Application

• The application deadline for the Erasmus Mundus Master is
  
  • February 1 for non-EEA citizens (other master's programs March 1!)
  • June 1 for EEA citizens.
    
    
• Please note that as of the academic year 2008/2009 the number of applications by third country students must be limited to three Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses maximum. In the eventual case that a student applies to more than three EM Courses he/she will be excluded from the selection for an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.
  
  
• Application fee

From the 1st of October 2006, all non-EHEA applicants will have to pay an application fee of 50 EUR to process their file. This fee needs to be paid for each application made. This concerns applications for the academic year 2007 - 2008 onward. This fee will be reimbursed upon registration at K.U.Leuven. Please submit proof of payment with your application. Payment can only be made via bank transfer. No other form of payment will be accepted.

Application instructions

• Application Form:

Please complete the online application form: http://www.kuleuven.be/applicationform/?js=1

• Required documents:
  (Please note that applications received by us without these documents will not be processed):

1. A passport photograph.

2. A certified copy of your diplomas and transcripts of academic records.

All documents should be certified as true and original by either the educational institution that issued them (in a sealed institution envelope) or by the local Belgian diplomatic office. Photocopies and faxes are not accepted.
Please add a document explaining the grading system of your country (i.e. comparing the grades to numeric score). If you are still preparing for an examination at the time of application, you are requested to forward – as soon as the results are available – a certificate attesting to the results.

3. Translation of your diploma and official transcripts

If your documents are not in English, French or Dutch, please arrange for these documents to be translated by a registered translator. These documents must be also certified by the educational institution that issued them or by a Belgian diplomatic office.

4. English proficiency test

All non-native English applicants must submit a certificate proving their proficiency in English: for example, a TOEFL certificate sent by ETS, an IELTS certificate sent by The British Council. Only original score cards sent directly by either ETS or The British Council are accepted. We require an IELTS minimum overall band score of 6,5 or alternatively an minimum TOEFL score of 580 (paper based test), 237 (computer based test) or 92 (internet based test).

Please note that if you are a Chinese applicant, only an IELTS score record will be accepted.

ETS: please use university code 0749, department code 99

IELTS: please request for the score card to be sent to the International Office, Unit for International Admissions, Exchange and Scholarships, Atrechtcollege, Naamsestraat 63, 3000 Leuven, Belgium

5. Annex

All applicants must inform us about their preferred trajectory. Please complete the Annex by choosing your preferred university for the 1 st year and the 2 nd year. Annex: http://www.eng.kuleuven.be/english/annex_aplicationform.pdf

6. A motivation letter

7. Two recommendation letters

8. CV

9. For Chinese applicants, please add your address in Chinese characters on a separate sheet

When you have completed the online application form, please send the printout of the original application form with the requested documents together with a photocopy of the complete set to the Office for International Students and Scholars by regular mail, express mail or registered mail:

International Admissions, Exchange and Scholarships Unit
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Atrechtcollege
Naamsestraat 63
B-3000 Leuven
Belgium

For additional information you can contact:
E-mail: csb@dir.kuleuven.be
Tel: +32 16 32 40 20
Fax:+32 16 32 37 73