Living in Belgium
Accommodation [->]
UCLouvain Accommodation Office offers 5,725 university units (rooms in shared flats, studios, flats, and family apartments) on the Louvain-la-Neuve and Brussels Woluwe and Mons campuses, primarily...
Social security
Students other than grant-assisted PhD students do not pay Belgian social security contributions but do need to take action regarding reimbursement of healthcare costs (see ‘Healthcare’ section).
Budget/Cost of living
Naturally, planning a budget depends on specific situations. Generally speaking, a single person should plan on an annual budget of approximately €13,200. Families and shared households...
Income Taxes
Students and grant holders (PhD students and postdoctoral researchers) are not liable to tax as individuals unless they earn above a certain amount: see studentatwork.be. Only PhD...
Other practical information
Driving, postal services, internet/telephone, bank/paiements, electricity/television, smoking, waste management, doctors/hospitals/pharmacies, emergency numbers, religion