Sports
Usually studying involves sitting (almost) motionlessly on your desk chair for hours; this endangers your healthy dose of movement. The VIVES Student Facilities Department (Stuvo) would not like to see this happen, and has a number of plans in place to enable VIVES students to partake in sport cheaply and happily.
During the winter months, you can enjoy the urban swimming pool for just one euro on presentation of your student card, and throughout the year we also organize numerous sports activities, from wall climbing to diving initiation.
As a VIVES student, you can also use the two sports fields in the Royal Stables completely free of charge (after booking). You can play football, basketball, volleyball ... You can also borrow free sports equipment from your student secretariat. Footballs, basketballs and volleyballs are at your disposal, as well as a badminton set and a frisbee. You will receive them upon presentation of your student card and upon payment of a small deposit.
Student initiatives
The Student Facilities Department has a hand in providing all kinds of fun, cultural and sporting activities on and around your campus throughout the academic year. Are you still a little hungry for sports, and would you like to organize something for your fellow students? Don't hesitate to mail our sports assistant Lies Lammaing ([email protected]). If you meet a number of conditions, you will receive logistical and financial support for your initiative!
Competitions
The VIVES sports teams are starting to assert themselves in the Flemish competition for universities and colleges of higher education. The jerseys are ready, now we just need a number of motivated players to turn our teams into real dream teams. Join a VIVES sports team and compete with students from other colleges or universities at the championships of Student Sport Flanders.