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for exchange students
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2011 - 2012
Dates importantes
1er quadrimestre
for exchange students
15 mai 2011 : date limite d'inscription online
Welcome guide
UNIVERSITÉ DE LIÈGE
Awarded by the European Commission to
2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 3
ECTS Label
Session: from 21st May to 30th June 2012
Holidays: from 2nd April to 14th April 2012
Université de Liège
Awarded by the European Commission to
2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 3
Diploma Supplement Label
French courses S2 (evening): 13th February to 11th May 2012
6th and 7th February 2012: French level tests for non-french speaking students
attending French-taught courses
Teaching activities: from 6th February to 31st March 2012 and from
16th April to 19th May 2012
31 mai 2011 : date limite de renvoi de la version papier du formulaire online
13 et 14 septembre 2011 : journées d'accueil
Activités d'enseignement : du 15 septembre au 24 décembre 2011
26 et 28 septembre 2011 : tests de français destinés aux étudiants
non-francophones qui suivent les cours en français
Cours de français S1 (soir) : du 3 octobre au 16 décembre 2011
3rd February 2012: Welcome Day
Vacances : du 26 décembre 2011 au 7 janvier 2012
15th November 2011: deadline for the printed Application Form
Session : du 9 janvier au 28 janvier 2012
1st November 2011: deadline for the online Application
Congé : du 30 janvier au 4 février 2012
2nd term
2e quadrimestre
Leave: from 30th January to 4th February 2012
1er novembre 2011 : date limite d'inscription online
Session: from 9th January to 28th January 2012
15 novembre 2011 : date limite de renvoi de la version papier du formulaire
online
Holidays: from 26th December 2011 to 7th January 2012
3 février 2012 : journée d'accueil
French courses S1 (evening): 3rd October to 16th December 2011
Activités d'enseignement : du 6 février au 31 mars 2012 et du 16 avril au
19 mai 2012
26th and 28th September 2011: French level tests for non-french speaking
students attending French-taught courses
Teaching activities: from 15th September to 24th December 2011
Guide d’accueil
13th and 14th September 2011: Welcome Days
pour étudiants d’échange
31st May 2011: deadline for the printed Application Form
15th May 2011: deadline for the online Application
ECTS Label
2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 3
Awarded by the European Commission to
UNIVERSITÉ DE LIÈGE
6 et 7 février 2012 : tests de français destinés aux étudiants
non-francophones qui suivent les cours en français
Cours de français S2 (soir) : du 13 février au 11 mai 2012
Diploma Supplement Label
2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 3
Awarded by the European Commission to
Université de Liège
Vacances : du 2 avril au 14 avril 2012
Session : du 21 mai au 30 juin 2012
2011 - 2012
1st term
Important dates
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UNIVERSITÉ DE LIÈGE
Monique Marcourt,
Directrice générale à l'Enseignement
et à la Formation
Département des Relations internationales
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
Belgique
www.ulg.ac.be
www.ulg.ac.be/erasmus/in
Fax +32 4 366 57 25
Patricia Petit,
Responsable du Département des Relations
internationales
+32 4 366 56 34
Marta Kucharska,
Mobilité des étudiants étrangers
+32 4 366 55 47
Raquel Melara,
Mobilité des étudiants étrangers
+32 4 366 41 66
Diploma Supplement Label
2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 3
Awarded by the European Commission to
Université de Liège
Ed. resp. : AEE - M. Marcourt - Place du 20-Août, 7 - 4000 Liège
è
Awarded by the European Commission to
Audrey Mélotte,
Erasmus Mundus
+32 4 366 21 36
Anne-Laure Villeminot,
Mobilité des stagiaires, doctorants et
Mundus ACP
+32 4 366 58 59
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ECTS Label
2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 3
Anne-Laure Villeminot,
Placements, doctoral stays and
Mundus ACP
+32 4 366 58 59
Audrey Mélotte,
Erasmus Mundus
+32 4 366 21 36
L’ULg a été doublement récompensée par les labels ECTS et DS octroyés par
la Commission européenne. Ces labels sont décernés d’une part pour la qualité des
mesures d’accueil dans l’institution (ECTS) et d’autre part, pour la qualité de
l’information qui entoure le diplôme et son supplément afin de favoriser
l’internationalisation de ses diplômés (DS).
2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 3
Ed. resp. : AEE - M. Marcourt - Place du 20-Août, 7 - 4000 Liège -
Université de Liège
Awarded by the European Commission to
Diploma Supplement Label
Production : Piette communication - Crédits photographiques : ©ULg - TILT, F. Denoël, J-L. Wertz, N. Clément, Ledure, Tonneau, Dewalque - mai 2011
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The ULg was twice rewarded with the ECTS and DS labels awarded by the
European Commission. Such labels are a reward for the way foreign students are
made to feel welcome in our institution (ECTS) and for the quality of
information provided on degrees awarded so as to favour the
internationalization of its graduates (DS).
UNIVERSITÉ DE LIÈGE
Awarded by the European Commission to
2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 3
ECTS Label
Raquel Melara,
Incoming students mobility
+32 4 366 41 66
Marta Kucharska,
Incoming students mobility
+32 4 366 55 47
Patricia Petit,
Director of the International Relations
Department
+32 4 366 56 34
Fax +32 4 366 57 25
www.ulg.ac.be/erasmus/in
www.ulg.ac.be
International Relations Department
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
Belgique
Monique Marcourt,
General Director for Education and Training
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Welcome guide
for exchange students
Belgium as a
nutshell
The University
of Liège
The ULg as host
university for
exchange
students
Language
training
Health
insurance and
health care
Facilities and
integration
Practical tips
2011 - 2012
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Contents
Welcome
1 B e l gi u m i n a nu t s h e l l
1. Languages
2. The climate
3. Cost of living
2 T h e U n i ve rs i t y o f L i è ge
1. ULg in a nutshell
2. Main university venues
3. Studying at the ULg
• A balanced European university
curriculum
• Examinations
4. Faculties
5. Academic calendar
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3 T h e U L g a s h o s t u n i ve rs i t y
fo r ex c h a n ge s t u d e n t s
1. The ECTS system
2. ECTS and DS labels
3. Formalities
• Preparing your departure
• Upon arriving at the University
of Liège
Enrolment – Erasmus Office
Contacting your departmental
coordinator
Administrative formalities
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Welcome days
• Before getting back home
4 L a n g u a ge t ra i n i n g
1. French courses
2. Foreign language courses
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5 H e a l t h i n s u ra n c e
a n d h e a l t h c a re
6 Fa c i l i t i e s a n d i n t e g ra t i o n
1. Useful addresses
2. Students’ tutoring
3. Internet and email access
4. Opening a bank account
5. Transports
6. Mobile phones
7. Libraries
8. Students’ associations
9. «48 FM – the students’ radio»
7 P ra t i c a l t i p s
1. In Liège
• The city of Liège
• Access routes
• Accommodation
• University restaurants
• Surgery
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• Computer rooms
• Sport and cultural activities
2. In Gembloux
• The city of Gembloux
• Access routes
• Accomodation
• University restaurants
• Surgery
• Computer rooms
• Sport and cultural activities
3. In Arlon
• The city of Arlon
• Access routes
• Accomodation
• University restaurants
• Surgery
• Computer rooms
• Sport and cultural activities
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To sum up
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Some useful numbers
Private directory
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Welcome to the
University of Liège!
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You have chosen the University of Liege to
complete a part of your studies or you are
about to do so. Congratulations, thank you
and welcome.
As you will soon find out, Liege definitely
deserves its reputation as a "land of
hospitality". A cosmopolitan town with a
rich history, Liege has succeeded in
combining its Latin and German ancestry.
The present guidebook should help you in
your first contacts with Belgium and the
Liège area. It includes practical information
which should provide answers to questions
about accommodation, transport and
administrative steps, and we hope will make
it easier for you to find your place among
Liège students.
ECTS Label
Diploma Supplement Label
2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 3
2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 3
Awarded by the European Commission to
Awarded by the European Commission to
UNIVERSITÉ DE LIÈGE
Université de Liège
Throughout your visit among us, our team
will be available to help you so that your
visit to our university is as successful as
possible, both from an academic and
personal point of view.
Our university is keen on offering the best to
international students and suggests several
events that should help them integrate and
collect information. It was twice rewarded in
this respect with the ECTS and DS labels
awarded by the European Commission. Such
ULg implantation sites
The University of Liège is mainly located in and around Liège:
in the city centre and on a wooded hill some 10 km south of
the city called Sart Tilman. This guide develops information
about the Liège campuses.
It includes two other campuses:
• For Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech see www.fsagx.ac.be
• For the Arlon campus, see www.dsge.ulg.ac.be/arlon
labels are a reward for the way foreign
students are made to feel welcome in our
institution (ECTS) and for the quality of
information provided on degrees awarded so
as to favour the internationalization of its
graduates (DS).
ULg thus belongs to the close circle of
17 European universities (and the only
university in Belgium) to be rewarded with
the two labels.
