Exchange Partners

Leuven, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

General information

City	City: Leuven
Country	Belgium
About the University	Leuven is an exciting environment that has both deep historical roots and meets the highest contemporary scientific requirements. The KU Leuven is one of the oldest existing universities in the world, as it was founded in 1425. With a research expenditure of € 365 million in 2012, the KU Leuven is a leading research university in Europe. The Faculty of Law has more than 5000 students and a broad-based curriculum, the Faculty of Law is the oldest of the Low Countries and the largest in Belgium, having a long tradition of public service. Many of its alumni hold prominent positions in the Belgian central and regional public administration and in the European and international community in Brussels and elsewhere. Along with the rest of the university, the Faculty of Law emphasizes an international and comparative approach to education in law and criminology. The Faculty has become strongly involved in the ERASMUS programme. It also has agreements (to host and send students) with other universities in the United States, Australia, South Africa and Japan. Leuven is a modern, bustling city of nearly 90.000 inhabitants, that has managed to maintain its traditional style. The city is home to a wonderful collection of historic buildings, from the early Romanesque period to the twentieth century. With 30.000 students comprising over one-third of the local population, Leuven is also a real "student city" with one of the liveliest bar scenes in Belgium. Leuven students profit from both their studies and private life of Leuven's very central position in Belgium and Europe. The city is only 25 kilometres away from Brussels, Belgium's capital and home to the European Union central institutions and NATO headquarters. Therefore, a 20 minutes train ride will get students to the capital of the EU, which is also the site of many European and multinational companies and organisations. Moreover, Brussels is at the core of Western Europe: a dense network of roads and railroads provides easy access to cities like Amsterdam, Paris, London, Cologne, etc.
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Student exchange information

Method of application at the RUG	Online application form: rug.nl/law/lep
Application deadline RUG	01 March
Available places	4 semester places and 2 year long places
Level of courses available for exchange students	Master
Main Language	Dutch
Language of instruction	English Dutch
Language test results needed	Yes: see extra requirements for more information
Language courses available	Yes
Extra requirements	You would need to provide a proof of your English proficiency: an equivalent to a CEFR level B2 at the moment of application and C1 at the moment of departure. Students from the English taught LLB and LLM programmes are exempt from this requirement.
Important information	The English taught courses are only on the Master level. Therefore only Master students can go on exchange at this university. However, exceptions can be made in regard to excellent 3rd year LLB students. Please contact the exchange office for more information. If you are willing and able to follow courses taught in Dutch language you are welcome in any year of your studies, however, you will be able only to follow Master courses.
Link (law faculty) university	View university website
Link International office	View international office website
Housing arranged	Institution Student self
Visa needed	No (unless you have a non-eu passport)
Vaccination needed	No
Financial support / Grants	More information on study and placement grants for law students can be found at the website www.rug.nl/law/lep. An Erasmus+ grant covers part of the travel and accommodation expenses involved in studying abroad. At the moment the Erasmus+ grant has been set at € 270 - € 390 per calendar month, depending on the country of your host university. This may change per academic year. Your application for an exchange period at one of the Faculty's partner universities also counts as your application for a grant. When you receive notification of a place for study abroad, you will also learn whether or not you have been awarded a Erasmus grant and receive more information on the Erasmus grant.

Student Reports

Leuven Fall 2018.pdf (Size: 94 Kb | Create Time: 28 Sep 2023)

Leuven Fall 2019.pdf (Size: 98 Kb | Create Time: 28 Sep 2023)

Leuven Fall 2021.pdf (Size: 106 Kb | Create Time: 28 Sep 2023)

Courses

Level of courses available	Master
LLB students: is a minimum of 30 ECTS available	Yes
Link available courses	View courses site

Last update (25 Oct 2023)