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Pangaea is the intercultural meeting centre of KU Leuven
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Pangaea is the intercultural meeting centre of KU Leuven. Pangaea organises welcome activities and opportunities to meet for international and Belgian students and staff. In the intercultural meeting centre Belgian and international students and friends can interact, play games, read newspapers, drink some coffee/beer, meet new people, all in a stress-free atmosphere. Pangaea brings together more than 2000 people of over 100 nationalities every year.
![We know exams can be stressful, and we’re here to help! 💆🏻♀️Pangaea will be running relaxing activities all through the...](https://img5.medioq.com/407/356/1044893904073563.jpg)
27/05/2024
We know exams can be stressful, and we’re here to help! 💆🏻♀️
Pangaea will be running relaxing activities all through the exam period. From origami to boardgames to making friendship bracelets, we’re here to provide your stress free escape from the dreaded exam season 💻✏️
Want to know more? Check the Pangaea website!
![PHOTO DUMP! 📸As the academic year draws to a close, look back at some of our favourite memories from this semester at Pa...](https://img3.medioq.com/146/515/1037644641465156.jpg)
17/05/2024
PHOTO DUMP! 📸
As the academic year draws to a close, look back at some of our favourite memories from this semester at Pangaea!
Click the link in our bio to see photos from all our events 🔗
![Don’t miss Pangaea Hour on Fridays, 19:00-20:00! 🍋🟩Buy one drink and get a non-alcoholic drink or snack for free! 🍻](https://img3.medioq.com/146/526/1037643511465269.jpg)
17/05/2024
Don’t miss Pangaea Hour on Fridays, 19:00-20:00! 🍋🟩
Buy one drink and get a non-alcoholic drink or snack for free! 🍻
17/05/2024
![THIS SUNDAY!Join us on one of our free cycling trips through nature! 🚴🔗 for more info and registration: https://www.kule...](https://img3.medioq.com/206/620/1031634152066205.jpg)
09/05/2024
THIS SUNDAY!
Join us on one of our free cycling trips through nature! 🚴
🔗 for more info and registration: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/stuvo/pangaea/activities/get-to-know-belgium/cycling-in-leuven
![Don’t miss Pangaea’s Connected Cafés! ☕️TELL YOUR STORY: May 14, 12-14h in Alma 2What is your background? What factors m...](https://img5.medioq.com/887/222/1030240618872225.jpg)
07/05/2024
Don’t miss Pangaea’s Connected Cafés! ☕️
TELL YOUR STORY: May 14, 12-14h in Alma 2
What is your background? What factors make up your personality? Let's talk about it in a relaxed and fun way while using conversation cards
Register: https://calendly.com/welcomeactivities/connected-cafe-tell-your-story
GET CONNECTED: May 15, 16-18h in Alma 2
Play the diversity game with your fellow students. Engage in a conversation game and learn more about the intercultural journey you are about to take
Register: https://calendly.com/welcomeactivities/connected-cafe-get-connected
![TOMORROW 📣Practice a language at a table in our lounge! Each table will be hosted by a native speaker 🌎To register: http...](https://img3.medioq.com/554/219/1030207545542199.jpg)
07/05/2024
TOMORROW 📣
Practice a language at a table in our lounge! Each table will be hosted by a native speaker 🌎
To register: https://calendly.com/welcomeactivities/language-tables-may
![Don’t miss Pangaea Hour on Fridays, 19:00-20:00! 🍋🟩Buy one drink and get a non-alcoholic drink or snack for free! 🍻TONI...](https://img3.medioq.com/349/870/1017309133498707.jpg)
19/04/2024
Don’t miss Pangaea Hour on Fridays, 19:00-20:00! 🍋🟩
Buy one drink and get a non-alcoholic drink or snack for free! 🍻
TONIGHT, Pangaea Hour will be 90s themed 🪩
![Join us for a free screening and discussion of the 2022 documentary ‘Navalny’ at Pangaea 🎥We will start with a discussio...](https://img4.medioq.com/017/286/1017234210172866.jpg)
19/04/2024
Join us for a free screening and discussion of the 2022 documentary ‘Navalny’ at Pangaea 🎥
We will start with a discussion on the human rights situation in Russia and the issue of Russian political prisoners.
