Non-EPL courses

As a reminder, the amount of non-EPL courses is strictly limited to a maximum of 2 courses per academic semester, whether they are organised by the Language Institute ILV (language courses) or by other UCLouvain faculties.

Courses taken at other UCLouvain faculties on the campus of Louvain-La-Neuve

Exchange students also have access to courses organized by the Faculté des Sciences" at UCL (for courses in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, etc.) and to the "Faculté d'ingénierie biologique, agronomique et Environnementale". Courses of the "Faculté d'architecture, d'ingénierie architecturale et urbanisme" are also accessible.
It is also possible to take some non-technical courses in other UCLouvain faculties (eg. business, finance, law, literature, etc.).
 

Language courses

Incoming exchange students are allowed to take a "French as foreign language" course, free of charge when the course is included in their ECTS learning agreement. See ILV related information. You can take MAXIMUM 2 French courses per semester, i.e., per semester, 1 general French course (their code LFRAN1_ _ _ ends in -01), possibly combined with 1 complementary French course whose code ends in -03, 04 or 05.
Examples : LFRAN1001 (A1 level), LFRAN1201 / LFRAN1205 (A2 level), LFRAN1301 / LFRAN1303 / LFRAN1304 (B1 level), LFRAN1401 / LFRAN1403 / LFRAN1404 (B2 level) and LFRAN1505 (C1 level).
The course level will be defined by the UCLouvain language institute, ILV, at the start of the student's exchange programme.

The following language courses, in the framework of the bachelor programmes, are proposed at ILV for incoming exchange students and they are also free of charge on the same principle as French:

• LANGL1171 Anglais pour ingénieurs civils I (Q1)
• LANGL1272 Anglais pour ingénieurs civils II (Q1)
• LANGL1373 English for engineers 3 (Q1)
• LNEER1300 Néerlandais général et académique - Niveau moyen (Q2)
• LNEER1500 Interfac - Néerlandais général et académique - Niveau approfondi (Q1 ou Q2)
• LALLE1101 Allemand - Niveau élémentaire 1e partie (0-A1) (Q1 ou Q2)
• LALLE1102 Allemand - Niveau élémentaire 2e partie (A1-A2) (Q2)
• LALLE1300 Allemand général - Utilisateur indépendant – niveau seuil (Q1+Q2)
• LESPA1101 Espagnol - Niveau élémentaire 1ère partie (0-A1) (Q1 ou Q2)
• LESPA1102 Espagnol - Niveau élémentaire 2e partie (A1-A2) (Q1 ou Q2)
• LESPA1301 Espagnol - Niveau moyen 1e partie (A2 - B1.1) (Q1 ou Q2)
• LESPA1302 Espagnol - Niveau moyen 2e partie (B1.1 - B1.2) (Q2)

The following language courses, in the framework of the master programmes, are proposed at ILV for incoming exchange students and they are also free of charge on the same principle as French:

• LANGL1181 (Anglais pour informaticiens I)
• LANGL1171 (Anglais pour ingénieurs civils I)
• LNEER2500 Seminar of Entry to professional life in Dutch - Intermediate level
• LNEER2600 Seminar of entry to professional life in Dutch - Upper-Intermediate level
• LALLE2500 Professional development seminar German (B1 level required to attend the course)
• LALLE2501 Professional development seminar German (B1 level required to attend the course)
• LESPA2600 Vocational Induction Seminar - Spanish (B2.2/C1)
• LESPA2601 Vocational Induction Seminar - Spanish (B2.2/C1)

Other language courses proposed at ILV may be accessible but with a tuition fee and cannot be included in the student's learning agreement. You will then be registered as a "free student". More information here.

Courses on other UCLouvain campuses

Be aware that certain courses in Biomedical Engineering (LGBIO) are organized on the UCLouvain campus of Brussels-Woluwe, which requires commuting from Louvain-la-Neuve to Brussels.
It is also important to note that Bachelor and Master courses in "architectural engineering" only are organized on the campus of Louvain-la-Neuve. Bachelor and Master courses in "Architecture" are organized on other campuses in Brussels (St Gilles) and Tournai and are uneasy to access from Louvain-la-Neuve.