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Welcome to HELMo University College!!!
We are very pleased you have chosen our institution to participate in a staff member exchange financed by the Erasmus+ programme.
Via the Erasmus programme, the teachers can also live a wonderful international experience. They can either come to teach or to follow a training in the professional network.
Conditions :
As you know, the following conditions must be fulfilled for a teaching staff mobility:
- minimum 8 hours of lectures during minimum 2 days, fully integrated in the official programme
- Erasmus bilateral agreement between HELMo and your home institution
Procedures :
- In order to organize your teaching/ training session at HELMo and welcome you in the best conditions, we ask you to send an email (one month before your arrival) to the departmental coordinator of the international relations as well as the head international relations office (international@helmo.be).
- Before coming, you will have to fill in a staff mobility agreement for teaching or for training. Both have to be signed by the home, host institutions and yourself.
- HELMo will send an invitation letter.
- All the practical aspects of your stay will be finalized by the departmental coordinator of the international relations.
Arrival :
Before leaving, be sure your ID or passport is valid.
Two ways to come to Liège
- By plane:
From Brussels International Airport (Zaventem): take the train down from the Airport station to LEUVEN (Pay attention there is an airport taxe you need to pay in addition to your train ticket = diabolo ticket) and then another one to Liège Guillemins ( LUIK Guillemins).
From Brussels South Airport (Charleroi via Ryanair): take a taxi or a shuttle to Charleroi Sud Station then take the train to Liège Guillemins.
Ryanair has opened a flightline to Maastricht/Aachen Airport (30 minutes away from Liège) coming from Gerona (on Tuesday and Saturday) and Alicante (on Monday, Wednesday and Friday) in Spain as well as Bari (on Wednesday and Sunday) in Italy.
- By train: In Belgium, any train going to Liège - Luik (Guillemins or Palais)
Accommodation :
You will find below a list of hotels mostly situated in the city centre :
The way of living in Liège
Liege is a city sitting at the doors of Europe. It is located 30 minutes from Maastricht (in the Netherlands), Aix-la-Chapelle (in Germany) is about 50 minutes. It is one hour away from Brussels, 2h30 from Ostende (North Sea), 2h30 from Amsterdam (in the Netherlands) by car or train and 4 hours from Paris (France) by car or 2h30 by train (TGV). Those are very interesting places to explore.
Liege is a city of 200,000 inhabitants with a rich history and culture.
Liege is also a student city. More than 30,000 students spread over several High Schools, Schools of Higher Education and the university. “Le Carré (Square)” is a place which focuses on pubs, cinemas, restaurants, cafes and discos where students meet each other, have a drink together...
Further information:
www.liege.be
Visiter Liège