Practical Information

In the UCL International section, you will find some general and useful practical information for the international students.

Beside this general information, Louvain School of Engineering has developped some more specific information related to our school. Throughout this section, you will find the most relevant information for international students organizing their arrival in Louvain-la-Neuve (see direct links below).

To make things easier for you, we have also gathered all the above information in a single Handbook for the international student at EPL.

You can also find a lot of useful information and links in our EPL Factsheet.
Notre EPL Factsheet est également disponible en français.

As a general rule, we recommend incoming international students at EPL to arrive at the latest 2-3 working days before the start of courses for Fall and Spring Semesters. This will allow them to complete all their administrative and logistics steps, in order to be fully operational when courses begin. Furthermore, EPL organizes some walk-in sessions during those days, to provide information and assistance on those administrative and logistics matters.

Check the Academic Calendar.

We were pleased to organise a virtual information session about the exchange experience at UCLouvain and specifically at the Louvain School of Engineering (Ecole polytechnique de Louvain – EPL) last 20 October 2026.
During this information session, students and partners have:
- found out more about Belgium, UCLouvain and Louvain School of Engineering as the perfect destination for your exchange programme
- learnt about our courses offer and study opportunities
- got some practical insights on the application process
- interacted with us during a Q&A time

During our EPL Welcome Sessions for international students in mid-September and at the end of January, some important information are presented by the EPL International team and by students associations such as BEST, ESN and Kot Erasmus.
The various presentations are as follows:
- EPL general presentation
- Exchange students presentation
- Joint degree & international students presentation
- Presentation BEST (Board of European Students of Technology)
- Presentation ESN (Erasmus Student Network)
- Presentation Kot Erasmus

If you need some help or other information, please don't hesitate to contact the CGEI (Coordination Générale des Etudiants Internationaux - General Coordination of International Students). They will be more than happy to help you.

And don't forget to visit our EPL Facebook page !