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KU Leuven

Leuven · Belgium · Research university

KU Leuven

Flemish research university in Leuven; seven English-taught bachelor's in Leuven and Brussels, two of them joint European degrees.

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In English
7 programmes
City
Leuven
Founded
1425

Deadlines

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What you could study here

Joint Bachelor in Sustainability

BSc · 3 yrs · Kraków (year 1), then partner universities

Una Europa joint degree; you apply through Jagiellonian University in Kraków and sit a proctored online entrance exam.

Environment

Business Administration

BSc · 3 yrs · Brussels

Every applicant takes the faculty's free online maths test and uploads the result.

Business

Business Engineering

BSc · 3 yrs · Brussels

Joint degree with UCLouvain Saint-Louis. Maths AA HL strongly advised; every applicant takes the faculty's free online maths test.

Business
  • Open entry

Engineering Technology

BSc · 3 yrs

For 2027-28: the OMPT-G maths and science test at 60%, or with an IB the starting test in Leuven in early July…

Engineering

Philosophy

BA · 3 yrs

Reading and writing assignment, CV and motivation letter.

Humanities

Theology and Religious Studies

BA · 3 yrs

Writing sample, motivation letter and CV; you may apply without an English test, and the faculty judges your English from the file.

Humanities

European Studies

BA · 3 yrs · Leuven, Bologna, Kraków or Madrid

Una Europa joint degree across two or three universities; reading-and-writing assignment and a video pitch.

Social sciences

What it asks of IB students

The IB Diploma gives access; no points minimum is published. It exempts you from an English test for most programmes if at least half your courses were in English. No 2027 deadlines yet.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

KU Leuven sets a deadline per programme in its application-window tool, which as of September 2026 offers no 2027-28 year; for 2026-27 the EEA deadlines ran from 1 April (European…

All 2 notes
  • KU Leuven sets a deadline per programme in its application-window tool, which as of September 2026 offers no 2027-28 year; for 2026-27 the EEA deadlines ran from 1 April (European Studies) to 1 July (Business).
  • Almost all other KU Leuven bachelor's are taught in Dutch; for those, EEA applicants have no application deadline.

Sources
  1. KU Leuven — Choose your programme ("7 bachelor's programmes taught in English") — checked 2026-09-26
  2. KU Leuven programme guide, filtered to academic bachelor's taught in English (the guide reads the 'Degree type' and 'Language of instruction' filters from the address) — checked 2026-09-26
  3. KU Leuven — Business Administration: admission requirements (IB, English exemption, maths test) — checked 2026-09-26
  4. KU Leuven — Business Engineering: admission requirements (AA HL strongly advised) — checked 2026-09-26
  5. KU Leuven — Engineering Technology: admission requirements, 2027-2028 tab ("Applicants must submit a valid OMPT-G test result with a minimum score of 60%"; IB holders may instead take the starting test "on campus (Leuven) in the beginning of July", which "is not binding but participation is mandatory") — checked 2026-09-26
  6. KU Leuven — Theology and Religious Studies: admission requirements — checked 2026-09-26
  7. KU Leuven — Philosophy: admission requirements — checked 2026-09-26
  8. KU Leuven — European Studies (students starting 2026-27 or later): admission requirements — checked 2026-09-26
  9. BAES — Apply (2026-27 closed; 2027-28 opens autumn 2026; fees) — checked 2026-09-26
  10. KU Leuven programme guide — Joint Bachelor in Sustainability — checked 2026-09-26
  11. BASUS — Application procedure (2026/27 intake, entrance exam, fees) — checked 2026-09-26
  12. KU Leuven — Apply to KU Leuven (per-programme deadlines; no deadline for EEA on Dutch-taught) — checked 2026-09-26
  13. KU Leuven — Application window tool (data covers 2024-25 to 2026-27 only) — checked 2026-09-26
  14. KU Leuven — New degree programmes 2027-2028 (none scheduled yet) — checked 2026-09-26
  15. KU Leuven — Tuition fee breakdown (EEA 2026-27: €305.40 fixed plus €14.60 a credit, €1,181.40 for 60 credits) — checked 2026-09-30
  16. KU Leuven — Business Administration: programme description (Brussels, taught in English) — checked 2026-09-30
  17. KU Leuven — Business Engineering: programme description (joint with UCLouvain Saint-Louis) — checked 2026-09-30
  18. KU Leuven — Engineering Technology: programme description (Group T campus; three specialisations) — checked 2026-09-30
  19. KU Leuven — Philosophy: programme description (Institute of Philosophy, Husserl Archives) — checked 2026-09-30
  20. KU Leuven Institute of Philosophy — Apply: Bachelor of Philosophy (reading and writing assignment, motivation letter) — checked 2026-09-30
  21. KU Leuven — Theology and Religious Studies: programme description — checked 2026-09-30
  22. BAES — Bachelor of European Studies (Una Europa joint degree, mobility) — checked 2026-09-30