Admission and application

You’ve made your choice for one of our programmes and want to apply. Great news! There are a few steps you need to take to start your application and the admission process at our university. The process will depend on if you've obtained your secondary education and/or previous degree(s) in the Flemish Community (Belgium) or not.

How to apply as a non-Flemish degree holder

In case you did not obtain your previous degree(s) at an institution of the Flemish Community, you need to go through an admission process before you can register for a KU Leuven programme.

Apply as non-Flemish degree holder

Flemish degree holder

Students who obtained a degree at an institution of the Flemish Community, can get direct access to their desired programme if their degree matches the intended study level. A secondary school degree gives access to the bachelor's programmes, the bachelor's degrees to the master's programmes.

If you are interested in the Bachelor of Business Engineering, the Bachelor of European Studies, or the Bachelor of Laws, then you will need to apply as a non-Flemish degree holder.

Dutch degree holder

If you hold a Dutch VWO diploma ('voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs') and are interested in a bachelor's programme at KU Leuven, you have to follow the procedure for students with a degree obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community.

If you are interested in the Bachelor of Business Engineering, the Bachelor of European Studies, or the Bachelor of Laws, then you will need to apply as a non-Flemish degree holder.

Information for Dutch degree holders (in Dutch)

If you hold another type of Dutch diploma, you have to apply as a non-Flemish degree holder.

Exceptions for Flemish degree holders

Not all Flemish diplomas can be consulted via the Flemish learning and experience database (LED). This means that if your diploma is mentioned on the list, you must submit an application via Admissions to check wheter you can be admitted to the programme of your choice based on the diploma you have obtained.

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Others

For students who do not hold a secondary education diploma and want to study a bachelor's programme in Dutch or for strong students in their final year of secondary education there are different procedures in place.

Contact

The KU Leuven Admissions Office functions as the contact, advice, expertise and administrative centre for KU Leuven and its Association with respect to the admission of students with a previous non-Flemish diploma.