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The Kingdom of Belgium (Dutch: Koninkrijk België; French: Royaume de Belgique; German: Königreich Belgien) is a country in northwest Europe bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. BelgiumBelgium: Dutch—sometimes unofficially called Flemish—spoken in Flanders to the north; and French, spoken in Wallonia in the south. The capital, Brussels, is officially bilingual. An officially recognized minority of German speakers is present in the east. This linguistic diversity often leads to political conflict, and is reflected in Belgium's complex system of government and political history. has a population of over ten million people in an area of thirty thousand square kilometres. Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Romance Europe, it is both linguistically and culturally divided. Two major languages are spoken in
There are two main school systems in Belgium: State-owned schools and state-free schools. Most of the state-free schools are catholic oriented and are also subsidised by the government.
Since the adoption of the Bologna Convention in most European countries, the higher education system in Belgium follows the Bachelor/Master system:
- Bachelor's degree: 3 years
- Master's degree: 1 or 2 years
In Belgium, both Universities and Colleges are allowed to teach Bachelor and Master classes, either practical or theoretical.
Prior to the adoption of the Bologna process, the Belgian higher education system had two degrees:
- Graduate degree (Dutch: graduaat, French: graduat): A 3-year long course in a college. Mostly practical.
- Licentiate degree (Dutch: licentiaat, French: licentiat): A 4 or 5-year long course in a University. Mostly theoretical.
The licentiate degree was split up in two other degrees:
- Candidate diploma (Dutch: kandidaat, French: candidat): The first 2 years at a University
- Licentiate diploma (Dutch: licentiaat, French: licentiat): The last 2 or 3 years at a University.
Because the licentiate degree was split up in two cycles, a licentiate degree was usually called a 2-cycle education, and a graduate degree was called a 1-cycle education.
A University education was not considered finished until the licentiate diploma is obtained. Occasionally it was possible to switch specializations after obtaining the candidate diploma. For example, a student with a mathematics candidate diploma was often allowed to start in the third year of computer science class. Sometimes a graduate diploma was also accepted as an equivalent to a candidate diploma, allowing for 2 or 3 more years of education at a University.
Dutch-speaking universities:
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven or K.U. Leuven or KUL, Leuven, including the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Afdeling Kortrijk or KULAK, Kortrijk
Universiteit Antwerpen or UA, Antwerp
Universiteit Gent or UG, Ghent
Vrije Universiteit Brussel or VUB, Brussels
Katholieke Universiteit Brussel or KU Brussel, Brussels
Universiteit Hasselt or UHasselt, Diepenbeek (near Hasselt)
French-speaking universities:
Faculté polytechnique de Mons or FPMs, Mons
Facultés universitaires catholiques de Mons or FUCAM, Mons
Facultés universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix or FUNDP, Namur
Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis or FUSL, Brussels
Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux or FUSAGx, Gembloux
Université catholique de Louvain or UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve
Université Libre de Bruxelles or ULB, Brussels
University of Liège or ULg, Liège
Université de Mons-Hainaut or UMH, Mons
(Source: Wikipedia)
Many English-taught programmes are also avaible, targeting mostly international students. Most of those international courses are related to development topics and scholarships are also available.
As funding for education is organised by the regional governments, scholarship providers for Dutch-speaking and French-speaking universities are different. To apply for a scholarship at a Dutch-speaking universities, one should first visit the website of the Flemish Interuniversity Council (Vlaamse Interuniversiteit Raad - VLIR) at www.vlir.be. For the French University Development Commission (Commission Universitaire pour le Developpement - CUD), visit www.cud.be
For many developing countries where Belgian Government has bilateral cooperation, scholarships are also provided by the BTC (Belgian Technical Cooperation agency). Ask for the information about such scholarship at the Belgian Embassy. Vietnam is still on the list.
The Flemish government and the French government also provide scholarships, but very limited (in both the number of scholarships and the eligible courses).
There are two main school systems in Belgium: State-owned schools and state-free schools. Most of the state-free schools are catholic oriented and are also subsidised by the government.
Since the adoption of the Bologna Convention in most European countries, the higher education system in Belgium follows the Bachelor/Master system:
- Bachelor's degree: 3 years
- Master's degree: 1 or 2 years
In Belgium, both Universities and Colleges are allowed to teach Bachelor and Master classes, either practical or theoretical.
Prior to the adoption of the Bologna process, the Belgian higher education system had two degrees:
- Graduate degree (Dutch: graduaat, French: graduat): A 3-year long course in a college. Mostly practical.
- Licentiate degree (Dutch: licentiaat, French: licentiat): A 4 or 5-year long course in a University. Mostly theoretical.
The licentiate degree was split up in two other degrees:
- Candidate diploma (Dutch: kandidaat, French: candidat): The first 2 years at a University
- Licentiate diploma (Dutch: licentiaat, French: licentiat): The last 2 or 3 years at a University.
Because the licentiate degree was split up in two cycles, a licentiate degree was usually called a 2-cycle education, and a graduate degree was called a 1-cycle education.
A University education was not considered finished until the licentiate diploma is obtained. Occasionally it was possible to switch specializations after obtaining the candidate diploma. For example, a student with a mathematics candidate diploma was often allowed to start in the third year of computer science class. Sometimes a graduate diploma was also accepted as an equivalent to a candidate diploma, allowing for 2 or 3 more years of education at a University.
Dutch-speaking universities:
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven or K.U. Leuven or KUL, Leuven, including the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Afdeling Kortrijk or KULAK, Kortrijk
Universiteit Antwerpen or UA, Antwerp
Universiteit Gent or UG, Ghent
Vrije Universiteit Brussel or VUB, Brussels
Katholieke Universiteit Brussel or KU Brussel, Brussels
Universiteit Hasselt or UHasselt, Diepenbeek (near Hasselt)
French-speaking universities:
Faculté polytechnique de Mons or FPMs, Mons
Facultés universitaires catholiques de Mons or FUCAM, Mons
Facultés universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix or FUNDP, Namur
Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis or FUSL, Brussels
Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux or FUSAGx, Gembloux
Université catholique de Louvain or UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve
Université Libre de Bruxelles or ULB, Brussels
University of Liège or ULg, Liège
Université de Mons-Hainaut or UMH, Mons
(Source: Wikipedia)
Many English-taught programmes are also avaible, targeting mostly international students. Most of those international courses are related to development topics and scholarships are also available.
As funding for education is organised by the regional governments, scholarship providers for Dutch-speaking and French-speaking universities are different. To apply for a scholarship at a Dutch-speaking universities, one should first visit the website of the Flemish Interuniversity Council (Vlaamse Interuniversiteit Raad - VLIR) at www.vlir.be. For the French University Development Commission (Commission Universitaire pour le Developpement - CUD), visit www.cud.be
For many developing countries where Belgian Government has bilateral cooperation, scholarships are also provided by the BTC (Belgian Technical Cooperation agency). Ask for the information about such scholarship at the Belgian Embassy. Vietnam is still on the list.
The Flemish government and the French government also provide scholarships, but very limited (in both the number of scholarships and the eligible courses).