Our International Relations team provides guidance, support and advice to students and staff at VUB, as well as newly arrived international students. Our colleagues work on a variety of European and international projects. They can advise on scholarships for incoming and outgoing student and staff mobility, attract new students from abroad, provide guidance to VUB students and staff going abroad, and give specific support to scholars at risk.
A Partena representative helps out our international students with their healthcare insurance. They are in our office every Tuesday and Thursday. Contact vub@healthinsurance.be
For general questions you can contact us by email international.relations@vub.be or telephone +32(0)2 614 8101. Please contact the below for specific questions related to:
Blocked account status, contact blocked.account@vub.be
Exchange: exchange.incoming@vub.be (tel: + 32 (0)476 630878/ exchange.outgoing@vub.be (tel: +32 (0)476 630931)
University Development Cooperation, contact development.cooperation@vub.be
ALEF (Arabic language classes), contact sami.azar@vub.be
CSC Scholarships, contact csc@vub.be
Brussels Diplomatic Academy, contact cmackenz@vub.be or bda@vub.be
International student recruitment, contact prospective.students@vub.be
EU projects, contact erasmusprojects@vub.be
Tuition fees, enrolment, etc, contact studentadministration@vub.be
Course registration, timetables, (online) classes, etc, contact your programme coordinator or faculty office
Pleinlaan 2
1050 Elsene
The international relations office has moved. More information how to find us or to contact us, please check our website. Note that the office will be closed on 15/8.
The healthcare insurance Partena has a new office. From 21 August onwards, you are welcome to visit them on the ground floor of the BRAEM building, on the right-hand side. New students are requested to take their first steps during the info sessions. One-on-one visits will not be possible. Students who are already a member of Partena (continuing students) are welcome to visit them during the office hours. These have been adjusted during the enrollment period (01/09/2025-10/10/2025):
- Tuesday open from 13:30-16:00 (closed AM due to info sessions for new students)
- Thursday open from 10:00-12:30 (closed PM due to info sessions for new students)
From October 9, they will return to their normal office hours:
Tuesday open from 10:00-12:30 and 13:30-16:00
Thursday open from 10:00-12:30 and 13:30-16:00
If you are a member and you have an urgent question, please contact Partena directly: vub@healthinsurance.be
The Partena mailbox can be found on the ground floor of the BRAEM building.