Team International Mobility

Within the Internationalisation domain, the International Mobility Team handles outgoing mobility for students and supports the policy on educational internationalisation.

What do we do?

  • We support the policy on educational internationalisation
  • We take care of the application and distribution of exchange scholarships for outgoing students at regional, national and international governments and institutions.
  • We supervise specific (administrative) processes regarding mobility of outgoing bachelor and master students, (almost) graduates and staff.
  • We manage partnerships for student and teacher mobility both within and outside Europe.

Who are we ?

Team leader:

Geneviève COCHEZ Erasmus Institutional Coördinator – Travel Risk Management

Team members:

Patricia BURSSENS

Policy Officer Internationalisation - Further study abroad and (international) internship after study

Thibault HOOGSTOEL Policy Officer Internationalisation – Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs) and International Credit Mobility (ICM/KA171), Summer Schools, internationalisation in the curriculum, embedding international/intercultural competences
Paul LEYS Policy Advisor Internationalisation – Partnerships within Erasmus+ data collection and analysis
Greet NAESSENS Internationalisation Officer - Guidance of outgoing exchange students - inclusion and green mobility.
Nick PROVOOST  Policy Officer Internationalisation – Partnerships Outside Europe – Graduate Scholarship Programmes (Fullbright-BAEF-FAYAT)
Rein REYNEBEAU

Policy Officer Internationalization - Supervision of new programs, internationalization in the curriculum, embedding international/intercultural competencies in training, Joint Masters/Double Degrees, Scholarships outside Erasmus+ 

Kristof VAN HOECKE Internationalisation Officer - Financial Project Management
An VAN LAEKEN Policy Officer Internationalisation – (outgoing) Erasmus+ staff mobility – Staff training
Karen WOUTERS Internationalisation Officer - Supervision of outgoing exchange students - intercultural preparation.

Where can you reach us?

Student Centre
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 51
9000 Ghent

Phone +32 9 264 70 17

Outgoing.Students@UGent.be (going abroad during your studies)

BuitenlandNaStudies@UGent.be (going abroad after your studies)

GlobalExchange.Agreements@UGent.be (exchange agreements outside of Europe)

ErasmusExchange.Agreements@UGent.be (exchange agreements Erasmus)

Our specific pages

Going abroad during your studies  

Going abroad after graduation