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.
An overview of all the Antwerp student organizations of 2025-2026
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.
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
Antwerp Maritime Academy
General student council: Antwerp Maritime Academy Student council
Student association of the Antwerp Maritime Academy: Argonaut
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