With the ECTS Label, the European
Commission acknowledges the quality of
services in the field of students’mobility.
The ULg relies on the ECTS and uses all
the related documents so as to ensure full
transparency of results and academic
recognition of study abroad periods.
If after having browsed our website, you still
have some questions, don’t hesitate to
contact us.
We look forward to welcome you at the ULg !
Patricia Petit,
Director for International Relations
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1 Belgium
in a nutshell
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Préparation
de votre départ
à l’ULg
Anvers
Ostende Bruges
Gand
Louvain
Hasselt
Bruxelles
Tournai
Belgium covers
30,528 km2 and has
about 10,7 millions
inhabitants. Its
capital city, Brussels,
is also the seat of the
European Union and
an international
crossroads for trade,
culture, and public
life in general.
Gembloux
Mons
Namur
LIÈGE
Charleroi
Dinant
Dutch-speaking Region
Bastogne
French-speaking Region
German-speaking Region
Brussels-Capital Region
Arlon
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Languages
Cost of living
French, Dutch and German are Belgium's
three official languages. An invisible
linguistic border divides the country roughly
into two parts : the French speaking South
and the Dutch-speaking North. There is also a
German-speaking community along the
German border. Brussels is an important
bilingual entity (French-Dutch), with a
French-speaking majority. Apart from a few
exceptions, the other regions are monolingual.
To meet everyday living expenses a single
student should have at least 600 € per
month at his/her disposal. To this amount
he/she should add study-related costs
(books, etc.).
The climate
The climate may not be the reason why you
have chosen to study in Liège. Belgium is
known for its changing skies. The climate is
often unpredictable. The temperature may
vary widely from day to day. Winters are
usually mild, and summers usually quite
pleasant, if not hot.
Price of some standard commodities:
Loaf of cut bread: 1.90 €- 2 €
French fries (from stalls): 1.50 – 2 €
Glass of beer (in cafés): 1.80 €
One course meal in a restaurant
(single dish): from 9 €
Fast food meal or salads: 3 – 6.50 €
Pizzeria: from 7 €
Cinema ticket: 7 - 8 €
(less in some cinemas: Le Parc,
Le Churchill, Le Sauvenière and in
cine-clubs)
Daily newspaper: 1.20 €
National prior stamp: 0.61 €
International prior stamp:
Europe: 0.93 € - rest of the world: 1.10 €
Bus ticket: 1.60 €
8-journey card (within city area): 6.80 €
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23The University of Liège
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Préparation
de votre départ
à l’ULg
The University of Liège is
the only complete public
university in the Frenchspeaking part of Belgium;
it has a tradition of
philosophical openness.
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ULg in a nutshell1
At ULg we find
• 194 years of existence
• About 20,000 students, among whom 23%
foreign students from 102 different countries
• 38 Bachelor’s degrees
• 194 Master's degrees among which unique
33% in French-speaking Belgium
• 68 complementary Master's degrees
• 9 Faculties, 1 Management School and
1 Institute of Social and Human Sciences
• 600 professors, 1,700 assistants and
researchers
• 24% of the alumni at Master’s level in
French-speaking Belgium
• 2,000 people who are fully or partly
dedicated to teaching.
The ULg is also
• the first university library in Belgium, one
of the most significant university libraries
in Europe
• 530 research units
• cutting-edge technological equipment
• a science park and 75 active spin-offs
• poles d'excellence and expertise in several
disciplines such as water sciences,
biotechnologies, electricity, space sciences,
agronomical sciences, and transport.
1. Situation in 2010-2011.
ULg is an international university
• open to the European higher education
area, a partner in the Bologna process that
coordinates higher education in Europe
• attentive to mutual recognition in
academic mobility
• eager to turn cultural diversity into an
additional asset for students
• participating in a global network of over
600 partner institutions
• host together with Gembloux Agro-Bio
Tech more than 4,000 foreign students of
which close to 750 students on an
exchange year
• bringing together 102 different
nationalities
• offering markedly international training
programmes such as joint degrees and the
Erasmus Mundus programme
• member of the 'University of the Great
Region' (UGR), a cross-border project
involving 4 countries and 5 regions.
The University of Liège is a laureate of the
enlarged Erasmus university charter for
Lifelong Learning Programme for the years
2007–2013: as a result its mobile students
are part of a European dynamic in which
they can choose among internships and
study stays abroad.
It was awarded the ECTS label, which
sanctions the recognition of processes and of
the rights of students who chose to come to
Liège as part of a mobility agreement and
the DS label for the quality of information
provided on degrees awarded.
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The governing board of the University
consists of
• a Rector
Prof. Bernard Rentier
• a First Vice-Rector
Prof. Albert Corhay
• three Vice-Rectors with specific missions:
Research: Prof. Pierre Wolper
International Relations:
Prof. Jean Marchal
Quality Management:
Prof. Freddy Coignoul
• the Vice-Rector for Gembloux Campus
Prof. Eric Haubruge
• a General Administrator
Mr Laurent Despy
• a General Director for Education and
Training
Mrs Monique Marcourt
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2 Main university venues
Liège
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The University
of Liège
Since the end of the 1960s most faculties, that
had long been scattered all over the city, have
converged to a single site, which is also one of
the most extensive green area in Liège, less
than 30 minutes away from the city centre by
bus or bicycle (a few minutes by car), namely
the Sart Tilman Campus.
Sart Tilman
There is also an open-air
museum with 80 works
of art integrated
into the landscape.
www.ulg.ac.be/museepla
➜ map of Sart Tilman
You can reach the
Sart Tilman by bus
with lines 28, 48 and 58.
Most of the University buildings are located
on the Sart Tilman Campus, about 10 km
from the city centre. It covers some 1,820
acres, half of which are still woodland.
Some parts are devoted to leisure activities:
walking, cycling and riding, sports and
barbecues.
The scientific, didactic, hospital, sports and
tourist infrastructures are located in clearly
delimited zones – all in full harmony with
the beautiful natural surroundings.
Downtown University buildings
The downtown University buildings host the
Rector’s office and all administrative services,
including the General Direction for
Education and Training and services running
students affairs and the curriculum, as well
as the arts faculty (Philosophie et Lettres).
"HEC–Management School–University of
Liège" has two venues, one downtown
(rue Louvrex, 14) and the other one at Sart
Tilman (Boulevard du Rectorat, 7-Bât. B31).
The Faculty of Architecture offers courses
on two locations downtown: the Botanical
garden and Outremeuse.
Arlon
For over 30 years the Arlon campus has
been dedicated to university teaching and
research in the field of environment. It is
both friendly and modern, and offers all the
services and infrastructures needed to
accommodate students and their learning
activities: lodgings, cafeterias, libraries,
sport equipments. Arlon is a centre of trade,
industry and culture which students
appreciate.
www.dsge.ulg.ac.be/arlon
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Gembloux
Gembloux is a small and friendly city of
some 20,000 inhabitants. It hosts Gembloux
Agro-Bio Tech (the name of the Faculty of
agronomy in Gembloux) with research
projects that have been internationally
recognized for over 150 years. At the cutting
edge of research on sustainable development and eco-innovation, it is mainly
dedicated to agronomical sciences and
biological engineering. The Faculty’s
buildings as well as most students’ lodgings
are close to each other, which makes it
possible to do without cars or motorbikes.
www.fsagx.be
Detailed information for exchange students
at Gembloux is available at
www.fsagx.ac.be/index.php/fr/futuretudiant/etudiant-international
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4 Studying at the ULg
A balanced European university
curriculum
In Belgium the university curriculum is based on
the European model.
It consists of 5 years (6 for veterinary medicine,
7 for medicine) divided into 2 cycles:
3 years to complete a Bachelor’s degree
(180 credits), and (in most cases) 2 more
years for a Master’s degree (120 credits).
Thanks to a combination of options, study
paths and modules, the University of Liège
offers every student the academic
development that fits best his or her
personal project.
Master's programmes can be adapted to the
student's professional goals thanks to a
variety of options, modules, and the chosen
approach (30 credits out of 120).
Exchange students are not bound to the
study paths offered. However, it is strongly
advised not to choose too widely divergent
courses in the Learning Agreement.
The Master’s degrees include various
approaches:
• The in-depth approach includes thorough
learning in a particular field and the
acquisition of the necessary methodology
to do research.
• The didactic approach includes the
acquisition of pedagogical skills needed to
teach in secondary schools.
• The specialised approach trains students
for a profession related to their course of
studies. After their Master’s degree «120»
our students can do an additional
Master’s degree or a third cycle (Doctor’s
degree – 180 credits).
The PhD course leads to the academic title
of doctor. It may only be read after a course
of at least 300 credits (bachelor's degree +
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master's) and consists mainly in preparing
and presenting a thesis. The PhD course
includes a PhD training of 60 credits
completed by a research training certificate.
This training is linked to the specific skills
of the research teams and grants graduates
with high scientific and professional
qualifications.
