Why Study in Belgium?
Belgium is located in Western Europe and borders Germany, Luxembourg, France, and the Netherlands, with over 11 million of population. Belgium is a very peaceful country with a big cultural history, one of the best countries in Europe that can offer you an extraordinary study experience.
Top cities in Belgium
BRUSSELS
BRUGES
ANTWERP
GHENT
Belgium would be a fantastic choice for any international students, due to the multicultural, quality life, healthcare, education, tourism, the diversity of language in Belgium is amazing, the northern area speaks mainly Dutch, in the southern area they speak mainly French, and in the Brussels-Capital area, they mostly speak both French and Dutch.
Cost of Studying & living
The good thing about studying in Belgium is that they have a good education system and also some of their institutions are ranked among the top 500 universities in the world.
Tuition fees in most institutions in Belgium vary, this depends on your choice of selection of public and private institutions, and applicants from an EU/EEA country pay a lower fee than Non-EU/EEA. Graduate studies are not that expensive for international students. They are numerous scholarship available for both undergraduate and postgraduates studies.
Tuition fee for EU/EEA: around €900 per year
Non-EU/EEA: starting from €4000+ per year
Note: the above fee is not fixed, it depends on the institutions.
The cost of living in Belgium for students depends on the cities, accommodation choices (on-campus, private apartment), the cost of living is in the range of €750 – €1,100 per month. International students with work permission may get a part-time job to support their cost of living for at least 20hours.
Visas Application
An EU/EEA nationality will not need a visa to study in Belgium. Non-EU/EEA students need to apply for a visa to study in Belgium.
UC Leuven-Limburg
It was founded in 1994, it is a private university with 10 campuses across the cities. The university offers programs for both undergraduates and graduates, with some popular majors in Management, Technology, Health, and Education. The UC Leuven-Limburg has over 14,000 students including international students.
In addition, most programs are taught in English for both undergraduate and graduate studies, with well-equipped learning and teaching resources in the university. A 50 euro non-refundable application fee for the online application.
Tuition Fee for Undergraduate and Graduate Programs: €320 EUR – €1,750
Ghent University
Ghent University is more than 100 years old, is a public university located in Ghent, Belgium. Ghent University is one of the largest and oldest universities in the Flanders region of Belgium and it offers series of programs at all levels, with over 35,000 students with 11 faculties which includes Law, Science, Bio-science, Engineering, Economics, Political & social science.
In addition, the Ghent university language instruction is mainly Dutch, while some courses are taught in English for international students, mostly graduate studies are instructed in English.
The university offers numerous scholarships for students and financial aid. The University of Ghent is among the top 500 universities in the world ranking.
Hasselt University
The Hasselt University was officially established in 1971, is a public university in Hasselt and Diepenbeek, Belgium.
The university over 6,000 students and it is a home for international students. it has about 17 bachelor programs and 30 Master programs with 7 faculties which include Business Management, law, sciences, engineering technology, Architecture and Arts, Medicine and life sciences, with school for educational sciences and school of transportation sciences. The University of Hasselt has four research institutes and three research Centres. There various scholarships available at the University of Hasselt. Some of the programs are taught in English.
University of Antwerp
The University of Antwerp was founded in 1852, is a public university in Belgium. The University of Antwerp is among the top 10 universities of Belgium and is among the top 500 top-ranking world universities. It also has various campuses across cities,
The university is among the largest university with more than 20,000 students, one of the largest universities in Flanders, Belgium.
The university Antwerp has 11 faculties which include: Applied engineering, arts, business and economics, design sciences, law, medicine and health sciences, pharmaceutical, Biomedical and veterinary sciences, sciences, social sciences, Antwerp school of education, institute of development policy.
The university offers a wide range of advanced graduate programs and most of the graduate programs taught in English.
Tuition Fee for Undergraduate and Graduate Programs: 7,497USD – 8,074USD
University of Namur
The University of Namur was founded in 1831, is a catholic private university
The University of Namur has over 40 different programs at all levels, with Six faculties some of the majors which include; Arts, Computer science, Economics, social sciences and business administration, law, medicine, and sciences.
The University of Namur is known for the quality education and it has 105 research units in various areas
The below Graduate programs are offered in English at the University of Namur:
• Master in Chemistry
• Master in Economics
• Master in Biomedical Sciences
• Specialized Master in International and Development Economics
• Master in Molecular Microbiology
Vesalius College
The Vesalius College is a private college located in Brussels, Belgium. It was established in 1987. Situated in Brussels and home to a thriving international community. The university offers series of programs and they are all taught in English.
Vesalius College has a very high research output and scholarships are available for students. the Brussels school of governance is an alliance between the Institute for European studies and Vesalius college and they offer a BA in Global Business and Entrepreneurship and a degree is an award after the program.
I hope that this article on the cheap universities in Belgium for international students was helpful.
Originally posted 2021-06-19 12:42:13.
