Bilateral agreements with the rest of the world

K.U.Leuven has signed institutional bilateral agreements with 16 universities and 4 educational bodies for the exchange of academic staff and students. Choose a region below to find out more.

• U.S.
• Asia
• South Africa

Europe

U.S.

• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Pennsylvania

Brief description of the agreement

The faculty exchange programme between the University of Pennsylvania and the K.U.Leuven provides funding for short-term visits to K.U.Leuven by several Penn faculty members. Applications are invited from all Penn faculty interested in participating in Penn's exchange with Leuven. Knowledge of Dutch is not required. A faculty host at K.U.Leuven must be identified.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Brief description of the agreement

The faculty exchange programme between UIUC and K.U.Leuven provides funding for short-term visits to K.U.Leuven by several UIUC faculty members. Faculty applications will be evaluated by an internal UIUC committee, and nominations will be forwarded to K.U.Leuven for approval by the relevant departments. Preference will be given to applicants whose projects demonstrate the greatest potential for ongoing research and collaboration with K.U.Leuven colleagues.

Asia

• Kansai University - Osaka
• National Cheng Kung University - Tainan

Kansai University - Osaka

Brief description of the agreement

The faculty exchange programme between Kansai University and K.U.Leuven provides funding for short-term visits to K.U.Leuven by faculty members.

The exchange programme for graduate and undergraduate students opens the possibility for Leuven students to study in Kansai and for Kansai students to do the same in Leuven. Qualified students from each institution will be considered for acceptance at the other as non-degree candidates. They will continue as candidates for degrees of their home institution and will be given a certificate by the host institution stating which courses they have attended. Participating students shall pursue a programme developed in consultation with the home institution and which is not in conflict with the regulations of the host institution.

National Cheng Kung University - Tainan

Brief description of the agreement

The exchange programme for students opens the possibility for Leuven students to study at National Cheng Kung University for a period of an academic year and for Tainan students to do the same in Leuven.
Participating students shall pursue a programme developed in consultation with the home institution and which is not in conflict with the regulations of the host institution. Intermediate party in this procedure is the Cultural Division of Taipei Representative Office in Belgium.

South Africa

• University of Pretoria
• Universiteit Stellenbosch
• Universiteit van de Vrystaat - Bloemfontein
• University of Cape Town
• University of Western Cape - Belville

University of Pretoria

Brief description of the agreement

The faculty exchange programme between the University of Pretoria and K.U.Leuven provides funding for short-term visits to K.U.Leuven. Applications are invited from all UP faculty interested in participating in UP's exchange with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. Knowledge of Dutch is not required. A faculty host at K.U.Leuven must be identified.

Universiteit Stellenbosch

Brief description of the agreement

The faculty exchange programme between the University of Stellenbosch and K.U.Leuven provides funding for short-term visits to K.U.Leuven. Applications are invited from all Stellenbosch faculty interested in participating in Stellenbosch's exchange with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. Knowledge of Dutch is not required. A faculty host at K.U.Leuven must be identified.

Universiteit van de Vrystaat - Bloemfontein

Brief description of the agreement

The faculty exchange programme between the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein and the K.U.Leuven provides funding for short-term visits to K.U.Leuven by several UOFS faculty members. Applications are invited from all UOFS faculty interested in participating in UOFS's exchange with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. Knowledge of Dutch is not required. A faculty host at K.U.Leuven must be identified.

University of Cape Town

Brief description of the agreement

The faculty exchange programme between the University of Cape Town and the K.U.Leuven provides funding for short-term visits to K.U.Leuven by several UCT faculty members. Applications are invited from all UCT faculty interested in participating in UCT's exchange with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. Knowledge of Dutch is not required. A faculty host at K.U.Leuven must be identified.

University of Western Cape - Belville

Brief description of the agreement

The faculty exchange programme between the University of Western Cape and K.U.Leuven provides funding for short-term visits to K.U.Leuven by several UWC faculty members. Applications are invited from all UWC faculty interested in participating in UWC's exchange with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. Knowledge of Dutch is not required. A faculty host at K.U.Leuven must be identified.