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Studyingin Leuven 2008-2009
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS AT KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN - BELGIUM
Welcome to Leuven!
A heartfelt welcome to one of the oldest centres of knowledge and learning in Europe!
As a new student from abroad intending to come and study at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, naturally you may have
a number of practical questions in mind. Being a university that continues to open wide its doors to a growing international
community of students and researchers, we try to anticipate your concerns and present you with some important information
via this brochure for international students and scholars at K.U.Leuven.
In this brochure, you will find a concise introduction to the academic system of K.U.Leuven and the range of study options
available to international students. If and when you have a more concrete idea of the kind of academic training you would like
to pursue within our walls, you will find in a next part an explanation of the requirements for admission and, where applicable,
the language requirements for particular courses. To help you finalise your plans for study, we include concrete financial information
that covers matters from registration fees to study grants and a basic idea of the living expenses in the city of Leuven.
This booklet forms part of a group of brochures that are meant to assist international students in planning efficiently and
conveniently for their academic sojourn with K.U.Leuven. These other brochures are listed and described briefly in this booklet
as well. We hope this brochure will be helpful to you and we wish you every success in your academic endeavours.
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Professor Marc Vervenne
Rector
Visit our website at: www.kuleuven.be/english
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Welcome to Leuven! 1
Getting to know the university of Leuven (K.U.Leuven) 4
WE TAKE A GLIMPSE AT THE PAST… 4…TO UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT AND FACE FUTURE 4
How is academic training organised at K.U.Leuven? 6
HOW ARE THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES CATEGORISED? 6Bachelor’s [BA] and Initial Master’s [IMA] Programmes (some taught in English) 6Master’s-Advanced Studies [MAS] Programmes (taught in English, Dutch and other languages) 6Programmes and Specialisations in Medicine and Dentistry 7Doctoral Education Programmes and the Doctorate 7
K.U.Leuven Doctoral Schools 7Requirements 7Promoter - Supervisor 8Topics 8Doctoral Education Programme 8Doctoral ‘process’ 8Doctoral Defence 8
University Continuing Education 9WHAT WOULD MY STATUS BE AS AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT OR FELLOW? 9
Description 9Statuses for Students and Scholars 9
Exchange Students 9Bachelor’s and Master’s [IMA & MAS] Students 10Predoctoral Students 10Doctoral Students 10International Scholars 10Specialisation Students 11Visiting Scholars 11Postdoctoral Researchers 11Visiting Professors 11Important 11
Study Contracts for Students 11Important 11
Table: Statuses of International Students, Scholars and Professors at K.U.Leuven 12
HOW IS RESEARCH CO-ORDINATED AT K.U.LEUVEN? 14K.U.Leuven Research Co-ordination 14K.U.Leuven Research and Development 14
HOW IS THE ACADEMIC YEAR STRUCTURED? 14HOW ARE THE EXAMINATIONS ORGANISED? 15
Important 15IS STUDY GUIDANCE AVAILABLE FOR NEW, FIRST YEAR BACHELOR STUDENTS? 15IS A K.U.LEUVEN DIPLOMA RECOGNISED ABROAD? 16
What are the admission and language requirements? 17
WHAT IS THE K.U.LEUVEN ADMISSION POLICY? 17Diploma requirements for the Bachelor’s Programmes 17Diploma requirements for the Master’s Programmes 17Diploma requirements for the Specialisation Programmes in Medicine and Dentistry 18
For new applicants for the Bachelor’s programme with a secondary education diploma: 18For applicants for the Bachelor’s/Master’s programmes with a partial diploma in Medicine/Dentistry from an EEA university: 18For applicants for the Bachelor’s/Master’s programmes with a partial diploma in Medicine/Dentistry from a non-EEA university: 18For applicants for the specialisation programmes with a full diploma in Medicine/Dentistry from an EEA university: 18For applicants for the specialisation programmes with a full diploma in Medicine/Dentistry from a non-EEA university: 18
WHAT ARE THE LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS? 19For the Bachelor’s Programmes taught in Dutch 19For the Master’s Programmes taught in English 19Language Courses in Dutch at K.U.Leuven 20
Instituut voor Levende Talen (ILT) 20Crash Course in General English and Academic English 20Other Language Courses at K.U.Leuven 21
Centrum voor Levende Talen (CLT) 21
What can I study at K.U.Leuven? 22
SURVEY OF THE BACHELOR’S PROGRAMMES 22SURVEY OF THE MASTER’S PROGRAMMES TAUGHT IN DUTCH 23SURVEY OF THE MASTER’S PROGRAMMES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH 25
How much are the costs and what are the possibilities for scholarships? 40
HOW MUCH IS THE TUITION FEE? 40Full-time and part-time bachelor's and master's programmes 40Doctoral students 40Special tuition fees for advanced master's programmes 40Special Registration Categories: Overview for the 2007-2008 academic year 41
HOW MUCH IS A MONTHLY/YEARLY BUDGET IN LEUVEN? 41HEALTH INSURANCE FEES PARTICULARLY FOR NON-EEA STUDENTS 42IMPORTANT! 42HOW TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS? 43
In the framework of research projects within K.U.Leuven 43Research projects posted in the Doctoral Schools 43Research projects of individual professors 43University Hospitals and the Rega Institute 43Leuven Research and Development 43IMEC 43
Table of contents
In the framework of development co-operation 43Interfaculty Council for Development Co-operation (IRO, Interfacultaire Raad voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking) of K.U.Leuven 43Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR, Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad) 44Belgian Technical Co-operation (BTC, Belgische Technische Coöperatie) (formerly ABOS) 45Flemish Office for Development Co-operation and Technical Assistance (VVOB, Vlaamse Vereniging voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking en Technische Bijstand) 46Non-governmental Organisations 46
In the framework of the Research Council of K.U.Leuven 46In the framework of Bilateral Agreements between K.U.Leuven and other universities in Africa, America, Asia and Europe 46In the framework of Selective Bilateral Agreements between K.U.Leuven and other universities in Latin America, China and the Russian Federation 47In the framework of the Scholarships for Excellence Programme, signed by the China Scholarship Council and K.U.Leuven 47Other possibilities outside of K.U.Leuven 48
Belgian Organisations 48European Organisations 48American Organisations 48International Organisations 48
In the framework of the LLP/ERASMUS programme 48LIST OF COUNTRIES AND CORRESPONDING ADMISSION POSSIBILITIES, REQUIRED VISAS AND TUITION FEES 49LIST OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 53
How do I apply for admission? 54
ONLINE APPLICATION 54REQUESTED APPLICATION FEE 54REQUESTED DOCUMENTS 54ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS 55DEADLINES FOR APPLICATIONS 55
Are there any other practicalities I should know? 56
WHAT ARE THE RELEVANT UNIVERSITY SERVICES? 56International Office 56
International Admissions and Mobility Unit 56International Policy Unit 56Development Co-operation Unit 56
Study Advisory Centre 56International Housing Service 56Social Service for International Students 57Pangaea 57LOKO International 57What are other information sources about K.U.Leuven? 57
WHO’S WHO AND WHERE? 58
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Getting to know the university of Leuven (K.U.Leuven)
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We take a glimpse at the past…
Situated in the heart of Western Europe, the Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven has been a centre of knowledge for
almost six centuries. Founded in 1425 by Pope Martin V,
K.U.Leuven bears the honour of being the oldest Catholic
university in the world still in existence and the oldest
university in the Low Countries.
In its early days this University was modelled on the universities
of Paris, Cologne and Vienna. In a short time it grew into
one of the largest and most renowned universities in
Europe. Its academic fame attracted scientists who have
made valuable contributions to European culture. Let us
enumerate a few renowned names. In the 16th century
the humanist, Desiderius Erasmus, lectured here. He founded
the Collegium Trilingue in 1517 for the study of Hebrew,
Latin and Greek - the first of its kind. The tutor of the young
emperor Charles V, Adriaan Cardinal Florensz of Utrecht,
was a professor here before being elected in 1522 as
the last non-Italian Pope before Pope John Paul II.
The philologist, legal scholar and historian, Justus Lipsius,
taught here for years. The mathematician, Gemma Frisius,
helped build the foundations of modern science and tutored
many famous scientists: the cartographer, Gerard Mercator,
whose map-projection is still in current use; the botanist,
Rembert Dodoens; and the father of modern anatomy,
Andreas Vesalius. In a later period, the theses of the Leuven
theologian, Cornelius Jansenius, caused huge controversy
both inside and outside the Church. In the 17th and 18th
centuries, K.U.Leuven was an important training centre
for Roman Catholic intellectuals from Protestant countries.
At the end of the Age of Enlightenment, in 1783, the physico-
chemist, Pieter Jan Minckelers, discovered the suitability
of coal gas for lighting. In the 19th century, at the instigation
of Pope Leo XIII, K.U.Leuven became an important centre
of Neo-Thomist philosophy.
Not all has been trouble-free, though, in the University’s long
history. It has had its share of difficulties during the various
social and political upheavals in this region from the 16th to
the 19th centuries. Of late, the two World Wars of the 20th
century deeply scarred the University. In 1914, the University
Hall with its precious library was set to flames by German
troops and 300,000 books were reduced to ashes.
Afterwards, an international solidarity campaign with a major
American contribution helped construct a new library on
the present Msgr. Ladeuzeplein in 1928. Unfortunately this
library was burned down in 1940 during the war and this
time only 15,000 of its 900,000 volumes were saved.
Since then, the University library, and in fact the entire
University, has undergone a thorough reconstruction.
The University is located in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking
(northern) part of Belgium. With the steady rise to renewed
prominence of the Dutch language, the University was
eventually split in 1968 into two new universities.
The French-speaking Université Catholique de Louvain
moved to the newly built campus in Louvain-la-Neuve
in Wallonia, Belgium. The Dutch-speaking Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven remained in the historic town of Leuven.
… to understand the present and face future
Such rich past of almost six hundred years has provided
K.U.Leuven through the centuries with its own, dynamic
international dimension. Today international co-operation
is regarded as essential for a modern university. Top-level
research is judged according to international standards
and implies interaction, co-operation and exchange, both
of researchers and results. One European survey ranks
K.U.Leuven among the top ten European universities
in terms of its scientific output. Likewise with regard to
education, several quality surveys demonstrate that
the University of Leuven stands at par with internationally
respected institutions in a large number of fields of study.
This academic reputation attracts students from all over
the world. K.U.Leuven has been involved in the Erasmus
student exchange programme since its launch in Europe
in the late eighties; the growing success of the Erasmus
programme later on led to the launch of the Socrates
programme, and today the University of Leuven has over
300 contracts under this programme. Each year around
600 international Erasmus students spend part of their
study programme in Leuven, while more than 500 of our
students share the same European experience at another
university. The TEMPUS-PHARE programme was set up
for students and researchers from Eastern Europe, while
contacts with universities in the former Soviet Union are
being built up through the TEMPUS-TACIS programme.
The co-operation with universities in Latin America falls
within the scope of the ALFA programme.
Besides these exchange programmes, the University has
set up a number of international academic programmes
aimed both at Belgian and international students. Unlike
the regular Dutch-language programmes, the international
academic programmes are taught in English. Most of these
programmes confer Master’s degrees: full Bachelor’s
programmes in English are offered only in the fields of
Theology and Philosophy.
As of the present, K.U.Leuven caters to more than 31,000
students around 12% of whom are international students
(from more than 120 nations). In terms of its personnel,
there are 5,287 members in the academic staff, 2,730 in
the administrative and technical staff, 8,172 university hospital
staff. With regard to its physical facilities, the University
occupies a total area of 1,058,445 square metres and it
has a total of 26,606 rooms. On the academic side,
the University is composed of 14 faculties, 50 departments
and about 240 sub-departments. Further, its network
of 30 auxiliary libraries now houses a total of 4.3 million
volumes, 14,500 magazines and journals, and 7,492 full text
electronic magazines. And more specifically on its medical
facilities, K.U.Leuven supports 5 hospitals, 3 affiliated hospitals,
with a total of 2,057 hospital beds for the acutely ill.
Hopefully, all this has given you a more vivid picture of our
university. K.U.Leuven’s rich history can be read not only
from the city’s street names, but also from the dozens of
historical University buildings. The medieval Cloth Hall, near
the famous Gothic City Hall, is the University’s administrative
centre. The beautifully restored Main Beguinage houses
students and visiting professors. And other numerous old
colleges and residence halls give Leuven its stylish face
of a university town with a tradition. Where else can you
find a university within a town, and indeed a ‘town’ within
a university, so dynamically integrated? Its rich historical
tradition has served as a solid foundation on which its
top-level research and centres of academic excellence
have been constructed. In addition, K.U.Leuven thrives as
a bustling student-town, with a strong international allure,
where various cultures meet and experiences are
exchanged and enriched. While it thrives at the heart of
Europe, K.U.Leuven opens its doors and looks forward to
more years of academic and scientific service from within
Flanders, Belgium to the wider international community.
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How are the academic programmes categorised?
Although K.U.Leuven is an independent and privately run
institution, the academic programmes and diplomas are fully
accredited by the Flemish Government. Consequently,
the structure of academic training is stipulated by the govern-
ment authorities.
In 1999, 29 countries from across Europe signed the so-called
'Bologna Declaration'. As a result, many national systems of
higher education in Europe have been reformed with a view
to increasing transparency, facilitating mutual recognition
of qualifications and broadening the international mobility
of students and staff. At K.U.Leuven, the main outcome of
these reforms is the introduction of a two-fold programme
structure and two new degree titles: the bachelor's degree
and the master's degree. PhD programmes are unaffected
by the reforms in European higher education.
Aside from formulating the principles underlying the generalized
introduction of the bachelor-master system, the Bologna
Declaration also contained a plea for the gradual introduction
of a credit system, based on the ECTS (European Credit
Transfer System), as a means of promoting the mobility
of students through programmes and institutions. Students
should have the possibility of using credits acquired via
formal and non-formal learning towards the acquisition of
diplomas in their home country and abroad.
Flanders implemented this part of the Bologna Declaration
via the Decree on the Flexibility of Higher Education issued
by the Ministry of Education on April 30, 2004. The corner-
stone of the decree is the abandonment of a year system
of higher education in favour of a credit system: a curriculum
is henceforth conceived as an ordered set of courses (each
with ECTS points) and no longer as the sum of a number
of (independent) study years. Beyond this principle and
a minimal number of mandatory elements, the Decree left
all further specific regulatory activities up to the individual
institutions of higher education. Universities had to
implement the Decree by the start of the academic year
2005-2006.
At K.U.Leuven there are six different kinds of study programmes:
Bachelor's programmes [BA], Initial Master's programmes
[IMA], Master's-Advanced Studies programmes [MAS],
Teacher-Training programmes, Doctoral programmes and
Continuing Education.
BACHELOR’S [BA] AND INITIAL MASTER’S [IMA]
PROGRAMMES (SOME TAUGHT IN ENGLISH)
These academic programmes constitute the basic level of
university education after completing secondary education.
In the spirit of the Bologna Declaration, all the faculties
at K.U.Leuven have provided a new orientation to their
programmes, revising and restructuring them into Bachelor's
Programmes [BA] of three years and Initial Master's
Programmes [IMA] of one or two years (or four years for
Medicine). As one of the main features of the Bologna
Declaration, the programmes include more international
mobility for students and international co-operation with
regard to curricula. In effect, K.U.Leuven aims at making
these programmes even more attractive and competitive
for international students, especially in terms of quality and
academic standards. These programmes are mostly taught
in Dutch, some in English.
The new Bachelor’s Programmes were first offered during
the academic year 2004-2005. Consequently the Initial
Master’s Programmes started last academic year 2007-2008.
MASTER’S-ADVANCED STUDIES [MAS] PROGRAMMES
(TAUGHT IN ENGLISH, DUTCH AND OTHER LANGUAGES)
These academic programmes provide training at an
advanced level. They are aimed at students who already
possess a basic academic (initial master’s) degree, or a foreign
master’s diploma. Generally, they aim at providing a wider
scope by offering subjects from other academic disciplines
and by analysing academic subjects in depth. These pro-
grammes usually take one year of study, but some may
take two years. The international academic programmes
that are taught in English fall under this category.
How is academic training organised at K.U.Leuven?
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In the framework of the Bologna Declaration, these inter-
national programmes will lead to Master's-advanced studies
degrees. Moreover, K.U.Leuven faculties stress even more
the international character of these programmes by arranging,
among others, that they can be taught in another foreign
language (e.g. Spanish). Likewise, the programmes will be
strongly linked to the top research areas of K.U.Leuven.
PROGRAMMES AND SPECIALISATIONS IN MEDICINE
AND DENTISTRY
The Faculty of Medicine offers complete Bachelor’s and
Master’s programmes taught entirely in Dutch. Likewise,
it is possible to do further specialisations in almost all fields
of medicine and dentistry. These specialisation programmes
are organised in the form of on-the-job-training, by combining
a post as a medical assistant in one of the University hospitals
with a further training in the chosen domain. An important
distinction is made, however, between specialisation
programmes that provide training for clinical practice,
and specialisation programmes that are mainly academic
in nature and do not lead to clinical practice. These
Academic Specialisation Programmes lead to master’s
and doctoral degrees in Medical Sciences and Dentistry.
