FACT SHEET

Academic Year 2020-21

School Address Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain (EPL)

International Mobility Office
rue Archimède, 1, Bte L6.11.01
B- 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve

Erasmus Code B LOUVAIN01

Website https://uclouvain.be/en/faculties/epl

General contact at UCLouvain Administration des relations internationales

Place de l'Université 1, bte L0.01.06,
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
tél. +32-10-47.81.32
erasmus@uclouvain.be

Contacts EPL Prof. Laurent Delannay - Vice Dean International Affairs

Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain
Rue Archimède 1, B- 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
laurent.delannay@uclouvain.be
Emmanuelle Brun – International Development & Coordination
Tel : +32 10 47 29 90
Emmanuelle.brun@uclouvain.be

Incoming students nominations Ninouchka Malan – International mobility Coordination (incoming/outgoing)

to be sent to :
Tel: +32 10 47 85 30
ninouchka.malan@uclouvain.be

Information for incoming international students at UCLouvain :

Online information https://uclouvain.be/en/study/etudiant-echange.html
Information for incoming international students at EPL :
https://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/epl/incoming-students.html

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 Application process & deadlines

Application Process Autumn term: Spring term

Final date for applications : May 31st Final date for applications: November 30th
1. Applications should be sent to the contact person at the faculty level (see
above);
2. EPL will send its decision a.s.a.p. and no later than 4 weeks after receiving the
application;
3. A Transcript of Records will be issued no later than 2 weeks after the official
assessment period has finished

Application Online
Teaching language &
requirements
How to apply as an exchange student or to a dual master programme at EPL :
https://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/epl/how-when-to-apply.html
Teaching languages at EPL :
Mostly French at Bachelor level, mostly English at Master level
Minimum English level requested for Master courses: B2 (Cf. European Common
Framework of Reference for Languages).
Information about English-based courses at EPL:
https://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/epl/english-taught-courses-at-epl.html
For French-based courses, at Bachelor or Master, the minimum requested level is B2.

Academic Calendar

Autumn Term (13 weeks) Spring Term (13 weeks)

Mid-September – Mid-December Beginning of February – Mid-May
Courses till Christmas break, exams in January 2 weeks off at Easter Break
Courses till end of May, exams in June

For more detailed information about UCLouvain academic calendar : https://uclouvain.be/en/study/calendrier-

academique-0.html

Courses

Information about available courses for incoming exchange students at EPL :

https://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/epl/studies-at-epl.html
Incoming exchange students are allowed to take one "French as foreign language" course per semester, free of
charge, see https://uclouvain.be/en/study/ilv/french.html
They are also allowed to take up to two courses per Semester in the 13 other faculties of UCLouvain, the list of which
may be found on: https://uclouvain.be/en/study/les-facultes.html

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 Useful information

3’07 video on the Université https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTRVyGyLJP8&feature=youtu.be

catholique de Louvain
(UCLouvain)

Practical information for https://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/epl/practical-information.html

international students at EPL

Merit-based scholarships for https://uclouvain.be/en/faculties/epl/scholarships-to-read-for-a-master-at-

double-degree students epl.html
Grading system https://uclouvain.be/en/study/les-credits-ects.html

Visa http://diplomatie.belgium.be/fr/Services/venir_en_belgique/visa_pour_la_belgiq
ue

Insurance https://uclouvain.be/en/study/questions-frequemment-posees-0.html

Housing https://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/epl/accommodation.html

Living cost https://uclouvain.be/en/study/combien-coute-une-annee-d-rsquo-etude.html

Special needs https://uclouvain.be/en/study/peps