For more information on courses (structure of the
curriculum, various training fields) please refer to
www.ulg.ac.be/etudes
1st cycle
"Classic" curriculum
Bachelor's degree
3 years – 120 credits
2nd cycle
The University
of Liège
Master's degree
2 years 120 credits
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Examinations
Within the same academic year students
cannot take more than two examinations on
the same course. As a rule, the second
assessment occurs during the third set of
exams (August-September).
The Faculty may decide special examination
modalities for exchange students (Erasmus
programme, Erasmus Belgica, cooperation
agreements).
In this case the exchange student must get in
touch with the involved professors and the
departmental coordinator at the beginning of
term.
Examiners convey the results of their
assessments using a figure between 0 and
20, with 10 out of 20 being the pass
threshold for individual courses.
Local grade
Qualitative definition
<8
8 or 9
10 or 11
12 or 13
14 or 15
16 or 17
18 to 20
Serious failure
Failure
Weak
Satisfactory
Good
Very good
Excellent
Exchange students have the results of the
examinations they took in Liège validated
by their home universities.
The "Communauté française de Belgique"
requirements to pass into the following
years are not applicable to them.
When you take an examination, remember
to tell your teacher or to write on your exam
paper that you are an exchange student;
mention the name of your ULg department
coordinator.
Marks received at ULg are transferred to the
student’s home university by the ULg
departmental coordinator and related to
ECTS marks according to the following grid.
www.ulg.ac.be/examens
Institutional
grade
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
Grading
percentage
0,47
1,46
4,96
8,40
13,17
14,93
16,55
14,41
12,36
7,52
5,78
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
Added percentage
0,47
1,93
6,89
15,29
28,45
43,38
59,93
74,34
86,70
94,22
100,00
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
ECTS
grade
A
A
A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
E
TS
de
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5 Faculties
There are 9 Faculties, 1 School and
1 Institute at the ULg. The University of
Liège offers degree courses in all university
areas except theology.
The course descriptions
can be found at:
http://progcours.ulg.ac.be
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Philosophy
and Letters
Philosophy
History
History of art and
Archeology-ArchaemetryMusicology
Romance languages and
literatures
Modern languages and
literatures, Germanic
orientation )
Ancient languages and
literatures, Classical
orientation
Ancient languages and
literatures, Eastern
orientation
Translation
Interpreting
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Law and Political Science
– The Ecole J. Constant
Criminology School of
Liège
Science
Medicine
Mathematical Sciences
Medicine
Law
Physical Sciences
Dental Sciences
Political Sciences
(International Relations,
European Studies, Public
Administration, Politics
and society)
Chemical Sciences
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Geological Sciences
Physiotherapy and
readaptation
Geographical Sciences,
general orientation
Motricity Sciences
Biological Sciences
Public Health
Biochemistry, Molecular
and Cell Biology
Biomedical Sciences
Criminology
www.droit.ulg.ac.be
www.facmed.ulg.ac.be
Bio-informatics and
Modelling
Space Sciences
2
Information and
Communication
Veterinary
Medicine
Environmental
Management
Veterinary medicine
Oceanography
www.ulg.ac.be/fmv
www.ulg.ac.be/facphl
The Faculties
www.facsc.ulg.ac.be
(2) The bachelor's degree as well as the master's degree in translation are coorganized by the University of Liege and HEL
(Higher Education school of the City of Liege). The Master's degree in Interpretation is coorganized by ULg, HEL and UMONS.
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Applied
Sciences
Psychology
and Education
Institute for
Human and Social
Sciences
Civil engineer :
Psychology
Sociology
• Geology and Mining
Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Mechanical
Engineering
• Electro-mechanical
Engineering
• Aerospace
Engineering
• Electrical
Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Engineering:
Architecture
• Chemical and
Materials
Engineering
• Biomedical
Engineering
• Computer
Engineering
Education
Anthropology
Speech and Language
Therapy
Labour Sciences
Gembloux
Agro-Bio Tech
Architecture
Architecture
Bioengineering:
www.archi.ulg.ac.be
Computer Sciences
www.fapse.ulg.ac.be
HEC - Management
School - ULg
Management of
Human Resources
International
Cooperation and
Development
www.ishs.ulg.ac.be
Economical
sciences
• Forests and Natural
Areas Engineering
• Environmental
Bioengineering
• Agricultural
Bioengineering
• Chemistry and
Bio-industries
Biostatistique
Landscape Design
www.fsagx.ac.be
Management
sciences
Management
engineering
www.hec.ulg.ac.be
s The Faculties
www.facsa.ulg.ac.be
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The university year is divided into three
terms.
Teaching and learning activities occur
during the first two terms.
They are followed by assessment periods.
The third term includes assessment periods,
personal research and production of essays,
as well as professional insertion activities.
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ACADEMIC SCHEDULE 2011-2012
1 term
2nd term
3rd term
• teaching activities: from
Thursday 15th September
to Saturday 24th
December 2011
• holidays: from Monday
26th December 2011 to
Saturday 7th January 2012
• session: from Monday
9th January to Saturday
28th January 2012
• leave: from Monday
30th January to Saturday
4th February 2012
• teaching activities: from
Monday 6th February to
Saturday 31st March 2012
and from Monday
16th April to Saturday
19th May 2012
• holidays: from Monday
2nd April to Saturday
14th April 2012
• session: from Monday
21st May to Saturday
30th June 2012
• holidays: from Monday
2nd July to Wednesday
15th August 2012
• session: from Thursday
16th August to Friday
14th September 2012
st
Leave
University activities are suspended:
• on Sundays
• on Tuesday 27th September 2011
(French Community Day)
• on Monday 31st October, Tuesday 1st and
Wednesday 2nd November 2011 (previous
day, All Saints' Day and following day)
• on Friday 11th November 2011
(Armistice Day)
• on Monday 20th and on Tuesday 21st
February 2012 (Shrove Monday and
Tuesday), in accordance with tradition
• on 9th April 2012 (Easter Monday)
• on Tuesday 1st May 2012 (Labour Day)
• on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th May 2012
(Ascension Day and following day)
• on 28th May 2012 (Whit Monday)
• on Saturday 21st July 2012
(National Holiday)
• on Wednesday 15th August 2012
(Assumption Day)
It's very important to be on time at the
beginning of each term. In case of arrival
later than 15 days, the exchange student
can be refused by the faculty.
Academic calendar for
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech:
www.fsagx.ac.be/index.php/fr/etudiant-degembloux/calendrier-academique
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1 The ECTS system
The European Credits Transfer System is
based on the total amount of work a student
has to produce; it does not only take class
hours into account.
The figure for each course (from 1 to 60)
corresponds to the relative amount of work
required from students for this particular
course, including tutorials, labs, workshops,
field work, internships, and personal
research (whether at home or in libraries) as
well as class attendance. Time spent in
preparing for and taking exams or tests is
also included. One credit is supposed to
correspond to about 30 hours of learning.
Work produced during one year amounts to
60 credits (so that as a rule one semester
amounts to 30 credits). The use of this
system makes transfers from
foreign institutions easier.
Students obtain credits after a successful
assessment of their knowledge and
expertise.
Dominique d’Arripe,
ECTS institutional coordinator
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
Tel. +32 4 366 52 35
Fax +32 4 366 57 25
Dominique.DArripe@ulg.ac.be
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2 The ECTS and DS labels
The European Commission awards two
highly coveted labels in the field of teaching
and training.
The DS Label is awarded for the quality of
information on degrees and their
supplements.
In 2009 the University of Liege was awarded
the ECTS Label. Only 28 European
universities can currently claim this award.
In 2010 ULg was awarded the 2nd European
label, the DS Label. With this second award
the University of Liege became the only
Belgian university with these two European
awards, and entered the circle of
17 European universities that can claim
them both.
The Diploma Supplement is an exhaustive
and standardized document that is
appended to all higher education degrees. It
provides detailed information on the
students’ university curriculum, the study
programme, the skills acquired. It makes the
diploma more readable and more easily
comparable abroad. It ensures a great
transparancy, wheter for other university
institutions or for future employers.
Through the ECTS Label the European
Commission acknowledges the quality of the
ULg's support to mobile students –
especially in the field of information and
services. As it conforms to ECTS-related
procedures, the ULg makes sure that results
are both accessible and easy to transfer, and
thus that the academic value of students'
stays abroad is recognized.
ECTS Label
2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 3
Diploma Supplement Label
2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 3
Awarded by the European Commission to
Awarded by the European Commission to
UNIVERSITÉ DE LIÈGE
Université de Liège
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ERASMUS MUNDUS: SEE YOUR VADE-MECUM
Trainees or doctoral students
(stays from 1 to 12 months)
If you wish to come to the ULg for an
intership or a research programme
without taking any courses, here are
the steps you should go through
before leaving:
1. Send a detailed application (with
your CV, the dates when you wish to
come, the specialised field in which
you work) to a Professor in our
University who is a specialist in your
discipline.
2. If your application is accepted, get
in touch with Anne-Laure Villeminot
(anne-laure.villeminot@ulg.ac.be)
3. Provide evidence of your
registration as a student in your
home university.