Note that there are special admission requirements for
these specialisation programmes. See ‘Part 2: What are
the Admission and Language Requirements?’.
DOCTORAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
AND THE DOCTORATE
Pursuing a doctorate at K.U.Leuven provides you with
the opportunity to conduct intensive research during a number
of years within an internationally competitive environment.
In an independent way, you deal with fundamental or con-
crete questions within your academic field, with the intention
of offering an original contribution to the discipline. Through
this process, you will be able to publish certain results of
your research and ultimately defend your findings before
an academic jury.
K.U.Leuven Doctoral Schools
K.U.Leuven has three doctoral schools: the Arenberg
Doctoral School for Science, Engineering and Technology;
the Doctoral School for Biomedical Sciences; and the
Doctoral School for Humanities and Arts.
The responsibilities of the doctoral schools include recruiting
Ph.D. students on the national and international levels;
organising the doctoral education programme at the respective
faculties; and helping develop the competences of Ph.D.
students for their academic or non-academic careers.
The doctoral schools stand for openness and versatility.
K.U.Leuven forms young scholars with an open view upon
the world and its societies, within which they can take up
their responsibility. Such broad-thinking scholars are
undoubtedly an added value for society. They may settle
into different sectors, such as education, science, health
care, welfare, industry, economics, culture, justice, security,
mobility, and so on. More information on the doctoral
schools can be found in www.kuleuven.be/phd/ .
Requirements
The admission requirements are stipulated in the Decree
on Flexibility of Higher Education in Flanders. In order to
be admitted to a doctoral programme, students should
fulfil one of the following requirements:
a) hold a Belgian Master's degree or an equivalent
Belgian or foreign degree (enrolment may be subject
to an additional aptitude check)
b) holders of Belgian or foreign degrees (e.g. Bachelor's
degrees) that are not formally equivalent to a Belgian
Master's degree can be exceptionally admitted after
having succeeded in a formal aptitude check or having
succeeded in an examination concerning established
subject matters.
Furthermore, candidate doctoral students are expected to have
excelled in their previous studies. What this means concretely
in terms of grades or results differs from faculty to faculty.
In this regard please consult the regulations for the doctoral
education programme of the respective Graduate School or
faculty. Depending on your academic background, a preparatory
/predoctoral period may be considered necessary.
A good command of English, both spoken and written, is also
needed. Applicants are required to demonstrate their proficiency
in English, either by proving that some of their previous
studies were successfully completed in English, or by submitting
the results of a recognized language proficiency test, such
as the TOEFL (minimum score: 550 pt. on the Paper-based
test or 79 -80 pt. on the Internet-based test or 213 on the
Computer-based TOEFL test) or the IELTS or another equivalent
English test. In some cases, the applicant may be asked to
provide a writing sample such as a paper, a thesis or some
publications. Note that sometimes a higher level of English
proficiency may be required.
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Promoter - Supervisor
During your doctoral studies, you are guided by a supervisor
or a promoter, as this professor is commonly called here.
The promoter plays a central role in supervising your
research and the choice of a ‘good promoter’ is then of
utmost importance. It is to your advantage to find a promoter
who will support your research, motivate you during your
work, provide you with the necessary logistics and with
whom you can discuss your findings. By accepting to be
your promoter, the professor concerned commits herself or
himself to see to the proficient progress and culmination of
your doctoral studies, just as you commit yourself to bring
your doctoral research to completion with the right motivation.
In practice, right after your master’s studies you may be
approached by a professor to undertake a particular line
of research with her or him. Or, you may directly consult
a professor to request for help in deciding upon research
possibilities. If convenient, you may consult a number
of prospective promoters if you haven’t decided yet on
a suitable topic and/or promoter.
Admission into a doctoral programme at K.U.Leuven for
international applicants presupposes that the candidate
has already had previous contact with and the initial
approval of a professor at K.U.Leuven who is willing
to act as his or her promoter. Consult the page ‘Research’
(www.kuleuven.be/research/) on the K.U.Leuven website
for an overview of the expertise of the professors.
Topics
Choose the topic of your doctoral research wisely: you will
be working on it for the coming years and possibly even
during your career.
Your topic can be related to that of your master’s thesis,
but this is not a must. Choose your topic in close co-ordination
with your promoter. You may be allowed to select a topic
that fits in with the actual research activities of a research
group in a department, or your promoter may propose
a number of themes from which you can choose.
There are two other methods of selecting a doctoral research
topic at K.U.Leuven: via the list of doctoral projects announced
in the websites of the doctoral schools (www.kuleuven.be/phd/);
or via the Research Database of K.U.Leuven (www.kuleuven.be/
research/researchdatabase/). You can search various research
topics, consult a current list of topics by doctoral students per
faculty, or consult the research expertise of K.U.Leuven professors.
Doctoral Education Programme
To earn a doctoral degree at K.U.Leuven, you are required
in principle to participate in the doctoral education programme.
This programme is now organised and managed by the
Doctoral Schools.
The doctoral programme’s first goal is to broaden and deepen
your knowledge within your research field. Second, it aims
at ensuring the efficient progress of your doctoral research
by means of better guidance and follow-up. Additionally,
the doctoral programme can also serve as a preparation
for your later professional career. Finally, it further stimulates
the dynamics of research and contributes to a tradition of
doctoral training.
The new regulations for doctoral programmes stipulate
certain fundamental elements, i.e. what is expected of
a ‘good doctoral student’: an international publication,
presenting and attending doctoral seminars, active
participation in international congresses, regular report
and explanation of the progress of one’s doctoral research.
Doctoral ‘process’
Your doctoral research will take on a number of years
and thus one can speak of a ‘process of doctoral studies’.
The period of your doctoral studies will consist of different
phases: a planning stage, an execution stage (literature
study, data gathering, setting up tests and experiments),
and a writing/reporting stage. Usually these phases are not
chronological, but are interwoven with each other.
There will be moments of difficulty and challenge. Each doctoral
candidate will at some point no longer see the forest for
the trees. It is therefore important to discuss regularly your
doctoral research with your colleague-researchers and with your
promoter. Such contacts or discussions can be very motivating.
The support of your family and friends, who will inevitably
be confronted at varying degrees with your doctoral
research, is likewise indispensable.
Doctoral Defence
The results of your research are brought together in a doctoral
thesis: an extensive scientific report of your research and
your results. The form of your thesis and the procedures
for the doctoral defence can differ from faculty to faculty.
Again, do consult the faculty’s Regulations for the Doctoral
Education Programme on this matter.
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You may be allowed to present your doctoral thesis in one
‘thesis form’ or as a collection of published articles. The thesis
is submitted to be read and evaluated by the members of your
examination commission. In some faculties the members of
the examination commission provide an extensive report of
their evaluation to the chairperson of the commission, in other
faculties you are required to take a preliminary examination.
The chairperson then examines whether certain members
have any fundamental objections that may jeopardise the
positive result of the public defence. If this is not the case,
the public defence can then be organised. In the meantime,
you prepare your thesis in its definitive form, taking into account
the requirements as to form and lay-out prescribed by the faculty.
During the public defence itself you give a presentation on your
doctoral research after which you are questioned by the mem-
bers of the examination commission. The public defence is a
unique occasion to present the result of many years of work not
only to the jury, but also to a broader public composed of your
family, friends and colleagues. In some faculties, the chairperson
may also provide the public the opportunity to pose questions.
After the examination, the examination commission withdraws
for deliberation. After listening to the advice of the different
members, the chairperson decides whether you can be
proclaimed ‘doctor’ and be awarded the doctoral degree.
For complementary information on the doctoral education
programmes and the doctorate, please consult the website:
www.kuleuven.be/phd/
UNIVERSITY CONTINUING EDUCATION
Various institutes and departments of the University organise
lectures, seminars, congresses and summer schools within
the concept of ‘lifelong learning’. Because the topics of these
continuing education programmes differ from one year to another,
and because these programmes are organised in a more flexible
way, it is not really possible to give a concrete list of activities.
For more information about these programmes, please contact
the University Continuing Education Office. Information is
also available on their website: http://dpv.kuleuven.be/
What would my status be as an international student or fellow?
DESCRIPTION
The status of international students who are accepted to
study at K.U.Leuven and admitted to reside within Belgium
for a certain period of time is determined and governed
by Belgian law.
A first and most important distinction involves citizens of
European Economic Area nations and citizens of other
nations. EEA citizens are those who have the nationality
and the passport of a country that is part of the European
Economic Area (EU nations + Iceland, Liechtenstein,
Norway; special arrangements apply for Switzerland and
Monaco). Within the EEA, there is free movement of persons,
thus also of students. This means that EEA citizens are free
to travel in the different Member States and that the right to
reside is subject to only minimal conditions. Non-EEA citizens,
however, do not have this right of free movement and are
required to obtain specific visas depending on the type or
length of their stay.
The first of such visa is the so-called Schengen Visa.
Within the EEA, a number of Member States (Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland) have signed
the Schengen Agreement. The most important consequence
concerning residence rights is that non-EU citizens, who
want to travel to Belgium, for a stay of three months' time
at the most, no longer need to apply for a visa for Belgium,
but for a Schengen Visa. This Schengen Visa grants automatic
right of access to the other Schengen countries, unless
otherwise stated in the visa. The Schengen Visa is subject
to more stringent conditions than the former tourist visa.
The second type is an Authorisation for Provisional Sojourn.
This authorisation is a sort of visa which is issued by
the Belgian Ministry of Internal Affairs through its diplomatic
stations abroad to those who want to come to Belgium for
study or research purposes, meaning to say for a period
longer than three months’ time.
Please consult the tables listing the different countries com-
prising the European Economic Area, the European Higher
Education Area and developing countries provided in Part 4.
STATUSES FOR STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS
Exchange Students
The status of Exchange Student is a special category granted
to students who take part in the European educational
programmes of Lifelong Learning Programme - Erasmus,
TEMPUS, ALFA and others.
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Or, these are students who come to Leuven in the frameworkof a faculty exchange agreement between their universityand K.U.Leuven.
Lifelong Learning Programme - Erasmus is the action programme of theEuropean Commission that promotes co-operation in the area of highereducation. All European Union member states are eligible to participate in the LLP-Erasmus, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Romania,Bulgaria and Turkey.
TEMPUS (Trans-European co-operation scheme for higher education)forms part of the overall EU programmes for the economic and socialreconstruction of Central and Eastern European countries (CARDS programme) and for economic reform and recovery in the former SovietRepublics (TACIS programme) and in the Mediterranean area (MEDA programme). TEMPUS has been created as a response to the needs ofhigher education and training in the countries concerned. Priority areasare redefined yearly by each partner state, in accordance with the overallpriorities for national reform.
Students from the following countries may, in order to study at K.U.Leuven,apply for a TEMPUS grant at their home university:
TEMPUS Cards: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia & Montenegro,Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Croatia.
TEMPUS Tacis: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan,Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
TEMPUS Meda: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco,Palestine, Syria and Tunisia.
Students interested in studying at K.U.Leuven in the framework of a European Educational Programme (LLP-Erasmus, TEMPUS, ALFA) or in the framework of a bilateral exchange agreement between their home university and K.U.Leuven, should contact the particularoffice in their home university for more information.
Practical information for exchange students is provided bythe following website: www.kuleuven.be/english/interrelations
Further information on the programmes themselves can be found in the official publications of the European Union.You may also consult the following website:http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/index_en.html(LLP-Erasmus)http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/tempus/index_en.html (TEMPUS)http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/latin-america/regional-cooperation/alfa/index_en.htm (ALFA)
Bachelor’s and Master’s [IMA & MAS] Students
These are EEA citizens and non-EEA citizens who are admittedto study at K.U.Leuven in a Bachelor’s programme, an InitialMaster’s programme [IMA] most of which are taught inDutch, or in a Master’s-Advanced Studies programme
[MAS] that is taught in English. They must be academicallyadmitted into a particular programme and comply with the language requirements for that programme.
Predoctoral Students
These are EEA citizens and non-EEA citizens who are admitted to study at K.U.Leuven in a predoctoral programme,either with a scholarship or as self-supporting students.Predoctoral students participate in a one-year or two-yearprogramme of studies and research, the purpose of which is to evaluate the student’s research competence in view ofthe doctorate. At the end of the programme, a permanentevaluation of the students will determine whether or not they are admitted to the doctoral programme. In view of theirresidence permits, the Foreigners Office at Leuven City Hall has agreed that these predoctoral students do not necessarilyparticipate in the ordinary examination sessions.
Doctoral Students
These are EEA citizens and non-EEA citizens who areadmitted to study and conduct research at K.U.Leuven in a doctoral education programme, with a scholarship or as self-supporting students. If they hold a scholarship, the terms must comply with the Regulations for DoctoralScholars at K.U.Leuven. A tax-exempt scholarship may begranted for a maximum period of four years for independentdoctoral research. Depending on the source of the scholarship,the grant must amount to at least 75%, or at most 100%, of the salary after taxes of a research assistant at K.U.Leuven.Likewise, all doctoral scholarships are subjected to partial(for non-EEA citizens) or full (for EEA citizens) social-securitycontributions, in compliance with the Belgian legislation. In return, they enjoy certain benefits like child allowance,occupational hazard and occupational illness insurances.
International Scholars
These are EEA citizens and non-EEA citizens who are admittedto conduct studies at K.U.Leuven either in preparation for a doctorate, which they will obtain in their home university,or in the framework of research or studies conducted in theirhome university. Hence, these international scholars are stillofficially affiliated to their home university. Mostly, they cometo K.U.Leuven with a scholarship in the framework of anagreement or in the context of an exchange programme.They may reside at K.U.Leuven for a longer period, i.e. for more than three months but not exceeding 18 months.
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Specialisation Students
These are EEA and non-EEA citizens who are admitted to come to K.U.Leuven, with a scholarship or as self-supporting students, in order to participate in a specialisationprogramme. In the Faculty of Medicine, they are alsoreferred to as clinical observers. Mostly, they come toK.U.Leuven in the framework of an agreement or in the context of an exchange programme. They may reside at K.U.Leuven for a longer period, i.e. for more than three months but not exceeding 24 months.
Visiting Scholars
These are EEA citizens and non-EEA citizens who areadmitted to come to K.U.Leuven, with a scholarship or as self-supporting scholars, for a short-term programme, usually three months at the most, of studies and research, independent of any employment contract. Usually, suchresearch is conducted within the context of the University’sbilateral agreements with other universities. Their status in K.U.Leuven is analogous to that of ‘Guest’ and they must register as Visiting Scholar.
Non-EEA citizens must apply for a Schengen-visa if a visa is required for citizens of their country; citizens of othercountries that are exempted from a visa for a visit of threemonths at most need only present their valid passport. With a Schengen-visa, Visiting Scholars may travel to the other Schengen-countries, within the total period ofthree months. Upon arrival, they notify Leuven City Hall and receive a declaration of arrival.
Postdoctoral Researchers
These are EEA citizens and non-EEA citizens with high qualifi-cations (a doctorate or equivalent qualifications) who are admittedto conduct independent, fundamental scientific research atK.U.Leuven, for a total period of three years at most. Theyreceive a scholarship, in the framework of international mobilitylimited to a period of three years, which is equal to the salaryafter taxes of a research assistant and subjected to social-security contributions, in compliance with Belgian legislation.Otherwise, they should receive a salary which is at least equalto the salary of a research assistant at the University.
Visiting Professors
These are EEA citizens or non-EEA citizens with high qualifica-tions (a doctorate or equivalent qualifications) who are appointedby K.U.Leuven as Visiting Professor on a part-time or full-timebasis, for teaching or research at the University.
For non-EEA citizens, the appointment is limited to a periodof four years. They should receive a salary that correspondsto their appointment. This salary is not required if they continue to receive income from their home university. In such cases, a per diem allowance may be awarded asunsalaried Visiting Professors. They are registered at theHuman Resources Department as Visiting Professor.
Important
For more detailed information regarding these different categories, please refer to the following website: www.kuleuven.be/english/admission/index.htm
STUDY CONTRACTS FOR STUDENTS
The following information concerns those with the status of‘student’ at K.U.Leuven. On the basis of the Decree on theFlexibility of Higher Education and the new credit system,the student chooses one of three types of study contractswhen registering:• a diploma contract towards obtaining a bachelor’s or
a master’s diploma;• a credit contract towards obtaining credits for one
or more individual courses;• an exam contract towards obtaining a diploma or
independent credits, based exclusively on exams (without participation in class activities).
Within a diploma contract, the student can choose betweenone of several model study trajectories (full time, half timeand/or – in some cases – other part time variants) and anindividual study trajectory (adjusted to an individual student’sneeds, following an assessment of his or her case).Important notice for international students: students from countries not belonging to the European Economic Area, i.e.students coming from countries other than the European Unioncountries, Liechtenstein, Norway or Iceland, can only registerfor a full time diploma contract. They will not be granted a resi-dence permit by the City Hall upon attempting to obtain anyother type of registration (a part time or individual trajectorydiploma contract, a credit contract, or an exam contract).
