Information for our guests
ULB International Welcome Desk
The International Welcome Desk welcomes foreign researchers and visiting professors, Erasmus Mundus Students, foreign postdocs and PhD students and members of staff recruited abroad.
Its mission is to inform them about and assist with the administrative steps to be undertaken before arrival at ULB and the various formalities to be completed once in Belgium (eg. visa application, town hall registration, bank account, mutuality, school and crèche places, information about rental contracts and the healthcare system etc…).
Check out its very informative Welcome guide
- Address : International Welcome Desk ULB- External Relations Department/International Relations Office, 52 avenue Jeanne, 1050 Brussels
- Contact person : Sue Black (Tel. 3585 et sblack@ulb.ac.be) et Holly Pharoah (Tel. 6533 et holly.pharoah@ulb.ac.be)
Open from 9h to 17h, Monday to Friday.
Un guide pratique pour les chercheurs (only in French)
Plusieurs grandes thématiques seront couvertes par ce guide: les différents statuts du corps scientifique, les droits sociaux et avantages ULB en fonction du statut, les financements et prix, les formations, le support aux activités de recherche et d'encadrement pédagogique, le bien-être au travail, etc.
Guide pratique pour les chercheurs
Mobility
Expat help centres
- For work permit and visa issues, contact Mrs. Barbara ZOFEL (Tel 4774)
- Brussels Capital region: Advices for expats
- Brussels-Europe liaison office
- Brussels help center to foreign scientists
- FNRS help center to foreign scientists
- Easy Expat in Brussels
Health care
- Government help page
- Help from 'EasyExpat'
- Registration to Partenamut
- ULB emergency phone number: 7
- Outside emergency number: 0 112
Lodging
French courses
- Contact Mrs. Shoba SIGART (02 650 2008)or Mrs. Carine Vassart (02 650 2012) at the Cellule Langues ULB for the French courses organised by ULB
- Contact EPFC for the language courses on the Plaine Campus
- Look here for a list of private (ex. Peters School, Fondation 9) or public schools outside ULB.
Computing/Printing
- How to use the printers (including from MAC OSX)
- Emails and mailing lists
- ULB/VUB computer centre
- Instructions for printing posters at the ULB/VUB computer centre
- Webplot: A0 printing at the ULB/VUB computer centre
Miscellaneous
Have a look at our guide to new comers to know more about:
- Opening hours of the NO building
- How to get out when main door is closed
- Check the air conditioning when leaving
- Nancy's office hours
- How to use our library
- IAA group meetings and seminars: Tuesday 11 am & 11:30 am
- IAA informal coffee/cookies chat: Friday 3 pm, IAA library
Weather and Tourist Information
Home to several international organisations (European Union, NATO...), Brussels has developed a rich cultural life. It has a long history at the heart of Europe, as reflected by its many rich museums and architectural buildings. All tourist-related information may be found on the web site of the Brussels tourist bureau
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The Belgian weather is temperate with oceanic influence, and as a matter of fact is very unstable.
Weather forecasts may be found here.
Satellite image of Belgium (last 3h cover clouds).
Visitors from some countries might require a visa to enter Belgium. Detailed information may be obtained here.