Belgium

Country: Belgium

EU/EEA students pay the same as Belgians: €1,181.40 a year (60 ECTS) in Flanders and €0–1,194 in the French Community, depending on income; non-EU fees are higher, e.g. €4,300 a year at the University of Antwerp. Flanders has 18 publicly funded institutions and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation 40. See how to apply directly, what a month costs and how many hours you can work.

Degrees in the two communities are similar – mostly only the names differ:

bachelor / bachelier – 180 ECTS, i.e. 3 years; some programmes have 240 ECTS (4 years), e.g. nursing in Flanders,
master – 60, 120 or 180 ECTS (1–3 years); in Flanders there are also advanced master's programmes after a master's degree (60–120 ECTS),
doctorate – after a master's degree,
in Flanders also the associate degree – 90–120 ECTS, a two-year professional programme.

The academic year starts in September – in Flanders in mid-September at the hogescholen and a week later at the universities. The year is divided into two semesters, with exam periods in January, June and (resits) in August–September.

Belgium – bachelor's programmes
Belgium – integrated (single-cycle) programmes
Belgium – master's programmes

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Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.

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