4. Your intership or research
convention must be signed by your
University, the Professor at ULg with
whom you will be working, and
yourself.
5. Get in touch with Anne-Laure
Villeminot to access the online
registration form.
6. Register online.
7. You will then receive a letter of
acceptation.
Preparing your departure
1 Discuss the courses you intend to take at
the ULg with your coordinator in your home
university.
2 Get in touch with your ULg coordinator
to check whether you can actually take
those courses.
3 Send the online application form to our
Erasmus Office before 15 May and your
printed Application Form duly signed and
stamped by your coordinator before 31 May.
Students applying for the second term have
to send the online Application Form before
1 November and the printed and signed
Application Form before 15 November.
Be careful: it will not be possible to
complete the online Application Form after
the deadlines. After completing the online
procedure, you must print the form, sign it
and send it to our Office.
Important: We cannot accept your
application without your coordinator's
signature and stamp.
A statement of your marks in 2010-2011 is
to be handed in on arrival if you come for
the first term or to be sent along with the
application form if you come for the second
term: www.ulg.ac.be/en/erasmus/in/application
4 If you need a visa to enter Belgium, take
the necessary steps with the Belgian
embassy in your home country (with the
ULg acceptance letter).
5 If you need a room in a hall of residence
(for 3 to 6 months), send a form to the
Accommodation Office as soon as possible.
6 If you wish to meet a local student who
will guide you along, register at
www.ulg.ac.be/erasmun/in/parrainage
7 European students: ask your health
insurance fund for an health insurance
european card.
Non-european students: subscribe a health
insurance in your home country.
8 Subscribe to a supplementary "tous
risques" insurance.
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Trainees or doctoral
students
Make an appointment with
Anne-Laure Villeminot to be
registered and to get your
student card, certificates
for your health insurance
company, and general
information.
Address :
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
Fax +32 4 366 57 25
Contact :
Anne-Laure Villeminot
Tél. +32 4 366 58 59
anne-laure.villeminot@ulg.ac.be
Enrolment – Erasmus Office
The Erasmus Office helps you with the
preparation of your stay among us, your
accommodation and your social integration.
The Erasmus office is the link between
yourself and your departmental coordinator
at ULg, who is responsible for the
academic counselling and supervision of
your studies.
Come to our Office to be officially enrolled;
you will then receive your student
card your password to access the
Internet and all necessary attestations.
Please inform the Erasmus Office of any
change that may occur during your stay in
Liège (change of address, of email address,
of telephone number, etc.).
Check your email inbox regularly since it
will be used for all kind of useful or
important information.
Never hesitate to contact us whenever you
have any doubts or problems.
In Liège
Address:
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
Fax +32 4 366 57 25
mobil.in@ulg.ac.be
Contact:
Marta KUCHARSKA
Tél. +32 4 366 55 47
Marta.Kucharska@ulg.ac.be
mobil.in@ulg.ac.be
Raquel MELARA
Tél. +32 4 366 41 66
R.Melara@ulg.ac.be
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During registration periods the office is
open from Monday to Friday, from 9.00 to
12.30 and from 14.00 to 16.00.
In Gembloux
Address:
Passage des Déportés, 2
B-5030 Gembloux
erasmus.gembloux@ulg.ac.be
Contact:
Valérie VOYEUX
Tél. +32 81 62 21 20
valerie.voyeux@ulg.ac.be
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In Arlon
Register with the Erasmus office in Liège
(see above): if you so wish, you can join the
free collective transfer organized by the
Arlon campus.
Contact on the Arlon campus:
Philippe ANDRE (departmental
coordinator)
Tél. +32 63 23 08 58
P.Andre@ulg.ac.be
Contact with the office
at the Faculty of Science in Liège:
Thierry BILLEN
Tél. +32 4 366 36 53
th.billen@ulg.ac.be
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Contacting your ECTS departmental
coordinator
ERASMUS MUNDUS: SEE YOUR VADE-MECUM
The academic coordinator will validate
your learning agreement and explain how the
courses are organised and what methods
of evaluation are used.You will be informed
about how to contact her or him in a letter sent
along with the official letter of acceptance.
Changes in the study contract must
immediately be notified to the departmental
coordinator.
A copy of the modified study contract will
have to be signed by the coordinator and sent
on to the Erasmus Office.
No change to the study agreement will be
accepted unless it is signed by the appointed
coordinator.
Administrative formalities
EU students can move from one EU country
to another with a national ID or passport;
no visa is required. Before travelling to
countries outside the EU, enquire with
consular offices or diplomatic missions
whether a passport and visa are required.
Students from outside the EU who stay in
Belgium and wish to travel around should
have a passport and an A card supplied at
the town hall.
To travel outside the Schengen area, ask the
diplomatic mission of the country you wish
to go whether a visa is required.
Any foreigner staying in Belgium for at least
three months (over six months) must notify
the administration of the town or city in
which they stay.
In Liège
In Liège you have to report to the town hall,
« Cité administrative »
Service de la population
Tél. +32 4 221 82 46
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At the 'Accueil des étrangers' (desk for
foreigners) of 'Service de la Population'
(population division) at 'Cité administrative'
the following documents will be required:
For students from EU or EEE countries
• Health insurance European card or some
other evidence that you have subscribed a
health insurance;
• a valid passport or identity card or driving
license if you have one;
• a statement from the University of Liège
(provided by Erasmus Office);
• 2 recent photographs (passport format);
• 12 € (check the fee on the day you
register);
• a statement from your landlord or land
lady, or a copy of the rent contract.
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For other students
• your passport;
• an A.S.P. (temporary residence permit).
Non-EU students can apply for this
permit at the Embassy or Consulate in
their home country (a visa sticker on your
passport);
• the statement from the Erasmus office at
University of Liege;
• two recent photographs (passport format);
• 12 € (see rates applicable on registration
date);
• a Liege address (if in a students'
residence, a residence statement).
In Gembloux
In Gembloux you have to report at the
following address:
Administration Communale
Service des étrangers
Rue du Huit Mai
B-5030 Gembloux
Tél. +32 81 62 63 89
laurence.soree@gembloux.be
In Arlon
In Arlon you have to report at the following
address:
Hôtel de ville (étage B1)
Service des étrangers
Rue Paul Reuter, 8
B-6700 Arlon
Tél. +32 63 245 673
administration@arlon.be
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Welcome Days
In order to provide you with complete
information the International and Erasmus
Office, Service for the Promotion and
Information on the Studies
with the participation of ESN-ULg
(Erasmus Student Network) organise
welcome days for exchange students. They
should contribute to a quicker and smoother
integration.
For the 1st term they will occur on on
Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 September
2011, for the 2nd term the welcoming day will
take place on Friday 3 February 2012.
On the agenda: introducing ULg, local
gastronomy, visit of the Sart Tilman domain,
exploring the city… A detailed programme
will be sent individually.
Before getting back home
ERASMUS MUNDUS: SEE YOUR VADE-MECUM
Before getting back home, you should
inform your co-ordinator and ask the
Erasmus Office for your «Departure form».
At the end of their stay, students must again
notify the local administration.
• For students on the Liège campus :
EU nationals who had received an
'annexe 8' document can
* either go to the appropriate desk with
their national ID, the 'annexe 8' document
and their address abroad,
* or send these details by email to:
service.etrangers@liege.be
Nationals from outside the EU must report
with their ID documents, their A card and
their address abroad.
The A card must be handed back to the
local administration.
• Students on the Gembloux or Arlon
campus must report to the respective local
administration of their host town.
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At the University of Liège courses are usually
given in French. We insist that our exchange
students should have a good knowledge of
French to attend classes and take exams.
Therefore we ask you to attach to your
application form a document from your
university testifying that your level of French
is good enough.
Erasmus Mundus Masters courses (EMMC)
and Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates
(EMJD) are taught in English.
1 French courses
French courses and language practice
sessions free of charge for exchange
students are organised in the summer and
during the academic year by the
« Département de français de l'Institut
supérieur des Langues Vivantes (ISLV) ».
In Liège
Assessment of competence levels
An elementary knowledge of French (or
English for students taking courses in
English) is required and can be taken at the
beginning of each term. Students have to
take a test, the results of which are sent to
coordinators. Free courses are available if
the student’s knowledge is deficient.
The French level tests for non-french
speaking exchange students attending
French-taught courses will be organised:
• for the 1st term: on 26 and 28 September
2011
• for the 2nd term: on 6 and 7 February 2012
Language programme preparing
students for university studies
• P1 = 1st term classes: 29 August
to 9 September 2011 (no ECTS)
Free of charge for exchange students
• P2 = 2nd term classes: 27 January
to 3 February 2012 (no ECTS)
Free of charge for exchange students
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Evening classes
• S1 = 1st term evening classes: 3 October
to 16 December 2011
Free of charge for exchange students
• S2 = 2nd term evening classes: 13 February
to 11 May 2012
Two hours of class, two evenings a week
16.00 to 18.00 or 18.00 to 20.00 (according
to proficiency test results)
Free of charge for exchange students
S1 or S2 = 5 ECTS
S1 + S2 = 10 ECTS if satisfactory result for
the final evaluation of S1
For further information about courses and
registration, write to
ISLV-Français
Place du 20-Août, 7 - B-4000 Liège
Tél. +32 4 366 57 59 (secrétariat)
islvfr@ulg.ac.be
www.islv.ulg.ac.be
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In Gembloux
A French course for non-native speakers is
organized in Namur. It consists of about 40
hours per term and is equivalent to
3 ECTS credits.
The level of each student is assessed on the
first class so as to for groups. At the end of
the course an examination bearing on the
various language skills shows the students'
progression and determines their
competence level within the common
European framework of reference. The
examination takes place during the last
class.
