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FACTS SHEET 2019-2020
INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION
Name of the Institution
Haute Ecole EPHEC (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Commerciales)
EPHEC University College / University of Applied Sciences - Founded in 1969
Public institution of Higher Education subsidized by the French Community of Belgium
Main campus
Avenue Konrad Adenauer 3 – 1200 BRUSSELS (Woluwé Saint Lambert) – BELGIUM
Main reception: + 32 2 772 65 75
Phone International Office: + 32 2 775 97 75 Fax : + 32 2 775 97 19
Other campuses • Schaerbeek (North-East district of Brussels) - ISAT Technical Department
• Louvain-la-Neuve (30 kms south of Brussels)
Erasmus+ Code B BRUXEL82 (PIC/ICP : 947573019)
Website www.ephec.be/international
CONTACTS INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
Head of the International Office Mrs Françoise DE WAELE E-mail : f.dewaele@ephec.be
Institutional Erasmus Coordinator Mr Jean-Michel GREGOIRE E-mail : jm.gregoire@ephec.be
I.R.O Officer & Incoming Mobility Mr Frédéric SIMONIS E-mail : international@ephec.be
I.R.O Officer & Outgoing Mobility Mrs Astrid BUELENS E-mail : erasmusout@ephec.be
Erasmus Belgica Coordinator Mrs Barbara BROOIJMANS E-mail : b.brooijmans@ephec.be
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2019-2020 (subject to potential minor changes)
FALL SEMESTER mid September 2019 to +/- 26 January 2020
ORIENTATION WEEK for guest students : week prior to start Fall Semester
® Exams: Christmas break 20 December 2019 to 6 January 2020
6 to 21 January 2020 - Publication of results end of January
Exam Resits : Late August / early September 2020
SPRING SEMESTER +/- 5 February to 29 June 2020
ORIENTATION WEEK for guest students : from 29 January 2020
® Holidays: TBC
® Exams: Approximately 4 to 22 June 2020 (TBC) - Publication of results end of June
Exam Resits : Late August / early September 2020
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NOTES FOR PARTNERS & EXCHANGE STUDENTS
→ Selected REGULAR MODULES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH as part of the Business BA degree programmes
→ SPECIFIC MODULES organized specifically for GUEST STUDENTS (at our main Brussels campus only)
(e.g. International Marketing / Cross-cultural Business Management / EU Institutions / Sales Techniques etc)
 see “COURSE OFFER IN ENGLISH”
→ Possibility of combining modules taught in FRENCH and in ENGLISH
→ Year 3 course modules available only in the FALL SEMESTER
→ SPRING SEMESTER : alternative possibility for guest students of a 14-week WORK PLACEMENT
→ Contact our International Office (international@ephec.be) for updated course module details
→ INFORMATION IN ENGLISH on http://www.ephec.be/international
→ Discover Brussels & Belgium with this video clip : https://vimeo.com/152172068
ACCOMMODATION
Type of accommodation : in private sector (no school dorms or student residence owned by EPHEC)
 list of rooms of previous year sent on request (help from student tutors)
 renting contracts mostly for minimum 5 months + initial deposit of 2 months
 students are to sign contract directly with owner
 provisional stay possible at a youth hostel
 cost of living : student room on average 350-450 € /month
APPLICATION DETAILS
Deadlines
NOMINATION by home institution APPLICATION documents from students
Fall Semester : 15 MAY 1 JUNE
Spring Semester : 15 NOVEMBER 1 DECEMBER
Condition Official nomination received from the Home Institution’s International Office
No free movers accepted
Language Level Students should have at least a B2 level (European Framework) in English and/or French
The selection process is the responsibility of our partner institutions
Documents Send registration documents (Nomination form + CV + electronic photo (JPEG) + Motivation letter
+ proposed ECTS Learning Agreement + Electronic Registration Form
Summer break EPHEC University College is closed for the summer break (1 JULY - 15 AUGUST)
No correspondence treated during this period
Updated : February 2019 by EPHEC International Office