Studying in Brussels as a foreign student
- Lots of practical information is available in the “Coming to study in Belgium” section of www.belgium.be (FR/NL), including information about the education system in Belgium, qualifications and access conditions, grants, internships and European programmes.
- The Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation also provides practical and administrative information to foreign nationals that would like to study in Belgium.
- The Brussels-Europe Liaison Office provides free assistance and advice on all practical and administrative questions for all expatriates who have recently moved to Brussels. The Brussels-Europe Liaison Office also publishes information on international primary and secondary schools and language courses in the Brussels-Capital Region on its website.
For French speakers
- The French Community’s education portal (FR) is another source of information for people who want to study in Belgium.
- The website Study in Belgium is an initiative of the Wallonia-Brussels Community providing practical information to foreign students in French-speaking Belgium.
For Dutch speakers
Study in Flanders is a website designed exclusively for foreign nationals who wish to study in the Flemish Community. It includes all the information you could ever need on study opportunities, the education system in Flanders and Brussels, and student life.
Made for you:If you have decided to come to study in the Brussels-Capital Region from abroad, you're in good company. The universities and colleges of Brussels run a wide range courses of outstanding standard. The Brussels-Capital Region has the highest foreign student population in Belgium: more than one in four college and university students in Brussels is a foreign national. (Source: Institut Bruxellois d'Analyse et Statistiques (IBSA), statistical indicators 2009) |




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