Student organizations
Erasmus Student Network
ESN or Erasmus Student Network is the student organization for international students in Antwerp. They organize events like city tours, pub crawls, game nights, … It is the perfect place to meet fellow international students, to get to know the city and the Antwerp student life.
Get connected!
There are many student organizations in Antwerp. Some of them are connected to a university faculty, others aren’t. ESN, for example, is a student organization for all Erasmus students.
Note: It’s very common for Belgian student organizations to host a ‘doop’ or an inauguration ceremony. Make sure to check the club’s website to find out if participation is mandatory. This depends on the rules of the specific club.
An overview of all the Antwerp student organizations
University of Antwerp
Medicine: Aesculapia
Biomedical sciences: Biomedica
Bioscience Engineering: Demetris
Veterinary Medicine: DIEFKA
For all law students: ELSA
For all medicine students: EMSA
Biology: Fabiant
Women only: Hera
Business Engineering in Policy Informatics: IMBIT
Applied Engineering: Ingenium
(Bio-)chemics: KDA
Physiotherapy: Kinesia
History: Klio
Faculty of Language, Literature and Philosophy: Lingua
Department of Design Sciences: MODULOR
Stands for solidarity: Prisma
Faculty of Social Sciences: PSW
Social and Economic Sciences: Socio Economica
Law: Sofia
(Strange) languages: Translatio
UA Sports: UA Sportraad
Faculty of Pharmacy: UFKA
General student organization for the city campus: Unifac
General student council: Universiteit Antwerpen – Student council
Originally the Antwerp student club for the Industrial Engineers: Vulcanis
Faculty of Business and Economics: Wikings-NSK
Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics: WINAK
AP University
General student council: AP-Student Council
Represents a variety of study programs: Bovis Grafica
Nursing, Midwifery, Occupational therapy and Applied Psychology: De Stuivers
Paralegal Studies, Hotel Management and Orthopedagogy: Dyonisos
Department of Management and Communication: Media
Chemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics, Biomedical Laboratory Technology: Nucleo
Applied Psychology: Primus Scaldiae
Electromechanics, Integrated Safety, Energy Management, Electronics and ICT: Technica
Business Management, Teacher Education and Social Work: VADA
KdG University
Main pillars are: solidarity, collegiality and togetherness: Eligia
Cozy student association affiliated with the KDG: Fenrir
Campus Hoboken: HSC Brabo
General student council: KDG – Studenten council
Teacher training and PJK: Magistra
Campus Zuid: Socio
Nursing and Midwifery: Transfusia
KUL in Antwerp
For the Department of Commercial Sciences: Absoc
Languages: Calesa
General student council: KUL – Student council
Antwerp Maritime Academy
General student council: Antwerp Maritime Academy Student council
Student association of the Antwerp Maritime Academy: Argonaut
Thomas More Antwerp
Applied Psychology and Speech therapy-Audiology: Aymie
General student council: Thomas More – Student council
Women only: AVC
African Youth Organisation: AYO
LGBTQ+: De Flamingo’s
Students from Merksem: Habes
Students from the Netherlands: Hollandia
Christianity: Ichtus
Students from Limburg: Limburgia Antwerpen
Islamic values: Mahara
Students from ‘de Kempen’: Omnes
Political
PVDA student movement: COMAC
NVA student movement: Jong NVA Antwerp Students
Groen student movement: Jong-groen stuant
Socialist student movement: Jong-socialisten
Liberalism inspired: LVSV
Right wing students: NSV
Common interests
Duvel beer: Abundantia
Friendship: Amentia
United Nations: Antwerp MUN
Beer and frienship: Appotus
Brute Peche (drink): Brutus
Finance: Capitant
‘Cantussen’: Castrum
Politics: cds
Creativity: Creatica
Conservatism and Flemmish-nationalism: KVHV
Fantasy and Sci-fi: Mythica
Beer: ‘bolleke’: Prosit-rex
Innovation & cooperation: Sinc
Other
Antwerp branch of the world’s largest university-based consultancy: 180 degrees consulting Antwerp
Unleashing Youth Potential: AIESEC UA
Home- and student housing students: Campinaria
Student housing students: De Chips
For erasmus students: ESN
A regional student club: Hermes
Small student union in Antwerp: Nordkempus
a men’s club that largely caters to older students and alumni: Odinn
For students of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts: Sphinx
Social identity markers