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WHAT IS ‘DCC’? – SOME THOUGHTS AND QUESTIONS ON THE CATCHY TERM “DUAL CAREER”

“Dual career support” – while for some a familiar term, others might ask: What exactly do you mean by that? To clarify the meaning of “dual career” and “dual career couples” (DCC), we spoke with Dr. Alessandra Rusconi, who works as a Scientific Research Coordinator at...
IS DREAM JOB A POSSIBILITY OR A FICTION?

IS DREAM JOB A POSSIBILITY OR A FICTION?

Guest article by Michaela Ray de Witters More than ever before, people struggle with finding their dream job. Merely working and paying bills, isn’t enough. In many countries it would be considered a luxury, but in Belgium, it is a real problem. Some people expect a...

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#endoflockdown

#endoflockdown

Are we there yet? What did lockdown and what does the end of it mean to you as an international living abroad? What do you think when you reflect upon the last weeks? Maybe some of the following hits home for you. Being an expat/international during times of Corona,...

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HOW’S BELGIUM? …… IT’S GROWING ON ME

HOW’S BELGIUM? …… IT’S GROWING ON ME

This is the answer that I have used countless times when speaking to friends and family when they ask this question. For some time, I did not know how to answer it because I was not crazy about my new host country. I did not want to seem negative nor did I not want...

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