Coming to KU Leuven as a new incoming student or staff member
Before and Upon Arrival
- Be Prepared: a first survival kit for Belgium, Flanders, Leuven
- Accommodation website: don’t forget to reserve your guesthousing beforehand
- Use the Travel PODCAST (New Edition) upon arrival: finding your way from Brussels National Airport and Brussels South-Charleroi Airport; formalities upon arrival in Leuven: download or print!
- Employees and postdoctoral fellows
Early Bird Programme
- Guided Tours for newcomers
Orientation Days (September & February) - Info Sessions
- KU Leuven organises Orientation Days for newly arrived students.
- Information Sessions for (pre-)doctoral students and researchers
Buddy Programme
- Ask for a personal buddy who can help you out upon arrival and during your stay.
- Tandem Language Learning in Leuven
Facebook Pages and Groups
- Leuven University
- Pangaea, KU Leuven international meeting centre
- Loko International (student body council)
- ESN Leuven
- PhD Society
Important Information
- Follow our weekly published newsmail
- Agenda
- Brochure Travelling to Leuven (pdf)
- Student Guide Living in Leuven (pdf)
