GENERAL INFORMATION
Thank you for your inquiry about study possibilities in Belgium. It is our pleasure to send to you the following information. It should allow you to decide whether you want to get in touch with Belgian Universities.
Please visit the List of Institutions A correct assessment of one's (1) academic credentials, (2) linguistic skills, (3) academic objectives and (4) financial resources is essential.
1. ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS 2. LANGUAGE SKILLS Students who wish to attend lectures in English
(post-academic training, international courses) must of course have a good command of that language. Universities will inform you about their individual TOEFL requirements . Postgraduate students studying for a
doctorate must have sufficient knowledge of an international Western language such as English, French, German or Spanish, depending on the nature of their research project and the requirement of their working environment. 3.PROGRAMMES It is strongly advisable to
contact the Universities directly, submitting a well documented case and asking accurate questions on your specific wishes. 4. FINANCING Proof of solvency is one of the condition for acquiring an authorization for provisional stay in Belgium as a student and, for some universities, it is also necessary
for registration. The Belgian authorities do not issue an authorization for provisional sojourn to foreign students who state that they will work as "job students" to finance their studies. To receive a residence visa for family
members, proof must also be presented that one has sufficient income to cover the cost of the family's stay. Studies can be self-financed but a third-person warranty remains an absolute requirement. A
study-grant is another way to finance studies. The following classification of organizations that give such grants provides general information about application opportunities. 1.International Cooperation
: some grants are awarded in the framework of a cultural accord between the People's Republic of China and the Flemish Community of Belgium. Information about the procedure to follow can be obtained from: China Scholarships Council 2.Development cooperation
: The Belgian Administration for Development Cooperation (BADC) grants -a very limited number of scholarships to postgraduate students. Priority is given to specializations not available in China.
-scholarships for participation in specific postgraduate international courses (Masters). You can contact the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Trade and Cooperation (MOFTEC). Contact persons: Mr. LIU Jianhua or Mrs. WANG Weina. 3.Individual universities : The Belgian universities themselves give a limited number of scholarships to students who satisfy specific conditions as to degree, age, employment at home. Arrangements may be made
between the Institutions of origin and a Belgian University. It is advisable to address the issue in your letter to the individual universities. 4.Others Study grants are also awarded by the
student's own government, official organizations, private and semi-private organizations such as UNESCO, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Organization for Space Research (EOSR) and service clubs. A condensed, but quite complete, overview of all these scholarship can be found in the bi-annual publication of the
UNESCO : "Study Abroad / Etudes ŕ l'étranger / Studios en el Extranjero". This publication can be obtained from UNESCO (Place de Fontenoy, 75 F-75700 PARIS, FRANCE). UNESCO's office in Beijing is located at Jianguomenwai Apartmants
5-15-3. Tel: 010-6532.1725, Fax : 010-6532.4854. The Consulate General of Belgium in Shanghai remains at your disposal for further information.
Equivalence and admissibility of degrees will be assessed according to Belgian law and individual universities' regulations. Please submit a copy of your degree with a translation to the
chosen universities' admission boards .
Chinese students who wish to follow courses in Dutch or French
must realize that a superficial knowledge of the language will not do. The ability to speak Dutch or French is imperative in order to follow lectures and to pass examinations. A preparatory year of language instruction is available in some universities for already enrolled students. Please apply for information at individual universities.
Belgian universities offer basic academic courses, advanced academic training courses, doctoral programmes, post-academic training and various international study programmes (a.o.
Masters) in the fields of theology, philosophy, law, economics and applied economics, political and social sciences, medico-social health sciences, dentistry, pharmaceutical sciences, physical education and physiotherapy, sciences,
language and literature / history, archeology and art science, psychology and educational sciences, medical sciences, engineering and applied biological sciences.
It is very important that one evaluates the financial
means necessary for living and studying in Belgium. Material uncertainty during studies can endanger the successful completion of the programme. Although precise determination of study and living expenses depend on individual life
styles, one can assess that about 350.000 Belgian Francs (about 88.000 RMB) is necessary for one year's study. This amount should include books, housing, food, transport, health insurance, etc. It does not
include the academic registration fee which can vary between about 25.000 BEF for a student under scholarship to 95.000/290.000 BEF for a self-financing student, according to the chosen study programme, nor
the cost of the journey from China to Belgium.
Contact: Mrs. YANG Xinyu
Tel.: 010 - 6606.3198 Fax.: 010 - 6606.3281
E-mail : xinyu_yang@yahoo.com
LONG SOJOURN VISA FOR STUDYING IN BELGIUM
An application file is to be constituted according to instructions from this Consulate General. The Consulate General will next forward your application to the said authority, which
usually informs of its decision after about 2 months. Apart from the charges for authentication of documents, the procedure is free. No local or foreign based intermediary office, whether with or
without a lawyer in Belgium, is in a position to decisively influence the Aliens' Office's decision. Please visit the
The immigration bureau in Belgium (or rather the Aliens' Office of the Interior Ministry) is the sole authority entrusted with issuance of short
stay and long sojourn visas.
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