Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Country

Belgium

City

Brussel

Agreement type

Erasmus+

*Number of study places

6 + 4 + 2

About the study place

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven was founded in 1425, and is today a modern university located centrally in Belgium; Leuven is only about 25km east from Brussels. The university is considered the oldest catholic university in this part of Europe and the biggest Flemish speaking university, and is consistently ranked among the world’s 100 best universities. Leuven itself has around 101,000 inhabitants, so student life makes a strong impact on the town. Finally, part of the Old Town in Leuven is on UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites list..

• About the agreement

  The agreement covers agricultural subjects (Faculty of Bioscience engineering, bachelor and master), biology (Faculty of Science, master only) and Business/economics (Faculty of Economics and Business). Master level.

• Who can apply

  For all Erasmus agreements it is necessary to have attained 60 credits on your current NMBU program before commencing a study abroad exchange.

• Number of Study Places

  Faculty of Bioscience Engineering: Three students per semester.
  Faculty of Science: One master’s student per year.

• Language of Teaching

  Dutch and English.

• Semester Timing

  Autumn semester: late September – early February.
  Spring semester: early February – early July.

• Tuition Fees

  Erasmus students must continue to pay for NMBU’s semester fees, plus register with NMBU whilst they are on exchange. However, it is not necessary to pay any types of fee at the partner university.

• Accommodation

  80% of students at the university live in privately-owned accommodation. However, the university can help with finding accommodation.

• Courses

  Course catalogue

  Example Courses Students Have Taken Previously

  M-MF

  G0I82A Society Environmental Interactions

  I0D48A Dynamical Systems

  I0P65A Ecosystems Modelling

  I0Q99A Nutrition and Dietetics

  D0162A Principles of Database Management

  I0P16B Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis

  I0D34A Basic Concepts of Cell Biology

  I0T97A Functional Anatomy of the Human Locomotor System

  G0U12B Historical and Social Aspects of Physics

  H03C8A Electromagnetic Processing of Materials

  H04D4A Light and Lighting Systems

  H04X2A Project Management

  H06R6A Energy Law

  T31EIA Aspects of Industrial Automation

  M-ECOL

  GOF91A Biogeography and Macro-ecology

  GOR72A Data Visualization in Data Science