Complete files must be delivered in person or sent to the vice-rector for student affairs by the deadline established by the Academic Regulations and Procedures below. The date of in-person deliveries will be recorded.
Time frame/deadline by type of appeal/request
TYPE OF REQUEST/APPEAL |
SUBMISSION TIME FRAME/DEADLINE |
NOTE |
Inscriptions |
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Enrolment refused because student does not qualify for funding |
Within 5 days of refusal decision notification (mind registered letter/in-person delivery return receipt date) |
Enrolment closes 30/09. After that, a specific late enrolment request procedure must be followed at the Faculty. => See Articles 5, 21 to 23 of the Academic Regulations and Procedures. => The French Community of Belgium Government Delegate can review student fundability, delaying the vice-rector for student affairs’s response date. |
Enrolment refused because chosen programme of study does not give rise to funding |
Within 5 days of refusal decision notification (mind registered letter/in-person delivery return receipt date) |
Enrolment closes 30/09. After that, a specific late enrolment request procedure must be followed at the Faculté. => See Articles 5, 21 to 23 of the Academic Regulations and Procedures. |
Enrolment refused on grounds of ‘Residents’ Decree limiting number of students in certain curricula |
Within 5 days of refusal decision notification (mind registered letter/in-person delivery return receipt date) |
See Articles 5, 21 to 23 of the Academic Regulations and Procedures. |
Enrolment refused because of expulsion for gross misconduct |
Within 5 days of refusal decision notification (mind registered letter/in-person delivery return receipt date) |
See Articles 5, 21 to 23 of the Academic Regulations and Procedures. |
Enrolment refused because of expulsion for enrolment or evaluation fraud – only in the event of a procedural defect |
Within 5 days of refusal decision notification (mind registered letter/in-person delivery return receipt date) |
See Articles 5, 22 to 24 of the Academic Regulations and Procedures. |
Re-enrolment for doctorate after fifth year for non-EU students not integrated in Belgian educational system |
All year |
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Appeal against enrolment fee discount refusal – only in the event of a procedural defect |
Within 5 days of refusal decision notification (mind registered letter/in-person delivery return receipt date) |
see https://uclouvain.be/en/study/inscriptions/financial-assistance.html |
Request to be exempt from specific enrolment fees applicable to students from countries outside the European Union |
Before 30 September |
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Late enrolment request |
Between November 1st and February 15th |
See Article 10 al. 2 of the Academic Regulations and Procedures. |
Faculty/Jury decisions |
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Appeal against faculty refusal to allow change in first-year bachelor’s programme during academic year (before 15 February) |
Within 5 days of refusal decision notification (mind registered letter/in-person delivery return receipt date) |
See Articles 5, 12 and 23 of the Academic Regulations and Procedures. |
Appeal against faculty refusal to grant a lighter annual course load (deadline 30 September) |
Within 5 days of refusal decision notification (mind registered letter/in-person delivery return receipt date) |
Enrolment closes 30/09. After that, a specific late enrolment request procedure must be followed at the Faculty. => See Articles 5 and 45 of the Academic Regulations and Procedures (enrolment change must be made by 31 October). |
Appeal against a select jury decision to not admit a first-year bachelor student to June and September testing |
Within 5 days of refusal decision notification (per registered letter/in-person delivery return receipt date) |
Articles 5 and 83 of the Academic Regulations and Procedures. |
Appeal against the jury chair’s decision on the student’s appeal claiming irregularities in jury decisions |
Within 5 days of refusal decision notification (mind registered letter/in-person delivery return receipt date and no later than 4:00 pm) |
Articles 5 and 158 of the Academic Regulations and Procedures. |
Appeal against refusing exam enrolment |
Within 5 days of refusal decision notification (mind registered letter/in-person delivery return receipt date) |
Articles 5 and 74 of the Academic Regulations and Procedures. As a reminder, no appeal in case of non-compliance with the examination registration procedure defined by the Faculty in accordance with Article 75 of the aforementioned Regulation. |