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
- September 2025 - 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
- 15 - 19 September 2025 - Preparation course Mathematics (for students Bachelor Social-Economic Sciences, in English + Dutch) - in collaboration with the Faculty of Business and Economics
- 17 September 2025 - Faculty day - Faculty of Social Sciences (for students Bachelor Social-Economic Sciences and Master Political Science , in English)
- 22 September 2025 - Welcome Day Faculty of Social Sciences (for new students bachelor and bridging programmes, in English + Dutch)
- September 2025 - Let's connect (for students second and third year Bachelor SES, in English) - More information coming soon!
- September 2025 - Welcome 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:
- Online platform Aan de slag
- Voorbereidende workshop 'Academische taalvaardigheid'
- Voorbereidende cursus Statistiek
- 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:
More practical information for international students (e.g. housing, travel to Antwerp) can be found on the websites 'International degree students' and 'Life in Antwerp'.