Important
For more detailed information regarding the study contracts,please refer to the following website: www.kuleuven.be/english/teaching/index.htm
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Table: Statuses of International Students, Scholars and Professors at K.U.Leuven
In summary, the different official statuses for international students, scholars and professors at K.U.Leuven are presented
in the table below. The first two columns list the titles and official statuses. These are further elaborated in the next columns
according to the corresponding type of financing based on the type of research or programme, according to their subjection
to social security and taxes based on nationality, and according to the coordinating office at K.U.Leuven that is responsible for
the administration of their respective files.
TITLES
Exchange Students
Visiting Scholar/Fellow
Bachelor’s/Master’s Student
International Scholar
Specialisation Student
Predoctoral Student
Doctoral Student
Postdoctoral Researcher
Visiting Professor
STATUS IN BELGIUM AND IN K.U.LEUVEN
Student
Visiting Scholar/FellowShort term: max. 3 months(EEA: 6 months)
Student
Student
Student
Student
Student
Scientific Collaborator
Postdoctoral Researcher ininternational mobility
Affiliated researcher (seldom)
Scientific Collaborator
Visiting Lecturer or VisitingProfessor
Unsalaried Visiting Lecturer orVisiting Professor
RESEARCH
Exchange programme
A
Academic programme
A
Specialisation and clinicalobservers’ programme
A
A
B
A without holding status orappointment in country of origin
NA
B without holding status orappointment in country of origin
Research and/or Teaching
Research and/or Teaching
SCALE
Usually determined by exchangeprogramme
None
Min. €750
Min. €750
Min. €750
Min. €750
EEA:min. 90% max. 100%Non-EEA: min. 75%max.100%1
Min. scale Assistant
Min. 100% net salary Assistant
Min. 100% net salary Assistant
Min. scale Assistant
Ordinary professor scales
None
FINANCING
Scholarship
Scholarship or daily allowancepossible
Scholarship possible
Scholarship possible
Scholarship possible
Scholarship possible
Doctoral scholarship possible
Salary mandatory
Postdoctoral scholarship if in international mobility
NA
Salary mandatory
Salary
Possible daily allowance andcontinued salary by institution
TYPE OF RESEARCHA = INDEPENDENT, FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH (TYPE BOF, IUAP, FWO)
B = PROJECT ORIENTED RESEARCH UNDER SUPERVISION (TYPE INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS IWT AND EU)
1 In conformity with the regulations on the doctorate: minimum 90% net salary of an Assistant; maximum 100% net salary of an Assistant.2 Reduced social security contributions are paid if no social security agreement exists with the country of origin. This applies to almost
all non-EEA scholarship holders.3 'Visa Scientifique' (cf. Belgian Law Book). For more information, consult our brochure “Travelling to Leuven”.
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EEA= EU + LIECHTENSTEIN, NORWAY, ICELAND
NON-EEA= FROM OTHER COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE EEA WITH ONLY A TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMIT IN BELGIUM
COORDINATING OFFICE
International Office
International Office
International Office
International Office
International Office
International Office
EEA:Human ResourcesDepartment
Non-EEA:International Office
Human ResourcesDepartment
Human ResourcesDepartment
Human ResourcesDepartment
Human ResourcesDepartment
Human ResourcesDepartment
Human ResourcesDepartment
SOCIAL SECURITY
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted
Yes
Yes
Yes
NA
Yes
Yes
Not applicable
TAXES
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted for a max. of 4 years
Yes
Exempted for 3 years
NA
Yes
Yes
Not applicable
WORK PERMIT
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No, except for citizens from newestEU countries
No
No, except for citizens from newestEU countries
No, except for citizens from newestEU countries
No, except for citizens from newestEU countries
No, except for citizens from newestEU countries
SOCIAL SECURITY
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted
Subjected to Social Security2
Yes
Subjected to Social Security
NA
Yes
Yes
Not applicable
TAXES
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted
Exempted for a max. of 4 years
Yes
Exempted for 3 years
NA
Yes
Yes
Not applicable
WORK PERMIT
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No3
No, since Belgianlaw of 27/02/03
Yes
No3
Yes
Yes
How is research co-ordinated atK.U.Leuven?
At K.U.Leuven, both basic and pre-competitive research
is conducted in all academic and scientific disciplines.
In the past few years in particular, K.U.Leuven’s research
effort and output have increased considerably, both
quantitatively and qualitatively, thus positioning itself
at the level of other leading European universities.
Research at this University is characterised by originality and
innovation, successful application, and virtual disappearance
of interdisciplinary boundaries. Its basic orientation has always
been and will remain fundamental research, in accordance
with the University’s mission. At the same time, however,
our University should remain open to contemporary cultural,
economic, and industrial realities, or to the community’s
corresponding needs and expectations. For obvious reasons,
the community referred to is in the first place our own, but
competitive research at this University is to a large extent
internationalised and geared towards the whole world.
K.U.Leuven is ready to face the continuing challenge from
European and world-wide Research and Development.
K.U.LEUVEN RESEARCH CO-ORDINATION
The Research Co-ordination Office (RCO) is a central office
of K.U.Leuven. The RCO carries out various advisory and
supportive tasks with regard to the policy and the functioning
of scientific research in its national and international dimensions.
This includes the evaluation of this research, and the entire
responsibility covering inventory, administration, information
and support that goes hand in hand with research
in K.U.Leuven. This task is carried out on behalf of
the Academic Administration, but likewise in service
of all scholars at K.U.Leuven.
More specifically, its mission involves:
• The preparation and elaboration of the K.U.Leuven
research policy
• The optimisation of the research potential
• The promotion and the use of research results for
the greater benefit of society, economy and industry
• Supporting the K.U.Leuven Research Council, which
advises the Academic Council on research policy and
on the allocation of the University’s own research funds
• Follow-up of all research projects and contracts;
projects with industry are managed in collaboration
with K.U.Leuven Research and Development
• To provide the K.U.Leuven research community
with information and practical help about research
programmes, academic prizes, new initiatives, etc.
For more information, please refer to the website:
www.kuleuven.be/english/research/
K.U.LEUVEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
In 1970, K.U.Leuven Board of Governors founded the Leuven
Research and Development, Inc., a non-profit organisation
providing services to the industrial and commercial
operation and development of University research.
For further information, please refer to their website:
www.kuleuven.be/lrd/about/mission.html
How is the academic year structured?
K.U.Leuven adopts a semester structure for its academic
year. Basically, the academic year is divided into two semesters.
Each semester comprises 13 weeks of class lectures,
followed by a review period of one or two weeks, and then
an examination period. The examination period of the First
Semester is composed of three weeks. The examination
period of the Second Semester is composed of three to four
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weeks, depending on the needs of the faculty. A remedial
examination period is also provided from mid-August
through begin-September.
After the First Semester examination period, students get
a semester break of one week. After the Second Semester
examination period and the deliberations, summer vacation
begins.
During the First Semester, students get a two-week break
for Christmas and New Year. During the Second Semester,
a two-week break for Easter is provided.
For the new students, Orientation Days are organised by
the International Office in co-ordination with the social and
central services of the University (visit the website:
www.kuleuven.be/orientation/). Two Orientation Days sessions
are offered yearly: during the week before the beginning
of the First Semester in September and before the beginning
of the Second Semester in February. The academic year
formally opens on the last Monday of September.
How are the examinations organised?
There are two ordinary examination periods per academic
year. The first is held in January, after the First Semester.
The second is held in June, after the Second Semester.
Students who do not pass in the January or June examination
periods may re-take their examinations during the make-up
examination period starting from mid-August until the beginning
of September.
A student can only succeed in a given year of study provided
he or she has taken all the examinations that are included
as part of that particular year of study. Furthermore, students
are not allowed to sit the same examination or part of the
examination more than twice in the course of one academic
year. Only if a student has successfully passed a given year
of study is he or she allowed to move up to the next year
of study.
The examinations are administered orally (with an opportunity
for a written preparation) or in writing. The dates and times
of the examinations are set by the respective faculties,
within the specified examination periods during the academic
year. The examinations for each course are graded on
a scale of 20 points. At least 10 points must be obtained
to pass. Once all examinations are completed, students are
evaluated on an individual basis. During these deliberations,
the Board of Examiners awards the student an overall result
for the entire academic year. A student who obtains 10 out
of 20 for all courses is deemed passing for the whole year.
A student obtaining the degree of Bachelor or Master shall
be the awarded with the following levels of achievement:
• distinction (cum laude), on condition that 68% of
the marks have been obtained;
• great distinction (magna cum laude), on condition
that 77% of the marks have been obtained;
• greatest distinction (summa cum laude), on condition
that 85% of the marks have been obtained;
• greatest distinction (summa cum laude) with the con-
gratulations of examination committee, on condition
that 90% of the marks have been obtained.
The semester examinations are obligatory and final.
If you do not participate in the January session, you cannot
(unless in case of illness) take the exams you missed in
the June session.
The results will be communicated to you after the course
of the examination sessions.
If the results of your examinations after the first semester are
not so good, then during the second semester you can avail
of guidance to develop more efficient study habits.
Important
This brief description merely acts as an illustration of
the way examinations are administered. The full text
of the K.U.Leuven Examination Regulations can be
read at the following website:
www.kuleuven.be/english/teaching/index.htm
Is study guidance available for new, first year bachelor students?
Yes, your faculty is prepared to help you if you are not
so sure if you would have sufficient knowledge to begin
a certain academic programme. For each course,
a ‘didactic team’ is set up. This team consists of the lecturer,
the collaborator(s), and a monitor. Each team is prepared
to help with guidance over the learning process, over
psycho-social matters, and with the study direction.
During the first year of a bachelor’s programme, the didactic
teams help you in assimilating the course material. By so
doing, you would also be prepared for the examinations.
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The results of your study tests and of your January examinations
can be discussed with the didactic team. In this way you
can know early on whether you are on the right track. If not,
then the teams can help you with certain study difficulties.
If you are not certain how you should assimilate the course
material, if you find the study programme too heavy, if you
become too anxious because of the examinations, or if you
are having difficulties balancing your studies and relaxation,
then you can also pass by the Study Advisory Centre
where they offer guidance. Along with a psychologist or
pedagogist, you will be helped in assessing your academic
capabilities and prospects for the future.
Is a K.U.Leuven diploma recognised abroad?
Since Belgium is a member state of the European Union,
the EU directives on the recognition of academic degrees
are applicable.
In addition, some of the Council of Europe treaties relate
to the equivalence of university diplomas. However, as
equivalence is a very difficult and complex matter, you should
seek advice from the authorities in the country where you want
to use your diploma. The most appropriate bodies are the
information centres on recognition of the National Academic
Recognition Information Centres (NARIC) network and the
European Network of Information Centres (ENIC).
Please consult the following websites:
http://ec.europa.eu/education/policies/rec_qual/recognition/
index_en.html
www.enic-naric.net/
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What is the K.U.Leuven admission policy?
The Flemish Government upholds a democratic admission
policy that guarantees easy access to university education
for qualified Flemish students. It goes without saying that
K.U.Leuven must comply with Flemish Government legislation
regarding admission in order to guarantee the legality of its
diplomas. While upholding a long tradition of welcoming
international students, both from Europe and from other
continents, the University has set up a number of provisions
regulating the admission of international students,
with a view to maximising their chances of success.
DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE BACHELOR’S PROGRAMMES
International students who hold a Belgian secondary-school
diploma are legally eligible to register directly for a bachelor's
programme in K.U.Leuven, even without previous application.
However, most international students will hold a foreign
diploma or certificate, and these must be officially recog-
nized as equivalent to the Flemish diploma by law, decree,
European directive or international agreement.
If a student's foreign diploma is not officially recognized,
K.U.Leuven may still grant admission to a bachelor's
programme if the diploma of secondary education gives
access to university studies in one’s home country.
Council of Europe: Citizens from member states of
the Council of Europe should be able to prove that they
can be admitted to an equal university programme in
their home country (e.g. they are allowed to participate
in entrance examinations or be added to waiting lists)
and thus have the right to admission.
Non-Council of Europe: Citizens not from member states
of the Council of Europe must be able to prove that their
secondary-school diploma gives access to university
studies in their home country.
Legal Residents: Non-EEA citizens with a permanent residence
permit in Belgium (e.g. through marriage) remain non-EEA
citizens, and in terms of admission to higher education they
are considered as non-EEA citizens when they obtained their
secondary-school diploma in their home country. If this
diploma was obtained in Belgium, then they definitely can
be granted admission.
In addition, there are entrance examinations organised by
Belgian law for the programmes in medicine and dentistry.
When admitted to the Bachelor’s programme, a preparatory
year is likewise granted to learn the Dutch language.
DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE MASTER’S PROGRAMMES
Initial Master’s Programmes (IMA) will require a previous
Bachelor’s degree in the same field of study or, where indicated
by the specific programme, in a related field of study.
The Master’s-Advanced Studies Programmes (MAS), however,
are intended for students who already possess a master's
degree. Further, most programmes require one year of
full-time study, while others take two years full-time.
Candidates applying for admission into the advanced
programmes should consult the academic prerequisites
for details. Under these advanced programmes, some may
require general aptitude evaluations, tests and, in some
cases, a limit to the number of candidates accepted in
a particular programme. All of these provisions may be
cumulative: even if an applicant is eligible e.g. from a strictly
legal point of view, admission may still be denied for
academic or other reasons. Together, these provisions
make admission for international students quite competitive
and, for some advanced programmes, rather strictly selective.
In these cases, the University will decide on each application
individually, taking into account the academic qualifications
of the candidate.
What are the admission and language requirements?
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DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SPECIALISATION
PROGRAMMES IN MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY
Note that Belgian law and K.U.Leuven make an important
distinction between specialisation programmes in Medicine
and Dentistry that provide training for clinical practice,
and specialisation programmes that are mainly academic in
nature and do not lead to clinical practice. These academic
specialisation programmes lead to Master’s and Ph.D.
degrees in Medical Sciences and Dentistry.
For new applicants for the Bachelor’s programme
with a secondary education diploma:
EEA and non-EEA citizens who have a valid secondary
education diploma and wish to enrol in the Bachelor’s
programmes in Medicine/Dentistry, may do so on condition
that they master the Dutch language and pass the entrance
examinations. When admitted to the Bachelor’s programme,
a preparatory year is likewise granted to learn the Dutch
language.
For applicants for the Bachelor’s/Master’s programmes
with a partial diploma in Medicine/Dentistry from
an EEA university:
Students with a partial diploma who wish to continue in
our Bachelor’s or Master’s programmes will have to be
assessed by the Faculty as to which particular year
the students may begin. They must have mastered
the Dutch language and passed the entrance examinations
(except when they can provide proof that they have
successfully finished one year of Medicine/Dentistry
before the academic year 1997-1998).
On successful completion of the programme, they are
permitted to practise their profession in any EEA country.
If they wish to enrol in a Clinical Specialisation Programme
or an Academic Specialisation Programme (MA or Ph.D.),
they automatically qualify for the selection procedure like
EEA citizens.
For applicants for the Bachelor’s/Master’s programmes
with a partial diploma in Medicine/Dentistry from
a non-EEA university:
Students with a partial diploma who wish to continue in
our Bachelor’s or Master’s programmes will have to be
evaluated by the Flemish Inter-University Council (VLIR,
Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad) by means of theoretical
and practical tests. These tests will assess in which particular
year the students may begin. They must have mastered
the Dutch language and passed the entrance examinations
(except when they can provide proof that they have successfully
finished one year of Medicine/Dentistry before the academic
year 1997-1998).
Upon successful completion of their programme, they are
permitted to practise their profession on condition that at
least half of their academic training was taken in an EEA
university. If they wish to enrol in a Clinical Specialisation
Programme or an Academic Specialisation Programme
(MA or Ph.D.), they automatically qualify for the selection
procedure like EEA citizens.
For applicants for the specialisation programmes with a
full diploma in Medicine/Dentistry from an EEA university:
Graduates with a full diploma in Medicine/Dentistry from
an EEA university, in order to practise their profession in
Belgium, need to apply first for a permit from the Provincial
Commission for Medicine and then for the approval of
the Provincial Order of Medical Doctors.
Those who wish to begin a Clinical Specialisation Programme
must have mastered the Dutch language and undergo
the selection procedure by the Faculty.
Those who wish to begin an Academic Specialisation
Programme must undergo the selection procedure by
the Doctoral Commission of the Faculty. However,
they cannot perform clinical practice.
For applicants for the specialisation programmes with a full
diploma in Medicine/Dentistry from a non-EEA university:
Graduates with a full diploma in Medicine/Dentistry from
a non-EEA university who wish to practise their profession
in Belgium must have the permission of the Provincial
Commission for Medicine. However, applying for this
permission is most difficult and applicants are generally
required to follow nonetheless a certain part of the Bachelor’s/
Master’s programme (see above, the applicants for
the Bachelor’s/Master’s programmes with a partial diploma).
Those who wish to have their diploma evaluated as to
its academic equivalence with Flemish diplomas need to
contact the Ministry of Education.
