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Enrolment at UCLouvain

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Enrolment at UCLouvain

UCLouvain tuition fees

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Minerval UCLouvain

Course enrolment entails paying a tuition fee. The fee amount depends on the course you choose and/or your nationality.

These fees are given for information only and may vary according to your situation. Please consult the full fee schedule for the exact amount of your fees. The university has introduced measures to reduce tuition fees in certain cases.

These fees apply to Belgian students, students of European nationality, and students of non-European Union nationality who have Belgian student status:

  • Standard fee: €835.00
  • Reduced fee:
    • UCLouvain social fee: €374.00
    • Low-income fee: €374.00
  • No tuition fee is charged for students receiving a Wallonia-Brussels Federation scholarship.

In addition to these fees, there are additional charges, in particular for a sport and fitness membership. Note that scholarship students are required to pay these fees.

Higher fees

The registration fee is 5010€ for all students from outside the European Union (Annex 1 of ARES circular N°2024-001), except for students who meet the following criteria:

  • Assimilated to a Belgian student (to be proved by the applicant);
  • Holder of a certificate of upper secondary education (CESS) issued by a full secondary education establishment or social promotion establishment in the French Community after at least two years' study in an establishment in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation;
  • National of an LDC country + Cameroon, Congo (Brazzaville), Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Swaziland, Syria, Vanuatu and Zimbabwe (Annexes 2 to 4 of ARES circular N°2024-001);
  • Beneficiary of a grant awarded by Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI);
  • Enrolled in postgraduate studies;
  • Enrolled in the AESS or any Master's programme in teaching that replaces it.

You started your current course in the 2023-2024 or 2024-2025 academic year

  • If you are a national of one of the countries listed in Annex 1 of ARES Circular N°2024-001, you are subject to transitional arrangements. Your tuition fees will be €2505 (up to a maximum of 2026-2027) provided that you continue on the same course without interruption.
  • If you interrupt or change your course, your tuition fees will be 5010€.

You started your current course beetween the 2014-2015 academic year and the 2022-2023 academic year

  • If you are a national of one of the countries listed in Annex 1 of ARES Circular N°2024-001, you are subject to transitional arrangements. Your tuition fees will be 4175€ (up to a maximum of 2026-2027) provided that you continue on the same course without interruption.
  • If you interrupt or change your course, your tuition fees will be 5010€.

Annexes

Annex 1 of ARES circular N°2024-001

Annexes 2 to 4 of ARES circular N°2024-001

Payment in cash is not accepted. However, it is now possible to pay the tuition fee via an online payment platform. This platform is accessible via the student's virtual office. It offers two payment methods :

  • bancontact;
  • bank transfer, which can be made by a relation by emailing bank details.

Attention:

  1. Payments are handled by our partner MOLLIE (Stichting Mollie Payments), it is thus normal for this company to be listed as the beneficiary of your payment.
  2. The tuition fee balance payment deadline is 1 February.
  3. A deposit of €50 must be paid by 31 October. Any membership fees must be paid by 30 September.