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‘Driven by ambition and commitment we set high expectations for all our students. At KdG they benefit from top quality education delivered by lecturers and other staff members who are experts in their field.’

Veerle Hendrickxdirector-general

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Karel de Grote University College is thriving - in the heart of Antwerp no less. Every year we welcome a large population of international students, staff and partners from all over the world.Internationalisation is our mission.

Interested? Come and experience KdG!

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Welcome

www.kdg.be

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Belgiumat a glance

Capital: Brussels - Capital of Europe: home to the EU headquarters

- approx. 1,155,166 inhabitants

Antwerp approx. 514,432 inhabitants,

Ghent approx. 250,000 inhabitants

Population:1.1 million

Official languages: - Dutch: 60%- French: 40%- German: less than 1%

Linguistic regions: - Flanders (Dutch)- Wallonia (French)

Location: The heart of a dynamic intercultural region which includes Paris, London and Amsterdam

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Antwerp,heart ofEurope

www.visitantwerpen.be

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Official languages: - Dutch: 60%- French: 40%- German: less than 1%

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KAREL DE GROTE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE• Students: over 13000 • Staff: over 1150• Degrees: 16 Professional Bachelor and 1 master degree in 7

study fields.• Other programmes: 9 post graduates and 1 advanced mas-

ter, 4 bachelor after bachelor’s, several English exchange pro-grammes.

• History: In 1994, 13 Catholic University Colleges in Antwerp merged into the Karel de Grote University College (KdG).

• What’s in a name: Karel de Grote (742-814) played a significant role in creating

the foundations of the education system in Europe. He also created unity within a diversity of languages, populations, cultures and socioeconomic groups.

Lonely Planet:

“Even the New York Times agreesAntwerp (Antwerpen in Flemish,

Anvers in French) is Europe’s place to be. Appreciated by mode moguls, club

queens, art lovers and diamond dealers, Belgium’s capital of cool and the country’s

second-biggest city once again revels in fame and fortune”

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ANTWERP• Culture: Rising fashion city• Export: Diamond capital of the world• Industry: Second largest port in Europe

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Erasmus study Erasmus Traineeships other Traineeships Development aid Traineeships

RELIABLE PARTNERWe collaborate with a considerable

number of prominent foreign institu-

tions, we encourage our professors,

lecturers and other staff members to

actively participate in international

projects and we make sure that our

curricula are internationally oriented.

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WhyKdG?

KdG HAS GREAT LINKS WITH THE PROFESSIONAL FIELDThe University College has around 5,000 partners in the professional field, both national and abroad. This collaboration corresponds to a range of levels. As a university college, we believe that practical experience is the best way to learn something. That is why we make sure all of our students gain experience in the working world during their education.

Our professors and lecturers regularly invite organisations and companies to share their experiences and visions with our students. Courses are also thoroughly evaluated every year. This way we ensure a close collaboraton with the professional field.

TAILOR-MADE EDUCATIONAt the beginning of the academic year, we notice huge differ-ences in the level of knowledge students have acquired during their secondary education. Some students excel in mathematics while others are more communicative or developed better social skills. That is why we offer tailor-made education; a concept that increases the student’s chances of success.

Our ambition is to offer a differentiated curriculum that is cus-tomised to each student and is both sufficiently supportive and challenging.This way high performing students as well as more challenged students can benefit from the same concept.

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“Employers value our students. A KdG study equals quality.”

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Top 5 student destinations in Europe

France 21%

Spain 14%

The Netherlands 13%

Portugal 9%

United Kingdom 9%

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Internationalopportunities at KdG

INTERNATIONALISATION, OUR MISSION!Karel de Grote University College offers all of its studentsand staff a powerful, internationally oriented learning and working environment.

We challenge local and international students, as well as our staff to pursue their passions and talents and, in their position as high-calibre professionals and activeworld citizens, to address the challenges of a globalisedsociety.

Our graduates feel at home in an increasingly interculturaland international world.

As an organisation, we purposefully contribute to shaping a world that asks for global awareness, international collaboration and local resilience.

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Europe 55%

Africa 13%

Asia 13%

North and South America 18%

Oceania: 1%

Outgoing students

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CROSSING BORDERSGLOBAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY CHALLENGES FOR STUDENTS IN SOCIAL WORK AND WELFARE, TEACHER EDUCATION OR HEALTHCAREIn this exchange programme students work on global and multi-disciplinary challenges. Professors and lecturers, social workers and health care practitioners are confronted with some common global challenges. They often work on cases where an interdis-ciplinary view of other involved areas could be an added value.