Those who wish to begin a Clinical Specialisation
Programme can do so on condition that they have
mastered the Dutch language, that they undergo
the selection procedure by the Faculty, and that their
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diploma is recognised as fully equivalent to the Flemish
diploma by the Ministry of Education.
There are two exemptions to this condition on diploma
equivalency:
1. Doctors/Dentists who come to perform clinical practise
in the framework of joint co-operations or projects
approved by the Commission on Appointments for
International Doctors of the University Hospital and
the Royal Academy for Medicine are allowed to perform
clinical practise for a temporary period in a specified
place.
2. Doctors/Dentists with a diploma from a South African
university do not need the permission from the Royal
Academy for Medicine, but must submit an application
at the Ministry of Public Health and Environment;
they are allowed to perform clinical practice in Belgium.
Those who wish to begin an Academic Specialisation
Programme must undergo the selection procedure by
the Doctoral Commission of the Faculty. However,
they cannot perform clinical practice and are recognised
as ‘Clinical Observers’. Applicants for the programme
on Clinical Observation (which does not include any
clinical practice) may send their applications to or apply
at the International Office.
What are the language requirements?
FOR THE BACHELOR’S PROGRAMMES TAUGHT IN DUTCH
The University offers complete bachelor’s programmes
in Dutch in practically all of the traditional and recently
developed areas of education and research. The high
quality of the programmes requires a good command
of the Dutch language, both spoken and written.
Applicants for these bachelor’s programmes should therefore
be aware that a superficial knowledge of Dutch is certainly
not sufficient for attending lectures or taking examinations.
It is also an illusion to think that one can acquire the necessary
skills overnight or by just going to the lectures. In order to
avoid disappointment in this respect, the University further
requires those who have been admitted academically into
a bachelor’s programme, but are non-Dutch speakers,
to prove their proficiency in the Dutch language by passing
a Proficiency Test, administered by the Instituut voor Levende
Talen (Institute for Modern Languages) at K.U.Leuven.
After one full year of studying Dutch, all candidates are
required to pass Level 5.
Candidates who have no background at all in Dutch must
therefore take the one-year preparatory course at the
Institute for Modern Languages. In order to participate
in this course, candidates must also present a certificate
or proof that they master at least one Western language,
e.g. English, French, Spanish, German. In this regard,
the Belgian Government has stipulated that non-EEA citizens
who will participate in this preparatory course may obtain
the student visa (Authorisation for Provisional Sojourn) from
the Belgian Embassy and a one-year residence permit from
the City Hall of Leuven to master the Dutch language.
To summarise: international candidates must first apply for and
be admitted academically to a bachelor’s programme taught in
Dutch before they can participate in the one-year preparatory
Dutch language course. After passing the Level 5 Proficiency
Test, they can enrol for the bachelor’s programme. International
candidates cannot apply directly for the one-year Dutch
language course, in order to obtain a Student Visa or
Authorisation for Temporary Residence in Belgium.
FOR THE MASTER’S PROGRAMMES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH
For its international students, K.U.Leuven has established
a substantial number of programmes in English. Practically
all faculties accept English-speaking international students
into their programmes.
It is clear that only students who have a good command of
the English language, both spoken and written, have a chance
of completing the academic requirements successfully.
Candidates are therefore required to demonstrate their
proficiency, either by proving that at least part of their
previous studies were successfully taken in English,
or by submitting the results of international proficiency tests.
One such test is the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign
Language) where the required minimum score is 550 pt.
on the Paper-based test or 79 to 80 pt. on the Internet-
based test or 213 pt. on the Computer-based test.
Candidates are thus required to request TOEFL to send
their official test scores to the International Office, International
Admissions and Mobility Unit, Atrechtcollege, Naamsestraat 63,
BE-3000 Leuven. Our TOEFL Institution Code is 0749.
K.U.Leuven will not accept any TOEFL scores – legalised
photocopies or originals – sent by the candidates themselves.
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Another test is the IELTS (International English Language
Testing System) where the required minimum band score
ranges from 6.5 to 7.5 pt. Candidates are thus required
to request IELTS to send their official test scores
to the International Admissions and Mobility Unit,
Atrechtcollege, Naamsestraat 63, BE-3000 Leuven.
K.U.Leuven will not accept any IELTS scores – legalised
photocopies or originals – sent by the candidates themselves.
Other programmes may require materials written by
the candidate such as papers, a thesis or publications.
Note that some programmes may require an even higher
level of English proficiency in order to be admitted.
Other programmes may also require students to follow
the special Crash Course in English and/or the Course
in Academic English offered at the Instituut voor Levende
Talen (Interfaculty Institute for Modern Languages) as
a condition for admission.
LANGUAGE COURSES IN DUTCH AT K.U.LEUVEN
Instituut voor Levende Talen (ILT)
The ILT mainly organises language courses in Dutch
for international students. In order to be admitted to any
of the basic academic programmes at K.U.Leuven which
are taught only in Dutch, they need to pass Level 5 of
the Dutch language course. The ILT organises language
courses throughout the academic year, and during
the summer month of August.
For further information on the language courses and
for the registration, please visit their website:
www.kuleuven.be/ilt/
Language courses during the academic year:
In the ILT’s programme Dutch as a Foreign Language, five
basic levels of Dutch are taught. Each basic level consists
of a module of 80 contact hours. These modules can be
followed either intensively (12 hours/week) or in a regular
way (6 hours/week). Intensive courses are held during
the morning, whilst regular courses can be followed
either in the afternoon or in the evening.
Registration: Online registrations and regular registrations are
possible. See the ILT website for exact dates of enrolment.
Registration fees: The ordinary courses all cost €60 per
module (textbooks not included).
Summer Course ‘Joos Florquin’:
Dutch Language and Culture
Each year in August, the ILT organises Dutch courses for
international students. All the levels (1 to 5) are offered
during this summer course. Students with an elementary
knowledge will be given the possibility of improving their
Dutch. Lectures are given 20 hours a week from Monday
to Thursday.
Registration: See the ILT website for the deadline.
Registration fee: €300 (not including textbook).
Cancellation of enrolment is possible only until a specified
date. The administration costs for such cancellation is €25.
After a certain date, no more refunds of the enrolment fee
will be made. See the ILT website for payment instructions.
Proficiency Test in Dutch
For those who have already studied Dutch elsewhere
before coming to Leuven, the ILT likewise organises
a Proficiency Test. Passing this test would mean that
one’s knowledge of Dutch is equivalent to the ILT’s level 5
requirements. This Proficiency Test is organised during
the third Monday of September (1) and on the third
Monday of January (2) from 9-11 am.
Registration:
ILT Secretariat
• before the second week of September (1)
• before the second week of January (2)
Registration fee: €60
CRASH COURSE IN GENERAL ENGLISH AND
ACADEMIC ENGLISH
International students enrolling for a programme taught in
English at K.U.Leuven are now given the opportunity to
upgrade their English language skills. From September until
December and from February until May, two complementary
courses are offered by the Instituut voor levende talen,
ILT (Interfaculty Institute of Modern Languages). These aim
at improving the students’ knowledge of general as well
as academic English. They are a useful preparation to
a successful academic career.
Registration: See the ILT website for the deadline
Registration fee: €235 (General English) and €215
(Academic English). See the ILT website for payment
instructions.
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Your registration will only be accepted after payment.
In case of cancellation, 10% of the fee will be charged for
administration costs. The registration fee is only refundable
until the first week after the start of the course.
For further information concerning the courses, send an
e-mail to: [email protected] or you may call
tel. nr.: + 32 16 32 56 60.
OTHER LANGUAGE COURSES AT K.U.LEUVEN
For those who have already been accepted for enrolment
and have arrived in Leuven, the University also provides
the opportunity to study other modern languages for
the students’ own personal enrichment.
Centrum voor Levende Talen (CLT)
The CLT (Centre for Modern Languages) is an institution
for adult education that operates in connection with the
K.U.Leuven. The CLT is by and large an evening school
and during the course of the academic year it organises
language classes in English, French, German, Italian,
Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Portuguese, Russian,
Arabic, Turkish and Swedish.
Registration:
• During the third week of September
• From the last week of September through October,
during regular Office hours
Once the quota available for a class has been reached,
no further enrolment for that class will be accepted.
Registration fee: The fee varies between €135 and €150
depending on the language and the level.
For further information as to the organisation of the language
courses, please refer to the following website: www.clt.be
Or you may write to the CLT Secretariat.
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K.U.Leuven uses Dutch as its main language of instruction.
Consequently, most of the Bachelor’s [BA] and Initial Master’s
programmes [IMA] are organised only in Dutch, with some
exceptions. For example, the Faculty of Theology and
the Institute of Philosophy have full Bachelor’s programmes
taught in English. Aside from these programmes taught in
Dutch, the University has set up a number of Master’s-
Advanced Studies programmes [MAS] aimed at both
Belgian as well as international students. These programmes
are taught in English, Dutch or in another language.
Survey of the Bachelor’s Programmes
FACULTY CREDITS LANGUAGE
FACULTY OF THEOLOGY
Bachelor of Theology and
Religious Studies 180 D & E
INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY
Bachelor of Philosophy 180 D & E
FACULTY OF CANON LAW
FACULTY OF LAW
Bachelor of Laws 180 D
Bachelor of Criminology 180 D
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND APPLIED ECONOMICS
Bachelor of Economics 180 D
Bachelor of Business Economics 180 D
Bachelor of Business Economics:
Information Systems Engineering 180 D
Bachelor of Business Economics:
Business Engineering 180 D
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Bachelor of Communication Sciences 180 D
Bachelor of Political and Social Sciences 180 D
FACULTY OF ARTS
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literature
(Dutch, French, English, Latin, German,
Greek, Italian, Spanish) 180 D
Bachelor of Language and Area Studies:
Ancient Near East 180 D
Bachelor of Language and Area Studies:
Arab and Islamic Studies 180 D
Bachelor of Language and
Area Studies: Sinology 180 D
Bachelor of Language and
Area Studies: Japanology 180 D
Bachelor of Language and Area Studies:
Slavic and East European Studies 180 D
Bachelor of History 180 D
Bachelor of Archaeology 180 D
Bachelor of Art Studies 180 D
Bachelor of Musicology 180 D
FACULTY OF PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
Bachelor of Psychology 180 D
Bachelor of Educational Sciences 180 D
Bachelor of Educational Studies (Kortrijk) 180 D
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Bachelor of Mathematics 180 D
Bachelor of Physics 180 D
Bachelor of Informatics 180 D
Bachelor of Chemistry 180 D
Bachelor of Biology 180 D
Bachelor of Biochemistry and Biotechnology 180 D
Bachelor of Geology 180 D
Bachelor of Geography 180 D
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Bachelor of Applied Sciences and Engineering:
Civil Engineering 180 D
Mechanical Engineering 180 D
Electrical Engineering 180 D
Geotechnical and Mining Engineering 180 D
Computer Science 180 D
Chemical Engineering 180 D
Materials Engineering 180 D
Architecture 180 D
What can I study at K.U.Leuven?
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FACULTY OF BIOSCIENCE ENGINEERING
Bachelor of Bioscience Engineering 180 D
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Bachelor of Medicine 180 D
Bachelor of Dentistry 180 D
Bachelor of Speech Therapy and
Audiology Sciences 180 D
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences 180 D
FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences 180 D
FACULTY OF KINESIOLOGY AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES
Bachelor of Physical Education and
Kinesiology 180 D
Bachelor of Rehabilitation Sciences
and Physiotherapy 180 D
Survey of the Master’s Programmestaught in Dutch
FACULTY CREDITS LANGUAGE TYPE
FACULTY OF THEOLOGY
Master of Theology and
Religious Studies 60 D & E IMA
Master of World Religions,
Interreligious Dialogue and
Religious Studies 60 D IMA
Master of Advanced Studies
in Theology and Religion 60 D & E MAS
INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY
Master of Philosophy 60 D & E IMA
FACULTY OF CANON LAW
Master of Law, Religion
and Society 60 D & E IMA
Master of Canon Law
(Iuris Canonici Licentiatus) 120 D & E MAS
FACULTY OF LAW
Master of Laws 120 D IMA
Master of Criminology 60 D & E IMA
Master of Economics, Law
and Business Studies 120 D IMA
Master of Corporation Law 60 D MAS
Master of Intellectual
Property Rights 60 D MAS
Master of Laws in Notarial Studies 60 D MAS
Master of Taxation 60 D MAS
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND APPLIED ECONOMICS
Master of Economics 60 D IMA
Master of Business Economics 60 D IMA
Master of Business Economics:
Business Engineering 120 D IMA
Master of Business Economics:
Information Systems
Engineering 120 D IMA
Master of Accounting and
Auditing 60 D IMA
Master of Economic Policy 60 D IMA
Master of Information
Management 60 D IMA
Master of Insurance Studies 60 D IMA
Master of Management 60 D IMA
Master of Economics,
Law and Business Studies 120 D IMA
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Master of Communication
Sciences 60 D IMA
Master of Business
Communication 60 D IMA
Master of Sociology 60 D IMA
Master of Public Management
and Public Policy 60 D IMA
Master of Social Work 60 D IMA
Master of Comparative and
International Politics 60 D IMA
Master of Information and
Library Sciences 120 D IMA
Master of Social and
Cultural Anthropology 120 D IMA
Master of International Relations
and Conflict Management 60 D MAS
FACULTY OF ARTS
Master of Linguistics 60 D IMA
Master of Linguistics and
Literature (Dutch, French,
English, Latin, German,
Greek, Italian, Spanish) 60 D IMA
Master of Language and
Area Studies: Ancient Near East 60 D IMA
Master of Language and
Area Studies: Arabic and
Islamic Studies 60 D IMA
Master of Language and
Area Studies: Japanology 60 D IMA
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Master of Language and
Area Studies: Sinology 60 D IMA
Master of Language and
Area Studies: Slavic and
East European Studies 60 D IMA
Master of Western Literature 60 D & E IMA
Master of Ancient History 60 D IMA
Master of History 60 D IMA
Master of Archaeology 60 D & E IMA
Master of Art Studies 60 D IMA
Master of Business
Communication 60 D IMA
Master of Cultural Studies 60 D IMA
Master of Musicology 60 D IMA
Master of European Studies:
Transnational and Global
Perspectives 60 D & E IMA
Master of Literary Studies 60 D MAS
Master of Archive Studies:
Heritage Management and
Contemporary Document
Management 60 D MAS
FACULTY OF PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
Master of Psychology 120 D IMA
Master of Educational Sciences 120 D IMA
Master of Educational Studies 60 D & E IMA
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Master of Astronomy 120 D IMA
Master of Biochemistry
and Biotechnology 120 D IMA
Master of Biology 120 D & E IMA
Master of Chemistry 120 D & E IMA
Master of Geography 120 D & E IMA
Master of Geology 120 D IMA
Master of Informatics 120 D IMA
Master of Applied Informatics 60 D IMA
Master of Bio-informatics 120 D & E IMA
Master of Nanoscience
and Nanotechnology 120 D & E IMA
Master of Mathematics 120 D & E IMA
Master of Physics 120 D & E IMA
Master of Statistics 120 D & E IMA
Master of Environmental
Technology and Science 120 D IMA
Master of Earth Observation 120 D & E IMA
Master of Tourism 60 D IMA
Master of Environmental
Science and Technology 60 D MAS
Master of Medical Radiation
Physics 60 D MAS
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Master of Applied Sciences and Engineering:
- Architecture 120 D IMA
- Biomedical Technology 120 D IMA
- Chemical Technology 120 D IMA
- Civil Engineering 120 D IMA
- Computer Science 120 D IMA
- Electrical Engineering (ICT) 120 D IMA
- Energy 120 D IMA
- Geotechnical and
Mining Engineering 120 D IMA
- Materials Engineering 120 D IMA
- Mathematical Engineering 120 D IMA
- Mechanical Engineering 120 D IMA
Master of Bio-informatics 120 D & E IMA
Master of Environmental
Technology and Science 120 D IMA
Master of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology 120 D & E IMA
Master of Statistics 120 D & E IMA
Master of Safety Technology 60 D MAS
Master of Environmental
Science and Technology 60 D MAS
FACULTY OF BIOSCIENCE ENGINEERING
Master of Bioscience Engineering:
- Agricultural Sciences 120 D IMA
- Biomolecular Engineering 120 D IMA
- Biosystems Engineering 120 D IMA
- Catalytic Science and
Technology 120 D IMA
- Food Science and
Technology 120 D IMA
- Land and Forest
Management 120 D IMA
Master of Bio-informatics 120 D & E IMA
Master of Environmental
Technology and Science 120 D IMA
Master of Earth Observation 120 D & E IMA
Master of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology 120 D & E IMA
Master of Statistics 120 D & E IMA
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Master of Medicine 240 D IMA
Master of Dentistry 120 D IMA
Master of Biomedical Sciences 120 D IMA
Master of Nursing and Obstetrics 60 D IMA
Master of Speech Therapy and
Audiology Sciences 60 D IMA
Master of Healthcare Management
and Policy 60 D IMA
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Master of Human
Sexuality Studies 120 D & E IMA
Master of Bio-informatics 120 D & E IMA
Master of Family Medicine 120 D MAS
Master of Hospital Hygiene 60 D MAS
Master of Insurance Medicine
and Medico-legal Expertise 120 D MAS
Master of Medical Radiation
Physics 60 D MAS
Master of Occupational Medicine 120 D MAS
Master of Sports Medicine
(2009-2010) 60 D MAS
Master of Youth Health Care 120 D MAS
FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
Master of Pharmaceutical Care 120 D IMA
Master of Drug Development 120 D IMA
Master of Hospital Pharmacy 60 D MAS
Master of Industrial Pharmacy 60 D MAS
Master of Laboratory Medicine 120 D MAS
FACULTY OF KINESIOLOGY AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES
Master of Physical Education
and Kinesiology 60 D IMA
Master of Rehabilitation Sciences
and Physiotherapy 60 D & E IMA
Master of Sports Medicine
(2009-2010) 60 D MAS
Survey of the Master’s Programmestaught in English
The following list is based on the compilation of
November 2007 and can be subject to further revision.
