Modar Saad came to Belgium in 2015, having fled military service in his war-torn homeland of Syria. He enrolled in the Welcome Student Refugee programme at VUB so he could complete his second master’s degree in civil engineering. Since then, he has almost graduated and after a series of interviews...

RESEARCHER PROFILE - Mohammed ALLAN Mohammed Allan, a Syrian who arrived in Belgium in July 2008 to start a Master in geology, has come a long way since then. He obtained a PhD and is now a researcher in the AGEs laboratory. Interview What is your background? After my Bachelor in Applied Geology...

If you don’t want to miss any of our posts, make sure your settings allow you to see them first! Facebook has recently changed its News Feed algorithm, so if you want to see more tips to boost your career (and fewer pancakes recipes), and be kept informed of nearby upcoming events dedicated to...

Université de Liège is proud to invite you to our fourth staff training dedicated to Euraxess, from 12 till 16 March 2018.   This one-week training will focus on Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R) and is designed in priority for Human Resources managers and staff.   Come to spend...

Are you about to defend your PhD or have you recently defended your PhD? Are you wondering what your possibilities are with a PhD certificate outside of academia? Then the Job Fair organized by the PhD Society of Leuven might be just for you! The PhD Job Fair is the meeting point between PhD job...

ABG (Association Bernard Gregory) and its partners, the French-German University and the French-Italian University, is organising a 2-day event on researchers' mobility and career development in Europe, with the support of the European Commission. The event will take place in Paris on December 11...

The Belgian American Education Foundation offers the following study grants: For holders of a Bachelor’s degree: A two-year fellowship for an initial Master’s degree For holders of a Master’s degree: A one-year fellowship for a complementary Master For holders of a Master’s degree in Law:...

Take the next step in your career with BCF Career Event, the largest career fair for Life Sciences, Chemistry, Food and Pharma. During this Event on 16 November in Ghent ICC you can get into contact over 70 organisations who are searching for ambitious talents or offer interesting services. There...

This European Association for International Education (EAIE)-award recognises and rewards higher education institutions which are actively engaged in the practice of internationalisation. Institutions with a demonstrable track record in strategic innovation in the internationalisation of higher...

In June 2017, Sense about Science EU organised the first “Standing up for Science EU” workshop in Brussels, to give early researchers the tools and insights to inform policy and have a stronger voice within the EU. Their initiative was so successful that they are organising a second “Standing up for...