Within this course KdG tries to give the students a better insight into three central themes with a global character: poverty, mi-gration and sexuality. Topics such as Human Rights, Intercultural competences, Ethics, European policy and Welfare regime are also embedded in this programme.• exchange programme taught in English• European multidisciplinary crossover about common themes

and challenges • 3 central themes: poverty, migration and sexuality• both incoming professors and local lecturers• internationalisation@home, local students participate• semester exchange

Exchange programmes in English

www.kdg.be/study-in-english

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BUSINESS FOR EXCHANGESTUDENTS IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENTIn this exchange programme various courses cover domains

such as communication, banking and finance, human resources,

legal issues, logistics, marketing and management skills.

• exchange programme taught in English

• 160 incoming students in 2014-2015

• both incoming professors and local lecturers

• internationalisation@home, local students participate

• semester exchange or full academic year

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Applied Engineering and Technology

Business Management

Teacher Education

Health Care

Social Work and Welfare studies Nursing

• Geriatric Nursing (optional course)• Pediatric Nursing (optional course)

• Psychiatric Nursing (optional course)• Social Nursing (optional course)

• Hospital Nursing (optional course) Midwifery

Bio-Medical Laboratory Technology • Pharmaceutical and Biological

Laboratory Technology• Laboratory Technology

• Medical Laboratory TechnologyEnglish Exchange Programme

• Crossing Borders

Remedial Education• Remedial Education• Applied Juvenile Criminology

Social Work • Art and Culture mediation• Social Work and Social Care• Social Work and Human Resources• Social Cultural Work• Social Work and Legal Aid

English Exchange Programme • Crossing Borders

Audiovisual Technology • Photography

Automotive Technology • Vehicle Electronics

• Company Cars• Motorcycle Technology

• Cars Chemistry

• Biochemistry • Chemistry

• Process Technology Multimedia and communication technology

• Audio and video productions (optional course)• Virtual productions (optional course)

• Web productions (optional course)English Exchange Programme

• (Bio) Chemical Engineering Projects (in cooperation with the University of Antwerp)

Pre-school Education Primary school Education Secondary Education Bachelor of early Childhood Education English Exchange Programme

• Crossing Borders

Business Management • Accountancy and Taxation• Finance and Insurance• International entrepreneurship• SME-Management and Entrepreneurial Studies• Logistics Management• Marketing• Law

Office Management • Event and Project Management• Cross Media Management• Human resources and Sales• Languages and Intercultural Networking

Applied Computer Science • Application development • Software management• System and Network management

English Exchange Programme • Business 4 Exchange

Professional BachelorsAcademic Bachelors

and MastersInternationalBusiness (Eng)

KdG

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Advanced Bachelor’s degrees :

Health Care:

Advanced Bachelor of Geriatric Nursing

Advanced Bachelor of Oncology Nursing

Teacher Education:

Special education

Special needs provision and remedial education:

option Primary School

Special needs provision and remedial education:

option Secondary School

Advanced Master’s degree :

Art

Master of Research in Art and Design

Postgraduates:

Business Management:

Postgraduate degree in Tax- and Accountancy

Management

Healthcare

Postgraduate degree of Acupuncture

Postgraduate degree of Geriatrics

Postgraduate degree of Palliative Care

Postgraduate degree of Paediatrics and

Neonatology

Postgraduate degree in Leadership in Health Care

Postgraduate degree in Massaging and Kinetics

Teacher Education

Health Care

Visual Arts

Pre-school Education Primary school Education Secondary Education Bachelor of early Childhood Education English Exchange Programme

• Crossing Borders

Business Management • Accountancy and Taxation• Finance and Insurance• International entrepreneurship• SME-Management and Entrepreneurial Studies• Logistics Management• Marketing• Law

Office Management • Event and Project Management• Cross Media Management• Human resources and Sales• Languages and Intercultural Networking

Applied Computer Science • Application development • Software management• System and Network management

English Exchange Programme • Business 4 Exchange

Academic Bachelors and Masters

Visual Arts • Graphic Design• Jewellery Design and Silversmithing • Fine Art

Nursing and Midwifery(in cooperation with the University of Antwerp)

Lifelong learning:

Advanced Bachelor’s and Master’s de-grees , Postgraduates and extra training

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Discover your talents at KdG

STUDENTS IN INDUSTRIAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGYThis Master in Chemistry and Biochemistry, in cooperation with the University of Antwerp, offers exchange students the opportunity to actively participate in various research projects.Incoming bachelor students cooperate with students of the Karel de Grote University College working on their bachelor papers. Master students are allowed to individually work on their own project.

The wide range of subjects focus on aspects within certain fields of chemical engineering (bio fuels, bio waste, renewable energy, new raw materials, calorimetry) or biochemical engineering (waste wa-ter engineering, ecotoxicology, white biotechnology, industrial fer-mentation technology).