For the specific admission requirements (academic,
language and supplementary) please check
the K.U.Leuven website for the latest information:
www.kuleuven.be/english/teaching/masters/index.htm
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CREDITS
60
60
TYPE
IMA
MAS
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Institute of Philosophy
Kardinaal Mercierplein 2 bus 3220
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 63 02 or + 32 16 32 63 00
fax + 32 16 32 63 48
e-mail: [email protected] or
www.hiw.kuleuven.be/eng/teaching/index.htm
Same address
PHILOSOPHY AND MORAL SCIENCES
PROGRAMME
Master of Philosophy
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
LANGUAGE AND LITERARY STUDIES
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PROGRAMME
Master of Theology and Religious Studies
Master of Advanced Studies in
Theology and Religion
Master of Law, Religion and Society
Master of Canon Law
(Iuris Canonici Licentiatus)
PROGRAMME
Master of Linguistics and Literature: English
Master en langue et littérature françaises
[taught in French]
Master of Western Literature
Master of Advanced Studies in Linguistics
[Interuniversity programme -
in cooperation with the Universiteit
Antwerpen, the Universiteit Gent and
the Vrije Universiteit Brussel]
CREDITS
60
60
60
120
CREDITS
60
60
60
60
TYPE
IMA
MAS
IMA
MAS
TYPE
IMA
IMA
IMA
MAS
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Faculty of Theology
Sint-Michielsstraat 6 bus 3100
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 38 69 (office hours)
fax + 32 16 32 38 58
e-mail: [email protected]
www.theo.kuleuven.be/en/education.htm
Same address
Faculty of Canon Law
Tiensestraat 41 bus 3435
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 53 21
fax + 32 16 32 51 57
e-mail: [email protected]
www.law.kuleuven.be/canon_law/teaching.htm
Same address
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Faculty of Arts
Blijde-Inkomststraat 21 bus 3316
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 49 21
e-mail: [email protected]
www.arts.kuleuven.be/english/
Same address
Same address
Faculty of Arts
Blijde-Inkomststraat 21 bus 3308
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 48 74
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
www.arts.kuleuven.be/english/
THEOLOGY, RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND CANON LAW
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Máster en Estudios Ibéricos
e Iberoamericanos
[multilingual programme]
[Interuniversity programme - in cooperation
with the Université Catholique de Louvain]
Master of Literary Studies
[Interuniversity programme -
in cooperation with the Universiteit
Antwerpen, the Universiteit Gent and
the Vrije Universiteit Brussel]
[taught primarily in Dutch but also
in English and French]
PROGRAMME
Master of European Studies:
Transnational and Global Perspectives
Master of American Studies
[Interuniversity programme – organised by
the Universiteit Antwerpen in cooperation
with the Universiteit Gent, the Vrije
Universiteit Brussel and the K.U.Leuven]
60
60
CREDITS
60
60
MAS
MAS
TYPE
IMA
MAS
Faculty of Arts-International Office
Blijde-Inkomststraat 21 bus 3308
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 47 70
fax + 32 16 32 47 67
e-mail: [email protected]
www.arts.kuleuven.be/ibero/
Faculty of Arts-International Office
Blijde-Inkomststraat 21 bus 3312
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 48 73
fax + 32 16 32 47 31
e-mail: [email protected]
www.arts.kuleuven.be/english/
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
European Studies
Lipsius Centre for European Studies
Europahuis
Blijde-Inkomststraat 5 bus 3002
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 49 81 or +32 16 32 53 48
fax + 32 16 32 53 44
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
www.kuleuven.be/maes/
Prof. Bart Eeckhout, Programme Coordinator
Universiteit Antwerpen
tel. + 32 3 220 42 75
e-mail: [email protected]
Ms. Myriam Lodeweyckx
Administrative Assistant
Centre for American Studies,
Royal Library (Brussels)
tel. + 32 2 519 55 23
e-mail: [email protected]
www.kbr.be/cas/AmericanStudies/
ma_program.html
LANGUAGE AND LITERARY STUDIES / HISTORY / POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
HISTORY
ARCHAEOLOGY AND FINE ARTS / SCIENCES
LAWS, NOTARIAL STUDIES AND CRIMINOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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Study Abroad Program in
European Culture and Society
PROGRAMME
Master of Medieval and
Renaissance Studies
Master of “Europe and the World
1500-2000 Studies: Expansion,
Exchange and Globalization”
PROGRAMME
Master of Archaeology
PROGRAMME
Master of Criminology
1 or 2
semesters
CREDITS
60
60
CREDITS
60
CREDITS
60
-
TYPE
MAS
MAS
TYPE
IMA
TYPE
IMA
Study Abroad Office of in your home
educational institution
www.arts.kuleuven.be/pecs/
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Faculty of Arts-International Office
Blijde Inkomststraat 21 bus 3312
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 48 73
fax + 32 16 32 47 31
e-mail: [email protected]
www.arts.kuleuven.be/english/
Same address
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Faculty of Arts-International Office
Blijde Inkomststraat 21 bus 3312
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 48 73
fax + 32 16 32 47 31
e-mail: [email protected]
www.arts.kuleuven.be/ema/
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Centre for Advanced Legal Studies
Hooverplein 10 bus 3418
BE-3000 Leuven
tel + 32 16 32 52 68
fax + 32 16 32 54 63
e-mail: [email protected]
www.law.kuleuven.be/cals/eurcrim/
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Master of Laws (LLM)
Four options: EU Law, ICT Law, Intellectual
Property Law, International Business Law
Master of Laws in Energy and
Environmental Law
Master of Laws in European and
International Taxation
[Interuniversity programme in cooperation
with the Universiteit van Tilburg]
Master of European Social Security
European Master in Human Rights and
Democratisation
60
60
60
60
60
MAS
MAS
MAS
MAS
MAS
Centre for Advanced Legal Studies
Tiensestraat 41 bus 3432
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 52 08 or + 32 16 32 53 12
fax + 32 16 32 51 13
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
www.law.kuleuven.be/cals/llm/
Institute of Environmental and Energy Law
Tiensestraat 41 bus 3414
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 51 87
fax + 32 16 32 54 82
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
www.law.kuleuven.be/imer/master
Ms. Ingrid Matthys
European Tax College
Tiensestraat 41 bus 3451
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 52 06
fax + 32 16 32 53 14
e-mail: [email protected]
www.europeantaxcollege.com/home.htm
Institute of Social Law
Tiensestraat 41 bus 3409
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 51 08
fax + 32 16 32 51 13
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
http://emss.kuleuven.be
For the application procedure and instructions,
consult: www.eiuc.org
www.law.kuleuven.be/humanrights/masters.html
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ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ECONOMICS
PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
PROGRAMME
Master of Educational Studies
PROGRAMME
Master of Advanced Studies in Economics
Master of Advanced Business Studies
Master of Financial Economics
Master of International Business
Economics
CREDITS
60
CREDITS
60
60
60
60
YPE
IMA
TYPE
MAS
MAS
MAS
MAS
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Department of Educational Sciences
Tiensestraat 102 bus 3702
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 58 78
fax + 32 16 32 60 00
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
http://ppw.kuleuven.be/mes/english/csMES0708.html
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Ms. Annemie Vercruysse
Centre for Economic Studies
Naamsestraat 69 bus 3500
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 67 97
fax + 32 16 32 67 96
e-mail: [email protected]
www.econ.kuleuven.be/lsbe/
Leuven School of Business and Economics
Naamsestraat 69 bus 3500
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 66 19
fax + 32 16 32 66 20
e-mail: [email protected]
www.econ.kuleuven.be/lsbe/
Same address
Same address
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PROGRAMME
Master of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Master of European Politics and Policies
[Interuniversity programme – in cooperation
with six international universities]
Master of Social Policy Analysis
IMPALLA
[Interuniversity programme - in cooperation
with the Universiteit van Tilburg, Université
de Nancy II and the Université du
Luxembourg]
Master of Cultures and Development
Studies
Master of Quantitative Analysis in the
Social Sciences
[Interuniversity programme - organised
by the Katholieke Universiteit Brussel in
cooperation with the K.U.Leuven]
CREDITS
120
60
60
60
60
TYPE
IMA
MAS
MAS
MAS
MAS
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Parkstraat 45 bus 3610
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 54 96 of + 32 16 32 60 07
fax + 32 16 32 59 02
e-mail: [email protected]
http://soc.kuleuven.be/masters/scaenglish/index.php
Ms. Evelien Cautaert
Co-ordinator MEPP Programme
Parkstraat 45 bus 3609
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 31 01
fax + 32 16 32 30 88
e-mail: [email protected]
www.kuleuven.be/mepp/
CEPS/INSTEAD
44, rue Emile Mark B.P. 48
L-4501 Differdange
Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
e-mail: [email protected]
www.impalla.ceps.lu
Ms. Sophie Willems
Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Parkstraat 45 bus 3600
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 60 45
fax + 32 16 32 59 02
e-mail: [email protected]
www.cades.be
Faculty of Political, Social and Communication
Sciences
Katholieke Universiteit Brussel
Vrijheidslaan 17
BE-1081 Brussels
tel. + 32 2 412 42 16
fax + 32 2 412 42 00
e-mail: [email protected]
www.kubrussel.ac.be/onderwijs/psw/manama/
POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
32
CREDITS
120
CREDITS
60
60
60
TYPE
IMA
TYPE
IMA
IMA
MAS
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Prof. Dr. Paul Enzlin
Division of Psychiatry
Kapucijnenvoer 33 blok I bus 7001
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 34 87 04 or + 32 16 34 87 01
fax + 32 16 34 87 00
e-mail: [email protected]
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Ms. Leen Van Langendonck
Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences
Tervuursevest 101 bus 1500
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 91 13
fax + 32 16 32 91 96
e-mail: [email protected]
Ms. Iana Dobreva
Research Centre for Adapted Physical Activity
and Psychomotor Revalidation
Tervuursevest 101 bus 1500
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 91 26
fax + 32 16 32 91 96
e-mail: [email protected]
www.erasmusmundus.be/
Ms. Leen Van Langendonck
Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences
Tervuursevest 101 bus 1500
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 91 13
fax + 32 16 32 91 96
e-mail: [email protected]
KINESIOLOGY AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES
PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES
PROGRAMME
Master of Human Sexuality Studies
PROGRAMME
Master of Rehabilitation Sciences
and Physiotherapy
Erasmus Mundus Master of Adapted
Physical Activity
[Interuniversity programme - in cooperation
with the University of Limerick, the Norges
Idrettshøgskole and Univerzita Palckého
v Olomouci]
Master of Exercise and Sport Psychology
[Interuniversity programme – in cooperation
with European universities]
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PROGRAMME
Master of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Master of Biology
Master of Chemistry
Master of Geography
[Inter-university programme - in coopera-
tion with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel]
Master of Mathematics
Master of Molecular and Cellular
Biophysics
Master of Physics
Master of Statistics
PROGRAMME
Master of Financial and
Actuarial Engineering
CREDITS
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
CREDITS
60
TYPE
IMA
IMA
IMA
IMA
IMA
IMA
IMA
IMA
TYPE
MAS
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Faculty of Science
Kasteelpark Arenberg 11
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 14 01
fax + 32 16 32 19 95
Same address
Same address
Same address
Same address
Same address
Same address
University Statistics Centre
W. de Croylaan 54 bus 5307
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 22 42
fax + 32 16 32 28 31
e-mail: [email protected]
http://ucs.kuleuven.be/masterBologna/
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Leuven School of Business and Economics
Naamsestraat 69 bus 3507
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 66 19
fax + 32 16 32 66 20
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
www.econ.kuleuven.be/lsbe/masters/
fa_engineering.htm
SCIENCES
SCIENCES / ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ECONOMICS
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PROGRAMME
Master of Engineering:
Materials Engineering
Master of Engineering: Electrical
Engineering (ICT)
Master of Conservation of Monuments
and Sites
Master of Urbanism and Strategic Planning
Master of Human Settlements
Master of Artificial Intelligence
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Department of Metallurgy and Materials
Engineering
Kasteelpark Arenberg 44 bus 2450
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 13 14
fax + 32 16 32 19 73
e-mail: [email protected]
www.mtm.kuleuven.be/MME/
Prof. Dr. Ir. Ingrid Verbauwhede
Dept. Electrical Engineering - ESAT
Kasteelpark Arenberg 10 bus 2446
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
e-mail: [email protected]
www.esat.kuleuven.be/education/master/ee/
Ms. Birgit Van Deynse
Raymond Lemaire International Centre
for Conservation
Kasteelpark Arenberg 1 bus 2431
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 17 48
fax + 32 16 32 19 83
e-mail: [email protected]
www.asro.kuleuven.be/rlicc
Ms. Maura Slootmaekers
Department ASRO bus 2429
Kasteelpark Arenberg 1
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 13 91
fax + 32 16 32 19 84
e-mail: [email protected]
www.asro.kuleuven.be/mausp
Same address
www.asro.kuleuven.be/mahs
Ms. Anouck Brouwers
Master of AI Secretariat
Kasteelpark Arenberg 1 bus 2200
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 12 02
fax + 32 16 32 19 82
e-mail: [email protected]
www.mai.kuleuven.be
CREDITS
120
120
120
120
60
60
TYPE
IMA
IMA
MAS
MAS
MAS
MAS
APPLIED SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING
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Master of Nuclear Engineering
[Interuniversity programme - in cooperation
with the Universiteit Gent, the Vrije
Universiteit Brussel, the Université de Liège
and the Université Catholique de Louvain]
Master of Industrial Management
PROGRAMME
Erasmus Mundus Master of
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
[Interuniversity programme – in cooperation
with Chalmers Tekniska Högskola,
Technische Universiteit Delft/Universiteit
Leiden and Technische Universität Dresden]
Master of Nanoscience
and Nanotechnology
PROGRAMME
Master of Biomedical Engineering
[Interuniversity programme – in cooperation
with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and
the Universiteit Gent]
60
60
CREDITS
120
120
CREDITS
60
MAS
MAS
TYPE
IMA
IMA
TYPE
MAS
Centre for Nuclear Engineering c/o Division
of Energy Conversion
Celestijnenlaan 300 A bus 2421
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 25 11
fax + 32 16 32 29 85
e-mail: [email protected]
www.sckcen.be
Centre for Industrial Management
Celestijnenlaan 300 A bus 2422
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 25 67
fax + 32 16 32 29 86
e-mail: [email protected]
http://cib.kuleuven.be/
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Ms. Elke Delfosse
IMEC
Kapeldreef 75
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 28 17 47
e-mail: [email protected]
www.emm-nano.org/
Prof. Paul Heremans
Prof. Guido Groeseneken
IMEC
Kapeldreef 75
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
www.kuleuven.be/nanotechnology/
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Prof. Jos Van der Sloten
Biomechanics and Engineering Design Section
Celestijnenlaan 300C bus 2419
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 70 99 or + 32 16 32 70 96
fax + 32 16 32 79 94
e-mail: [email protected]
APPLIED SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING / BIOSCIENCE ENGINEERING / SCIENCES
APPLIED SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING / MEDICAL SCIENCES
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PROGRAMME
Master of Tropical Natural
Resources Management
Master of Food Technology
[Interuniversity programme – organised
by the Universiteit Gent in cooperation
with the K.U.Leuven]
Master of Molecular Biology
[Interuniversity programme – organised by
the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in cooperation
with the K.U.Leuven and the Universiteit
Antwerpen]
PROGRAMME
Master of Earth Observation
CREDITS
120
120
120
CREDITS
120
TYPE
IMA
IMA
IMA
TYPE
IMA
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement
Faculty of Applied Bioscience and Engineering
Kasteelpark Arenberg 13 bus 2455
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 14 21
fax + 32 16 32 19 93
e-mail: [email protected]
www.biw.kuleuven.be/DTP/TRO/_data/home.htm
Laboratory of Food Technology
Kasteelpark Arenberg 22 bus 2457
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 14 09
fax + 32 16 32 19 60
e-mail: [email protected]
www.biw.kuleuven.be/iupfood/
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pleinlaan 2, Building E, Room 5.01
BE-1050 Brussels
tel. + 32 2 629 18 63 or + 32 2 629 19 56
fax + 32 2 629 18 60
e-mail: [email protected]
http://ipmb.vub.ac.be/
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
International Study Programmes
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
Kasteelpark Arenberg 20 bus 2300
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 17 44
fax + 32 16 32 19 56
e-mail: [email protected]
www.biw.kuleuven.be/earthobservation/sites/
home.htm
BIOSCIENCE ENGINEERING
BIOSCIENCE ENGINEERING / APPLIED SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING / SCIENCES
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Master of Water Resources Engineering
[Interuniversity programme – in cooperation
with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel]
PROGRAMME
Master of Bio-informatics
PROGRAMME
Postgraduate Studies in Medical Imaging
PROGRAMME
Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics
[Interuniversity programme - in cooperation
with Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen and
Università degli Studi di Padova]
120
CREDITS
120
CREDITS
60
CREDITS
60
IMA
TYPE
IMA
TYPE
-
TYPE
MAS
International Study Programmes
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
Kasteelpark Arenberg 20 bus 2300
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 17 44
fax + 32 16 32 19 99
e-mail: [email protected]
http://iupware.be
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Prof. Dr. Jozef Vanderleyden
Chair, Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics
Kasteelpark Arenberg 20 bus 2460
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 96 79
fax + 32 16 32 19 66
e-mail: [email protected]
www.esat.kuleuven.be/sista/GGS/
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Medical Imaging Centre
University Hospital Gasthuisberg
Herestraat 49 bus 7003
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 34 34 71
fax + 32 16 34 34 67
e-mail: [email protected]
www.kuleuven.be/medim
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Interfaculty Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law
Kapucijnenvoer 35, blok d bus 7001
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 33 69 26 or + 32 16 33 69 51
fax + 32 16 33 69 52
e-mail: [email protected]
www.masterbioethics.org
BIOSCIENCE ENGINEERING / APPLIED SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING / SCIENCES / MEDICAL SCIENCES
MEDICAL SCIENCES / APPLIED SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING / SCIENCES
MEDICAL SCIENCES / THEOLOGY, RELIGIOUS STUDIES / PHILOSOPHY AND MORAL SCIENCES
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PROGRAMME
Master of Endodontics
Master of Forensic Odontology
Master of Oral Health Research
Master of Orthodontics
Master of Paediatric Dentistry and Special
Dental Care
Master of Periodontology
Master of Restorative Dentistry
PROGRAMME
Postgraduate Studies in Pharmaceutical
Research
CREDITS
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
CREDITS
60
TYPE
MAS
MAS
MAS
MAS
MAS
MAS
MAS
TYPE
-
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology &
Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Conservative Dentistry Section
University Hospital St.-Rafaël
Kapucijnenvoer 7, blok a bus 7001
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 33 24 66 or + 32 16 33 24 77
fax + 32 16 33 24 35
e-mail: [email protected]
Same address
Same address
Same address
Same address
Same address
Same address
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Prof. Dr. Patrick De Witte
Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Biology
O&N II Herestraat 49 bus 824
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 34 32 or + 32 16 33 04 17
fax + 32 16 32 34 60
e-mail: [email protected]
DENTAL SCIENCES
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
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PROGRAMME
Complementary Studies Master of Science
[Faculty of Science]
Complementary Studies Master of
Engineering
[Faculty of Engineering]
CREDITS
60
60
TYPE
-
-
ADDRESS & INFORMATION
Faculty of Science
Kasteelpark Arenberg 11
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 14 01
fax + 32 16 32 19 95
Faculty of Engineering
Kasteelpark Arenberg 1
BE-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 13 50
fax + 32 16 32 19 82
e-mail: [email protected]
www.mech.kuleuven.be/dept/
AD HOC COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES PROGRAMMES: THESE PROGRAMMES ARE ORGANISED ONLY FOR THE SPECIFICPURPOSE OF PREPARING APPLICANTS FOR THE DOCTORAL PROGRAMME IN THE RESPECTIVE FACULTIES.
