Overview
When can you go on exchange during your studies?
Bachelor year 3
- 1st semester: Social Sciences, Communicatiewetenschappen
- 1st or 2nd semester: Sociologie
- 1st and/or 2nd semester: Politieke Wetenschappen
Master
- 1st semester only: Communicatiewetenschappen, Sociologie
INFO SESSIONS
- In case you missed the information session about Exchange, you can find the presentation slides here.
- In case you missed the information session about the Learning Agreement, you can find the presentation below.
Conditions to go on exchange
Bachelor
You need to:
- have passed your courses of bachelor's year 1 and bachelor's year 2
Master
You need to:
- have passed all courses of your bridging, preparatory or bachelor programme
You can submit your nomination dossier if you have failed courses after the January exam session. Keep in mind that in this case you can only receive the final permission to leave after the second exam session in August/September.
How to apply for an exchange?
Nomination EU destination
- Select 3 EU destinations from the list below
- Complete your nomination dossier
- Send your application to mobility.es@vub.be
- Deadline is February 15th
All applications will be ranked according to the overall results. This will only come into play when more students apply for the same destination than the number of places that is available.
Nomination non-EU destination
- Select your top destination from this website
- Complete your nomination dossier
- Send your application to mobility.es@vub.be
- Deadline is December 15th
- Follow the procedure above (nomination EU destination) for your back-up destinations
All applications will be ranked according to the overall results. This will only come into play when more students apply for the same destination than the number of places that is available.
Keep in mind that being nominated to go on an exchange does not automatically mean that you are allowed to go on an exchange. All of the requirements mentioned above should be met before you are allowed to leave.
Learning Agreement
After you have been nominated to go on an exchange it is time to prepare your Learning Agreement (LA). In your Learning Agreement you indicate the courses you will take at your host institution and match them with the VUB courses you are replacing. You will find all information in the template below. The approved version must be sent to mobility.es@vub.be as a PDF.
If you have any further questions donât hesitate to contact mobility.es@vub.be
Learning Agreement: Information
During and after your exchange
Credits, grades and grade conversion can vary across exchange destinations. Some destinations may have a different grading scale or credit system, whereas others are similar to VUB's grading system. In this document you can find more information on how your grades at the host universities will be translated to VUB grades.
Destinations for Social Sciences, Politieke Wetenschappen & Sociologie
Bachelor students can apply for the following exchange destinations
- Austria
- Belgium
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- The Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
Master students can apply for the following exchange destinations
- Austria
- Belgium
- Finland
- Germany
- Italy
- Norway
- Poland
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
Destinations for Communicatiewetenschappen or Social Sciences with a 'communication studies' orientation
Bachelor students can apply for the following exchange destinations
- Austria
- Belgium
- Germany
- Italy
- The Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Romania
- Turkey
Master students can apply for the following exchange destinations
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- Germany
- Italy
- The Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Turkey
Erasmus+ traineeship after graduation
In your last year of study you also have the option to apply for a traineeship after graduation. If you are interested in this type of exchange, there are a few things you need to take in account:
- You yourself are responsible for finding a traineeship and the traineeship needs to be in line with your current field of study
- You'll need to register the traineeship before the official date of graduation
- The deadline express your interest in a traineeship after graduation to the faculty (mobility.es@vub.be) is February 15th
More information on the process and the registration can be found on this webpage.