Prepare for your arrival Check the pages below for information you might need for a smooth preparation process. Once you have been accepted, you will receive more information regarding: - Visa application and residence permit - Housing - Enrolment and course registration - Opening a bank account - O…

Why do an exchange at the University of Antwerp? Spend a semester or year in Antwerp Looking to expand your horizon? The University of Antwerp (UAntwerp) welcomes over 500 students on Erasmus or other exchange programmes every year, from partner institutions all over the world. UAntwerp is a young a…

FAQ General information Can I do a study exchange when there is no exchange agreement with my home institution? No. To be eligible for an study exchange period at our university, it's essential that your institution has a valid bilateral exchange agreement with the University of Antwerp, as this all…

Opportunities for Internationalisation International mobility grants for conferences, courses or short stays abroad (less than 3 months) Are you looking for funding to attend conferences and courses or for short research stays abroad? Explore which research and training opportunities for internation…

Mats Van Gestel expert - senior researcher Research Mats Van Gestel Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Prioritizing Lyme borreliosis risk areas for forest and nature management based on novel insights in tick ecology. 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022 Abstract Cases of Lyme borreliosis, a diseas…

ERC Advanced Grants 2025 Three scientists receive prestigious ERC Advanced Grants European funding enables scholars to carry out ambitious projects No fewer than three scholars from the University of Antwerp – Joke Hadermann, Dirk Van Hulle and Annelies Van Rie – have been awarded an ERC Advance…

Stadscampus You can easily spend the whole day at Stadscampus. Start your morning with breakfast at Agora Caffee, grab a coffee from the cosy coffee corner near the library, enjoy a freshly prepared meal with friends at komida and pick up a snack in the afternoon. There is something for everyone at …

Social Sciences Walter Weyns 1. What was your favourite subject during your student days? All subjects from the first year; I don't think I missed a single lesson. Bit weird, I know. 2. Have you ever failed an exam? If so, which subject? Not at uni, but in secondary school: drawing. 3. What is the s…

Centre of Expertise for Higher Education search menu search content Mind the gap! Estimating student workload for your course September 2025 What is student workload? Study load or student workload refers to the total time investment that an average student* needs to achieve the learning outcomes of…

MONDO search menu search content Walking in small groups Walking in small groups - 7 March 2021 Walking, catching up with friends or meeting new people and soaking up the sun... What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon! This was a popular activity, the event was fully booked in no time... Be qui…

Medicine and Health Sciences Antwerp University Hospital (UZA) Antwerp University Hospital (UZA) Antwerp University Hospital is a university centre providing patient-friendly tertiary care, high-quality academic training and groundbreaking scientific research with an important international focus. A…

B-MAGIC search menu search content EOS B-MAGIC is funded by the EOS-programme of FWO Flanders and FNRS under the Excellence of Science (EOS) project number 30802346. EOS wants to promote joint research between researchers in the Flemish and French-speaking community by funding joint fundamental rese…

Institute of Jewish Studies search menu search content Michael Portal As the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship, Michael Portal will spend the 2022-2023 academic year conducting interdisciplinary research at the University of Antwerp. His research concerns the Flemish emphasis on samenleven (“li…

Credits The study credits concept is one of the most important elements of the Flemish higher education system. The number of study credits you use and earn is used to measure your success, study progress and social status as a student. The learning account, which determines your right to higher edu…

Cosys-Lab search menu search content Contemporary Biomedical Sensing Auscultations with a stethoscope are essential for the assessment and the follow up of patients with respiratory syndromes, e.g. those that are caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection. The main problems with auscultations are that they are …

Armand Béché unpaid staff Research Armand Béché Research team Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) Expertise My research area is concentrated around transmission electron microscopy (TEM) applied to material science. I am specialized in a large number of techniques including strain …

Nurses and interprofessional pharmaceutical care | Summer School | Antwerp Summer University search menu search content Antwerp Summer University About us Antwerp Summer and Winter University offers intensive, short-term academic programmes during the summer and winter months within the areas of exc…

Students on Stage 21 September 2026 Students on Stage extends festival summer for students Are you ready to kick-start the academic year at the Unifac-festival? Students on Stage is the City Campus’s big opening festival. On the first Monday of the academic year, Sint-Jansplein fills up with stude…

UAntwerp Style Guide search menu search content Our voice A solid basis The voice we use in our communication stems from our values and personality. It differs from time to time depending on the target audience, but there is a certain foundation that always remains unchanged. Four values are central…

Facilities and support for PhD students You are not on your own! Every year, around 250 PhD researchers defend their thesis publicly at the University of Antwerp and earn the title of 'doctor'. The Antwerp Doctoral School supports you during your PhD career, to complete complete the PhD process succ…

Business Economics Buddy programme Meet new people and expand your network Buddy programme Meet new people and expand your network Every year, our faculty welcomes international students from all over the world. Regardless of where you are from, integrating into a new city and student population is …

Flanders Make@UAntwerpen search menu search content Basecamp Zero Helping Companies With Software Testing Together with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, our AnSyMo-group joins forces with major high-tech industries including Nokia, Barco, Delaware and Corilus. The groundbreaking technology of Basecam…

Kostas Anastasiades senior researcher - academic interim staff postdoc About Kostas Anastasiades Kostas Anastasiades Contact Campus Groenenborger Show email address Tel. +3232659246 Groenenborgerlaan 171 2020 Antwerpen, BEL As a teaching assistant I spend half of my time on the education of our engi…

Business and Economics James Madison University Immersion programme James Madison University Immersion programme James Madison University students have been coming the University of Antwerp since 2002. Over the course of the years, more than 1400 JMU students have participated in the programme and c…

INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content Best of Both Worlds 09/02/22 - Dustin (ESR #14) In my PhD-project, I investigate the cardiotoxic effects of doxorubicin, a common chemotherapeutic drug. This drug is one of the most used and highly effective chemotherapeutics. I specifically loo…