One must keep in mind that studies abroad are not to be
undertaken lightly. These require serious preparation at
many levels. Aside from one’s academic qualifications, there
are important practicalities to keep in mind, in particular
one’s finances. With regard to enrolment, registration fees
at K.U.Leuven are among the lowest in the world for
the simple reason that most of its programmes, both for
Belgian as well as international students, are largely sub-
sidised by the Government. Further, the cost of living in
Belgium compares favourably with other industrialised countries.
Nonetheless, the budget for a year of studies is still consid-
erable, not only for the candidates or their sponsors, but
also for the university and the subsidising Government.
Therefore, the following important information is provided
below to help one plan one’s budget for one’s studies.
How much is the tuition fee?
On the basis of the Decree on Flexibility of Higher
Education, the following tuition fees for international
students depending on their citizenship have been
proposed. Below, you will find the fees valid for 2007-2008.
For the most recent information for the academic year
2008-2009 (after indexation) please consult:
www.kuleuven.be/registration/fees/index.htm
K.U.Leuven reserves the right to adjust the tuition fees
accordingly. Please consult the tables listing the different
countries comprising the European Economic Area,
the European Higher Education Area and developing
countries in the following pages below.
FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME BACHELOR'S AND
MASTER'S PROGRAMMES
The tuition fee for EHEA students amounts to a fixed amount
of €58.10 + €7.90 per study point for the 2007-2008 academic
year. This means that a full-time programme of 60 study
points amounts to €533.10. For the 2008-2009 academic
year the fee can be slightly increased after indexation.
Non-EEA students cannot register on a part-time basis.
For bachelor’s and initial master’s programmes, the tuition
fee for students from non-EHEA countries amounts to €5600
unless they fall within the funding that is made available by
the Flemish government. In the latter case the tuition fee
amounts to €58.10 + €7.90 per study point, wich totals
€533.10 for a programme of 60 study points. For the
2008-2009 academic year the fee can be slightly increased
after indexation.
The tuition fee for VLIR-ICP scholarship students from
developing countries for master’s programmes, and for
students from the VLIR-ICP country list registering for
an ICP initial master’s programme, amounts to €80.
DOCTORAL STUDENTS
First registration and defence: the tuition fee amounts to
€253.40 for the 2007-2008 academic year for all students.
For the 2008-2009 academic year the fee can be slightly
increased after indexation.
SPECIAL TUITION FEES FOR ADVANCED MASTER'S
PROGRAMMES
The special tuition fees for certain advanced master's pro-
grammes for the 2007-2008 academic year are listed on our
website: www.kuleuven.be/registration/fees/index.htm
The fees for the 2008-2009 academic year will be determined
by March 2008 only. Please consult our website for the updated
information: www.kuleuven.be/registration/fees/index.htm
How much are the costs and what are the possibilities for scholarships?
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Study Abroad Programme in ECS
International Scholar
Specialisation student
Predoctoral studies
Continuing education
Postgraduate studies
Dutch language year at the ILT
Visiting Scholar
Guest student, distance students
Training in medical specialities
Exchange students
Interuniversity registration
Open University
European Higher Education Area
Not applicable
€253.40, no fee for re-registration
€253.40, no fee for re-registration
€253.40, no fee for re-registration
€58.10 + additional registration fees collected by the programme
€58.10 + additional registration fees collected by the programme
€58.10 + additional registration fees collected by the ILT
€58.10 + insurance costs
€58.10
In a faculty: €58.10; without a faculty: no fee
No fee
No fee
No fee
Non-EHEA/non-DC
€533.10 + additional registration fees collected by the programme
€253.40, no fee for re-registration
€253.40, no fee for re-registration
€253.40, no fee for re-registration
€58.10 + additional registration fees collected by the programme
€58.10 + additional registration fees collected by the programme
€58.10 + additional registration fees collected by the ILT
€58.10 + insurance costs
€58.10
In a faculty: €58.10; without a faculty: no fee
No fee
No fee
No fee
SPECIAL REGISTRATION CATEGORIES: OVERVIEW FOR THE 2007-2008 ACADEMIC YEAR
NATIONALITY
For the 2008-2009 academic year, the fees can be slightly increased after indexation.
How much is a monthly/yearly budget in Leuven?
The estimates below provide a rough average of what
a monthly/yearly budget in Leuven can amount to, apart
from the tuition fee. Basically, these figures reflect a budget
that is realistic and sufficient to live simply and decently.
This rough minimum is also based on a ‘subsistence
minimum’. It is the amount legally stipulated even for
Belgians and Belgian families with children as the basic
sum needed for a decent living.
PREPARATION AND DEPARTURE FOR LEUVEN:
DEPENDING ON COUNTRY
Before travelling to Leuven, a budget must be foreseen
for the following possible costs while still in home country:
visa/passport application fees, transportation costs,
ticket reservation costs, accommodations, costs for
ticket(s), shipping costs for extra baggage and medical
costs. If the partner or the family will come along
to Leuven, the extra costs need to be calculated as well.
Single With partner
ARRIVAL €137.5 €275
This amount includes transportation costs to Leuven within
Belgium, temporary accommodation, communication costs
with family at home country and the registration at the City
Hall (administrative costs, ID pictures, …).
ONE-TIME INSTALLATION
COSTS (TOTAL) €1210 €3630
For clothing upon arrival
Housing
- Telephone costs for appointments
- Rent guarantee
- Rent for 1st month
- Fire insurance
- Rent/purchase furniture
- Utilities costs: phone, water, electricity, etc.
- Purchase household utensils
- Cable TV connection and subscription
- Bicycle rent and guarantee
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These installation costs are normally spent once and they
include the costs for clothing that needs to be bought upon
arrival and the costs for searching and furnishing your lodgings.
The number of available accommodations, however, in
subsidised housing and for K.U.Leuven scholarship holders
is quite limited, and are governed by very strict conditions.
Thus do not count too much on this. If one complies with
these conditions, then the monthly rent costs €225-250
(single room), €400-600 (one-bedroom apartment) and
€750 + (two-bedroom apartment). The costs which are
not accounted for in this case are: the payment of a rent
guarantee and the rent/purchase of furniture, and the fire
insurance; cable TV connection and subscription are
included in the rent. The rent for housing in the private sector
is considerably higher than in the subsidised housing.
YEARLY STUDY COSTS
(TOTAL) ± €1050 ± €1050
Registration
- Tuition fee See table See table
- Third Party Liability insurance €13 €13
- Health insurance €110 €110
- Sport card €17 €17
Study materials €550 €550
Academic activities €330 €330
The registration fee can vary depending on the academic
programme or course of study. The costs for study materials
as well as for academic activities can vary depending on
the programme. These costs are valid for 2007-2008,
and are subject to change.
MONTHLY LIVING COSTS
(TOTAL) €605 €1265
Monthly costs housing
- Monthly rent for lodgings
- Monthly utilities costs
Monthly living costs
The monthly costs include the expenses for housing
(monthly rent + monthly miscellaneous costs) and
the monthly living costs. The following items are covered
by the monthly living costs: food, clothes, medical costs,
purchase of household implements, language courses,
relaxation/free time, transportation costs and expenses
for the children. Families need to calculate the costs for
baby food, diapers, day care, …
PREPARATION AND DEPARTURE FOR HOME COUNTRY:
DEPENDING ON COUNTRY
Before departure for one’s home country, a budget needs to
be foreseen for the following costs: closing accounts, ticket
reservation costs, costs for ticket(s), transportation costs
and shipping costs for baggage.
YEARLY STUDY AND
LIVING COSTS Single With partner
Yearly study costs
(excluding tuition fee) €1050 €1050
Monthly costs x 12 €7260 €15180
TOTAL (excluding tuition fee) €8310 €16230
Note: The yearly housing and living costs will of course be higher
depending on the number of children and persons in the family.
This also applies for the one-time installation costs.
Health Insurance fees particularly forNon-EEA students
Like all EHEA citizens, all non-Belgians who reside in
Belgium for whatever reason need to be covered by a health
insurance. As far as international students are concerned,
they are thus required to be affiliated with a Belgian Health
Insurance agency. More detailed information with regard to
health insurance in Belgium for international students can
be found in our other brochures Travelling to Leuven and
Living in Leuven.
Important!
It is essential that you assess the financial means necessary
for living and studying in Belgium adequately and responsibly.
Material uncertainty during studies can jeopardise the successful
completion of your programme. The figures above can help
you estimate these expenses.
A proof of solvency is one of the conditions for acquiring
an Authorisation for Provisional Sojourn as a student in
Belgium.
The Belgian authorities do not issue an Authorisation for
Provisional Sojourn to international students who state
that they will work as ‘job students’ to finance their studies.
In Belgium, the demands of the studies themselves are quite
rigorous and access to the job market is very strictly monitored.
For these reasons, it is practically impossible to finance one’s
studies and living expenses in Leuven as a ‘job student’.
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Married students generally want to bring their families along
with them to Belgium. The practicality of this plan depends
on the financial capacity of the family. Again, please refer to
the estimates above to give you an idea of your budget as
a family. To receive a residence visa for family members,
proof must also be presented to the Belgian authorities
that you have sufficient income to cover the costs of your
family’s stay.
We stress that you must have sufficient funds at hand
for the whole of your stay in Leuven. It is impossible to
obtain financial help from the University or any other
Belgian institution once already in the country.
How to apply for scholarships?
Obtaining a scholarship or a study grant are other ways
to finance your studies. The following classification of organ-
isations provides general information about possible sources
of scholarships or grants from within K.U.Leuven itself
and from other possible sources. Note, however, that
scholarships are in general granted for graduate or post-
graduate levels only.
IN THE FRAMEWORK OF RESEARCH PROJECTS
WITHIN K.U.LEUVEN
Certain institutions or departments within K.U.Leuven have
their own possibilities for scholarships for particular research
projects. It would be best to consult the respective
professors who are affiliated with the groups listed below.
Research projects posted in the Doctoral Schools
www.kuleuven.be/phd/
Research projects of individual professors
www.kuleuven.be/research/researchdatabase/
University Hospitals and the Rega Institute
www.uz.kuleuven.be/medimaging/
www.kuleuven.be/rega/
Leuven Research and Development
www.kuleuven.be/lrd/about/mission.html
IMEC
www.imec.be/
IN THE FRAMEWORK OF
DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATION
Interfaculty Council for Development
Co-operation (IRO, Interfacultaire Raad voor
Ontwikkelingssamenwerking) of K.U.Leuven
General Conditions
You must be a citizen of a developing country recognised
on the list of OECD-DAC. However, citizens of Eastern
European countries and Russian republics are not eligible.
In addition, it must be financially impossible for you or your
family to pay for studies abroad.
The scholarships are only granted for doctoral or predoctoral
programmes. Only candidates with excellent academic
results are selected.
You can find more general information about doctoral studies
at K.U.Leuven on the following webpages:
www.kuleuven.be/phd/. Your first step should be to contact
a supervisor to discuss the opportunities for pursuing doctoral
studies. You may select amongst the priority research fields
for the IRO scholarship (www.kuleuven.be/iro/) or search for
possible research topics in our research database
(www.kuleuven.be/research/researchdatabase/) to find out
which K.U.Leuven professors do research on which topics.
Alternatively, you may also visit the webpages of the faculties
or departments (www.kuleuven.be/english/teaching/
faculties.htm) in order to get an idea of the faculty members'
research interests.
The research subject must be original, innovative and
highly relevant for development.
The proposal must be clear, feasible and goal-oriented.
It must be possible to complete the research within
a maximum of four years.
The age limit is 35 years. Priority is given to young students
under 30 years of age.
Procedure
If you meet the scholarship requirements, please complete
the online application form accurately and fully and include
all required documents. Please indicate that you are applying
for the IRO scholarship!
See www.kuleuven.be/iro/
You are requested to submit:
• the proposal for a doctoral dissertation signed by
the supervisor accepting to be your promoter; include
a brief motivation explaining how your research topic
can be approached and treated in a manner relevant
to development co-operation
• a certificate of professional engagement is also required,
to be signed by a person or an institution confirming
that, upon your return, you will be accepted for
a specific position or job in your country of origin
or in another developing country.
• two letters of recommendation by persons who
are qualified to assess your academic capabilities
(to be sent in sealed envelopes).
• copies of applications for other scholarships.
• a certificate of English proficiency, for instance a TOEFL
score of at least 550 or results of an equivalent test
The three first documents can be downloaded from
the website.
The deadline for submission of applications is November 30.
Any applications that do not meet these requirements and
any incomplete or late applications will not be accepted.
K.U.Leuven does not acknowledge receipt of inadmissible
applications.
The letters of recommendation should be submitted in
sealed envelopes or sent directly by the persons completing
them to the International Office, Naamsestraat 63,
BE-3000 Leuven, also before November 30.
For more details and for the online application form,
please consult: www.kuleuven.be/iro/
Flemish Interuniversity Council
(VLIR, Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad)
1. Scholarships for four international courses
at K.U.Leuven
Master of Human Settlements
Master of Molecular Biology
Master of Food Technology
Master of Water Resources Engineering
The VLIR also offers scholarships for other international
courses and training programmes at universities in Flanders.