There will also be a Q&A after the film
![Join Pangaea and the Green Office for a bike ride through Leuven, visiting different sustainable hotspots along the way!...](https://img3.medioq.com/351/290/1017167123512908.jpg)
19/04/2024
Join Pangaea and the Green Office for a bike ride through Leuven, visiting different sustainable hotspots along the way! 🍃☀️🦋
If you have your own bike, we encourage you to bring it. But if you need to borrow a bike, we will supply you one! 🚴
Register here if you have a bike: https://calendly.com/welcomeactivities/sustainability-bike-ride
Register here if you need to borrow a bike: https://calendly.com/welcomeactivities/sustainable-bike-ride-borrowed-bike
![1425 Laughs Leuven is back with their hilarious stand up show! Thursday 18 April, from 20:00 🎭This show features:Headlin...](https://img4.medioq.com/712/545/1014375027125451.jpg)
15/04/2024
1425 Laughs Leuven is back with their hilarious stand up show! Thursday 18 April, from 20:00 🎭
This show features:
Headliner: Austin Shale - a bilingual American and amazing performer spins hilarious stories about his life as a father and ex-pat.
Feature: James Elwa - a regular performer in the English and French comedy scene. He adds his unique perspective as a Moroccan and child of bilingual parents to stories that delight audiences.
Host & MC: Wolf Ceunen - one of the rising stars of the Dutch and English comedy scene. J
And don’t miss your chance to practice your own comedy set! From 21:30, there will be an open mic 🎙️
![Practice different languages and chat with native speakers! Don’t miss Pangaea’s Language Tables this Wednesday 17 April...](https://img4.medioq.com/712/596/1014369917125962.jpg)
15/04/2024
Practice different languages and chat with native speakers! Don’t miss Pangaea’s Language Tables this Wednesday 17 April, 21:00-23:00 🌏
Sign up via the link in our bio! 🔗
![Afrika Filmfestival is coming up! Get a taste of the festival by watching the award-winning ‘Le Bleu du Caftan’ at Panga...](https://img5.medioq.com/045/981/1014364700459817.jpg)
15/04/2024
Afrika Filmfestival is coming up! Get a taste of the festival by watching the award-winning ‘Le Bleu du Caftan’ at Pangaea for FREE 🍿
Screening on Tuesday 16 April from 20:00!
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11/04/2024
1425 Laughs Leuven will host an open mic at Pangaea KU Leuven from 9:30 - 11:15. Our goal is to allow as many performers a chance to go on stage as possible. However, we cannot guarantee that everybody who registers will perform. Anyone who registers but is not on the initial list of performers may....
![🐣 MARCH PHOTO DUMP 🐣Check out some highlights from our Easter Jam Session! 🐰🎸We can’t wait to see you all back at Pangae...](https://img4.medioq.com/076/006/1011362260760061.jpg)
11/04/2024
🐣 MARCH PHOTO DUMP 🐣
Check out some highlights from our Easter Jam Session! 🐰🎸
We can’t wait to see you all back at Pangaea next week! 💖
![LANGUAGE WALKS! 🚶🏻🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♂️Join our language walks around Leuven while practicing your conversation skills with a nativ...](https://img5.medioq.com/944/823/991147169448237.jpg)
15/03/2024
LANGUAGE WALKS! 🚶🏻🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♂️
Join our language walks around Leuven while practicing your conversation skills with a native speaker and other peers!
More info: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/stuvo/pangaea/whats-on
![Next Wednesday!Practice a language at a table in our lounge! Each table will be hosted by a native speaker 🌍🔗 To registe...](https://img5.medioq.com/611/612/991134986116122.jpg)
15/03/2024
Next Wednesday!
Practice a language at a table in our lounge! Each table will be hosted by a native speaker 🌍
🔗 To register: https://calendly.com/welcomeactivities/language-tables-march
![Are you an international student who wants to learn more about your host country? Are you Belgian and want to understand...](https://img3.medioq.com/663/559/985940256635595.jpg)
08/03/2024
Are you an international student who wants to learn more about your host country? Are you Belgian and want to understand your country better?