Contact: barbara.laudisoit@homail.com
In Arlon
Evening classes in French as a foreign
language are available:
at the 'Ecole Industrielle et Commerciale'
Rue Godefroid Kurth, 2- B-6700 Arlon
Tel. +32 63 23 33 90
eica@skynet.be
www.eicarlon.be
at the 'Institut d'Enseignement de
Promotion Sociale'
Chemin de Weyler, 2 – B-6700 ARLON
Tel. +32 63 23 02 40
www.promsoc-arlon.be
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Language
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@LTER
(Supervised Distance Computer-based
Language Learning with Enhanced
Student Responsibility)
TOEFL®iBT
The University of Liège is an accredited
TOEFL®iBTcenter (code 7548). The test is
held in October/November and March/April
every year.
Useful information on dates as well as
registration and payment methods will be
posted on the ISLV website:
www.islv.ulg.ac.be
@LTER offers 12 foreign languages, three
levels, combining distance learning with
teacher presence. Learners can follow at
their own pace, whatever their level.
For more information, please go to our
website at:
www.elearning.ulg.ac.be/alter
For a complete overview of the TOEFL®iBT,
please visit the ETS site (www.ets.org/toefl .
Details about the organization of the test at
the ULg can be obtained from Christine
Bouvy (cbouvy@ulg.ac.be).
Evening Language Courses
Students on the Gembloux campus can get
information from Marie-Anne Duffeler:
marie-anne.duffeler@ulg.ac.be
• Evening Courses (1x/week): 9 languages:
German, English, Arabic, Spanish,
Modern Greek, Italian, Japanese, Dutch,
Polish, Portugese, Russian, Turkish.
Fee: 50 €
• Evening intensive Courses (2x/week):
German, English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch.
Fee: 50 €
For more information
Tel. +32 4 366 55 17
islvle@ulg.ac.be
www.islv.ulg.ac.be
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in Liège p. 51
in Gembloux p. 55
in Arlon p. 57
Individual health insurance is compulsory in
Belgium. Therefore all students have to
subscribe to the health insurance fund of
their choice.
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• If you are from an EEA country (EU +
Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) you
are insured through your own national
health service. Before leaving your home
country, you should ask for the Health
insurance european card. This form covers
you in case of illness abroad, and is valid
for a maximum of one year.
If you need to see a doctor in Belgium,
youwill have to subscribe to a health
insurance fund with your Health insurance
european card. You will then be refunded for
many of the medical costs you incur in
Belgium.
Moreover, in order not to be confronted
with difficult situations, we highly
recommend that you take out a mobility
insurance policy such as "Tous risques".
• However, if you are from a non-EEA
country, you must have social coverage to
stay in Belgium, either through insurance
such as "Tous risques" taken out in your
country of origin, or in Liège.
In addition, through their registration, all
university students get civil liability and
physical insurance coverage for any
accident related to their university
activities, at home and abroad.
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1 Useful addresses
Promotion et Information
sur les Etudes
Administration of Teaching and Students
info.etudes@ulg.ac.be
Tel. +32 4 366 56 74
www.ulg.ac.be/promoetinfo
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This Office provides all information on
curricula and services set up to help
students. It also offers a range of documents
on training and study courses at ULg and
what everyday life is like for students. It is
open all year round from Monday to Friday
9.00 to 12.30 and 14.00 to 16.30.
Service Orientation
Administration of Teaching and Students
Tél. +32 4 366 23 31
sou@ulg.ac.be
www .ulg.ac.be/sou
➜ map of Liège city centre 2
➜ map of Sart Tilman 2
The staff in this unit is committed to
listening to students’ qualms and questions,
whether they are about the choice of a study
course or the choice of a career.
All through their training they help them to
set up an individual project and consider
various possible ways of achieving it. They
can also offer psychological help on a
temporary basis to students who face
personal difficulties.
The unit is open throughout the year either
on the Sart Tilman campus or in the city
centre, Place du 20-Août. Students should
make an appointment. The fee for the first
meeting is 5 €. The next meetings are free.
Service Guidance Etude
Administration of Teaching and Students
Tél. +32 4 366 23 31
guidance.etude@ulg.ac.be
www.ulg.ac.be/guidance
➜ map of Sart Tilman 2
In order to help students adapt to
University demands, the staff in this unit
analyse the way they are used to working,
and indeed also their living habits. The goal
is maximum efficiency through sensible
working methods to deal with the amount of
material and expectations (this includes
note taking, summarizing, preparation to
the examinations), management of time and
planning of work periods, both during term
time and during examinations. The unit is
open throughout the year and accessible
free of charge to all ULg students, also
during the summer examinations.
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ULg Dialogue
During examinations and their preparation
periods
from 11.00 to 14.30 and from 17.30 to 22.00.
0800-35 200 : free call
Feeling blue, out of it, depressed, stressed
out? Urgently needing a piece of
information? Wishing to share your worries?
A telephone line "ULg Dialogue" is open to
you in strict confidentiality. Attentive
listening to your concern will help you out!
Student Quality of Life Unit
General Direction for Teaching and Training
Tél. +32 4 366 58 43
qualitedevie@ulg.ac.be
www.ulg.ac.be/qualitedevie
➜ map of Liège city centre 2
The point of this unit is to sensitize students
on issues relating to their health (both
physical and psychological) and to their
daily lives.
At www.ulg.ac.be/qualitedevie you can find
information cards on health issues such as
CO hazards, seasonal depression, food. You
will also find advice and information on the
way memory works, on mental strain,
hazards of tobacco, etc. on
www.tastout.ulg.ac.be
The unit also organizes days of sensitization
to issues related to students’ life (organic
breakfasts responsible use of alcohol…) and
activities that foster an opening to cultural
diversity (exchange venues, periods of
common leisure activities.).
It organizes trainings about first aid
intervention in collaboration with the
Red Cross. It is in charge of following
students who practise a sport or an artistic
activity at a professional level as well as
temporarily or permanently handicaped
students or students who meet with
psychological difficulties or a debilitating
disease.
Finally it can listen to students that feel bad
for whatever reason (personal difficulties,
strained relations with other students or
with professors…) and send them on to
specialized units.
Support for Students with Disabilities
General Direction for Teaching and Training
Tél. +32 4 366 58 65 or 91 06
ash@ulg.ac.be
www.ulg.ac.be/etudiants/handicap
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The function of this support unit is to help
any students who may have to face some
permanent or temporary handicap (disease,
accident, impaired mobility or sensory
disability). The status of student with some
disability grant them the right to special
accommodations related to their personal
problems such as contacts with professors
and administration, changes in course
locations, in course and examination
schedules, pedagogical and psychological
accompaniment...); this should help them
complete their university studies in the best
possible conditions and enjoy a full student
life.
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Centre J
SIPS
Tél. +32 4 223 00 00
centrej@liege.be
www.liege.be/jeunesse/centre-j
Tel. +32 4 223 62 82
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This city-run information centre has made
versatility and accessibility its main
concerns and is dedicated to welcoming,
informing, counselling and guiding young
people whatever their questions or problems
may be. It employs a team of a dozen people
with extensive experience who assist young
people with questions on leisure activities,
educational and job opportunities, travel,
and legal or personal problems. Note that
there are no psychologists, lawyers or
doctors working at the Centre. This service
is free and strictly confidential.
www.sips.be
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The Psycho Sexual Information Service is a
family planning centre concerned primarily
with counselling young people. Students can
find competent doctors, lawyers and
psychologists. A large library is also open to
visitors. A team of counsellors answer all your
questions concerning sexuality in general,
including contraception, pregnancy, sexual
and emotional problems, etc.
Faci
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2 Students' tutoring
The first days in a new environment are
always difficult. You have to find your
bearings, meet new fellow students, locate
rooms and all sorts of necessary
information, not to mention lodgings...
This necessary adaptation process takes
time and energy.
Liège students may at first seem
rather standoffish, but if you turn to them
and ask for help or advice, they often turn
out to be friendly and generous.
In order to facilitate contacts between
exchange students and local students, the
ULg set up a tutoring system in which local
students offer their help and support to
newcomers – show them the city, the
university, and contribute to their smooth
integration into the local life.
The International and Erasmus Office can
provide the names and addresses of local
students involved in this scheme, but will
not interfere in your meetings.
