Starting as a student
at the Faculty of Social Sciences

Welcome activities and preparation courses - Faculty of Social Sciences
To get off to a good start, a number of activities will be organised for new students at our faculty:
- Available online: Online platform Get started (for students Bachelor Social-Economic Sciences, in English) - in collaboration with the Faculty of Business and Economics
- 7 - 9 September 2022 - Academic English Preparatory Course (for students Bachelor Social-Economic Sciences and Master Political Science, in English) - in collaboration with the Faculty of Business and Economics
- 12 - 16 September 2022 - Preparation course Mathematics (for students Bachelor Social-Economic Sciences, in English + Dutch) - in collaboration with the Faculty of Business and Economics
- 21 September 2022 - Faculty day - Faculty of Social Sciences (for students Bachelor Social-Economic Sciences and Master Political Science , in English)
- 26 September 2022 - Welcome Day Faculty of Social Sciences (for new students bachelor and bridging programmes, in English + Dutch)
- 26 September 2022 - Let's connect (for students 2nd Bachelor year SES, in English)
- 27 September 2022 - Information session Master Political Science (for students bridging programme, preparatory programme and Master Political Science, in English)
For Dutch-speaking students there are a few extra options:
- Aavailable online: Online platform Aan de slag
- 19 - 23 September 2022 - Preparation course Statistics
- September 2022: Verkenningsdagen
Students who will follow a Dutch-language programme at our faculty can find more information about the welcome activities and preparation courses on our Dutch-language webpage.

Welcome activities - International Students Office
The International Studens Office also organises welcome activities for international degree students:
You can find more practical information for international students (e.g. housing, travel to Antwerp) on their website.