General information

Study fees in at Belgian higher education institutions amount to €500 per year for most oft the study programs. In some cases it can cost slightly more, e.g. for postgraduate courses. Further information will be provides by the particular institution.

Study Fees for Foreign Students

In general, fees at universities and colleges amount to around €500 per year.

If you have a nationality which does not belong to the European higher education area, the fees amount around 5.400€ . For students from developing countries studying in Belgium costs 80€ .

You should always contact your chooses university or college directly for more details as amounts can vary according to your situation. Furthermore fees can be considerable higher for some postgraduate courses.

If you have a Mobility scholarship (Erasmus, Tempus, Alban, Leonardo etc.) you do not have to pay any tuition fees in Belgium.

Additional Payments

For Belgian and European students, higher education is financed to a very large extent by the public authorities.

Every year, students must pay a registration fee . The amount of this fee varies depending on the higher education establishment and the type of program followed.

For an academic year, the registration fee for Belgian and EU students is set at around €800 for universities and around €400 for long-term extra-university programs. Other items may be added to this registration fee.

Foreign students from non-European Union member countries will have to pay additional registration fees whose sums vary in accordance with the type of study.

Information concerning the total amount of fees to be paid may be obtained from the registration services of the educational establishments.