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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..

  • 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