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Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM) Partner Fact sheet 2020-2021 CONTACTS Anne GEORGES Coordinator for incoming students Tel. +32 2 650 45 76 anne.georges@ulb.be Tamara SCHULLER Head of International Relations Coordinator for outgoing students Tel.: +32 2 650 41 68 tamara.schuller@ulb.be Erasmus code: BBRUXEL04 https://sbsem.ulb.be/international www.facebook.com/SolvayInternational POSTAL ADDRESS: Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt 50 - CP 135 B - 1050 Brussels Belgium UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES      Founded in 1834 A comprehensive university : covering all disciplines at all levels 12 Faculties, 40 Bachelors, 150 Masters, 20 PhD programmes 35,000 students (32% foreign students) 310 partnerships EXCHANGE RELATED INFORMATION Websites  Incoming Students: https://sbsem.ulb.be/international/incoming-students The International Relations website should answer most of the general questions your exchange students can have. Therefore, we strongly recommend them to read it carefully. We will of course remain available for any further questions.  Faculty Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM): https://sbsem.ulb.be/  Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB): https://www.ulb.be/ Information packages  Info Pack 1 (as of May for Term 1, November for Term 2): emailed to the students once nominated  Info Pack 2 (as of June for Term 1, December for Term 2): emailed to the students once they have registered on-line  Info Pack 3 given to the students during the welcome meeting Orientation week (mandatory) An orientation week is organised for all SBS-EM exchange students before the beginning of the courses (dates TBC):  1st term: 07-11 September 2020  2nd term: 25-29 January 2021 ULB CALENDAR (TENTATIVE DATES - TBC)      07 September 2020: start of the academic year: Orientation Week (MANDATORY!) 14 September 2020: beginning of the courses 20 December 2020: end of the courses and beginning of Christmas Holidays 04 January 2021: beginning of the exams 23 January 2021: end of the exams and of the 1st term exchange period     25 January 2021: start of the 2nd term: Orientation Week (MANDATORY!) 01 February 2021: beginning of the courses 17 May 2021: beginning of the exams 25 June 2021: end of the exams and of the 2nd term exchange period  Mid-August – beginning of September: resit exams ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES Nominations…  Exchange students’ nominations have to be sent by the home university coordinator by email to anne.georges@ulb.be  Students’ data required:       last name first name gender (M/F) e-mail address exchange period: • 1st term (September - January) • 2nd term (January - June) • full academic year Number of semesters already completed Nominations deadlines: 1st term & academic year: 15 MAY 2nd term: 15 OCTOBER Registrations… • to the university: mandatory online registration by the students (no other form accepted) ->the on-line form does not include registration to the courses  Info Pack 2 including acceptance letter is then emailed to students after the online registration  On-line registration deadlines: 1st term & academic year: 1 JUNE 2nd term: 1 NOVEMBER • to the courses:  online form to be submitted during the arrival period Courses registration deadlines: 1st term & academic year: 24 SEPTEMBER (TBC) 2nd term: 11 FEBRUARY (TBC) LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS Although the Université libre de Bruxelles is mainly a French-speaking university, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management offers a majority of their Master courses in English. It is therefore possible to build up a courses programme fully in English. Although we don’t require any language certificate, we strongly recommend that exchange students coming to the ULB should acquire at least an intermediate (B2) level of French and/or English prior to their arrival. LANGUAGE COURSES A gratis 40h French course is offered to total beginners in a private school, although this is outside university programme, and therefore not credited. Students are also being given the opportunity to improve their knowledge of French thanks to free French language courses at university. These courses are credited but aimed at students who already have some good basic knowledge of French (entry level test). More details on: https://www.ulb.be/en/get-help-withfrench/learning-french-at-ulb PROGRAMME Courses Exchange students are requested to register to 1 course at least and maximum 30 ECTS. The exact number of courses or ECTS credits has to be determined by the home institution. Students are authorized to select courses from other faculties, but have to register to at least 60% of their courses at SBS-EM. Courses taken outside our faculty is subject to the approval of the Professor. The programmes open are at Bachelor 3 (3rd year), Master 1 (4th year) and Master 2 (5th year) levels. More details and courses list: https://sbsem.ulb.be/international/incoming-students/courses Exams: • Exchange students will take their exams in the same conditions as regular students • Exchange students are NOT authorized to organize their exams individually with their Professors • All students are expected to take their exams during the official exams periods:    January (Exams for the 1st term courses) May –June (Exams for the academic year and 2nd term courses) Mid-August – beginning of September (Resit exams for the 1st and 2nd terms courses) For non-European students only: should, for very serious academic reasons, your students not be able to come back to Belgium in order to retake their exams, please note that we can possibly organize simultaneous distance exams (conditional to the professors’ agreement and if the time difference allows this). However, each non –European student will be able to take a maximum of 2 exams at distance. For any question regarding the exams, please contact anne.georges@ulb.be Results The official transcripts of records are emailed to the home institution coordinator (student is cc), in the course of March for the 1st term exchange students and beginning of July for the 2nd term and academic year exchange students. HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE When registering to ULB, students will be required to pay 12€ (TBC) for their obligatory injury insurance, which is covering them ONLY for incidents on the campus and on the way to/from the campus. We however advise them to complement this with a health insurance covering them for health matters, incidents outside “working hours” and for their other activities. Either student may want to take insurance from home, or register here when they arrive (social security or private insurance). ACCOMMODATION Our university unfortunately doesn’t provide student housing to exchange students. Students may look for independent, off-campus housing, for which we do offer support. ULB Accommodation Service https://www.ulb.be/en/campuslife/accomodation A comprehensive list of specialized websites will be provided to students with Info Pack 2 CAMPUS FACILITIES/ACTIVITIES For more details, please find the link: https://sbsem.ulb.be/international/incoming-students/practical- information Several students’ unions organise extra-academic activities which students can take part in. Exchange Students Association Express: https://www.facebook.com/expresserasmusulb/?fref=ts ESTIMATED COST OF LIVING Please find here below a monthly estimated budget (in €): Accommodation Food Public Transport Books & learning materials Health Insurance Plan (for non EU citizens) Miscellaneous Telecommunications 350-500 250 30-50 35 25 70 40 We look forward to welcoming your students in Brussels, Yours sincerely, Anne GEORGES Coordinator, International Relations SBS-EM