Mobility & Euraxess: Facilitating international research collaboration

The type of position, the tasks and the application procedure may vary depending on the search opportunities available. We recommend that you regularly consult our website and the Euraxess platform to identify opportunities that match your profile .

Follow the application instructions specified in the job advertisement to submit your application.

Fluency in French or English is generally required, depending on the language of teaching and research in the department concerned.

Yes, ULiège and Euraxess endeavor to support the families of foreign researchers by directing them to local support services, such as children's schools and health services.

At ULiège, dedicated advisors can help you solve administrative and legal problems linked to your mobility. You can contact them  by email at euraxess@uliege.be.

In addition to a dynamic and stimulating research environment, researchers benefit from professional development opportunities, networking with experts in their field and access to research infrastructures.

The welcome guide " 10 conseils pour devenir un•e vrai•e ULiégeois•e " for international researchers provides practical information on the various services you may need during your stay. ULiège will do everything in its power to ensure that your stay runs smoothly.

The RISE (Research, Innovation, Support and Enterprise) department invites you to an information session to help you settle in Liège.

INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION.

For complete information on administrative formalities, visas, healthcare, schools, etc., don't hesitate to consult and download this Guide for questions relating to...

• formalities to be completed before your departure to prepare your mobility (Preparing your file, Leaving your country)
• moving to Liège, Gembloux or Arlon (access, housing)
• administrative procedures (Registering with the local authority, setting up a bank account, insurance, mutual insurance, etc.)
• at your life at ULiège (access badge, salary, human resources, internet access, libraries, university restaurants,...)
• your integration into a new professional and social environment (leisure and sport, French courses,...)
• health care in Belgium (medical expenses and reimbursements, mutual insurance, dealing with ULiège in the event of illness, consultations, etc.)
• the steps to take before leaving ULiège 
• your tax returnThe EURAXESS Mobility Center organizes tax clinics to help international researchers complete their tax returns.

This status is intended for visiting researchers, post-doctoral fellows or young graduates wishing to stay at our institution. It is generally granted at the request of a ULiège referent for a foreign researcher.

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!!! New scientific visa procedure

Please note that as of March 1, 2023, the scientific visa procedure has been replaced by the single permit procedure. This means that the visa application will now go through the Walloon Region and the Foreigners' Office. Please contact me early enough to anticipate potential delays.

Short-stay visa applications are also affected by this reform, and require a work permit.

For further information, please contact the Euraxess center.

Information for visiting researchers  (restricted access)

Visit on the Research & Innovation intranet to find out how to successfully host an internationally mobile researcher. 

If you are a student, please consult the following links:

•  ^1st cycle students 
• ^2nd cycle students
• ^3rd cycle students: Interns and PhD students.