For detailed information, please consult the VLIR website at
www.vliruos.be
General Conditions
Applicants must be citizens of a developing country included
in the List of Developing Countries from the DAC of the OECD
(up to lower-middle-income countries). Further, it must be
demonstrated that neither they nor their families are able
to finance their studies.
Scholarships are awarded for postgraduate studies.
A bachelor’s or a master’s degree are required.
The applicant should not exceed 35 years of age for
the International Course Programmes or 40 years of age
for the International Training Programmes.
Priority will be given to applicants with at least 2 years
of work experience, preferably in the following sectors:
higher education, public administration, research institutes,
social economy, small and medium-size companies,
and non-governmental organisations.
Candidates working for a multinational company or a multi-
lateral organisation are not eligible for a VLIR scholarship.
Procedure
The completed VLIR application form and other required
documents must be submitted no later than February 1.
For complete details regarding the requirements and for
the application forms, please refer to the website:
www.vliruos.be
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2. The Institutional University Co-operation (IUS,
Institutionele Universitaire Samenwerking)
In 1997, the programme for Institutional University Co-operation
was initiated by the Flemish Interuniversity Council with the
approval of the Flemish Government. This programme
embodies sustainable relations of co-operation between
the universities in Flanders and a number of privileged
partner institutions in developing countries.
K.U.Leuven is coordinator of six IUS programmes:
Bolivia: Universidad Mayor de San Simón
Ecuador: Universidad de Cuenca
Ethiopia: Mekelle University
Philippines: Benguet State University
and Saint Louis University
Surinam: Anton de Kom Universiteit van Suriname
Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe
For more concrete information as to the academic
programmes and scholarship possibilities within
the Institutional University Co-operation, students from
the universities mentioned above are advised to inquire
from their university’s respective office responsible for
such co-operation with the VLIR.
Belgian Technical Co-operation (BTC, Belgische
Technische Coöperatie) (formerly ABOS)
Description
In the past few years, international development co-operation
in Belgium has undergone a thorough reform. It’s main goal
still remains the promotion of sustainable human development.
Priority is given to combating poverty and emphasis is laid
on maintaining a healthy democracy and state, and upholding
human rights. One way of attaining these goals is by means
of direct bilateral co-operation, which includes, among others,
the granting of scholarships for studies or internships in Belgium.
Procedure
For further information, please contact the Belgian Embassy
or Consulate in your country, or contact:
Belgische Technische Coöperatie, nv
Hoogstraat 147
1000 Brussels
tel. + 32 2 50 53 700
fax + 32 2 50 29 862
Or consult their website: www.btcctb.org
Flemish Office for Development Co-operation and
Technical Assistance (VVOB, Vlaamse Vereniging voor
Ontwikkelingssamenwerking en Technische Bijstand)
Description
VVOB is involved with the transfer of knowledge to developing
countries. VVOB and its development co-operators organise
and participate in education, training and research activities
in developing countries. VVOB-activities are concentrated
in a limited number of countries and in a limited number of
fields, i.e. education and training, as well as public health
care, food supply and environmental care.
Procedure
For further information, please contact:
VVOB
Maria-Theresiastraat 21
1000 Brussel
tel. + 32 2 209 07 99
fax + 32 2 209 07 98
Or please refer to their website: www.vvob.be
Non-governmental Organisations
Scholarships for university studies may be granted by
certain NGOs. For an extensive list of NGOs worldwide,
please consult the following website: www.ngo.org/
IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE RESEARCH COUNCIL
OF K.U.LEUVEN
The Research Council advises the Board of Governors
of K.U.Leuven as to the research policy of the University.
Likewise, it supervises the general administration of
the research funds of the University. Below, we describe
some of the study grants granted by this Council that are
of direct interest to some international students already
studying at the University.
The Research Council administers co-financing study grants
for Hungarian and Albanian researchers, and for the other
needs of good researchers from Central and Eastern Europe
who work in K.U.Leuven.
For other non-EEA doctoral students of the University,
the Research Council may likewise grant scholarships
for those who are way advanced in their doctoral research
and foresee completion within two years. The promoter of
the student concerned normally applies for such a scholarship
from the Research Council. A similar kind of scholarship may
also be granted to EEA doctoral students of the University,
with special qualifications, although the conditions for the
scholarship are more strict. For instance, EEA doctoral
students who have already benefited from other study
financing modalities are ineligible.
IN THE FRAMEWORK OF BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
BETWEEN K.U.LEUVEN AND OTHER UNIVERSITIES
IN AFRICA, AMERICA, ASIA AND EUROPE
For some time now, K.U.Leuven has been playing an active
role in the exchange of scientific expertise amongst its
professors and researchers with those of other universities
around the world. Within these Bilateral Agreements,
certain kinds of scholarships or grants are also made
available. It would be best to contact your own university
if they have entered into such an agreement with K.U.Leuven
and if you want to know what the conditions are.
For more information, please visit the following website:
www.kuleuven.be/english/interrelations/index.htm
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IN THE FRAMEWORK OF SELECTIVE BILATERAL
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN K.U.LEUVEN AND
OTHER UNIVERSITIES IN LATIN AMERICA,
CHINA AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Since 2001 K.U.Leuven has concluded selective bilateral
agreements with certain universities, offering these universities
the possibility to propose candidates to pursue doctoral
studies at K.U.Leuven. Students interested in applying for
these doctoral scholarships should contact the international
relations office in their home university mentioned in the list
below:
• ARGENTINA
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba,
Contact: Mr. Alberto Zarza Mensaque
- Universidad Nacional de La Plata,
Contact: Ms. Enriqueta Nancy Della Rosa
• BOLIVIA
- Universidad Mayor de San Simón,
Contact: Lic. José Décker Márquez
• BRAZIL
- Universidade de São Paulo,
Contact: Ms. Deisemara Nascimento da Silva
• CHILE
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile,
Contact: Ms. Nuria Alsina
- Universidad de Chile,
Contact: Ms. Teresa Iriarte Garcia
• ECUADOR
- Universidad de Cuenca,
Contact: Ing. M. Felipe Cisneros
- Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil,
Contact: Prof. Sylvia de Witmer
- Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral,
Contact: Ing. Pedro Vargas
• MEXICO
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico,
Contact: Prof. Mónica Verea
• PERU
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru,
Contact: Dr. Luis Jaime Castillo
- Universidad de Lima,
Contact: Dr. Juan Carlos Goñi Delión
• CHINA
- Peking University,
Contact: Ms. Zheng Ruqing
- Fudan University (Shanghai),
Contact: Mr. Y.Z. Chen
- Zhejiang University (Hangzhou),
Contact: Mr. Feng Hong
- Tsinghua University (Beijing),
Contact: Mr. Xia Guangzhi
• RUSSIAN FEDERATION
- St. Petersburg State University,
Contact: Elena Mikhailova
- Kazan State University,
Contact: A. Krylov
For further contact information and for the application
procedure, please consult the following website:
www.kuleuven.be/english/interrelations/
IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME, SIGNED BY
THE CHINA SCHOLARSHIP COUNCIL AND
K.U.LEUVEN
On June 7, 2005 the agreement on the CSC Scholarships
for Excellence Programme was signed in Beijing between
the Government of the People’s Republic of China and
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium).
The key objective of the programme is to further the collabo-
ration between K.U.Leuven and China in the field of education.
Therefore, it wishes to stimulate international top students
to study at K.U.Leuven and in China.
K.U.Leuven and CSC offer 20 CSC scholarships per
academic year to students who have studied at
a Chinese university. Students should have:
1. a good portfolio of research publications
2. some research experience
3. an excellent performance in previous studies
4. a sound knowledge of English (a TOEFL score of 580
on the Paper-based test or 237 on the Computer-based
test or 92-93 Internet-based test) or French
5. their domicile in China
The deadline for submission of applications is December 15.
For more information, please consult:
www.kuleuven.be/english/interrelations/CSC/
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Other possibilities outside of K.U.Leuven
Below, we list some other international organisations
that may be able to grant scholarships for certain study or
research programmes, depending on their own conditions
and requirements.
Belgian Organisations
• Scientific and Technical Information Service (STIS)
(www.stis.fgov.be/)
• Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science
and Technology in Flanders (IWT) (www.iwt.be)
• Foundation for Scientific Research of Belgium
(www.fwo.be)
• Flemish Community (including bilateral agreements
of the Flemish Community) (www.flanders.be)
• Federal Government of Belgium (http://belgium.fgov.be)
European Organisations
• European Commission
(www.europa.eu.int/index-en.htm)
• Community Research & Development Information
Service (Cordis) (www.cordis.lu/)
American Organisations
• Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF)
(www.baef.be)
• Fullbright Scholar Programme/CIES (www.iie.org/cies/)
• Rotary International (www.rotary.org/programs/)
International Organisations
• International Association of University Presidents (IUAP)
(www.ia-up.org)
• UNO (www.un.org/)
• UNESCO (www.unesco.org/)
• WHO (www.who.int/)
• WorldBank (www.worldbank.org/)
IN THE FRAMEWORK OF
THE LLP - ERASMUS PROGRAMME
General conditions
Students who have been selected by their faculty for
an ERASMUS exchange can apply for a mobility scholarship.
They must comply with a number of conditions:
They are citizens of one of the participating countries listed
below, or have been granted a permanent residence permit
in the country of their home university:
Member states of the EU (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and The United Kingdom) as well
as Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Turkey.
Their home university must grant a full academic recognition
of the period of study in the host university (the period of
study forms an integral part of the normal course of study
in the home university).
They must be fully exempted from paying the registration
fees in the host university (note: the host university can
require a small fee for insurance, membership in student
organisations, or for the use of various materials).
Their home government or national authorities have to
continue paying their scholarship or loans during their stay
abroad (the mobility-scholarship is separate from whatever
possible study grants the students receive from their home
government).
Procedure
It would be best to contact the office responsible for these
European exchange programmes within your own university.
They should be able to provide you with the concrete
information for applying for scholarships.
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COUNTRY
Belgium
Austria
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
MEMBERSHIP
EUEEA 1
CoEurope 2
EHEA 3
Schengen
EUEEACoEuropeEHEASchengen
EUEEACoEuropeEHEASchengen
EUEEACoEuropeEHEASchengen
EUEEACoEuropeEHEASchengen
EUEEACoEuropeEHEASchengen
ADMISSION POSSIBILITIES(SEE PART 2 OF THISBROCHURE)
Based on Decree onFlexibility
BA 4 : CoEuropeIMA 5: based on selectionMAS 6: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
REQUIRED VISA (SEEBROCHURE TRAVELLING TO LEUVEN)
--
No visa necessaryId.card 7 EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
TUITION FEE(SEE PART 4 OF THIS BROCHURE)
Based on Decree onFlexibility
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
List of Countries and Corresponding Admission Possibilities, Required Visas and Tuition Fees
1 EEA = European Economic Area (see further for the list of member states)2 CoEurope = Council of Europe (see further for the list of member states)3 EHEA = European Higher Education Area = Bologna country (see further for the list of member states)4 BA = Bachelor’s programmes5 IMA = Initial Master’s programmes6 MAS = Master’s-Advanced Studies programmes7 Id.card = Identity card
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
EUEEACoEuropeEHEASchengen
EUEEACoEuropeEHEA
EUEEACoEuropeEHEASchengen
EUEEACoEuropeEHEASchengen
EUEEACoEuropeEHEASchengen
EUEEACoEuropeEHEASchengen
EUEEACoEuropeEHEASchengen
EUEEACoEuropeEHEASchengen
EUEEACoEuropeEHEA
EUEEACoEuropeEHEA
EUEEACoEuropeEHEA
EUEEACoEuropeEHEA
EUEEAEHEA
EUEEAEHEA
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
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Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Norway
Liechtenstein
Iceland
Switzerland
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Croatia
Russian Federation
F.Y.R. Macedonia
Turkey
Serbia
EUEEACoEuropeEHEA
EUEEACoEuropeEHEA
EUEEACoEuropeEHEA
EUEEACoEuropeEHEA
EUEEACoEuropeEHEA
EUEEACoEuropeEHEA
EUEEAEHEA
EEACoEuropeEHEASchengen
EEACoEuropeEHEA
EEACoEuropeEHEA
Like EEACoEuropeEHEA
Non-EEACoEuropeEHEA
Non-EEACoEuropeEHEA
Non-EEACoEuropeEHEA
Non-EEACoEuropeEHEA
Non-EEACoEuropeEHEA
Non-EEACoEurope 10
EHEA
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: non-CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
AFPS 8
IAR 9 non-EEA
AFPSIAR non-EEA
AFPSIAR non-EEA
AFPSIAR non-EEA
AFPSIAR non-EEA
AFPSIAR non-EEA
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
8 AFPS = Authorisation for Provisional Sojourn (Visa type D)9 IAR = Inscription in the Alien’s Register in Leuven City Hall10 Serbia is a member of the CoEurope but has not yet signed the treaty on the equivalence of diplomas.
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Moldova
Montenegro
Israel
New Zealand
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Ukraine
Monaco
San Marino
Andorra
Vatican City
Non-EEA legal residents in Belgium
Non-EEA legal residents inanother EEA country
Authorized political refugees
Candidate political refugees
Non-EEACoEuropeEHEA
Non-EEACoEurope 11
EHEA
Non-EEACoEurope
Non-EEACoEurope
Non-EEACoEuropeEHEA
Non-EEACoEuropeEHEA
Non-EEACoEuropeEHEA
Non-EEACoEuropeEHEA
Non-EEACoEuropeEHEA
Like FranceCoEurope
Like ItalyCoEurope
Like SpainCoEuropeEHEA
Like ItalyEHEA
Considered like EEA citizens
Considered like EEA citizens
Same rights and duties likeBelgian citizens
Considered like potentialBelgian citizens if applicationfor refugee status is declared eligible
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
BA: non-CoEuropeIMA: based on selectionMAS: based on selection
Admission depending on country where currentdiploma was obtained
Admission depending oncountry where current diploma was obtained
With documents:based on dossierWithout documents:assessment
With documents:based on dossierWithout documents:assessmentDossier-management afterfulfilment of languagerequirements
AFPSIAR non-EEA
AFPSIAR non-EEA
AFPSIAR non-EEA
AFPSIAR non-EEA
AFPSIAR non-EEA
AFPSIAR non-EEA
AFPSIAR non-EEA
AFPSIAR non-EEA
AFPSIAR non-EEA
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
No visa necessaryId.card EEA-citizen
Permanent residence, butremain non-EEA citizen
AFPSIAR non-EEA
Residence right cf. Belgian citizens
Residence right to be decided by GeneralCommissariat
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Higher tuition fee
Higher tuition fee
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
Cf. EHEA citizens
11 Montenegro is a member of the CoEurope but has not yet signed the treaty on the equivalence of diplomas.
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EU = European Union member states
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden and the United Kingdom, plus the newest EU member states Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania
EEA = European Economic area member states
EU + Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland
Schengen countries
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Spain and Sweden
CoEurope = Council of Europe member states
EEA + Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro,
Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, F.Y.R. Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine
EHEA = European Higher Education Area member states (countries that ratified the Bologna Declaration)
EEA + Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, F.Y.R. Macedonia, Moldova,
Montenegro, Russian Federation, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and Vatican City
List of Developing Countries
The following developing countries are recognised by
the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development – Development Assistance Committee
(OECD-DAC) [www.oecd.org]. K.U.Leuven has adopted only
the last two categories in the OECD-DAC list: the least
developed countries and the low-income countries.
Afghanistan
Angola
Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Central African
Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Kiribati
Laos
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Niger
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome and
Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Sudan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tuvalu
Uganda
Vanuatu
Yemen
Zambia
Cameroon
Congo, Rep.
Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana
India
Kenya
Korea, Dem. Rep.
Kyrgyz Rep.
Moldova
Mongolia
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New
Guinea
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
Other Non-EEA countries &Non-Developing countries
Other Non-EEA countries &Developing countries 12
VLIR-ICP-BTC scholarshipholders
Non-EEA
Non-EEA.
Non-EEA Developing Countries
BA: Cf. non-CoEuropeMAS: based on selection
BA: Cf. non-CoEuropeMAS: based on selection
BA: Cf. non-CoEuropeMAS: based on selection
AFPSIAR non-EEA
AFPSIAR non-EEA
AFPSIAR non-EEA
Cf. non-EHEA citizens
Application for reduction ispossible
Fee for Flemish scholarshipholders (€80)
Developing countries
Least developed countries Low-income countries
12 See the table of Developing Countries employed by K.U.Leuven
Developing countries
How do I apply for admission?
Online Application
After having read through the different categories of student
status, the admission and language requirements and the
various academic programmes, applicants are required to
submit two complete sets of their application file. This file
consists primarily of the Application Form and the other relevant
documents to be enclosed with the Application Form.
Applicants can fill in the Online Application Form on
the following webpage: www.kuleuven.be/applicationform/
When you have completed the online application form, please
send the printout of the application form with the requested
documents mentioned below to the International Admissions
and Mobility Unit by regular mail, express mail or registered
mail. Applications via email or fax will not be accepted.
