ULB Desk For Refugees

The ULB Desk For Refugees exclusively serves students and future students who have refugee status, stateless status, asylum seeker status, or subsidiary/temporary protection. The service assists and directs the student in administrative procedures, before, during, and after registration. 

The ULB Desk For Refugees is competent to:

• Guide you in your registration process at ULB within a regular curriculum, or as a free student;
• Assist you with your qualification recognition requests;
• Direct you to the most competent services to address your needs if necessary (for example, enrolling in French courses to achieve a sufficient level for academic success).

Depending on the case, the student may benefit from:

• An analysis for the total or partial coverage of registration fees;
• Financial support from the Student Social Service;
• Registration for a single course or as an auditor;
• Registration for the French language proficiency exams (only for students wishing to enroll in master's programs geared towards teaching or leading to the title of Aggregated Teacher of Upper Secondary Education (AESS).

The ULB Desk For refugees is not responsible for:

• Paying the administrative fees of ULB amounting to €200 for the examination of the admission application;
• Paying the administrative fees for an equivalency application;
• Speeding up the process related to applications to the ULB registration service, the Immigration Office, municipalities, and the Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles.

Appointments are only available by appointment on Tuesday afternoons between 1 PM and 4 PM. You can contact us at the following address: deskrefugees@ulb.be .

Where to find the ULB Desk For Refugees?
On the Solbosch campus, at the Student Social Service - Building M - top floor - Office M4.103.

 

Useful links:

• The International Welcome Desk welcomes international students, assists them with their administrative procedures before their arrival, and helps them with the various formalities to be completed once on site: Étudiant·es internationaux·ales en mobilité individuelle - ULB. 
• The InfOR-études service is available during its office hours or by individual appointment to answer your questions about information and guidance: Contacts et permanence InfOR-études - ULB.
• The registration service is at your disposal to answer all your questions regarding the registration procedure: Contacts | Inscriptions .
• The F9 service is a partner service at ULB that offers free language modules in French, English, and Dutch to ULB students who meet the admission criteria: Cours de langues F9 - ULB.
• Procedure to introduce an equivalence request: Accueil - ::: ::: - Administration Générale de l'Enseignement - Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. 
• Procedure to apply for a study grant at the Federation Wallonie-Brussels if you are a refugee, stateless person, or have the status of subsidiary protection recognized by the General Commissioner for Refugees and Stateless Persons or by the Council of Foreign Affairs for at least 1 year: https://allocations-etudes.cfwb.be/
• Before submitting your registration, find all the useful information and the procedures to follow: Inscriptions des étudiants internationaux.