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SCHOLARSHIPS TIME ZONE GMT +1 • Erasmus+ • The Master Mind Scholarship Programme for master FLANDERS: studies in Flanders FEDERATED • International Course Programmes for students from COUNTRY DIALING developing countries: www.vliruos.be/en/scholarships CODE ENTITY OF THE +32 FEDERAL STATE • Scholarships from the host institutions OF BELGIUM www.studyinflanders.be STUDENT VISA EU/EEA nationals: min. 906,1 euros FLANDERS AND STRUCTURE OF EU/EEA nationals: no visa; only (2017-2018, full time programme). register with the residence Non EU/EEA nationals: BRUSSELS, HIGHER EDUCATION IN FLANDERS authority. fees in Flanders are lower than the A GREAT PLACE international average. Non EU/EEA nationals need a visa EXCELLENT FOR STUDYING or authorization to enter and stay COST OF LIVING INFRASTRUCTURE in Belgium. Apply at the Belgian Minimum 850 euros per month, AND LIVING Consulate or Embassy in your including accommodation, meals, PhD country of residence. If there is no personal expenses, study mate- Belgian consulate or embassy in rials and transportation. Most in- STANDARD OF LIVING your country, you may submit your stitutions have restaurants, sports application to the Belgian consu- facilities, … offering discounts. TOP-NOTCH late or embassy in a neighbouring GASTRONOMY country. Many institutions have rooms available for students or provide Needed for a student visa: proof lists of local rooms for rent. Contact that you can support yourself by your host institution for housing HEADQUARTERS OF THE advanced own financial means, a scholar- information. Average rent per EU AND NATO master ship, a guarantor... Minimum month: 380 euros for a room / 500 financial means (as of 2018): 850 euros for a studio flat. euros per month. WORKING IN BELGIUM Students graduating from June You can work a few hours a 2018 onwards can extend their week to top up your budget, but residence permit for 9 months financing your education through to find a job or start a business in a student job is not advisable as it

advanced Belgium. could harm your study progress. master bachelor Belgian embassies and consulates Non EU/EEA nationals in Belgium general outside Belgium, Foreign with a student visa: you have to be CULTURAL HOTSPOT embassies in Belgium: a full-time student. You are allowed WITH A RICH HISTORY bridge programme www.diplomatie.belgium.be to work up to max. 20 hours a Immigration Service of the Federal week. Depending on your citizen- Public Service Home Affairs: ship, a work permit is needed. professional academic www.dofi.fgov.be bachelor bachelor For more information, you may TUITION FEES contact the job service of your offered at offered at universities, Access to higher education is Flemish host institution or the university colleges schools of arts and Antwerp highly valued in the Flemish so- Immigration Service of the Federal Maritime Academy ciety and all bachelor and master Public Service Home Affairs: INNOVATION HIGHLY DIVERSE programmes offered at public www.dofi.fgov.be. POPULATION DRIVEN ECONOMY institutions are subsidised by the Flemish government, making tuition fees affordable. Find your study programme on www.studyinflanders.be/en/study-programmes/ THE HEART OF EUROPE © Layla Aerts Paris, London, Amsterdam and BRUSSELS Cologne are 2 hours or less by LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION Proof of language proficiency is train from Brussels. As Flanders is a Dutch speaking required for most degree pro- region, many programmes are grammes. If needed, you can do a taught in Dutch. language year before you enrol for a degree programme. MORE INFORMATION PROGRAMMES IN ENGLISH Choice between Study programmes: 18 bachelor degrees ADMISSION excellent research uni- www.studyinflanders.be 176 master degrees Admission requirements versities, globally com- 60 advanced depend on the study programme petitive business and General portal for Flanders: master degrees and the host institution. Each www.flanders.be management schools, 39 postgraduate certificates institution has its own deadline for practice-oriented General portal for Belgium: 100+ PhD trajectories and submission of applications. Entry degrees at university www.belgium.be tailor-made programmes examinations are compulsory for colleges and world Dentistry, Medicine and Fine Arts. class schools of arts. Tourist information: Besides degree programmes, we More information on the website www.visitflanders.com have many semester programmes of the Flemish Institution of your www.visitbrussels.be in English for exchange students. choice.