Exchange Partners

Ghent, University of Ghent

General information

City	City: Ghent
Country	Belgium
About the University	The Faculty of Law is one of the 4 founding faculties of the Ghent University. It is located in the Universiteitstraat, where the University was founded in 1817. The Faculty provides academic teaching and services based on innovative scientific research. In 2007-08 more than 4,000 students studied at the Faculty of Law, in either the Law programma, the Criminology programme or the programmes of further education.
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Student exchange information

Method of application at the RUG	Online application form: rug.nl/law/lep
Application deadline RUG	01 March
Available places	4 semester places or 2 year-long places
Level of courses available for exchange students	Master
Main Language	Dutch
Language of instruction	English Dutch
Language test results needed	Yes: see extra requirements for more information
Language courses available	Yes
Extra requirements	You would need to provide a proof of your English proficiency: an equivalent to a CEFR level B2 at the moment of application and C1 at the moment of departure. Students from the English taught LLB and LLM programmes are exempt from this requirement.
Important information	The English taught courses are only on the Master level. Therefore only Master students can go on exchange at this university. However, exceptions can be made in regard to excellent 3rd year LLB students. Please contact the exchange office for more information. If you are willing and able to follow courses taught in Dutch language you are welcome in any year of your studies. Dutch courses can be found in the general course catalogue.
Link (law faculty) university	View university website
Link International office	View international office website
Housing arranged	Institution
Visa needed	Yes
Vaccination needed	No
Financial support / Grants	More information on study and placement grants for law students can be found on the website www.rug.nl/law/lep. An Erasmus+ grant covers part of the travel and accommodation expenses involved in studying abroad. At the moment the Erasmus+ grant has been set at € 270 - € 390 per calendar month, depending on the country of your host university. This may change per academic year. Your application for an exchange period at one of the Faculty's partner universities also counts as your application for a grant. When you receive notification of a place for study abroad, you will also learn more about the Erasmus grant.

Student Reports

Ghent ay 1415 1.pdf (Size: 101 Kb | Create Time: 28 Sep 2023)

Ghent sem 1 1415 1.pdf (Size: 79 Kb | Create Time: 28 Sep 2023)

Ghent sem 1 1415 2.pdf (Size: 22 Kb | Create Time: 28 Sep 2023)

Ghent Fall 2016.pdf (Size: 82 Kb | Create Time: 28 Sep 2023)

Courses

Level of courses available	Master
LLB students: is a minimum of 30 ECTS available	Yes
Link available courses	View courses site

Last update (16 Nov 2023)