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For International Students TABLE of CONTENT GUIDE for international students TABLE OF CONTENT Welcome ............................................................................................................................................... 3 About Thomas More Mechelen ......................................................................................................... 4 Studying as an exchange student ..................................................................................................... 6 Planning your stay ................................................................................................................................ 8 Facilities ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Policies and regulations ..................................................................................................................... 15 School holidays .................................................................................................................................. 15 Mechelen and Sint-Katelijne-Waver ................................................................................................ 16 Words and phrases in Dutch ............................................................................................................. 19 Flanders and Belgium ........................................................................................................................ 21 Useful links ............................................................................................................................................ 23 2 WELCOME Dear student, WELCOME TO BELGIUM, TO MECHELEN AND TO OUR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. We hope that the coming weeks and months will be an experience of a lifetime. Thomas More Mechelen wants to try as hard as she can to make this an enjoyable and intriguing time. However, your contribution will be very important. Your ability to meet people, communicate, make friends, absorb the learning material, interest yourself for the ‘Flemish’ culture, visit interesting places and gatherings, take initiative… all this will contribute to a great time in Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium. Try to do a bicycle tour, go hiking in the Ardennes, visit the Art Nouveau in Brussels, take a canal tour in Bruges, and visit the cathedral in Antwerp or walk along the Schelde. Eat a Belgian waffle, ‘Gentse waterzooi’ or ‘hutsepot’. Taste each type of bread you can get and if you have a sweet tooth, try our pastries! But most important, talk to people about whatever is interesting. About music, family, friendship, love, studies, job, dreams, expectations in life… whatever. Try to understand the differences in people, the different ways of expressing oneself, but see also the things that connect us. The way we all experience fear or friendship… Have a great and interesting stay! Annemie Gommers Hedad International Office Thomas More Mechelen 3 ABOUT THOMAS MORE MECHELEN K.H.KEMPEN AND LESSIUS COLLEGES THOMAS MORE IS A MEMBER OF THE RECENTLY JOINED FORCES TO BECOME MORE, K.U. LEUVEN ASSOCIATION THOMAS MORE. The K.U.Leuven Association is based on Thomas More is the university college for a structured cooperation between the those who expect more from their future: K.U.Leuven and twelve other institutions of more opportunities, more ideas, more higher education (“hogescholen”). challenges. Every day, Thomas More inspires over 17.000 students on 12 locations in the Its members have a total of 70.000 students heart of Europe. in campuses in 23 towns and cities across Flanders, i.e. 44 percent of the total number We also gladly welcome international of Flemish students in higher education. students from all around the world. Your internship abroad is an excellent way to The challenges higher education in Flanders broaden your academic horizon, discover faces, are very demanding. In order to new points of view and immerse yourself in ensure a long-term effect for their efforts, the other cultures and languages. members of the K.U.Leuven Association have opted in favour of a strong decision-making A part of Thomas More is Thomas More and executive structure. Mechelen-Antwerpen. During the next months, you will do your internship in The primary aims of the K.U.Leuven campuses located in Mechelen or in Association are: Sint-Katelijne-Waver, along with 6000 other to offer a wide range of study and training students. to improve the quality of education to improve the quality of research by Thomas More Mechelen-Antwerpen trains in concentration and intensive cooperation. Mechelen and in Sint-Katelijne-Waver nurses, communication specialists, teachers, interior designers, information managers, engineers, professionals for the world of tourism and industry… and more. It offers a varied programme, emphasizing the practical side. 4 STUDY OFFER IN MECHELEN BUSINESS STUDIES AND IN SINT-KATELIJNE-WAVER Business Management We offer first and foremost practically Communications Management oriented education: theory is essential, but Journalism always in order to support practical training. Office Management Thomas More creates modern learning Tourism and Leisure Management environments for its students in which they can develop their talents under supervision. DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY Graduating students will not only have the IT Management and Multimedia knowledge, but also the necessary Interior Design competences to meet the expectations of Automotive Technology the labour market. Design and Production Technology Electromechanics One of the determinant factors in the course Electronics-ICT of the further career of our graduates is the fact that they can rely on the learning EDUCATION & TRAINING attitudes which they acquired during their studies. That is why Thomas More provides a Early Childhood Education teaching environment based on orienting Primary Education students towards cooperation, responsibility, Secondary Education creativity and problem-solving which all are skills absolutely required in today’s professio- HEALTH & WELLBEING nal world. Nursing APPLIED ENGINEERING (= MASTERS) MA in construction engineering MA in electro-mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, energy and automation MA in biochemical engineering MA in chemical engineering MA in engineering in electronics-ICT MA in Welding Engineering (advanced master’s programme) 5 STUDYING AS AN EXCHANGE STUDENT ACADEMIC CALENDAR The ECTS credits The academic year is divided into two ECTS credits are a value (between 1 and 60) semesters. The autumn semester from allocated to course units to describe the September to January, the Spring semester student workload required to complete from February to June. them. They reflect the quantity of work each There are two large breaks: Christmas break course requires in relation to the total (2 weeks) and the Easter break (2 weeks). quantity of work required to complete a full year of academic study at the host ECTS institution. ECTS credits express a relative rather than an absolute measure of student What is ECTS? workload. In ECTS, 60 credits represent the workload of an academic year of study. The recognition of studies and diplomas is a Normally, 30 credits represent a semester prerequisite for the creation of an open and 20 credits a term. European area of education and training where students and teachers can move It is up to the participating institution to without obstacles. ECTS, the European Credit subdivide the credits for the different courses. Transfer System, was developed by the Credits are awarded only when the course Commission of the European Community has been completed and all required in order to provide common procedures to examinations have been successfully taken. guarantee academic recognition of studies abroad. It provides a way of measuring More information can be found in the course and comparing learning achievements, guide. and transferring them from one institution to another. ECTS Learning Agreement The ECTS system is based on the principles of The ECTS Learning Agreement is a form mutual trust and confidence between the which is to be used when you choose participating institutions of higher education. among the different courses from the host The few rules of the ECTS system, concerning institution.The courses have to be agreed Information on Courses Available, by you, the ECTS coordinator at your home Agreement between the home and host university, and the coordinator from Thomas institutions, and the Use of Credit Points (to More Mechelen. After you have finished your indicate the student’s workload) are set out study abroad period, the agreed courses to reinforce this mutual trust and confidence. should be fully recognized by your university. Each ECTS department will describe the More information about the ECTS system can courses it offers not only in terms of content be found at http://ec.europa.eu/education/ but also indicating credits for each course. programmes/socrates/ects/index_en.html. 6 BASIC LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS The instruction language of all bachelor degree programmes is Dutch. Sufficient knowledge of the Dutch language is an admission requirement for all our bachelor degree programmes. For exchange students following the international programme, a good knowledge of English is required. The international programme is offered in the first and second semester. Going abroad on an exchange programme requires a lot of preparation and administration. You have to think about
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