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Welcome Guide for International Students of the Pole Hainuyer 1 03 Word of the Editor WELCOME GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS OF THE POLE HAINUYER 1 03 WORD OF THE EDITOR 04 BELGIUM IN A NUTSHELL 05 EDUCATION 05 Higher education in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation 06 The Pôle hainuyer, a higher education centre in Hainaut 07 Studying at an institution of the Pôle hainuyer 08 International Relations departments 10 Academic calendar French language courses CONTENT 11 11 Libraries 12 Student life 14 Culture and Sports 16 USEFUL INFORMATION 16 Administrative procedures 18 Transport 20 Accommodation 22 Health 24 Day-to-day life 25 MAPS 25 Tournai 26 Mons 27 Charleroi 28 Hainaut 30 Details 36 CONTACTS PUBLISHED BY CO-ORDINATION ILLUSTRATIONS Photographies Design Pôle Hainuyer asbl & EDITING Pierre Kroll UMONS, exnihilo.be Place du parc, 20 Lydie Lejuste © Tous droits réservés HEPH-Condorcet, 7000 Mons HELHa, ARTS2 WORD OF THE EDItoR Dear student, You have chosen to spend your mobility for studies or traineeship in the Pôle hainuyer, structure which gather higher education institutions of the Province of Hainaut in Belgium. We are very happy to welcome you here and we will do our best to ensure your mobility experience is as profitable and pleasant as possible. This guide you are holding now provides useful information and advice that will make it easier to prepare your journey and ensure your stay runs smoothly. You are now ready to discover a new living environment. Many questions probably play on your mind: who to get in touch with upon your arrival… and before your departure? How can you travel to the host city by public transport? How should you book your accommodation? What kind of insurance do you need to subscribe? We will try to answer those questions to the best of our abilities in this document. You will find a check list with all you need to do before, during and after your stay, an excellent way to make sure that only good surprises will await you here! This guide also includes tips that will help you to discover a few cities of Hainaut. Read it before you leave and take it with you! Looking forward to greeting you in person, we wish you a happy reading and welcome you already. THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE PÔLE HAINUYER: Calogero Conti Jean-Luc VreuX Rector of Mons university Director-Chairman of the HELHa 03 BELGIUM IN A NUTSHELL Bordering on The Netherlands in the north, Belgians whose names are well-known Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg abroad include the famous singer-songwrit- in the east, France in the south and the North ers Jacques Brel and Stromae; the actors Sea in the west, Belgium covers a surface Benoît Poelvoorde and Marie Gillain, the of 30,528 km2 with a population of some authors Amélie Nothomb, Georges Simenon 11,000,000 inhabitants. (police captain Maigret), Maurice Maeterlinck (Nobel Prize in Literature 1911); the fathers As a founding member of the European of comics: Franquin (Gaston Lagaffe), Hergé Union (EU) Belgium welcomes, in its cap- (Tintin creator), Morris (Lucky Lucke), Peyo ital Brussels, the headquarters of many (the Smurfs); the drawer and caricaturist European (including the European com- Pierre Kroll (who illustrated some pages of mission and the European parliament) and this guide); the directors Chantal Akerman, international organisations (such as the Jaco Van Dormael, Jean-Pierre and Luc headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Dardenne; the painters James Ensor, René Organisation NATO) . Magritte and the tennis players, Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters. Belgium is a constitutional and parliamentary monarchy that has been independant in 1830. Belgium is also the country of chocolate, beer His present King is Philip I. As a federal state, and of course mussels served with French it includes three Regions (the Walloon region, fries! It is a friendly country that offers plenty the Flemish region and the Brussels-Capital of historic, artistic, gastronomic, architectural region) and three Communities (the French and natural treasures that we invite you to community also called Wallonia-Brussels discover. Federation, the Flemish community and the German-speaking community). Dutch is spoken in the Flemish region, the northern part of the country whereas French is spoken in the Walloon region, in the south. In eastern districts, the main language is German. In Brussels, the capital of Europe, 80% of the 1,300,000 inhabitants of the city are French-speaking. English is also used by many inhabitants of the country. Belgium is composed of ten provinces including the province of Hainaut, where you will be wel- comed. Located in the Walloon region, the capital of the province of Hainaut is Mons and the major other cities are Charleroi, La Louvière, Mouscron and Tournai. 