Join us on at our ‘About Belgium’ Lecture series 🇧🇪 every Tuesday for the next three weeks!
Three evenings, three lectures, three renowned speakers!
🔗 Sign up and find out more here: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/stuvo/pangaea/activities/get-to-know-belgium/about-belgium-lectures-spring-2024
![February Photo Dump! 📸What a busy month! We had the Orientation Days, Buddy Kick-Off, Valentine’s Karaoke and much more ...](https://img5.medioq.com/671/332/985162956713325.jpg)
07/03/2024
February Photo Dump! 📸
What a busy month! We had the Orientation Days, Buddy Kick-Off, Valentine’s Karaoke and much more ⭐️
We hope you’re excited for all the amazing events we have planned for March ❤️
![Bar and Lounge Opening Hours for Semester 2 🗓️Click the link in our bio for more info 🔗](https://img3.medioq.com/410/881/977874734108814.jpg)
26/02/2024
Bar and Lounge Opening Hours for Semester 2 🗓️
Click the link in our bio for more info 🔗
![⭐️ Become a Pangaea volunteer! ⭐️We’re always looking for students to join our amazing team of volunteers! Click the lin...](https://img4.medioq.com/077/579/977871610775793.jpg)
26/02/2024
⭐️ Become a Pangaea volunteer! ⭐️
We’re always looking for students to join our amazing team of volunteers!
Click the link in our bio to apply 🔗
![Did you go to the Pangaea Christmas Party, the Orientation Days or Valentine’s Karaoke? Look out for you and your friend...](https://img3.medioq.com/410/957/977867104109577.jpg)
26/02/2024
Did you go to the Pangaea Christmas Party, the Orientation Days or Valentine’s Karaoke? Look out for you and your friends in our photos! 📸
🔗 Click the link in our bio to see if you made a feature
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26/02/2024
Kom jij proeven van maatschappelijk engagement? 😋
Would you like to get a taste of community engagement?
Find us at Pangaea KU Leuven and at Agora - Leercentrum KU Leuven every Tuesday of March!
Adres
Andreas Vesaliusstraat 34
Leuven
3000
Openingstijden
Maandag | 12:00 - 23:30 |
Dinsdag | 12:00 - 23:30 |
Woensdag | 12:00 - 23:30 |
Donderdag | 12:00 - 23:30 |
Vrijdag | 12:00 - 23:30 |
Zaterdag | 12:00 - 23:30 |
Website
Meldingen
Wees de eerste die het weet en laat ons u een e-mail sturen wanneer Pangaea KU Leuven nieuws en promoties plaatst. Uw e-mailadres wordt niet voor andere doeleinden gebruikt en u kunt zich op elk gewenst moment afmelden.
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You have already completed the gatekeeper training sessions and might have engaged in conversations with fellow students. In this advanced workshop, you will have the opportunity to recognize your own warning signals and learn how to practice self-care. Monday 18 December 2023 from 1.30 pm until 4.30 pm Registration Link in Bio🍀 🚨The workshop is intended for students of KU Leuven, Leuven campus who have already completed the gatekeeper training sessions.
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Every Friday from 7pm-8pm @Pangaea, we have a great deal💝 Buy one drink, and get a non-alcoholic drink or snack for free 🌟 🎅 We will have a Christmas Party on Friday 15th December🎅
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1425 Laughs Leuven | Stand-Up Comedy Show December 2023
【1425 Laughs Leuven | Stand-Up Comedy Show】 Join us on Thursday 7th14ecember for our monthly stand-up shows in collaboration with 1425 Laughs Leuven !!! FIRST HALF 8pm-9:30pm Pro-style 3-person show, consisting of experienced comedians performing longer sets of either 10, 20, or 30 minutes each🌟 SECOND HALF 9:30pm-11pm Open Mic🎤 Each show is FREE ENTRANCE💝 but also the shows are crowd-funded. We ask that if you enjoyed that show and you have the means, please donate to help reimburse the comics for their travel and time🫶
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Buddy Breakfast at Pangaea
【Buddy Program Exclusive】Sinterklaas Buddy Breakfast🍴 Sinterklaas is coming to Pangaea🎅 We are organizing a special event for the buddies🤩 📆Wednesday, 6th December, 10am-12pm 📍 @Pangaea Registration Needed 👉 Come to Pangaea Office after 27th November!!! Grab your buddy and register!!!
