Leuven has more than 105,000 inhabitants, and over 52,000 students study at the KU Leuven campuses in the city. The university has existed since 1425 and still sets the pace: packed weeknights on Oude Markt, quieter weekends and peaks around the exams. Leuven's bars, shops and companies post their shifts on AnyShift, and students and flexi-jobbers pick the ones they want.
On Fridays many students head home, and during the January and June exam period they keep their hours down. People who do a flexi-job alongside a regular job then pick up the Saturday shift on a Leuven terrace or behind a till in the city centre.
Student job650 hours
a year as a student, at reduced social contributions
Flexi-job€ 18,440
a year tax-free as a flexi-jobber (working ≥ 4/5 or retired)
Nicknamed 'the longest bar in Europe' The square with its unbroken row of bars needs extra serving staff, especially on weeknights from Monday to Thursday.
Student city: KU Leuven has over 66,000 students Around the Grote Markt, the town hall and Saint Peter's Church, restaurants, shops and tourist businesses need extra hands all year.
Shopping axis from station to centre, chains to boutiques In the two shopping streets between the station and the centre, shops need checkout and shelf staff, especially during the sales.
Belgium's largest university hospital, over 10,000 staff UZ Leuven, the largest university hospital in Belgium, looks for support staff at weekends and during school holidays.
Up to 9,000 visitors across nearly 6,000 m² indoors Trade fairs, job fairs and parties in this event hall in Haasrode call for set-up, reception and catering crews, often at weekends.
Over 200 companies on 155 hectares Offices and labs of the high-tech companies along the E40 are cleaned outside working hours, in the evening and at weekends.
Sectors
Popular sectors in Leuven
Where shifts open up most often in and around Leuven.
Where can you find shifts in Leuven beyond Oude Markt?
The shops on Bondgenotenlaan and Diestsestraat, the trade fairs at the Brabanthal and UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg regularly need people. In Researchpark Haasrode the work is mostly cleaning outside office hours.
Does a shift fit around my classes at KU Leuven or UCLL?
Evening shifts on Oude Markt start after lectures. During the exam period you cut back your hours and pick them up again after the exams.
How do you get from Leuven station to the Brabanthal in Haasrode?
Bus 43 runs every 15 minutes on weekdays to the Haasrode Brabanthal stop. By bike it is about 4 kilometres from the station.
What changes for Leuven businesses during the January and June exam period?
Many students work less, while bars and shops stay open as usual. Flexi-jobbers with a regular job take over those shifts, and tutors get more requests.
Can a bar on Oude Markt still find someone for the same evening?
Often, yes: a shift posted at noon is immediately visible to shifters in Leuven. Registration is free and you pay per hour worked.
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Oude Markt
Historic centre
Bondgenotenlaan and Diestsestraat
Gasthuisberg
Den Dreef
Brabanthal
Researchpark Haasrode
