/language_learning/index_be_fr.html (NL-FR-EN) http://language.studyabroad.com (EN) LINGUA programme of the EU: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/lingua/index_en.html (EU) Working in Abroad More information about the possibilities and necessary documents to work outside Belgium http://www.vdab.be/internationaal (NL) http://www.leforem.be/informer/trv_etranger/trvetranger_VieTravEtr.htm (FR) http://europa.eu.int/eures (EU) http://www.rva.be (NL-FR-DE) http://www.dosz-ossom.fgov.be (NL-FR) Working abroad through an organisation Flanders: http://www.jint.be (NL-EN) http://www.go-europe.nl (NL) Wallonia: Eudoyssée: http://www.eurodyssee.net (FR) L’Agence Wallonne à l’Exportation: http://www.awex.be (FR) Bureau International Jeunesse: http://www.lebij.be (FR) Belgium and the EU http://www.wep.org (NL-FR) http://europa.eu.int/youth (EU) Summer jobs http://summerjobs.com (INT) http://job.monster.be/european (EU) http://www.vdab.be/campus/vakantiejobs.shtml (NL) Voluntary work Most people do voluntary work abroad through an organisation: -International Cultural Youth Exchange: http://www.icye.org (INT) -Youth Programme of the EU and European Voluntary Service (EVS): http://europa.eu.int/comm/youth/program/index_en.html (EU) -AFS - Intercultural Programmes: http://www.afsvlaanderen.be (NL) http://www.afsbelgique.be (FR) -Culturele Uitwisseling via Vrijwilligerswerk (VIA): http://www.viavzw.be (NL) -WEP: http://www.wep.org (NL-FR) -De Bouworde: http://www.bouworde.be (NL) - http://www.compagnonsbatisseurs.be (FR) -Service Civil International (SCI): http://www.sciint.org (INT) Some people choose to start their own project, here you can find more information: -Extra Time: your own project in the world! http://www.jint.be/extra/ExtraTime/index.htm (NL) -Scholarships of the Flemish community: http://www.wvc.vlaanderen.be/jeugdbeleid/subsidiering/internationale_projecten (NL) - Scholarships of the Flemish community: http://www.lebij.be (FR) Travelling and arrangements Air travel http://www.flysn.be (NL-FR-EN) Low-cost air travel You will find more information about the various modes of travel and conditions at: http://www.ryanair.com (North-West-South-Europe), http://www.virgin-express.com (Southern Europe and Scandinavian Capitals), http://www.easyjet.com (most of the EU-countries), http://wizzair.com (Central-Europe) By coach http://www.eurolines.com (INT) http://www.polorbis.be (NL-FR) http://www.anjotravel.be (NL) International trains You will find more information about the various modes of travel at: http://www.b-rail.be/int/N/offers/index.php (FR-NL-EN-DE) http://www.thalys.com (FR-NL-EN-DE) http://www.eurostar.com (FR-NL-EN) Setting off - more practical information Here you will find more information about possible risks, vaccinations and other precautions: Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/travel (EN) Institute of tropical medicine: http://www.itg.be (NL-FR-EN-ES) Budgeted Accommodation for travellers http://www.hihostels.com (EN) http://www.hostelseurope.com (EN) http://www.hostelworld.com (EN) Information for disabled travellers, currency information and other: -http://www.disabledtravelers.com (EN) -Currency Converter: http://www.xe.com/ucc (EN) - Reismicrobe: http://www.reismicrobe.be (NL) - Wegwijzer: http://www.wegwijzer.be (NL) - VIA vzw: http://www.viavzw.be/static/links.htm (NL) - Bureau International Jeunesse: http://www.lebij.be (FR) - Uniterre: http://www.uniterre.com (FR) Discovering the nicest spots in the world: Lonely Planet: http://www.lonelyplanet.com (EN) Rough Guide: http://travel.roughguides.com (EN) |
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