Bachelor and Master students
International degree seeking students can enroll for Bachelor and Master programmes if they meet the diploma and the language requirements.
Diploma requirements
International students who have a Belgian secondary-school diploma are legally eligible to register directly for a bachelor's programme.
A foreign diploma or certificate must be officially recognized as equivalent. Our Student Administration will verify your foreign diploma.
Language requirements
If you are a degree seeking student, please realise that the teaching language of all our degree programmes is Dutch.
In order to be admitted to a KHBO study programme taught in Dutch, a proficiency certificate that proves level B2 (vantage) of the Common European Framework of Reference is required.
Please find below the table of comparative certificates.
Institute |
Required certificate |
|
CNaVT (Certificaat Nederlands als Vreemde Taal) |
PTHO (Profiel Taalvaardigheid Hoger Onderwijs) |
|
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - ILT (Instituut voor Levende Talen) |
Niveau 5 |
|
HUB (Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel) |
Niveau 5 |
| Universiteit Antwerpen | Niveau 4 |
| Universiteit Gent | Niveau 5 |
|
CVO (Centrum voor volwassenenonderwijs) |
Richtgraad 3 |
Please download below the full regulation on the language requirements (in Dutch).
Contact details of institutes of Associatie K.U.Leuven organising the PTHO test, are listed.
