Students Helping Students across Belgium!
Our mission is to foster student mobility and provide opportunities for cultural understanding across 18 university sections in 12 Belgian cities.
Supporting International Mobility
From your first day on campus to unforgettable cultural experiences, ESN Belgium empowers exchange students across four key pillars of support.
18 Local Sections Across 12 Belgian Cities
Operating directly on campuses in Ghent, Brussels, Leuven, Antwerp, Liège, Louvain-la-Neuve, and across the country. Our volunteer student boards welcome incoming students with orientation weeks, city discoveries, and .
Belgian Student Survival Guide
Practical advice on Kot housing leases, commune registration, SNCB Youth train fares (€7.50), STIB/De Lijn public transit, health mutualities, and city orientation.
ESNcard & Partner Perks
The official student membership card unlocking 10% flight discounts + free 20kg Ryanair check-in bag, FlixBus vouchers, Eurostar perks, and local discounts.
Student Representation & Causes
Representing student mobility rights before universities, National Agencies, and EU institutions in Brussels, structured around the 6 fundamental ESN Causes.
The 6 Causes of ESN
Everything we do revolves around 6 core pillars uniting students for positive social impact in Belgium and beyond.
Culture
Promoting intercultural dialogue, museum nights, Belgian gastronomy discoveries, and multilingual language tandems across all 18 sections.
Education & Youth
Advocating for student mobility rights, scholarship sufficiency, ESNsurvey research, and accessible higher education with Belgian and EU policy-makers.
Environmental Sustainability
Promoting train travel over flights, green mobility grants (+€50 + 4 days allowance), city clean-ups, cycling initiatives, and eco-friendly student living.
Health & Well-being
Organizing the National Erasmus Games (NEG), Responsible Party harm reduction campaigns with free hydration at student events, and mental health workshops.
Skills & Employability
Developing leadership, project management, and public speaking through certified Eduk8 workshops and ErasmusIntern.org verified traineeships.
Social Inclusion
Ensuring exchange is accessible for everyone, supporting fewer-opportunities inclusion top-ups (+€250/mo), and volunteering in local Belgian communities.
Join ESN Belgium as a Volunteer
Are you passionate about international student mobility, cultural exchanges, and youth leadership? Join one of our 18 local sections across 12 Belgian cities to organize events, gain project management skills, and make lifelong international friendships.