![【Buddy Program Event】 Buddy Beer Tasting](https://img2.medioq.com/v/518/277/866781995182779.jpg)
【Buddy Program Event】 Buddy Beer Tasting
【Buddy Program Event】 Buddy Beer Tasting Let’s grab een pintje with your buddy🍻 * Monday 23rd October from 7:30PM * Tickets are 10 euros and can be bought at our welcome desk today, Friday, or Monday * 🚨only for people in the buddy program
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I want to volunteer!
Would you like to help us organize a nice welcome week for the incoming international students? Join our welcome team for Orientation Days! Sign up now! https://www.kuleuven.be/english/stuvo/pangaea/forms/registration-volunteering
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Have you already discovered OPEK? This month, UUR KULTUUR introduces you to Leuven's performing arts hub. Dance, theatre and spoken word will open your eyes. 👁👁 Get your hands (and dancing legs) dirty during one of the workshops. Book your free ticket now with your kuleuven.be/culturecard. ⇢ bit.ly/alleyesonopek_en
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🇮🇹 For the Italian readers out there: 📚 Pangaea presents the first book suggestion in its International Book Exchange Campaign! Book title: Il fu Mattia Pascal Author: Luigi Pirandello Country: Italy Do you recognize this book? Have you read it? Give us your opinion on it! We also encourage you to find translations of the book and check it out! Happy reading everyone!
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🥳 Grab your buddy and join us at the Buddy Program Kick-Off on February 21st! Location: University Hall Time: 19:00 - 21:00 🔗 Registration: https://calendly.com/welcomeactivities/buddy-kick-off?month=2022-02
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🚨 Attention! The location for the welcome speech tonight has changed! From Max Weber Auditorium to the Pieter De Somer Auditorium! This also affects the meeting point for the faculty evening which will be at Pieter De Somer Aula!
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🤔 New in town? Or been here a while? Grab your buddy and join us at the Buddy Program Kick-Off on February 21st! Location: University Hall Time: 19:00 - 21:00 🔗 Registration is required so stay tuned for the sign up link!
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🎄 Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Chritsmas! Join us this month on the 17th for Pangaea's Christmas party! More details later...
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Our terrace is finally open again!🙌 Visit us everyday from 5pm to 9pm. Don't forget to bring any Pangaea mug, the ones from last years are good too!🥳 Hopefully we'll see you there!
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With the Connected Cafés, we want to honor professor Kimberlé Crenshaw (61) who received her honorary doctorate by KU Leuven on 3 February 2020. 🎉 She conducted groundbreaking theoretical work on equality and discrimination. She developed the notion ‘intersectionality’, which describes the dynamic of discrimination resulting from a combination of vulnerabilities, such as race, socio-economic status and gender. Sign up now! 😁 https://calendly.com/connectedcafe?month=2021-04 Follow the new page Connected Cafés by Pangaea KU Leuven and MindMates! 😁 Do you want to read more about professor Crenshaw's work? Click here 👉 https://www.kuleuven.be/communicatie/congresbureau/english/corporate-events-1/patron-saints-day/honorary-doctorate-kimberle-crenshaw
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We have received some great recommendations from people!! 🙌 Thank you all for sending them in; if you still have some songs you would like to share with us: Add it to our playlist! 📣 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tZw3kcQ4PrVXQ8zca5kir?si=KRbPrhjDTk-VTJ7AjAJ3lA
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Our Story
Pangaea is the intercultural meeting centre of KU Leuven. Pangaea organises welcome activities and opportunities to meet for international and Belgian students and staff. In the intercultural meeting centre Belgian and international students and friends can interact, play games, read newspapers, drink some coffee/beer, meet new people, all in a stress-free atmosphere. Pangaea brings together more than 2000 people of over 100 nationalities every year.
Our Office opening hours
Our lounge/bar is open on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday from 12 noon to 8 pm and Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 12 noon to 12 midnight. Closed on bank holidays. Closed from 29 June until 6 September 2020
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Justus Lipsiusstraat
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Groenstraat
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Schapenstraat