Study In Belgium: Vrije University Brussels, Application for Bachelor, Master, Advanced Master and PhD programmes.

Vrije University is inviting students from various part of the world to apply into their Bachelor, Master and PhD programmes in the field of natural sciences, classics, life sciences, social sciences, humanities, and engineering. The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is a university located in Brussels, Belgium. It was established in 1970 and as of 2015 it has over 14,000 students and more than 6,000 administrative staff. It has three campuses: Brussels Humanities, Science and Engineering Campus (in Etterbeek), Brussels Health Campus (in Jette ) and Brussels Technology Campus (in Kaai).

Requirements for Bachelor programmes

When you apply for a Bachelor programme you need to have a secondary school credential that grants you access to a Bachelor degree in your home country.

• passport
• picture
• high school diploma (or enrollment certificate when you are in your final year)
• transcripts of records
• proof of language proficiency.

Requirements for Master and Advanced Master programmes.

When you apply for a master programme you need to have a bachelor degree (or equivalent).

• passport
• picture
• bachelor degree (or enrollment certificate when you are in your final year)
• transcript of records
• proof of language proficiency
• 1 motivation letter
• 2 reference letters (not required for Master of management, international business and communication studies). If you apply for a science program (Biology, Geography, etc) this must be written by an academic.

Requirements for PhD programmes

Students who obtained their diploma outside of Belgium will need the following documents:

• Passport photo
• Identity card or passport
• Research topic and Research proposal
• Document 'Application form Registration PhD' (without this document, your application is invalid)
• CV
• Diploma + transcripts
• Motivation letter (if you have a non-Belgian degree)
• 2 recommendation letters (if you have a non-Belgian degree)

Language requirement

All economic programmes request a higher level in English (TOEFL iBT min. score 80 and IELTS min. score 6.5). 

Please note that the language requirements need to be met before you can enrollment into the university.

Students applying for a PhD programme are exempted from the language requirements.

Application fees

Application fee is free for those who apply for admission before April 1st. €100 will be charge for those that apply after April 1st.

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General deadlines:

Non-EEA nationals
April 1st: free of charge
June 1st: 100€

EEA nationals
June 1st: free of charge

All students who require visa and apply after April 1st (and before June 1st, as this is the deadline) will be charged an administrative cost of 100€. This cost can only be paid via bank transfer. Creditcards or other forms of payment are not accepted. Please note that all costs related to this transfer are the applicant's resposibility. After the payment has been received your file will be screened by admission offices. Administrative cost is non refundable.

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