So you want to use your professional @ulb.be email address in a non-Outlook application? Silly you, as if it would be straightforward and a well thought out entreprise-wide migration.
Install the ExQuilla extension, then add your account through its dedicated menu in the options. By the end of the 30-days trial, you should receive a banner notification in Thunderbird to purchase a licence (10€/year).
- Install DavMail.
- Do yourself a favor and autostart it at boot.