You complete a new online enrolment form
You indicate your old file number on the "Inscription" tab of the online application
You compose a reduced dossier containing at least a copy of your registration authorization, any additional documents that were requested on your authorization and the proof of activities you undertook since your previous application.
You send online your dossier and a simple copy of it by postmail to the dossier handler that the system informs you.
Reason for renewal of the enrolment authorization
- Slowness administrative UCLouvain-tardive response faculties, authentication of the course of the student in the institution of origin, etc.
- Slowness administrative Embassies (DRC, ..)
It is a degree issued by Belgium (French, Flemish or German-speaking Community). It is not therefore a non-Belgian degree made equivalent by the French Community of Belgium.
Your online enrolment must correspond to your current situation in the event of a change of status please notify the service as soon as possible and provide the corresponding supporting documents
The bachelor program is divided into three annual blocks, you are free to register in the first block of bachelor and the second and third block.
Enrollment in 11 BA corresponds to an enrollment in the first year of the bachelor cycle (1 st block).Whereas a registration in 1 BA corresponds to an inscription in the second and third annual block.
you enrol for a master's degree in didactic or teacher's training programme, you must pass the French language exam. All information is available on the following page
The equivalence application must be introduced in the case of an enrolment to a bachelor programme, except for:
- If you own a high-school diploma issued by the French, Flemish or German-speaking Community of Belgium
- If you own an European Baccalaureate 
- If you own an IBO 
Aware that not all universities are working with this system, you are invited to attach the notes and results transcript that you have.
As an academic year averaging 60 credits, please indicate 60 credits. If successful, please indicate 60 earned credits. If unsuccessful, please indicate 0 earned credits.
You can confirm up to two online requests. We draw your attention to the fact that non-resident students aren’t allowed to submit more than one application for admission to
programmes subject to quotas. In case of two online requests, In this case, you must send two dossiers for each application submitted
Write a statement on why the document is not required and attach this statement in place of the requested document.
-You don't have yet a high school diploma, a university degree, a high school diploma or others: attach a certificate of enrolment in the institution during the year you've studied there, or a certificate of completion if the diploma has not reached you yet.
- You don't have yet your notes and results transcript of the academic year in progress: attach the last transcript received to your enrolment application
- You will not receive a certificate of successful completion of the tests (DELF, DALF, TCF, ..., GMAT, TageMage, TOEFL, IELTS, ...): submit proof of registration for the test or attach a hand-written document declare on your honor why you should not submit this test.
No document will be accepted by email if it has not been requested by the Enrolment Office beforehand.
If it is mandatory to your online enrolment,try to reduce the size of the document with a tool like
">that one.All documents must be written in their original language. If it is a language other than French, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese, please send them with a translation by a sworn translator . A sworn translator is an official translator.
Once your online application is confirmed, you can not make any changes. In this case, please cancel your request and introduce a new one.
You can find all the informations on the
following page. Choose an appropriate study cycle and click on "Required documents"
It is a copy of an original document that a public administration, a notary or the university can certify to be in conformity with the original by the affixing of a stamp.
Once certified, a document will always be.
Copies of diplomas and results transcripts obtained since the end of your high-school education must be certified by the university that issued the diplomas or results transcripts or by the local administrative authority (eg: municipal administration, ...)
ONLY FOR ADMISSION APPLICATIONS (non-Belgian access diploma) Once your file has been received by the system, it will be analyzed and, if necessary, submitted to the faculty jury who will assess whether your file meets the various access conditions related to the chosen program . Depending on the decision of the faculty, an authorization or a refusal of registration will then be sent to you by email by our service. Be sure to carefully follow the instructions on the document you will receive.
We inform you that the analysis period may take several weeks depending on the complexity of your file.
Once enrolled, students receive a confirmation by email from the Enrolment Office on their private email address inviting them, in particular, in particular, to activate access to their virtual office and access useful information for the rest of their studies.
You can also read all the steps to complete your enrolment at UCLouvain on the following page
Once logged in you can find all of these informations on the intranet reserved for confirmed students.
Examples :
- How to use your virtual office
- When do I will receive my access card
- ...
NOTE: after your registration EVERY emails will be sent to your UCL email address
Attention: students who are also staff members must consult their two UCL email addresses (student and staff member).
Welcome sessions for new BAC1 students are organized at each new academic year.
Please check the the following page
Compulsory online enrolment runs from 1 June to 30 September (not for all student profile).
Higher education is financed by the French Community of Belgium. In Belgium you have to be eligible for funding to pursue a High Education level cursus. You can check on the criterions on the here. If you are not, UCLouvain authorities may decide to participate exceptionally in funding certain students who meet specific academic criteria. Your admission to the university therefore requires a waiver from the faculty.
The final confirmation by you of your online application is sufficient.
You should ask for it to your faculty.
You must first submit your online enrolment form. Once confirmed, you will receive an email containing the summary of your request. You will find all banking information on the last page of this one.
The online request is completely free. Note that for certain nationality profiles outside the European Union, an application fee of 200 euros will be requested upon confirmation of the application.
The enrolment fee of € 200 is payable for each file (each request).
The request for a visa or an extension of stay must be accompanied by proof of financial means that cover minimum monthly subsistence costs: healthcare, living expenses, non-tuition educational fees, and repatriation. For the 2020-21 academic year, this monthly amount is set at €670 plus €150 per additional dependent.
It is possible to prove these financial means in different ways: scholarships, guarantor support, or legal employment. UCLouvain also offers the possibility of a student account monthly bank deposit guarantee.
Before arriving in Belgium
- When the UCLouvain Admissions Office sends provisional enrolment authorisations, it communicates to prospective students the possibility of arranging a bank deposit guarantee with the Student Support Service.
- The service communicates to students the amount to be paid into a university account.
- When the bank deposit arrives in the university account and students communicates to the service their authorisation for provisional or final enrolment, the service draws up a budgetary certificate for the relevant academic year. This certificate is necessary to finalise the procedures for obtaining a visa.
Upon arriving in Belgium
- Students finalise enrolment with the UCLouvain Admissions Office.
- Students communicate to the Student Support Service the bank account number to which the bank deposit will be transferred monthly. While awaiting the opening of the bank account, the service can release the monthly payment in the form of prepaid bank cards.
- If a prospective student is unable to finalise enrolment and therefore cannot stay in Belgium, upon request the deposit is either returned or kept for the following academic year.
- In order to renew the residence permit for the following year, students can justify a new bank deposit The procedure is identical and the amounts are indexed.
Please note: The minimum monthly subsistence amount does not include tuition fees. It is also insufficient for covering actual living and non-tuition educational costs. These costs per month are estimated to be at minimum €1,100 plus €300 per additional dependent.
