Study in Brussels

Home to large international organisations

Brussels is home to both the EU and NATO, meaning there's a large student population working as interns with a wealth of work experience opportunities available at these organisations or organisations related to the EU and NATO using Brussels as their base.

If you think you want your career to have a base in one of these organisations, then Belgium is a great place to take some time to study a postgraduate course and should provide you with plenty of opportunities for networking.

Gastronomic treats

The heavenly Belgian waffle is one such food item that shouldn't be missed when you're in Brussels.

But did you Belgium is actually the globally recognised capital of chocolate and beer (there are around 200 breweries in a country with a bit more than 10 million people). And let's not forget that Belgium gave the world ‘French’ (the irony) fries. Think of all the local food products you have to look forward to trying.

Brussels landed a spot among the most affordable student cities in the world this year. 

Numbeo estimates that a single person's monthly costs in Brussels without rent will be US$959.73, but a one-bedroom apartment in the city centre will be US$1,000.73.

It's worth noting that travel is also very reasonable when travelling around the city by train.

Brussels is home to the headquarters of the EU and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), both big employers of international workers.

Other large Belgian employers include:

• Ageas (insurance)
• Anheuser-Busch InBev (brewing)
• Bekaert (steel wires)
• Banque Nationale de Belgique (banking)
• Colruyt Group (food retail)
• D'Ieteren (vehicle distribution)
• Elia (energy)
• KBC Bank (banking)
• Proximus (telecommunications)
• Solvay (chemicals)
• UCB (biopharmaceuticals)
• Umicore (materials technology)

You can search for jobs in Belgium at:

• BrusselsJobs
• EURES
• EuroBrussels
• Eurograduate
• Jobat
• Jobs in Brussels