Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Lifelong Learning Programme / Erasmus 2010-2011

Application procedure
Faculty coordinators
Education programmes

Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP) / Erasmus

The Vrije Universiteit Brussel has been participating in the Erasmus programme for more than 20 years and is a holder of the Erasmus University Charter (EUC). This means our university is entitled to apply for funding for the following Erasmus activities:

Erasmus student and teaching staff mobility as well as the organisation of such mobility;
Activities related to the introduction, implementation and /or extension of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS);
Curriculum Development projects, Intensive Programmes and Thematic networks;

Today, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel has more than 400 bilateral Erasmus agreements with 248 partner universities across Europe that allow for student and staff mobility. Based on these contracts, we can welcome up to 500 incoming students from Bachelor to Doctoral level. The contracts also allow for staff mobility of up to 100 visiting professors per year.

Annually the Vrije Universiteit Brussel welcomes more than 150 incoming Erasmus students from all European Countries ranging from Lituania to Turkey.

ID number Vrije Universiteit Brussel : B BRUSSEL01

EUCX number Vrije Universiteit Brussel: 27902-IC-1-2007-1-BE-ERASMUS-EUCX-1

Deadline Applications Winter Semester 2010/2011: 15 May 2010

Deadline Applications Spring Semester 2010/2011: 15 October 2010

Deadline Applications Summer Internships/Placements 2010/2011: 15 February 2011

Winter Semester: 27 September 2010 until 7 February 2011

Spring Semester: 14 February 2011 until 9 July 2011

Application procedure

Instruction Online Application for Erasmus Incoming Students

Please contact the Erasmus Office if you have questions about your application for 2010-2011: Erasmus.incoming@vub.ac.be.

List of Erasmus Faculty co-ordinators at the VUB

Faculty of Economic, Political and Social Sciences and Solvay Business School (ES)

Economics - Eddy Vandijck - Eddy.Vandijck@vub.ac.be
International Trade - Marc Jegers - Marc.Jegers@vub.ac.be
Political Sciences - Gjovalin Macaj - Gjovalin.Macaj@vub.ac.be en Bruno Coppieters - Bruno.Coppieters@vub.ac.be
Sociology - Ignace Glorieux - Ignace.Glorieux@vub.ac.be and Julie Badisco - julie.badisco@vub.ac.be

Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (Jette) (GF)

Biomedical Science - Christiane Van Den Branden - cvdbrand@vub.ac.be
Medicine – Nicole Pouliart – Nicole.Pouliart@vub.ac.be
Pharmacy - Debby Mangelings – Debby.Mangelings@vub.ac.be
Human Ecology - Luc Hens - Luc.Hens@vub.ac.be

Faculty of Physical Education and Physical Therapy (LK)

Physical Education - Jo Van Hoecke - jvhoecke@vub.ac.be
Physiotherapy - Peter Vaes - pvaes@vub.ac.be

Faculty of Arts and Philosophy (LW)

Art Sciences and Archaeology - Karin Nys - Karin.Nys@vub.ac.be
Communication Sciences - Leo Van Audenhove - Leo.Van.Audenhove@vub.ac.be
Philosophy - Johan Stuy - Johan.Stuy@vub.ac.be
Germanic Languages (German) - Philippe Bekaert - Philipp.Bekaert@vub.ac.be
Germanic Languages (English) - Sonja Janssens- Sonja.Janssens@vub.ac.be
Germanic Languages (Dutch) - Wim Vandenbussche- Wim.Vandenbussche@vub.ac.be
History - Griet Vermeesch - gvermeersc@vub.ac.be
Romance Languages (general)- Marie-Eve Michot - mmichot@vub.ac.be
Romanic Languages (Italian) - Dirk Vanden Berghe - Dirk.Vanden.Berghe@vub.ac.be

Faculty of Psychology and Education (PE)

Psychology and Education - Luc Deschouwer - Luc.Deschouwer@vub.ac.be
Non-formal Education - Free De Backer - free.de.backer@vub.ac.be

Faculty of Law and Criminology (RC)

Criminology - Anja Luyten - Anja.Luyten@vub.ac.be and Sonja Snacken - Sonja.Snacken@vub.ac.be
Law - Tony Joris - Tony.Joris@vub.ac.be

Faculty of Engineering (IR)

Architecture - Evi Corne - Evi.Corne@vub.ac.be
Construction Engineering, Mechanics - Danny Van Hemelrijck - dvhemelr@vub.ac.be
Electronics & Imaging - Leo Van Biesen - lvbiesen@vub.ac.be en Jan Cornelis - jpcornel@etro.vub.ac.be
Electricity - Philippe Lataire - plataire@vub.ac.be
Physics, Photonics - Heidi Ottevaere- Heide.Ottevaere@vub.ac.be
Hydrology, Construction Engineering - Willy Bauwens - wbauwens@vub.ac.be
Chemical Engineering, Materials Science - Annick Hubin - anhubin@vub.ac.be

Faculty of Science and Bio-engineering Sciences (WE)

Biochemistry and Bio engineering - Edilbert Van Driessche - evandri@vub.ac.be
Biology - Franky Bossuyt - Franky.Bossuyt@vub.ac.be
Chemical Sciences – Dirk Tourwe – datourwe@vub.ac.be
Physics - Irina Verentennicoff - ivereten@vub.ac.be
Geography - Eric Corijn - Eric.Corijn@vub.ac.be
Geology - Philippe Claeys - phclaeys@vub.ac.be
Informatics - Beat Signer - Beat.Signer@vub.ac.be
Mathematics - Eric Jespers - eric.jespers@vub.ac.be
Food Technology - Luc De Vuyst - ldvuyst@vub.ac.be