Lifelong Learning Programme / Erasmus 2011-2012
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
470 bilateral Erasmus agreements with more than
250 partner universities across Europe that allow
for student and staff mobility. Based on these
contracts, we can welcome incoming students
from Bachelor to Doctoral level. The contracts also
allow for staff mobility of visiting professors.
Annually the Vrije Universiteit Brussel welcomes more than 180 incoming Erasmus students from the 31 countries involved in the Erasmus program, from Lithuania to Turkey.
ID number Vrije Universiteit Brussel: B BRUSSEL01
EUCX number Vrije Universiteit Brussel: 27902-IC-1-2007-1-BE-ERASMUS-EUCX-1
Application procedure
| Erasmus Studies | Erasmus Placement |
Double-check with your home university whether there is a bilateral agreement with VUB for your study field and level. |
Send following information to erasmus.incoming@vub.ac.be - Name (first name, last name) - Home university - Field of Study - Study level (Ba/Ma + 1st/2nd/3rd year) - Duration of internship |
Make sure that the Erasmus coordinator of your home university sends a formal nomination of your Erasmus to erasmus.incoming@vub.ac.be |
Send a research proposal/ activity plan to erasmus.incoming@vub.ac.be |
When there is a bilateral agreement and you are nominated by your home university, you can apply in our online application system:
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If you are already in contact with a VUB-department and/or supervisor, please give us the name of your VUB contact person. |
After we have received the above information from you, we will forward your information to the concerned department at VUB to inquire whether they can host you for a placement or not. |
Application deadlines: Academic year 2012-2013
- APPLICATIONS 2012-2013 WILL OPEN FEBRUARY 15, 2012
| Erasmus Studies | Eramus Placement |
| Deadline Winter Semester 2012/2013: 15 May 2012 | Deadline Summer Internships/Placements 2012/2013: 15 February 2013 |
| Deadline Spring Semester 2012/2013: 15 October 2012 |
- Late applications will NOT be considered.
- Please contact the Erasmus Office if you have questions about your application or the application deadline: erasmus.incoming@vub.ac.be.
List of Erasmus Faculty co-ordinators at the VUB
Education programmes and other useful links
Erasmus Incoming students are NOT allowed to select courses from Vesalius College.
- Faculty of Law and Criminology
- Faculty of Economic, Political and Social Sciences and Solvay Business School
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy: please contact erasmus.incoming@vub.ac.be
- Faculty of Science and Bio-engineering Sciences
- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy: please contact erasmus.incoming@vub.ac.be
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy