Exchange students

Please take note that the available courses might be subject to change. The final study guide will be updated by 30th June, for the academic year afterwards. Changes to your learning agreement are allowed until one month after the start of the semester at our institution.

Please take note that exchange students must have successfully finished at least 2 years of study in a relevant Bachelor programme in order to take part in the Bachelor exchange programme, and at least 3 years of study in a relevant Bachelor programme in order to take part in the Master exchange programme.

Please take note that the course load should be minimum 21 ECTS per semester, and maximum 33 ECTS. A student can choose only one design studio per semester.

Please take note that interior architecture students cannot be admitted automatically to courses in the Exchange Programme Architecture (unless the course is a joint course in both exchange programmes). If an interior architecture student wants to take courses in the Exchange Programme Architecture, the request will be submitted to the coordinating responsible of that course by the host faculty coordinator prior to the approval of the learning agreement. The student may be asked to submit a portfolio or a motivation.

Semester 1 = 16.09.2024 - 01.02.2025
Semester 2 = 10.02.2025 - 01.07.2025

FIRST SEMESTER

Recommended options exchange programme Architecture BACHELOR (3rd year of studies, taught in English)

(*) For international students only.

Recommended options exchange programme Architecture MASTER (4th year of
studies, taught in English)

(*) For international students only.
(**) Not compatible with '3588 Actualia reuse of Buildings' in Semester 2.

Optional courses exchange programme Architecture (taught in Dutch - possibility of individual coaching in English)

Thematic exchange programme of 1 semester: 'Participatory Design' - 30 ECTS (4th year of studies, taught in English)

Are you interested in taking a set of coherent subjects that introduce you to participatory architectural design at an urban level? This is what we propose:

(*) For international students only.
(**) Optional design studio BXL (Brussels)

SECOND SEMESTER

Recommended options exchange programme Architecture BACHELOR (3rd year of studies, taught in English)

(*) For international students only.
(**) Not compatible with '3443 Cultural Sciences 4' in Semester 1.

Recommended options exchange programme Architecture MASTER (4th year of studies, taught in English)

(*) For international students only.

Thematic exchange programme of 1 semester: 'Inclusive Design' - 30 ECTS (4th year of studies, taught in English)

Are you interested in taking a set of coherent subjects that introduce you to human centered, inclusive architectural design? This is what we propose:

(*) For international students only.

(**) Optional design studio Global Perspectives (with a focus on global citizenship).

FULL YEAR

Recommended options exchange programme Architecture MASTER (4th year of studies, taught in English)

Contact person: Mrs. Els Hannes (Architecture)

Please take note that the available courses might be subject to change. The final study guide will be updated by 30th June, for the academic year afterwards. Changes to your learning agreement are allowed until one month after the start of the semester at our institution.

Please take note that exchange students must have successfully finished at least 2 years of study in a relevant Bachelor programme in order to take part in the Bachelor exchange programme, and at least 3 years of study in a relevant Bachelor programme in order to take part in the Master exchange programme.

Please take note that the course load should be minimum 21 ECTS per semester, and maximum 33 ECTS. A student can choose only one design studio per semester in the Master Interior Architecture.

Please take note that architecture students cannot be admitted automatically to courses in the Exchange Programme Interior Architecture (unless the course is a joint course in both exchange programmes). If an architecture student wants to take courses in the Exchange Programme Interior Architecture, the request will be submitted to the coordinating responsible of that course by the host faculty coordinator prior to the approval of the learning agreement. The student may be asked to submit a portfolio or a motivation.

Semester 1 = 16.09.2024 - 01.02.2025
Semester 2 = 10.02.2025 - 01.07.2025

FIRST SEMESTER

Recommended options exchange programme Interior Architecture BACHELOR (3rd year of studies, taught in English)

(*) For international students only. 

Recommended options exchange programme Interior Architecture MASTER (4th year of studies, taught in English)

(*) For international students only.
(**) Selection based on assessment of portfolio.
(***) Not compatible with '3588 Actualia Reuse of Buildings' in Semester 2.

Optional courses (taught in Dutch - possibility of individual coaching in English)

SECOND SEMESTER

Recommended options exchange programme Interior Architecture BACHELOR (3rd year of studies, taught in English)

(*) For international students only.
(**) Not compatible with '3443 Cultural Sciences 4' in Semester 1.

Thematic exchange programme of 1 semester: 'Basics of Adaptive Reuse' - 30 ECTS (3rd year of studies, taught in English)

Are you interested in taking a set of coherent subjects that introduce you to adaptive reuse? This is what we propose:

(*) For international students only.
(**) Not compatible with '3443 Cultural Sciences 4' in Semester 1.

Recommended options exchange programme Interior Architecture MASTER (4th year of studies, taught in English)

(*) For international students only.
(**) Only for exchange students staying 1 year. Mandatory to simultaneously include: '2850 Architectural Research' of 3 ECTS, a 'Design studio and seminar…' of 15 ECTS and a 'Research seminar ...' of 9 ECTS in your learning agreement.

Contact person: Prof. dr. Katelijn Quartier (Interior Architecture)

Please take note that the available courses might be subject to change. The final study guide will be updated by 30^th June, for the academic year afterwards. Changes to your learning agreement are allowed until one month after arrival at our institution.

Language of instruction: English

Advanced bachelor students may only apply for master courses if they meet the necessary prerequisites (check course descriptions!).

Academic calendar:

First semester = mid September - beginning February (exam period: January-February)

Second semester = mid February - beginning July (exam period: June-July)

2nd examination opportunity: August

Detailed academic calendar: http://www.uhasselt.be/Academic-calendars

First semester 2024-2025 

⁽¹⁾ Students who are not attending classes by the third week of the semester are not allowed to take part in the course

Second semester 2024-2025

^{(3) Students who do not get assigned a case study by early March are not able to take part in the course.}

^{(4) Students who are not attending classes by the third week of the semester are not allowed to take part in the course}

Contact person: Mrs. Els Welkenhuyzen

Please take note that the available courses might be subject to change. The final study guide will be updated by 30^th June, for the academic year afterwards. Changes to your learning agreement are allowed until one month after arrival at our institution.

Language of instruction: English

Students will only be admitted to courses if they meet the necessary prerequisites (check course descriptions!)

Master students are free to select bachelor courses.

Academic calendar:

First semester = mid September - beginning February (exam period: January-February)

Second semester = mid February - beginning July (exam period: June-July)

2nd examination opportunity: August

Detailed academic calendar: http://www.uhasselt.be/Academic-calendars

First semester 2024-2025

* this course has prerequisites

⁽¹⁾ not in combination with 3705 Strategic management

⁽²⁾ prerequisites: knowledge of supply chains and quantitative methods

Second semester 2024-2025

* this course has prerequisites

⁽³⁾ Students who do not get assigned a case study by early March are not able to take part in the course

Year course 2024-2025

 * this course has prerequisites 

Contact person: Mrs. Els Welkenhuyzen

Bachelor students are welcome for exchange in the 2nd semester (Q3/Q4) and select courses from the list below. 
All courses are offered in English.

*When choosing 'Bachelor project', it is compulsory to combine it with 'Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research' (3747). Bachelor project can be taken either in quartile 3 or quartile 4.

**Foreknowledge of the basics of pharmacology and toxicology is required and should be proven by a transcript of records. 

More information: Mrs. Ilse Broekx and Prof. dr. Niels Hellings 

You can find the complete study programme here:

bachelor's programme

master's programme

Master students are welcome for the 1 and/or 2 semester in the first year Master of Biomedical Sciences for the following specializations:

• Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Disease (MHD)
• Environmental Health Sciences (EHS)
• Bioelectronics and Nanotechnology (BEN)

All courses are offered in English.

More information: Mrs. Ilse Broekx and Prof. dr. Niels Hellings

You can find the complete master's programme in the study guide.

Please take note that the available courses might be subject to change. The final study guide will be updated by 30^th June, for the academic year afterwards. Changes to your learning agreement are allowed until one month after arrival at our institution.

Language of instruction: English

First Semester (September-February) 
16.09.2024 - 01.02.2025

 * design for non-European students only

Second Semester (February-July) 
10.02.2025 - 02.07.2025

 * for non-European students only

Erasmus Belgica studieprogramma
volledig academiejaar - enkel in het kader van 2+2+1

Erasmus Belgica studieprogramma
(eerste semester)

Erasmus faculty coordinator: Mrs. I. Vrancken

IMPORTANT: Exchange students who have knowledge of Dutch and meet all requirements for participation in bachelor and master courses of the Dutch programme may do so. Please contact the Erasmus faculty coordinator for more information. Outlines from the Dutch courses can be obtained from: http://www.uhasselt.be/studiegids 

In cooperation with KU Leuven

Please note that the available courses might be subject to change. The final study guide will be updated by 30^th June, for the academic year afterwards. Changes to your learning agreement are allowed until one month after arrival at our institution.

For more information, contact the departmental coordinator, Mrs. Karine Evers.

Academic calendar

Detailed academic calendar of the Faculty of Engineering Technology

Autumn semester | mid September - beginning February (exam period: January-February)

Spring semester | mid February - end June (exam period: June)

2nd examination opportunity | August - September

General information

All courses are taught in English, except for:

1| Course units marked with * are projects with individual coaching in English. The topic of the project is determined in advance based on your interests and background, and the research areas of the respective master programme. The size of the project can also vary (9, 20, 30 ECTS). In this way, you have a wide range of possibilities to compose your personal study programme. These courses can only be taken once in your programme.

2| Courses marked with ** are projects with a few classes in Dutch, study material and project guidance in English.

IMPORTANT:

1| All courses are elective.

2| Combining course units from the different exchange programmes of the Master of Engineering Technology is possible but not recommended because timetable clashes may occur. This implies that a choice must be made. Students cannot be admitted to courses whose classes they cannot attend.

3| Exchange students who are native speakers of Dutch or have an excellent knowledge of Dutch and meet all requirements for participation in master courses of the Dutch programmes Engineering Technology, may do so. Outlines from the Dutch courses can be obtained from the study guide, fully updated by June 30th.

4| Read also the general procedure for study programme.

Master of Chemical Engineering Technology

Master of Civil Engineering Technology 

Master of Electromechanical Engineering Technology 

Master of Electronics-ICT Engineering Technology 

Master of Energy Engineering Technology

Master of Nuclear Engineering Technology

Master of Software Systems Engineering Technology

For more information, contact the departmental coordinator, Mrs. Karine Evers. 

Several English courses of the Master of Materiomics are open to master students looking for a specialization in materials for Energy, Circularity, Health, or Quantum.

Semester 1 = 16.09.2024 - 01.02.2025
Semester 2 = 10.02.2025 – 28.06.2025

The minimum size of the exchange programme at Hasselt University is 21 ECTS.

For more information on compiling suitable courses for your learning agreement, please contact Prof. dr. An Hardy.

Our faculty welcomes exchange students for clinical internship placements. We offer 4-6 spots. Are you interested in an internship in Belgium? Intrigued to discover what rehabilitation in Belgium is all about?

On the following webpage you will find all the information about the placement options: https://www.uhasselt.be/en/faculties-and-schools/faculty-rehabilitation-sciences/clinical-internship-placements-for-international-students

We currently do not organize an international master. But our curriculum has courses in English available. 

Please take note that the available courses might be subject to change. The final study guide will be updated by 30^th June, for the academic year afterwards. Changes to your learning agreement are allowed until one month after arrival at our institution.

Language of instruction: Dutch

Programme: 

* Portfolio = Combination of
1) Language course Dutch (2ECTS)
2) International Classification of Function (WHO) task (2 ECTS)

** The student needs to be regularly available for group work, therefore this course is not possible to take in combination with clinical internship. The student needs to be present at the presentations in the second half of December.

*** This course can only be taken in combination with clinical internship in neurological rehabilitation.

**** Lessons will take place live at Hasselt University, online via live stream or live at Ghent University (2 or 3 days per semester).

Contact person: Chris Burtin

Bachelor Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics

You can find the list of available courses in the exchange study programme of the bachelor in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics here (pdf, 177 KB).

The minimum size of the exchange programme at Hasselt University is 21 ECTS.

The majority (if not all) of the courses will be offered in English. 

Please note that the exchange study programme is only offered in the second semester, starting in the first half of February and ending early July. 

More information : Peter Vandoren 

Master Computer Science

Several courses will be offered in English, while others will be taught in Dutch but will have English learning materials (slides, literature, ...). 

Please note that you need to have at least a B2 level in Dutch in order to be able to follow Dutch taught courses.

For more information on compiling suitable courses for your learning agreement, please contact prof. dr. F. Di Fiore

Master Statistics & Data Science

All courses of the master of statistics & data science are open to master students looking for a specialization in statistics and/or data science. 

More detailed information on each course can be found in the study guide of Hasselt University.  

All courses are offered in English. 

More information : prof. dr. R. Braekers

Master of Materiomics

Several English courses of the Master of Materiomics are open to master students looking for a specialization in materials for Energy, Circularity, Health, or Quantum.

Semester 1 = 16.09.2024 - 01.02.2025
Semester 2 = 10.02.2025 – 28.06.2025

The minimum size of the exchange programme at Hasselt University is 21 ECTS.

For more information on compiling suitable courses for your learning agreement, please contact Prof. dr. An Hardy.

For Erasmus and Erasmus Belgica

Students are recommended to choose at least 3 of these courses: 4966, 4967, 4970, 4971, 4974.

Language of instruction: English

First Semester

(*) students can only enrol for course unit 4201 in case they are also enrolled in course units 4195 + 4196 + 4198 + 4200 + 4202.  

Second Semester

 (*) students cannot combine course units of specialisation Traffic Safety with course units of specialisation Transport Policy and Planning. 

 Contact person: Mrs. Nadine Smeyers

• Study: Exchange students staying for one semester at UHasselt are strongly suggested to choose a study programme of at least 21 credit (minimum is 18 credits). Exchange students who stay a full academic year are strongly suggested to choose a study programme of at least 42 credits.
• Internships: There is no fixed required minimum number of ECTS for internships, it depends on the purpose of the internship, the internship programme,...

This recommended minimum implies about 16 class hours on average per week or a total work load of 37 hours on average per week. To Belgian standards this is only a modest study load and represents only 75% of the normal study load for a UHasselt student.

To choose your study programma at Hasselt University, you consult your student exchange coordinator at your home university. Together you identify the most suitable set of courses at UHasselt. Your study programme should not be an extension of your previous study or be equivalent to (a part of) the degree scheme taken at your home university.

• You are requested to make a (provisional) choice of courses by means of the learning agreement in the on-line registration. Please read the course outlines carefully and check prerequisites and incompatibilities before making a choice.
• The (provisional) choice of your courses in the Learning Agreement must be signed for agreement by the student exchange coordinator at your home university. In doing so he/she certifies that at least part of the study programme at UHasselt will lead to credit transfer or another form of academic recognition by the home university. As soon as possible after reception of your application form, advice will be given on the size of the chosen programme (i.e. the study load implied) and on its suitability for your academic background. If courses are cancelled, you will get informed as soon as possible.
• As an exchange students you can adjust you study programme after arrival, but it is strongly recommended to limit the number of changes to a minimum. One month after the start of the semester, students are requested to make a final decision on their study programme. After these dates students cannot add any subject to their study programme. This implies they will not be admitted to and cannot sit exams for subjects which are not indicated in their study programme.

Students who stay for the full academic year should submit their (provisional) choice of study programme for the second semester as early as possible.

Please note

• When choosing a study programme, please notice that some subjects are incompatible. Either because one subject is a prerequisite for another subject (e.g., it makes no sense to follow an introductory and an advanced course in Finance) or because both subjects (partially) cover the same content in the same semester. It is strongly suggested to read the course outlines carefully, in order to avoid such incompatibilities.
• When choosing subjects from different study programmes, timetable clashes may occur. This implies that a choice must be made. One cannot be admitted to a subject for which he cannot attend classes.