Go Abroad Fair 2026

Going abroad during your studies or outside of them is one of the best decisons you will make in your life. The experience is an adventure, and you decide how long it lasts and what it looks like: one semester, a year, for your studies, doing an internship, off to do volunteer work. Going abroad will help you to:

• develop an international mindset
• make friends from around the world
• experience different cultures
• increase your self-confidence
• improve your language skills

In addition, research has shown that those who've had an international experience have an advantage later on in their careers. It will double your chances of finding work within a year of graduating; one in three trainees who opt for an internship via Erasmus+ receive a job offer from the company they are at, and Erasmus+ trainees earn up to 25% more from their first employer.

The Go Abroad Fair takes place on 6 October 2026 from 10:00-16:00 on the VUB main campus, in Room Mandela (below building Q), and will showcase some 20 organisations who will explain their opportunities to you, ranging from going abroad for your studies, internships, volunteerism, scholarships, and support for your stay abroad. Colleagues from the VUB Education & Student Affairs department will also be on hand to provide more information on the opportunities within the VUB (and its partner institutions), the funding that is available, the procedure to follow, as well as give you an overview of where to go within the EU or outside of it. 

In addition, there will be an info session to give you more detailed information and give you the opportunity to ask questions. The info session will take place on 6 October from 13:00-14:00, and will be in hybrid format, so if you cannot attend in person, you can join online. Please register and indicate if you will join in person or online. The info session will take place in Building D, room D2.01 (promotiezaal). We will share the link to follow the session online soon.

What are you waiting for? See you on 6 October at the Go Abroad Fair! 

More information on your go abroad opportunities are online.