International Health and Travel Insurance
All students are required to have an international insurance covering their health and civil liability
Ghent University signed a contract with an insurance company to offer a scheme which covers the minimum requirements as set out by the European Commission: EXPAT&CO.
IMBRSea students who wish to do so, can subscribe to this insurance for the period of the IMBRSea programme. If you are interested in this insurance please complete this form and send it to the IMBRSea coordination office via email (info@imbrsea.eu).
The insurance comes at a cost of 1,60 EUR/day. The premium is paid by IMBRSea and we will charge you afterwards.
Students' partners and children who join them on their stay in Belgium, can apply at their own cost for the insurance package coming at the same price and with identical policy conditions as the collective contract. The UGent does not get involved in this process. All information on this option is available here: https://ugint.eu/public/home.
If a student wishes to make a claim for medical expenses a form needs to be filled in. Send a scanned copy of the claim form and other documents to the email indicated on the form. If you need to send original documents, the postal address is also indicated in the claim form.
· The insurance policy terms and conditions can be downloaded here
· The claim information document can be downloaded here or Special claims information document (USA) here
Once the form has been sent in, you are obliged to pay for the insurance asked for.
National Health Insurance
Aside from this international insurance scheme, students can also take out local health insurance. Information about health insurance providers are made available upon arrival in each of the IMBRSea host countries.
For European students it is sufficient to obtain a European Health Insurance Card (SchengenVisaInfo.com) through the national health care authorities in their home country.
Insurance for accidents during course related activities
Because all students are enrolled at the partner universities of IMBRSea all accidents taking place during obligatory course related activities are covered by the partner university’s insurance.
For accidents during professional practice and thesis related activities, students are covered by the insurance of Ghent University. The insurance certificate can be found here.