Welcome Days UC Leuven

The registration for the Welcome Days is compulsory. Please fill in the registration form before September 8, 23:59 CEST. The schedule below is still under construction, check for updates regularly.

Monday, September 16

09:00 - 11:00 Breakfast in Pangaea by ESN Leuven, 4 Euro (to be paid on the spot in cash or by card)

11:30 - 12:30 Arriving to campus Proximus, block D (bus 4, 5, 6, 630, bus stop Haasrode UCLL). Check-in.

12:30 - 17:00 Welcome Days Kick-Off at campus Proximus. Our students will share first-hand tips about living in Leuven, you will meet student associations, will learn a bit of Dutch in a funny way, will meet your classmates and picture this exciting moment in a photobooth, will help yourself with Belgian fries, and many-many more...

20:00 Social evening by UCLL student association Amani @ Downtown Jack

Tuesday, September 17

10:30 - 11:00 Arriving to campus Proximus, block C, check-in.

11:00 - 15:00 Info-fair. You will meet important actors of the city of Leuven who will provide you with some helpful practicalities: health insurance company CM, the city hall of Leuven, our super friendly student police officers. You will also meet the students services of UCLL (sport, bus pass, well-being, culture, etc.), our ICT team (digital environment of UCLL, Intranet, student account, etc.), international office (guidance of Erasmus students), admissions and registrations team, students ambassadors. During the info-fair, there will be 2 moments to collect your student card.

15:00 - 17:00 Student stuff market by LOKO at Alma 2

20:00 - 00:00 Pub Crawl by ESN Leuven. Register here. The meeting point will be sent to registered students by email.

20:30 Social Game 'Four of a kind' by LOKO at Pangaea (no pre-registration needed)

Wednesday, September 18

13:00 - 14:30 Tickets sale for the international party on Friday by LOKO. Location: Campus Social Sciences (next to Pangaea)

Visiting Coureur microbrewery with beer tasting. The registration is compulsory, the number of participants is limited. The cost is 10 Euro. 

13:45 Group 1, meeting point LijnWinkel, places available (pay on the spot to the student-coordinator, cash, no change)

15:15 Group 2, meeting point LijnWinkel, sold-out

18:30 - 19:30 Game Night by Amani and Insignia, student associations of UCLL. Meeting point Grote Markt (in front of the old city hall). No registration needed.

Thursday, September 19

09:30 - 12:00 Infosession for exchange students Management (room C101) and exchange students IT (room tbc). Location: Campus Proximus

15:30 - 17:00 "How to cycle safely in Leuven" - cycling tour by VELO. The registration is compulsory, the number of participants is limited. The cost is 11.5 Euro. Places available (pay on the spot to the student-coordinator at VELO shop, cash, no change)

Friday, September 20

09:30-13:00 (doors open at 09:00) Kick-off day of the programme for the degree students Bachelor International Business Management - Marketing (track in Belgium and track across Europe). @ Campus Proximus

22:00 Famous International Party by LOKO, location Alma 2. Tickets sale: see the info above (on Wednesday). Buying tickets on the spot is possible but they can be sold-out soon (fyi).

Saturday, September 21

20:00 - 23:30 City Game by ESN Leuven. Register here. The meeting point will be sent to the registered students via email.

Monday, September 23

10:00 - 12:00 Info session for PIEC (Postgraduate International Educating Class) and exchange students Teacher Education. Location: campus Hertogstraat, room E111.

10:00 - 12:00 Info session for exchange students Social Work. Location: campus Social School, room A4.04.

12:00 - 14:30 Info session for Advanced Bachelor Advanced Business Management (track Design Thinking & Innovation and track International Management) followed by the Crash Course at 15:00 - 17:00. Location: campus Hertogstraat, room - tbc.

13:00 - 14:00 Helpdesk "Ask anything" - our current students will share their tips and tricks about studying at UCLL. Feel free to come over for a chat! Location: Campus Proximus, next to the entrance to the restaurant on floor 1.

Tuesday, September 24

09:30 - 11:00 Info session for degree students Bachelor Applied Computer Science, Campus Proximus, room D140.

13:00 - 14:00 Helpdesk "Ask anything" - our current students will share their tips and tricks about studying at UCLL. Feel free to come over for a chat! Location: Campus Proximus, next to the entrance to the restaurant on floor 1.

Wednesday, September 25

12:00 - 13:00 Helpdesk "Ask anything" - our current students will share their tips and tricks about studying at UCLL. Feel free to come over for a chat! Location: Campus Proximus, next to the entrance to the restaurant on floor 1.