If you are interested please send the form
below or complete the online form:
www.ulg.ac.be/erasmus/in/parrainage
3 Internet and email
access
Internet access (myULg)
How?
• Once you have registered at the Erasmus
office, you receive a student card with an
identifier and a password
Where?
• You must activate them on one of the
computers available in the Erasmus Office
or in your faculty or department (see below).
Connection
• Once they are activated you can use them
to browse on the Internet and check your
email
- from most computers at the university
- from a portable computer (sockets are
available in several rooms)
- from a computer at home.
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Initiating an email address
The University suggests that you initiate an
email address on the pattern
firstname.name@student.ulg.ac.be.
It will of course be free. We are aware that
you may already have another (or several
other) free addresses.
So, is this really useful? It is!
A lot of messages (some professionally
useful from tutors or the administration,
some just friendly about things to do, price
discounts at concerts and the like) will be
sent or forwarded to you by the University,
and the only address we know is your
university email.
ULg email boxes are beyond any
comparison with other free providers. They
have a storage capacity of 500 Mb and are
protected by a double anti-virus software
and two anti-spam filters. You can even
have your mail automatically forwarded on
to another address.
Besides, it's easy! You can create your
address on line:
www.ulg.ac.be/segi/student/email
4 Opening a bank account
If you choose to open a bank account in
Belgium you had better do so at once. Banks
will require the following documents:
- a passport or identity card
- an address in Liège
- a certificate from the Erasmus Office of
the University of Liège (to testify that you
are indeed a student with us).
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➜ map of Sart Tilman 3 4
Most banks offer substantial advantages to
people under 26 (cuts on some expenses).
You can also open an account with the post
office.
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➜ See the Sart Tilman (ST)
and Liège city center (CC) maps
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5 Transports
Bus
The name of the local bus company is TEC
(Transports En Commun). It offers an
extended and modern network.
A ticket and information office is located on
place Saint-Lambert
You can buy
• ticket 1.60 €
• 8 journey card for 6.80 €
• a season's ticket (you need a photo) for
28 €/a month, 220 €/a year. Students under
25 can benefit from a 50% cut if they hand
in a certificate when they register. For
students over 25, seasons’ tickets cost
50 €/a month and 295 €/a year.
➜ map of Liège city centre 1 2 3
Bus lines 48 and 58 take you from
downtown to Sart Tilman and around the
various buildings on the campus. They both
leave from the Opera house. Their different
routes are marked on the maps. Note that
only line 48 stops at the main station.
The busline 28 takes you from Fléron, and
pass around Bouny, Chaudfontaine, Romsée,
Ninane, Beaufays, and Tilff to Sart Timan
(various buldings and University hospital).
You can check check timetables at
www.infotec.be/lv
Railway
The Belgian Railway Company (SNCB,
Société Nationale des Chemins de fers
Belges) Offers various cut-price formulas to
travel in Belgium and Europe. Here are
some of the most commonly used. You can
find moreon their website
(www.b-rail.be) or at the railway station.
Go Pass
If you are under 26, your Go Pass entitles
you to ten 2nd class single journeys for only
50 €; so one single journey only costs 5 €.
The Go Pass solution is particularly
advantageous for longer journeys between
two Belgian stations.
Rail Pass
Similar to GO PASS, but without age limit
and for 74 €.
Benelux Tourrail Card
Roaming through the Benelux for five days
in one month at a bargain price of 99 €
(under 26) or 139 € (over 26).
Interrail Card
This card gives you the opportunity to
travel in 30 European countries during
22 days or 1 month.
For more informations
www.interrailnet.com
SNCB
Tel. +32 4 241 26 10
www.b-rail.be
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6 Mobile phones
If you wish to use a mobile phone in
Belgium you have to know that there are
three competing networks:
Proximus : www.proximus.be
Mobistar : www.mobistar.be
Base : www.base.be
You can buy a local number and calling
credits in many shops. The logo of the
network(s) are usually displayed outside.
7 Libraries
Through its five comprehensive libraries the
library network at the University of Liege,
that has pioneered support to Open Access,
supplies students, scholars and scientists
with remarkably rich and diversified digital
and printed resources.
The printed documents includes thousands
of scientific journals and several million
books, from the latest publications to
exceptional ancient collectibles including
6,500 manuscripts, 500 incunabula (among
which 236 unique copies in the world),
several tens of thousands of works from the
15th, 16th and 17th centuries...
In addition to its substantial printed
resources the ULg library network has
developed an impressive digital library
currently including some 40,000 e-journals
and 30,000 e-books. It also provides access
to international information networks as
well as to over 160 online scientific
databases.
The various equipments and processing and
research tools supplied by our library
network set the ULg at the cutting edge of
knowledge.
The structure of the network and practical
information can be found at:
www.ulg.ac.be/libnet
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Students' associations
The objectives of the "Fédération des
étudiants" (Fédé) are to represent and
inform students, and to defend their
interests, to offer services (such as students'
jobs), and to provide support in the
students' academic life. It supports various
cultural initiatives (photo lab, 48 FM radio,
a newsletter called Le P'tit Torê – or "small
bull" in Walloon), socially involved projects
(the Benin project, an Amnesty
International cell, an Oxfam group…) and
entertainment activities such as Unifestival.
Along the same lines the Fédé also supports
students' associations that apply about
interesting initiatives they have developed.
It publishes a guidebook-cum-diary with all
sorts of useful information that you will
receive during the welcome days.
Do not hesitate to contact the Fédé:
Maison de la Fédé
Tél. +32 4 366 31 99
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For more information check website:
www.fede-ulg.org
Since 2006 the "Fédé" has also been a
member of the ESN (Erasmus Student
Network).
ESN-ULg is an international network of
students’ associations in over 34 countries in
Europe and beyond. The ESN-ULg is a
dynamic team consisting of some fifteen
students from the various faculties that
make up the University.
This association makes it possible for
Erasmus students to fit into local life
through cultural and festive events
organized all through the city. It also offers
Erasmus students the possibility to go and
visit several cities in Belgium and Europe.
Contact : esnulg@gmail.com
http://esnulg.fede-ulg.be
Each faculty also has several students'
associations. Ask fellow students or check
www.ulg.ac.be/etudiants/cercles.html
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"48 FM" (a name inspired by the bus line to
Sart Tilman) has promoted a student radio
in the heart of the city.
The students' radio has its own frequency on
105,0 FM. Webradio broadcasts on the
Internet www.48fm.com every day from
8 a.m. to 1.05 a.m. 48 FM offers a lot of
music with some cultural or didactic
features, but without any advertisements.
The radio station is located on the 3rd floor
of Maison de la Fédé, Place du 20-Août and
is open to all (with an obvious priority to
students). It is currently and recurrently
looking for motivated collaborators, so if
you'd like to try your hand at playing
compère or DJ, or radio technician, or
webmaster for a rich and varied website, do
not hesitate and join the 48 FM team!
radio48fm@hotmail.com
Tél. +32 4 366 36 66
www.48fm.com
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1 In Liège
Liège is looking forward to
welcoming you!
Discover the city on the
website:
www.ulg.ac.be/liege
Some interesting websites:
www.liege.be
www.liegeonline.be
www.escapades.be
www.liegetourisme.be
Printable maps:
www.access.ulg.ac.be/access
The city of Liège
Liège is located in the French-speaking part
of the country, of which it is the most
significant city.
Liège is a child of the river Meuse: the river
has given the city its shape and moulded the
character of its citizens. Take your time to
discover this multi-faced city and its many
neighbourhoods, which are like so many
small villages. On Sunday mornings go and
stroll through the "Batte", the longest
market in Europe, along the river.
Liège and its area rely on water and fire: the
fascinating alliance of opposites. The
history of Liège and its province is closely
linked to that of coal. From this burning
stone comes one of the city’s nicknames:
"La Cité Ardente". This means that though
the sun doesn’t always shine on Liège, you
will still find it in the heart of its citizens.
The first image that Liège and its province
give to tourists is one of a welcoming,
animated region.
30 km from the Netherlands, 45 km from
Germany, 2.15 h. from Paris and 3.15 h.
from London, the metropolis stands at the
heart of Europe, at the crossroads of Latin
and Germanic cultures.
Liège is obviously a student town. Its
nightlife is busy and lively. Evenings in the
downtown streets called "le Carré" are
unique. This part of the city has a double
life: luxury shopping by day, and by night
busy students cafés and discos where you
can eat, drink and dance till dawn.
If you like the arts you will find much of
interest: the ORW (Royal Opera of
Wallonia), the Philharmonic Orchestra,
about a dozen theatres, some pop-rock,
electronic music and jazz festivals,
international contemporary dance and
theatre gatherings, poetry festivals, etc.
Many cinemas offer a wide range of films,
from the more experimental to blockbusters.
Should you want to escape from the city,
just take a bus for about 10 kilometres.
Liège is surrounded with green, wooded
areas. The Sart Tilman woods, which belong
to the University, are undoubtedly the most
easily accessible and most rewarding in
their layout.
