Incoming 
International Staff Week at VIVES from 24 to 28 November 2025
Dear colleague, dear friend
We are pleased to invite you to our International Staff Week (ISW) at VIVES – Commercial Sciences, Business Management and Applied Informatics in Kortrijk, Belgium, from 24 to 28 November 2025.
Our event is an excellent opportunity to boost your international network by meeting our staff as well as close to 40 foreign colleagues from at least 15 different countries all over the world. In order to offer as many partner institutions as possible a chance to attend, we generally allow only two delegates, exceptionally three, from one university.
You can apply as guest lecturer for our second-year students in our bachelor (EQF level 6) or our associate degree (EQF level 5) programmes in Business Management, Organisation & Management and Applied Informatics. You are requested to bring an interactive workshop in which you set our students to work on a case in your field. More about our format and registration can be found here.
You can apply as of now, submitting your idea (50 to 100 words) for your workshop. Registration will be open until Sunday 28 September but please don’t leave it until last minute. We will be in touch if we need more information or if your proposal is not the best fit for our students. Acceptance of your proposal will be confirmed as soon as possible and no later than Friday, October 3.
Below, you can find the draft programme for the ISW2025. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at
We very much look forward to meeting you (again).
Kind regards
Lynn Tanghe – Coordinator International Staff Week
Karolien Plancke – International Coordinator CSBM&I
Stéphanie Bovie – International Coordinator Incoming Students
Anna Szermuszyn – International Coordinator Outgoing Students
Lynn Tanghe
Lecturer | Coordinator International Staff Week
VIVES University of Applied Sciences
Commercial Sciences, Business Management and Applied Informatics
Doorniksesteenweg 145 | 8500 KORTRIJK | BELGIUM
Global Engagement Office: + 32 56 26 41 47
General phone number CSBMI: + 32 56 26 41 40
Draft programme ISW2025 at VIVES – CSBMI Kortrijk
(Commercial Sciences, Business Management & Informatics)
24-28 November 2025
Monday 24 November
11.30-12.00 Your arrival on campus
12.00-12.30 Welcoming speech – International Coordinator VIVES-CSBM&I, Karolien Plancke
12.30-13.45 Lunch
14.00-17.00 VIVES Wellbeing & Vitality Management – Head of programme, Kaat Verplancke
17.30-19.00 Reception at Kortrijk City Hall – Alderwoman for Higher Education, Hannelore Vanhoenacker
Tuesday 25 November
8.45-17.15 Workshops by guest lecturers
Wednesday 26 November
8.45-12.00 Workshops by guest lecturers
13.00-15.00 Going International – plenary session at Aula 't Forum
15.00-17.00 International fair organized by the Erasmus students currently studying at VIVES Kortrijk + informal meeting between guest lecturers, local students, Erasmus students and local staff
Thursday 27 November
8.45-12.00 Workshops by guest lecturers
12.00-13.30 Sandwiches at guest lounge
13.30-22.00 Trip to Ostend (TBC) and farewell dinner
Friday 28 November
Return trip home or extra time to meet local staff for guests still staying.