This programme is organised in cooperation with the University of Antwerp.

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STUDENTS IN INDUSTRIAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGYThis Master in Chemistry and Biochemistry, in cooperation with the University of Antwerp, offers exchange students the opportunity to actively participate in various research projects.Incoming bachelor students cooperate with students of the Karel de Grote University College working on their bachelor papers. Master students are allowed to individually work on their own project.

The wide range of subjects focus on aspects within certain fields of chemical engineering (bio fuels, bio waste, renewable energy, new raw materials, calorimetry) or biochemical engineering (waste wa-ter engineering, ecotoxicology, white biotechnology, industrial fer-mentation technology).

This programme is organised in cooperation with the University of Antwerp.

Foto credits Seppe Dankers (student Photography@KdG)

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DOUBLE DEGREE A double degree consists of two degrees awarded by the two higher education institutions offering the joint bachelor programme. After 2 years of study at KdG in Antwerp in Dutch the 3rd and final year is attended in 1 of the partner universities in English or French.This is currently possible for: • Business Management – Logistics 2nd bachelor’s degree

Fachhochschule des bfi University of Applied Sciences, Vienna, Austria• Business Management –

Accountancy 2nd bachelor’s degree Haute Ecole

Libre Mosane, Liège, Belgium• Business Management - SME-

Management and Entrepreneurial Studies

2nd bachelor’s degree Fachhochschule Vorarlberg in Dornbirn/Austria

• Business Management - Law 2nd bachelor’s degree Université

Pierre Mendès France in Grenoble/France

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENGLISHInternational Business is a 3-year bachelor’s degree programme with 180 credits. It trains students to become excellent executives in the international scene and as such is taught in English.

Students develop competences in marketing, sales, finance, management, logistics, law, communication, languages, entrepreneurship and business IT. They will work with other students from all over the world in seminars and on projects.

• mix of international professors and local lecturers• internationalisation@home, local students traineeship participate• 3 month traineeship abroad• open to study or do a traineeship abroad within the Erasmus+ framework.

Full degree programmes in English

www.kdg.be/international- business

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RESEARCH IN ART AND DESIGN ADVANCED MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENGLISHThis programme leads to an Advanced Master’s degree, one with special emphasis on artistic research.

It is intended for young artists wishing to ex-tend the research aspect of their artistic prac-tice. This includes artists and designers, but also masters’ graduates who can present a valuable artistic research project.

The Master’s of Research in Art and Design offers students the space to further develop their research insights and skills and/or to pre-pare themselves for a PhD in the Arts.

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More information: http://www.sintlucasantwerpen.be/opleidingen/manama

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Karel de Grote University College makes every effort to

expand its strategic partnerships.

We aim at in-depth cooperation on several levels;

ranging from qualitative mobility of students and staff,

collaborative fundraising efforts and project applications

to benchmarking activities and others.

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International projects, partnerships & alliances

Together with our network of partners, we in-vest in international education projects.

This is a key element in the KdG internationali-sation strategy as projects create many inter-national spin offs.

Our projects are focussed on innovative educa-tional practices and we strive for a maximum cooperation of actors within the professional field to ensure labour market relevance. Some of the project activities we engage in are:

• intensive programmes

• exchange programmes

• joint and double degrees

• professional development programmes

• promotion of entrepreneurship

• development of innovative teaching

methodologies

www.kdg.be/international-projects

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APPLIED RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE CIRCULATIONApplied research and knowledge circulation – together with education – make up the core task of the Karel de Grote University College.

The aim of our applied research is to come up with concrete solutions for work field related problems in a scientific way and, by doing so, contribute to the improvement and innovation of the professional practice.

Research results and acquired knowledge are shared with our external relations by means of contract research, training, coaching and consultancy.

We carry out applied research projects and consultancy activities in all KdG´s fields of study. Additionally, we have set up five centres of expertise to strengthen our efforts in specific domains:

• sustainable mobility • strength-based social work • emotional well-being in patient care• sustainable chemistry • pedagogical support in day care and schools

We are open to expand our network and strengthen our research and consultancy activities through international cooperation with other higher education institutes, private partners or non-profit organizations.

Applied research and knowledge circulation

www.kdg.be/research-and-knowledge- circulation

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27Foto credits Seppe Dankers (student Photography@KdG)

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Contact details

Would you like to co-create with us in the future

or do you have any questions?

International Relations Office

T: +32 3 613 19 57

e-mail: international@kdg.be

Applied research and knowledge circulation

e-mail: mdo@kdg.be

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Worked on this edition:

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Editorial office: International Relations Office

Responsible Editor: Veerle Hendrickx,

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