Welcome to OUSA Belgium

OUSA Belgium represents and supports the 400 or so OU students living in or near Belgium. In recent years, the Branch has been one of the most active in OUSA, despite its small size, organising a wide range of events, offering a wide range of services (e.g. providing support to students)and representing the interests of students in Belgium within OUSA and the OU. OUSA Belgium represents a flourishing multinational community of students from across Europe.

Welcome to the Belgium Regional Page. This is designed to keep you up-to-date with events and other relevant news specified to the Belgium region that relate or may impact you as a student. Our goal to keep you informed about what is going on in relevant to Belgium in four main areas:

• O U based events (i.e. Open Days, Work Shope via events link)

• OUSA based events and information (i.e. via newsletters link or events link)

• Social based opportunities for students from all across Belgium to get-together and meet at events throughout the year! If you would like an event to happen in your local area, please propose a gathering on the Belgium Branch Forum on FirstClass or contact Mike Deverell also on FirstClass.

• To keep you up to date with what student life is like in Belgium and the support systems you can attain to help you through your studies and have the opportunity to network. You are more than welcome to comment at the bottom of the student life page to add to the perspective of what it is like to study in Belgium. Remember, you are not studying in isolation!

For information regarding issues that impact you as a student (i.e. tutors, tutorials, courses and course fees, etc.), please navigate the left-side menu regarding this general information. If you need information specifically regarding to your studies or to find particular information, please use the FAQ link located at the top menu. If you feel information regarding your issue is missing, please use the LET US KNOW! link and add a comment you would like us to find out for you and it will be updated shortly.

If these are private matters you are dealing with (i.e. course assignments, complaints, etc.) there are sections dedicated in the FAQ link to assist you doing all this on your own. If you need more help, use the Points of Contact link to find help in your local area.

If there is any information you feel is missing either from this page or from the basic website, please use to the Feeback link on the top menu and let us know so we can better tailor the website specific to your needs as a student!

We have also provided a list of Points of Contacts for students specifically in Belgium- O U and OUSA related.