Please add a photocopy of the complete set.
Requested application fee
All non-EHEA applications require an application processing
fee of EUR 50 (excluding any possible bank transfer fees).
This application fee needs to be paid for each application
made, and this fee will be reimbursed upon registration at
K.U.Leuven. VLIR ICP-scholarship applicants do not have
to pay the application fee. Applicants for the predoctoral or
doctoral programmes do not have to pay the application fee
either. The Faculty of Theology will pay the application fee
for their applicants. Please submit proof of payment with
your application. Payment can only be made via bank
transfer. No other form of payment will be accepted.
Via bank transfer to:
KBC Bedrijvenkantoor
Brusselsesteenweg 100
BE-3000 Leuven
Account number: 432-0000011-57
Swift/biccode: KREDBEBB
IBANnumber: BE09 4320 0000 1157
Referring to VGS number: 400/0000/27826,
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Requested documents
Core documents points 1-4 (Please note that applications
received by us without these core documents will not be
processed):
1. A certified copy of your diplomas and transcripts of
academic records. All documents should be certified as
true and original by either the educational institution that
issued them (in a sealed institution envelope) or by
the local Belgian diplomatic office. Photocopies and faxes
are not accepted. Please add a document explaining
the grading system of your country (i.e. comparing
the grades to numeric score). If you are still preparing
for an examination at the time of application, you are
requested to forward – as soon as the results are
available – a certificate attesting to the results.
2. Translation of your diploma and official transcripts:
If your documents are not in English, French or Dutch,
please arrange for these documents to be translated
by a registered translator. These documents must be
also certified by the educational institution that issued
them or by a Belgian diplomatic office.
3. All non-native English applicants must submit a certificate
proving their proficiency in English: for example,
a TOEFL certificate sent by ETS, an IELTS certificate
sent by The British Council. Only original score cards
sent directly by either ETS or The British Council are
accepted.
- ETS: please use university code 0749,
department code 99
- IELTS: please request for the score card to be sent
to the International Office, International Admissions
and Mobility Unit, Naamsestraat 63, BE-3000 Leuven,
Belgium.
4. A passport photograph and a copy of your passport
5. Proof of solvency (sponsor, scholarship, etc...)
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Additional documents
1. Additional documents may be required by a specific
programme: for example, statement of purpose,
GMAT and/or GRE test results, recommendation letters,
project proposals, etc. (please see the programme
requirements). If the programme you are applying for
requires a GMAT score, please contact the Graduate
Management Admission Council
(www.gmac.com/gmac) and arrange for an original
score card to be sent to us (code JQH7X51).
2. Dutch language Bachelor applications: a certificate
attesting to the equivalence of a foreign diploma for
the purpose of access to bachelor’s programmes in
a Belgian university (to be downloaded from the Online
Application Form webpage):
• For countries not represented in the Council of
Europe, the Flemish Government Decree concerning
universities of June 12, 1991, specifies that any
diploma allowing access to university studies in
the country where the diploma was awarded must
be considered equivalent to a permission to enter
university studies in Belgium.
• All Council of Europe countries, including all countries
of the European Union, are bound by the Convention
of December 11, 1953, concerning the equivalence
of diplomas allowing access to university studies.
This convention, to which Belgium is party, specifies
as equivalent any diploma allowing access to similar
university studies in the country where the diploma
was awarded.
3. For doctoral programmes: the thesis proposal signed
by a supervisor (promoter) at K.U.Leuven (to be down-
loaded from the Online Application Form webpage).
4. For Chinese applicants, please add your address in
Chinese characters on a separate sheet.
5. International scholars must add a proof of registration
from their home university.
Please note that the application documents cannot be
returned to the applicant.
Deadlines for applications
The deadlines for applications are:
1. For bachelor's programmes in Dutch: February 1,
for non-EEA-citizens.
2. For master's programmes in English: March 1,
for non-EEA citizens.
3. We prefer to receive the applications of EEA citizens
before June 1. However, EEA students with the required
background and language fluency may register until
the end of September.
4. For pre-doctoral and doctoral programmes: no deadline.
5. For international scholars and visiting scholars:
no deadline.
We regret that applications after these dates will not be
accepted anymore.
Your application will be passed on to the faculty concerned.
The academic authorities decide, on the advice of the faculty,
whether you may be admitted and, if so, to which
programme. This whole procedure may take about
12 weeks. If you are accepted, you will receive a
written Letter of Admission from the International Office.
What are the relevant University services?
Below, we list a number of offices and organisations within
K.U.Leuven that are directly involved in assisting international
applicants who are planning to come to Leuven for the first
time. Note that there are other services and organisations
within K.U.Leuven that offer particular help to students in
other fields. These are listed in the brochure Living in Leuven.
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
International Admissions and Mobility Unit
This Unit forms the integral administrative body of
the University’s policy for all its international students.
Thus to a large extent, the first contact between inter-
national students and K.U.Leuven happens via this Unit.
Its responsibilities include the administration of applications
for enrolment from international applicants for all University
programmes including exchange programmes. It also takes
charge of the administration regarding study grants awarded
in the framework of development co-operation, exchange
agreements or research activities, and the administration
of the payments of these study grants. Finally, this Unit is
responsible for the reception of international students and
guests, working in close co-ordination with other services
within the University mentioned below.
www.kuleuven.be/english/about/oiss.htm
International Policy Unit
This Unit co-ordinates and supports the different forms of
international co-operation in which K.U.Leuven is involved.
In general, these take the form of bilateral contacts and
formal agreements with universities abroad, and K.U.Leuven’s
membership in multilateral organisations and international
networks of universities. Moreover, its regular contacts with
international organisations ensure a close follow-up of new
developments in the field of the internationalisation of higher
education.
www.kuleuven.be/english/interrelations/index.htm
Development Co-operation Unit
K.U.Leuven implements numerous co-operation
programmes and development projects involving partner
universities all over the world. Apart from this, members
of the university community are regularly called upon
to play an active part in regional, national and international
development organizations.
A K.U.Leuven Mission Statement on university development
co-operation has been developed by the Interfaculty Council
for Development Co-operation (IRO). Basically, IRO is
an advisory board, consisting of representatives from all
faculties. It has a limited budget to support a series of
well-defined IRO initiatives, such as doctoral scholarships.
In Flanders, University (Development) Co-operation is
managed by VLIR, the Flemish Inter-university Council,
of which K.U.Leuven is a member. K.U.Leuven actively
participates in the VLIR’s university co-operation programmes.
www.kuleuven.be/english/interrelations/devcop.htm
STUDY ADVISORY CENTRE
This Centre provides information on the different academic
programmes at K.U.Leuven, both for Belgian as well as inter-
national students. Likewise, it provides a variety of forms of
study counselling or guidance for students. This Centre helps
students find information regarding employment possibilities
and postgraduate training. Finally, it provides assistance for
disabled students and co-ordinates all matters and facilities
that grant them equal opportunities within K.U.Leuven.
www.kuleuven.be/studyadvice/
INTERNATIONAL HOUSING SERVICE
This Service provides general information on the various sorts
of student accommodations within the University and in the
private sector. Each year, a database of available student
rooms, studios and apartments is compiled and made available
on the internet. Likewise, this Service offers advice regarding
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rent contracts and the guarantee, fire insurance, your rights
and duties as a tenant, and other legalities regarding rentals.
If need be, this Service can mediate for you before the landlord
on matters of the signing of the contract and of contractual
conflicts.
www.kuleuven.be/accommodation/
SOCIAL SERVICE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
This Service is mainly concerned with helping international
students integrate themselves with ease within Belgian society
during the course of their studies. It therefore provides
assistance with regard to their questions on all sorts of
practical matters including health insurance, third-party liability
insurance, child-support, and on legislation in Belgium with
regard to foreigners. For instance, international students can
obtain some assistance from this Service in case of unexpected
financial problems. A special feature of their service involves
volunteers among the Belgian students who help their inter-
national counterparts with practical problems.
www.kuleuven.be/studentservices/
PANGAEA
The name ‘Pangaea’ originally refers to the primordial, single
continent that made up the entire land surface of the Earth
some 175 million years ago. Taking inspiration from this
phenomenon, K.U.Leuven established its Pangaea which is
the international students’ centre where students from other
nationalities and Belgian students can meet socially.
There are several facilities put at the disposal of its members:
a spacious lounge with a coffee bar (free coffee for members)
and a large assortment of foreign newspapers, a recreational
room with table tennis equipment, a TV room with video
and satellite TV, a kitchen and a terrace for relaxation during
sunny days. Pangaea organises a variety of activities such
as concerts, lectures, workshops and trips. Dutch, English
and Spanish can be practised in conversation groups.
Regular video movies are shown during the evening.
And various trips or excursions are organised as well.
www.kuleuven.be/pangaea/index.htm
LOKO INTERNATIONAL
LOKO International is a subgroup of the student body council,
LOKO, and it represents the interests of international students
in the operation of the University. Unlike Belgian students,
international students are often unaware of the major influence
they could have on the policies of the University, their faculties
and professors. For instance, Belgian students have a say in
the drawing up of the exam schedule. It is clear that in the
long run, international students could develop a similar influence
within the University. Secondly, LOKO International tries to make
international students feel at home in Leuven. Studying abroad
is not only about obtaining a degree, but also about experi-
encing other cultures and, as a result, achieving a better
understanding of one's own culture. In addition, LOKO
International helps out international students on an individual
basis. Problems can range from the interpretation of information
leaflets about prescription drugs to problems with a professor.
Finally, LOKO International publishes its own newspaper,
The Voice.
http://international.loko.be/
WHAT ARE OTHER INFORMATION SOURCES
ABOUT K.U.LEUVEN?
An overview of all the academic programmes that are made
available to international students is provided by the brochure
International Programmes at K.U.Leuven. Practical information
about individual programmes, the requirements, the faculty
or department to which a programme belongs are likewise
offered, including the co-ordinates of the respective contact
persons. The brochure can be obtained from the
Communication Office.
Other practical matters, such as administrative formalities
prior to departure, registration at the university and at
the City Hall, accommodation, and administration of
scholarships or grants are discussed in the brochure
Travelling to Leuven. Information about Flanders and
Belgium, governmental and municipal services, medical
matters, welfare, religion, cultural and sports activities
are described in the brochure Living in Leuven. These
brochures can be obtained from the International Office.
Finally, information about daily life at K.U.Leuven can
be found in the University newspaper Campuskrant
International. To receive this newspaper, please contact
the Communication Office or alternatively, you may download
its electronic edition from the following website:
www.kuleuven.be/ck/international/index.htm
Moreover, for the benefit of its international students
and scholars, K.U.Leuven circulates a weekly, electronic
newsletter via e-mail, with a link to the following website:
www.kuleuven.be/newsletter/ .
Who’s who and where?
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NAME ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE
CENTRAL SERVICES
International Office Atrechtcollege
Naamsestraat 63 bus 5410
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 88 07 fax + 32 16 32 37 73
International Admissions, and Mobility Unit tel. + 32 16 32 40 20 fax + 32 16 32 37 73
www.kuleuven.be/english/about/oiss.htm
International Policy Unit tel. + 32 16 32 40 27 fax + 32 16 32 37 73
www.kuleuven.be/english/interrelations/
Development Co-operation Unit tel. + 32 16 32 40 17 fax + 32 16 32 37 73
www.kuleuven.be/english/interrelations/devcop.htm
Registrar's Office University Hall
Naamsestraat 22 bus 5401
tel. + 32 16 32 40 40 fax + 32 16 32 37 76
www.kuleuven.be/english/registration/
Study Advisory Centre Van Dalecollege
Naamsestraat 80 bus 5415
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 43 11 fax + 32 16 32 43 30
www.kuleuven.be/studyadvice/
Communication Office University Hall
Oude Markt 13 bus 5005
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 40 10 fax + 32 16 32 40 14
Alumni Association K.U.Leuven Atrechtcollege
Naamsestraat 63 bus 5601
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 40 02 fax + 32 16 32 41 90
www.alum.kuleuven.be
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STUDENTS’ SERVICES
Social Service for International Students Van Dalecollege
Naamsestraat 80 bus 5415
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. +32 16 32 43 75 fax + 32 16 32 43 84
www.kuleuven.be/studentservices/
International Housing Service Van Dalecollege
Naamsestraat 80 bus 5415
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 44 02 fax + 32 16 32 43 90
www.kuleuven.be/accommodation/
Pangaea Vesaliusstraat 34 bus 5417
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 33 96 fax + 32 16 32 33 90
www.kuleuven.be/pangaea/
LOKO International Vesaliusstraat 34
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 33 95 fax + 32 16 32 33 90
http://international.loko.be/
LANGUAGES
Institute for Modern Languages (ILT) Dekenstraat 6
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 56 60 fax + 32 16 32 56 56
www.kuleuven.be/ilt
Centre for Modern Languages (CLT) Dekenstraat 4
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 56 61 fax + 32 16 32 56 95
www.clt.be
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FACULTIES
Faculty of Theology MariaTheresiacollege
Sint-Michielsstraat 6 bus 3100
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 38 28 fax + 32 16 32 38 58
http://theo.kuleuven.be/page/en/
Institute of Philosophy Kardinaal Mercierlaan 2 bus 3220
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 63 00 fax + 32 16 32 63 52
www.hiw.kuleuven.be/eng/
Faculty of Canon Law Tiensestraat 41 bus 3435
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 53 21 fax + 32 16 32 51 57
www.law.kuleuven.be/canon_law/
Faculty of Law Tiensestraat 41 bus 3413
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 51 01 fax + 32 16 32 51 03
www.law.kuleuven.be/english/
Faculty of Business and Economics Naamsestraat 69 bus 3500
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 66 12 fax + 32 16 32 66 10
www.econ.kuleuven.be/eng/
Faculty of Social Sciences E. Van Evenstraat 2C bus 3600
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 30 44 fax + 32 16 32 32 53
www.kuleuven.be/facdep/social/en/
Faculty of Arts Blijde Inkomststraat 21 bus 3301
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 50 10 fax + 32 16 32 47 13
www.arts.kuleuven.be/english/
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences Tiensestraat 102 bus 3700
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 61 01 fax + 32 16 32 60 00
http://ppw.kuleuven.be/ppw/english/index.htm
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Faculty of Science Geel Huis
Kasteelpark Arenberg 11 bus 2100
BE-3001 Heverlee
tel. + 32 16 32 14 01 fax + 32 16 32 19 95
http://wet.kuleuven.be/english/
Faculty of Engineering Kasteelpark Arenberg 1 bus 2200
BE-3001 Heverlee
tel. + 32 16 32 13 50 fax + 32 16 32 19 82
www.eng.kuleuven.ac.be/english/
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Kasteelpark Arenberg 20 bus 2300
BE-3001 Heverlee
tel. + 32 16 32 17 42 fax + 32 16 32 19 56
www.biw.kuleuven.be/english/index.aspx
Faculty of Medicine Herestraat 49 bus 400
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 33 06 68 fax + 32 16 33 74 87
http://med.kuleuven.be/index_en.html
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Herestraat 49 bus 420
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 34 00 fax + 32 16 32 34 67
http://pharm.kuleuven.be/english/
Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences Tervuursevest 101 bus 1500
BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 90 00 fax + 32 16 32 91 96/97
http://faber.kuleuven.be/english/
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BELGIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
Department of Education Hendrik Consciencegebouw
Administration for Higher Education Koning Albert II-laan 15
BE-1210 Brussels
tel. + 32 2 553 31 11 fax + 32 2 553 98 05
Department of Education Hendrik Consciencegebouw
Administration for Secondary Education Koning Albert II-laan 15
BE-1210 Brussels
tel. + 32 2 553 89 01 fax + 32 2 553 89 05
National Academic Recognition Information Hendrik Consciencegebouw
Centre (NARIC): Recognition of Belgian diplomas Koning Albert II-laan 15
by other countries BE-1210 Brussels
tel. + 32 2 553 98 19 fax + 32 16 553 98 05
http://ec.europa.eu/education/policies/rec_qual/
recognition/index_en.html
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© 2008 K.U.Leuven, International Office - International Admissions and Mobility Unit
Publisher: Marie-Thérèse DeloddereText: Edmund Guzman and Marie-Thérèse DelodderePrinted by: Van der PoortenDesign: altera
The International Office provides information and advice on all aspects concerning the stay, the studies and the research of interna-tional students and scholars at K.U.Leuven. All the information in this brochure has been carefully checked by K.U.Leuven. Due tothe rapidly changing nature of the legislation governing higher education, however, no guarantee nor warranty, express or implied, isgiven as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the said information. Moreover, in many cases the application of regulationswill depend on a student's specific circumstances. The readers are themselves fully responsible for the choice of information theyconsult in this brochure and for the consequences of using this information. K.U.Leuven accepts no liability or responsibility in respectof the information herein and reserves the right to update the information on an ongoing basis.
International OfficeAtrechtcollege
Naamsestraat 63 bus 5410 BE-3000 Leuven
tel. + 32 16 32 88 07 • fax + 32 16 32 37 [email protected]