Liège also stands on the threshold of the
Ardennes. Don’t hesitate to go a bit further
to discover this country of sudden deep and
twisting valleys where you can walk or
cycle, visit castles and abbeys, breathe pure
air and enjoy cheerful hospitality.
So welcome to Liège!
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Access routes
By car
An intricate network of roads makes travelling
to Liège and to Sart Tilman very easy.
By train
Liège is also accessible by train from the
Guillemins Railway Station
(tel. +32 2 528 28 28), from where a regular
bus service takes you to the town centre
(lines 1, 4, 30, 27, 48, all going left to "rue
des Guillemins") and to the Sart Tilman
campus (lines 48 and 58).
➜ map of Liège city centre
By plane
The national airport Brussels Airport
(Zaventem) is located near Brussels. It is
possible to travel directly by rail from
Brussels to Liège (two trains per hour). The
trip takes about an hour.
www.brusselsairport.be
Brussels South Charleroi Airport is another
international airport, with busses, coaches
and trains leaving from Charleroi (the
station is 7 km from the airport and there is
a shuttle).
www.charleroi-airport.com
Liège Airport, also called Liège-Bierset, is
located in the North-West of the city of Liège.
It is used for freight operation but it also
serves 21 destinations for passengers in 2010.
www.liegeairport.com
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Accommodation
Private accommodation
First of all you should know that in Liège
this type of accommodation is called a
"kot". There are about 7,000 "kot" and
studios in Liège.
What is a "kot" ?
It’s an individual room, generally furnished
and rented by the landlord. Usually there are
several kots in the same building. Students
share facilities such as toilets, bathroom and
kitchen. A room can also belong to the
landlord's house, and the student will then
share some facilities.
They can also choose fully independent
lodgings (studios or small flats). The price for
a furnished kot is around 275 €/month,
additional costs not included. There are two
types of prices: those that include the cost of
electricity, heating and gas and water, and
those that don’t. The landlord can also
demand a monthly provision for expenses
with final settlement based on meters at the
end of the student’s stay. Make sure that you
take this into account when comparing prices.
To have more choice and take time to
compare lodgings, we advise you to arrive in
Liège at least one or two weeks before the
beginning of classes. It is better to wait till
you are here to make a choice and to pay
nothing before you have seen the place. You
can also check whether the location of the
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accommodation,
some useful adresses:
www.kotaliege.be
www.cityliving.eu
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lodgings is agreeable (transport, shops, etc.).
Be very cautious and read carefully the
renting contract your prospective landlord
will have you sign, particularly regarding
duration. A lawyer from "Centre Jeune" can
provide free help and advice.
The University lodging office can provide
you with a temporary accommodation (for
1 or 2 weeks) while you look for your
permanent lodging (depending on what is
available). You can ask for this temporary
lodging via the form for "Erasmus lodging" .
If you are to stay the whole year in Liège,
you must look for a "kot". A private
accommodation database is available on
www.logement.ulg.ac.be
University accommodation
(Sart Tilman)
While students who stay for the whole
academic year will have to look for a "kot",
the University has some rooms
available in its residence for students
staying in Liège for shorter periods
(maximum 5 months).
Résidence du Sart Tilman
Bâtiment B13, parking 25
B-4000 Liège
Tel. +32 4 366 32 80
➜ map of Sart Tilman 1
Renting a room costs about 11,50 €/day and
can be discounted to 9,40 €/day, depending
on how long you stay. Rent is calculated on
the basis of the reservation dates mentioned
on the form.
The price is inclusive of all costs, even
sheets for the bed. Rooms are furnished.
Bathrooms are for 2 rooms (either 2 boys or
2 girls) and kitchens are shared.
There is a free Internet access in all rooms
(with network wiring).
For more information about accommodation
in residences: www.logement.ulg.ac.be
Be careful: the number of rooms being
limited, the demands have to reach the
Accommodation Office 2 or 3 months before
the date of your arrival.
The application form can be found on
www.logement.ulg.ac.be
Accommodation Office
The Direction of the Accommodation Office
is situated on Sart Tilman campus (B13)
Contact : Georges Habrand
Tél. +32 4 366 53 16
g.habrand@ulg.ac.be
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A second Office in downtown University
buildings is Located Place du 20-Août (A1)
Contact : Joelle Stelet
Tél. +32 4 366 57 26
joelle.stelet@ulg.ac.be
➜ map of Liège city centre 1
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Youth Hostel
If you should arrive in Liège without
lodgings, our advice is that you spend the
first few nights at the Youth Hostel.
Bunk room for 4 people or more: 17,50 €
(>26 : 19,50 €)
Double room: 21.80 € (>26 : 23,80 €)
Single room: 31 € (>26 : 33 €)
Please note that the youth hostel will be
closed from 8 January to 3 February 2012
included.
Special member price for Erasmus sudents
(even without card).
Every year the Liège Youth Hostel offers
some free nights to a few exchange students
for a couple of hours work (minimum
1 month). If you are interested, please
mention this when you write to them.
Youth Hostel
Tél. +32 4 344 56 89
liege@laj.be
www.laj.be
➜ map of Liège city centre 2
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University restaurants
Two university restaurants provide a
selfservice system with hot meals, cold
dishes, salads and desserts from 11.45 to
13.45. Prices range from 4 to 7 €, including a
drink.
www.restos.ulg.ac.be
Cafeterias have hot and cold drinks, snacks,
sandwiches, soups, and some simple dishes.
The six 'counter' cafeterias are open from
Monday to Friday, with limited opening
times during examination periods and
breaks. The downtown cefetaria (Arts
faculty) is open from 7.50 a.m. To 4 p.m.
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Family planning services are also accessible
for moderate fees; SIPS (Service
d’Information Psycho Sexuelle), for
instance, works in partnership with ULg.
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If you wish to see a GP, check
www.ordomedic.be/fr/rechercher-un-medecin
or call 1307.
In the nights, on weekends and on holidays
a medical doctor is on duty in each
neighbourhood. In downtown Liege there is
also a running surgery:
www.glamo.info/garde
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In case of emergency (accidents, disturbing
pain...), go immediately to an emergency
unit in a hospital. www.hospitals.be
Surgery
Any student who is registered with the ULg
can have an appointment with a CHU
medical consultant on any of its various
locations (Tel. + 32 4 242 52 52). If you can
show your ULg student card and your
health insurance (SIS) card, the fee will be
be repaid. This does not apply to other
medical acts such as blood sampling or
scan. Make sure your mention your
identifier as soon as you make the
appointment.
➜ map of Sart Tilman 2
Useful numbers:
Ambulance: 100 from a fixed-line telephone
and 112 from a mobile.
Poison control Centre: + 32 70 245 245
Chemist on duty: 0900 10 500
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Computer rooms
Sport and Cultural activities
The University of Liège provides students
with computers equipped with Internet
software in more than 50 computer rooms
offering altogether some 600 computers.
Three rooms are available to all ULg
students:
Sports
Maison de la Fédé
Place du 20-Août, 24
B-4000 Liège
(8 computers)
The Students' sports Club RCAE (Royal
Cercle Athlétique des Etudiants) aims at
organising and coordinating all sports
activities within the university. It offers 56
different sports, from athletics to yoga.
A detailed brochure can be ordered from
RCAE.
Tel. +32 4 366 39 34
rcae@ulg.ac.be
www.rcae.ulg.ac.be
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Salle CAFEIM
Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de
l’Education
Boulevard du Rectorat, 5 - B32
Sart Tilman / B-4000 Liège
(29 computers)
Salle CIPL
Quai Roosevelt,1B – A4
B-4000 Liège
(15 computers)
To access these machines you'll need a
password which you will receive the day of
your registration.
Faculties and teaching units also provide
their students with computer rooms. A list
of these rooms can be found at
www.ulg.ac.be/sallespubliques.html
Cultural activities expand your horizon!
The energy you need to be successful at
university and in your life in general can be
replenished from external sources. Cultural
activities open up your mind, broaden your
outlook, and constitute an pleasurable
experience indispensable for your personal
development.
ULg has numerous activities on offer: a
choir, a theatre, a photo club, a movie club,
an orchestra, an astronomical society, etc.
Discover our university museums, go to
concerts, lectures, exhibits, and the various
activities organized by the University.
You have a multitude of opportunities to
pursue your interests.
The many cultural venues in Liège – movie
theatres, live theatre, concert halls, etc. –
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generally offer special discounts to students.
In addition, the University is able to obtain
discount tickets for students for certain
shows and cultural activities. From time to
time, you will receive emails informing you
of special offers, invitations, contests, or any
other events available exclusively to ULg
students.
In February or March of each year, the
University Theater organizes the worldrenowned International Festival of
University Theater (RITU), which attracts
theater companies and observers from
numerous countries abroad. Exchange
students avail themselves of free tickets at
the International Relations Department.
The Opéra Royal de Wallonie, in
collaboration with the bus company, offers a
free shuttle service to its temporary location
on days with performances.