044 EDucatION Higher education in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation The European area for higher education (EEES) The European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) is that emerged from the Bologna process was in force and therefore promotes the student’s created to guarantee coherent, comparable mobility. and compatible higher education systems. An ECTS is an overall working time unit of the In the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (FWB), the student corresponding to 30 hours of learn- higher education institutions are an integral part ing activities (lectures, practice, traineeship, of the EEES. They unite Universities, “Haute personal study and research). Ecole” (HE), Colleges of Arts (ESA) and Adult education Colleges (EPS) and issue diplomas of The educational offer of the FWB is diverse Higher Education, academic-oriented Bachelor and the issued diplomas are recognised not and professional-oriented Bachelor, Master and only in the EEES but also worlwide. Doctorate corresponding to three study cycles. 1st cycle 2nd cycle 3rd cycle Master (60) Academic-oriented Spe Doctorate (PhD) bachelor (180) Master (180) Master* (120) UNIVERSITY Professional-oriented Spe bachelor* (180) Bachelor Master (60) Spe ECOLE” Academic-oriented “HAUTE bachelor (180) Master (120) Master Professional-oriented Spe bachelor (180) Bachelor ARTS Master (60) Legend Academic-oriented Spe of COLLEGE COLLEGE bachelor (180) Master (120) Master Number in italics: number of credits. Higher Education The vocational Diploma (120) bachelor in midwife contains 240 credits. Professional-oriented Spe education bachelor (180) Bachelor The Master degree college in medicine and dult Academic-oriented Spe veterinary medicine A Master (120) bachelor (180) Master contains 180 credits. 05 The Pôle hainuyer, a centre of higher education The Pôle hainuyer is one of the five academic centres created by a decree that establishes the landscape of higher education in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and the academic organisation of the studies. Located in the province of Hainaut, the Pôle hainuyer is composed of 37 higher education institutions, i.e.: 28 Adult education Colleges Its mission International students enjoy the same services as regular students The Pôle hainuyer, like other academic centres, is a place of con- Information, orientation and re-orientation services ; certation and dialogue between Social support services; its member institutions. Its main Access to equipment and new technologies mission is to promote and support (auditoriums, various labs, etc.); all kinds of co- operation, and to Physical and virtual libraries; encourage teamwork to provide Remedial activities services; quality services to students. National and international mobility opportunities as well as inside the Pôle; Accommodation and catering facilities; Sports and leisure activities, cultural and student associations, etc. The offer covers 20 fields of study Architecture and Music Engineering and technology urban planning Philosophy Economics and management Performing arts and Sciences Law broadcasting and commu- Agriculture and Medicine nication technology bioengineering Political and social sciences Arts and art sciences Biomedicine Psychology and education Plastic, visual and spatial arts and pharmacy Theatre and drama Information and communication Motor sciences Languages, literatures Public health sciences and translation studies 06 Studying at an institution of the Pôle hainuyer Have you decided to complete part of your Mouscron studies in Belgium, Ath at an institution of Leuze-en-Hainaut the Pôle hainuyer? Be Tournai assured that everything Braine-le-Comte will be done to ensure your stay will not only Saint-Ghislain Mons be an academic success, La Louvière but also a personal one. Morlanwelz Erquelinnes Charleroi Each institution of the Pôle hainuyer has an Thuin International Relations Department (SRI), or similar, that will be your main contact. That department will liaise with the SRI of your home institution. It is also in charge of welcoming you, supporting you with all your Rance administrative procedures and answering all the questions you might have about trans- port, accommodation, health, etc. It will also introduce you to your Faculty Academic Co-ordinator who will be in charge of your academic supervision, the validation of your Learning Agreement and answer any question you might have. Upon arrival, get in touch right away with both your host institution SRI (see details on the next pages) and your Academic Co-ordinator. In adult eduction there is no actual SRI. For any information please contact the institu- tion in question (see www.polehainuyer.be > Partner institutions > Adult education Colleges). 07 International Relations Departments Université Université catholique Université libre de Mons de Louvain de Bruxelles International
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