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French-speaking Local Committees: UCLouvain, ULB, ULiège
Dutch speaking Local Committees: VUB, Leuven, Ghent, Antwerp
UCLouvain: B1 (CEFR) level in FrenchULB: B1 (CEFR) level in FrenchULiège: B2 (CEFR) level in French This certificate is not required by native French-speaking students. In case the student doesn't have a CEFR certificate but his/her French language skills are good enough, a Skype interview with the LEOs of UCLouvain/ULB/ULiege will be arranged and they will test if the student's level of French is enough for the clerkship.
In other universities (Leuven, Ghent, VUB and Antwerp), patients speak mostly Dutch (also often French at the VUB), but younger patients often speak English. However, they are not obligated to do so.
*Please be on time every day. Respect the work hours and your tutor. If you are not going to the hospital, you need to warn the tutor in advance and ask for permission. If you do not respect these rules, your internship can be cancelled as this will greatly affect our relationship with the departments.
*Because Belgium is a secular country, some hospitals enforce a very strict neutral dress code. This means it might not be allowed to wear a headscarf, a necklace with a small cross or a kippah inside the hospital grounds.
Leuven and UCLouvain: observational internship only
Whether your internship is observational or clinical, depends on the LC, the department and the tutor. Please mention your preference in the comment section of the AF.
Our exchanges (summer 2021) will take place in the following periods:
No other months are available.If the period of your internship does not match your LC of preference, your AF will be sent back, unless you specifically mention in the comment section of your AF that you are also available during the other period.
Cost is not included in the exchange program. If you sign up for an activity and you do not attend, we cannot refund you.
Depending on the LC and CP: Pub crawl, festival, BBQ, French fries, NFDP, party, beer bowling, kayaking ...
National social program in the weekends in July/August: at least 2 activities each month with a guided tour and beer tasting. For Example: Brussels, Gent, Brugges, Leuven, Hasselt, Dinant, Beach. Depending on interests of the students and the number of students on exchange.
The exchange students for UGent are mandatory to fill out an oasis application!!!