'Nickelodéon' is a university cineclub. It is
run mainly by students from the cinema
department at the University of Liege. It
aims at showing rare or forgotten films from
the history of cinema. Every Thursday night.
http://nickelodeon-ulg.blogspot.com
'Les Grignoux' is an association that
promotes good cinema. It manages Le Parc,
Churchill and Sauvenière cinemas houses
where recent films in subtitled original
versions are shown. As an exchange student
you are entitled to a student pass with
which you can get a seat for 4 euros. Get it
quick from the Erasmus Office!
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ULg launched a new website entirely
devoted to culture in the spring of 2009,
featuring a listing of all activities organized
at the University and in the region, as well
as a culture magazine.
Visit our website regularly !
www.culture.ulg.ac.be
culture@ulg.ac.be
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The city of Gembloux
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Gembloux is located in the province of
Namur, about 80 kilometres west of Liège.
The town developed around a medieval
Benedictine abbey before it acquired an
international reputation in agronomy as
early as the 19th century (reaseach and
teaching as well as socio economic
developments). The Gembloux Faculty is
located at the heart of the 'agrobiopole' that
brings together institutions involved in
teaching, research and technology transfer
in agronomy and biological engineering.
The town of Gembloux has over 20,000
inhabitants and is a major communication
hub. It is at the crossroads of the 'Nationale
4' (Brussels-Namur) and the 'Nationale 29'
(Charleroi-Tirlemont). Two motorways
(E411, Brussels-Namur-Luxembourg, and
E42, Mons-Liège) are only a few kilometers
away. It lies on the railway line from
Brussels to Namur and Luxembourg.
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Access routes
Getting to Gembloux
It is advisable to arrive in Gembloux during
the week so as to organize your stay in the best
conditions.
to Namur or Arlon or Luxembourg (first stop
Gembloux).
Access from the station : please see above («By
train»).
Accommodation
By car
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech can be reached from
motorway E411 (exit 11 – Nationale 29) or
from motorway E42 (exit 12 – Nationale 4).
The Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
accommodation unit can help you find
lodgings.
Contact: logementville.gembloux@ulg.ac.be
By train
If you come by train, including Eurostar, you
arrive in Brussels-South. From there take an
IC train to Gembloux (direction Namur or
Arlon or Luxembourg). Travelling time,
around 50 minutes.
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech is about 10 minutes
walk from the station. On leaving the
station go straight ahead Avenue de la
Station and follow the raiway lines to
Avenue de la Faculté d'Agronomie. The
entrance is on your right a few hundred
yards further.
By plane
From Brussels-National, take a shuttle train to
Brussels-North, then an IC train to Gembloux
(direction Namur or Arlon or Luxembourg).
From Charleroi Brussels South take the shuttle
bus to the Charleroi-South station – line A,
then an IC train to Namur or Ottignies. From
Namur, take an IC train towards Brussels (first
stop Gembloux). From Ottignies, take a train
Private accommodation
About 500 rooms or flats are available in
Gembloux and neighbouring villages. The
average rate for monthly rent of a room with
local inhabitants is 235 euros.
University accommodation
Students can also find lodgings in various
residences that belong to Gembloux Agro-Bio
Tech. They are close to the centre, and apart
from flats or flatlets, most consists of individual
rooms. Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech can book
rooms for students if they file in a request by
the end of June for the first term and by the
end of November for the second term.
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University restaurants
The self-service faculty restaurant is located
on the ground floor of the students' hall of
residence.
It is open every day except Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays.
Rates are as follows:
• lunch (from 12.00 to 13.30): 4.10 €
• sandwiches: 2.10 €
• salad: 2.65 €
Surgery
All health issues are dealt with on
www.fsagx.ac.be/index.php/fr/la-vie-agembloux/se-soigner
Computer rooms
Salle Pascal I (67 PC) and Pascal II (30 PC)
Passage des Déportés, 2
B-5030 Gembloux
Sport and cultural activities
ASAG: www.webjames.be/asag/index.cfm
www.hexapoda.be
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3 In Arlon
Access routes
The city of Arlon
Address:
Avenue de Longwy, 185
B-6700 Arlon
Practical tips
Two thousand years of history have left
Arlon with a prestigious heritage, and a
stroll through the town will unveil some of
its secrets.
Its Roman origins, nicely displayed in the
Archeological Museum, contrast with the
majestuous shape of Saint-Martin church and
the lively neighbourhood of Saint-Donat.
Byond the past that hides in its streets and
alleys, you will find a town that is intensely
alkive, with its pedestrian area, its shops, its
cafés and tearooms.
Known for the diversity of its cooking Arlon
is a gastronomical town par excellence!
All through the year Arlon hosts cultural
and folkloristic events such as Carnival,
Faaschtebounen, Aralunary Urban Festival,
'Pauses Culture en Mai', the Maitrank
celebrations, Orguarel and ever so many
others! See:
www.arlon-tourisme.info/
The campus lies on an extensive green area
right in the town centre, not far from leisure
centres (sports, cinema, culture...). It is warm
and welcoming, and has all modern facilities
required for adequate services to students from
all backgrounds: lodgings, library, pedagogical
support, cultural and sports lives. …
By car
E411: take exit 32 and drive along Avenue de
Longwy towards Arlon.
From Arlon railway station:
Turn right as you walk out of the station
and follow Avenue Victor Tesch to a
crossroads. Turn right into rue des Déportés.
Turn into the campus lane at n° 140, just
before the church. A hospital is almost
directly across from the entrance.
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Accommodation
Surgery
Halls of residence have rooms at reasonable
prices (195 to 235 € / a month). They are
located Avenue de Longwy 149 and 157 and
are run by Françoise DASNOY
If you need a physician, a dentist, or a
consultant, Françoise DASNOY can supply
all necessary details :
Tel. +32 63 23 08 31
F.Dasnoy@ulg.ac.be
Tel. +32 63 23 08 31
F.Dasnoy@ulg.ac.be
Computer rooms
University restaurants
There is no university restaurant but you
can warm up dishes at the cafeteria. There
are several small eating places a few
minutes walk away.
You can use the computer room.
room 016 – building D
Contact : Thomas BARTHEL
Tel.+32 63 23 08 62
thomas.barthel@ulg.ac.be
You can also use the library.
room 020 – building D
Monday to Friday, 8.30 to 12 and
12.30 to 16.00
Sport and cultural activities
You will find a lot of information at
www.arlon.be (pages "Vivre à Arlon" and
"Visiter Arlon").
Cinema:
www.cine-espace.be
House of Culture:
www.maison-culture-arlon.be
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To sum up
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Before arriving in Liège
Send the online application form to our
Erasmus Office before 15 May and your
printed Application Form duly signed and
stamped by your coordinator before 31 May.
▼
Students applying for the second term have
to send the online Application Form before
1 November and the printed and signed
Application Form before 15 November.
Be careful: it will not be possible to
complete the online Application Form after
the deadlines.
▼
Discuss the courses you intend to take in
Liège with your coordinator in your home
university.
▼
Get in touch with your ULg coordinator to
check whether you can actually take those
courses.
▼
If you need a visa to enter Belgium, take the
necessary steps with the Belgian embassy in
your home country (with the ULg
acceptance letter).
▼
If you need a room in a hall of residence
(maximum 5 months), send a form to the
Accommodation Office.
▼
If you wish to meet a local student who will
guide you along, please register online.
▼
Ask your health insurance european card
(for EU students).
▼
Subscribe to a supplementary "tous risques"
insurance.
When you arrive in Liège
Get in touch with your ULg coordinator to
check the schedule and timetable.
▼
Get in touch with Erasmus Office (Relations
Internationales, place du 20-Août) to
register and give your address in Liège.
▼
You will then receive your student card and
password to access the Internet by surface
mail.
▼
Go to the town hall with the required
documents.
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If you have questions on courses, please
contact your department coordinator.
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For any further information, contact the
ULg Erasmus Office.
When you take an examination
Remember to tell your teacher or to write
on your exam paper that you are an
exchange student; mention the name of
your ULg department coordinator, who will
transfer your marks to your home
university.
Before getting back home
You should inform your coordinator that
you are leaving. You must then fill in a
endof-stay report (on MyULg). Afterwards,
ask the Erasmus office for your "Departure
Form".
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Some useful numbers
Private directory
ERASMUS Office at the ULg
+32 4 366 55 47
+32 4 366 41 66
Erasmus Office at the ULg
ULg Dialogue
(7 days a week during examinations and the
preparation periods just before)
0800-35-200 (free call)
+32 4 366 55 47
Firemen and ambulances: 100
Place du 20-Août, 7 (Bât. A1),
B-4000 Liège
mobil.in@ulg.ac.be
Marta.Kucharska@ulg.ac.be
Departmental co-ordinator at the ULg
Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
European emergency: 112
Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tel. : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Police: 101 (emergencies)
+32 4 349 57 11 (office)
Card-stop (24/24):
+32 70 344 344
ULg emergency (24h/24):
+32 4 366 44 44
Email: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Departmental co-ordinator in home
institution
Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tel. : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Email: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contact person in case of emergency
Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tel.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Email: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .