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Bachelor Students

esl | Louvain-la-Neuve

Bachelor students with "Economics Focus" can apply to go on exchange during their 3rd year/2nd (and last) semester. Application takes place during the 2nd year.

COUNTRYCITYUNIVERSITY
BELGIUMLeuvenKU Leuven - Faculty of Economics and Business 
FRANCEBordeauxUniversité de Bordeaux
FRANCEParisUniversité Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne
IRELANDDublinTrinity College
ITALYBolognaUniversità degli Studi di Bologna
ITALYMilanUniversità commerciale Luigi Bocconi
ITALYVeniceUniversità "Ca Foscari"                                                           
ITALYRomeLUISS Università Guido Carli
SPAINMadridUniversidad Carlos III
THE NETHERLANDSMaastrichtMaastricht university
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)GlasgowGlasgow University

Interested Bachelor students must apply by end of January/early February of the academic year preceding the exchange.

The selection procedure and the deadlines are detailed here below:

 

Information Sessions: TBC November 2025 / 13:00-14:00 

Application file Submission: February 6th, 2026

Selection interviews: End of February/ Beginning of March 2026

1. A pre-selection is done by the ESL international Committee on the basis of the following criteria:

  • Academic results: past results, including the results of the January session of the year of application, number of credits approved during the master programme
  • Motivation of the student: Letter explaining your motivations for at least 3 destination (by preference order) and a provisional list of the courses at the Host University.
  • Proficiency in the teaching language of the host university (+ basic knowledge in the main language of the country)

2.  The application file should consist of:

  • an application form duly filled in (Application form will be available in November)
  • a motivation letter (briefly presenting your motivation in going to a  specific exchange destination, choice of courses,...)
  • your transcript of records of all the past academic years (passed or failed)

3.  Once completed, please email your application (PDF format), to the following email address: international-espo@uclouvain.be or hand it in directly to the international office (Dupriez's Building - Ground Floor - D.010).

4.  Your application will be reviewed by the International Committee. The committee reserves the right to invite the student to an inteview and/or a language test.

5.  The pre-selected students will be notified by emails.

The final selection is conditional on validating 115 ECTS (60ECTS of bloc 1 and 55 ECTS of bloc 2) in September (preceding the semester of mobility)

  • No remote or early exam will be organized for students who can't attend their exams at UNamur or UCLouvain due to mobility reasons.
  • It is not possible to change the destination after the pre-selections have been announced.
  • All courses pending successful completion from previous programmes will have to be passed before departure (in addition to the criteria above mentioned)