International business people, diplomats, and NGO members say that —Brussels makes them all feel at home. Why is that? Many expats say that it’s because they can be themselves in Brussels. Here are three other good reasons:
Brainy Brussels, smart schools
Brussels is a smart city, full of deep thinkers, progressive doers and principled policymakers. That’s because we’re home to a wide choice of local and international schools offering education in many languages.
Brussels is home to world-class international schools for both primary and secondary students. With nearly 30 international schools to choose from across the city, parents and students find curricula, sports, and cultural activities to suit every need and aspiration. Generations of expats graduate in Brussels.
Healthy Brussels, world-class healthcare
We take good care of everybody in Brussels. We offer one of the world’s most efficient and accessible public healthcare systems. Healthy, happy Brusselers make a liveable, loveable city.
Brussels is home to 30 hospitals, with 80,000 beds and 40,000 healthcare professionals. There aren’t any administrative obstacles to getting rapid access to the best available care and treatment, to flexible and affordable healthcare plans and to a wide choice of medical centers, doctors and specialists.
Everyday Brussels—dare to live the life you love!
Brussels is both affordable and rich in pastimes: your transportation, real estate and other needs are consistently less expensive than in other European hubs. Which gives you time and money to discover our varied and exciting leisure and cultural scene.
We may have a few grey winter days, but our city is one of the greenest in Europe, with 8,000 hectares of green spaces. You’re never far from a park, a cycle path, or the deep forest of Soignes, which stretches some 45 km across the city. Brusselers spend their leisure time walking, hiking, biking and horseback riding—when they’re not dining in one of the city’s hidden gems, reading the papers in a café, or enjoying the nightlife. Brussels strikes the right balance.
And because Brussels is as cultural as it is original, you’ll have countless festivals to choose from, a growing contemporary art scene and dining that befits a city of 180 nationalities and 200 embassies—in short, eclectic, inventive and frequently Michelin-starred.
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