University of Antwerp in a nutshell
Metropolis @ the river Scheldt Dublin 01:40*
§ 173 nationalities
Amsterdam Centraal 01:11
Paris 01:00* Thalys 02:02
§ 100 hotels and 30 guesthouses
Frankfurt 01:05* Prague 01:50* Munich 01:20*
§ 33 municipal sport halls
Vienna 01:40*
Zurich 01:10* Geneva 01:10* New York 08:25* Lyon 01:25*
§ 38 parks in and around the city
Milan 01:30*
Mumbai 08:50* Delhi 07:40* Beijing 09:50* Moscow 03:20*
Bilbao 01:55*
Madrid 02:15*
Rome 02:00* Barcelona 01:55*
Lisbon 02:40*
§ 25 museums § 7 km walk along the quay
Berlin 01:20*
Antwerp
§ 900 cafés, 1,600 restaurants
§ 60 art galleries
Free student guide app www.gate15.be/en
Hamburg 01:10*
London 01:10*
§ Area of 20,451 ha
§ 1,800 city bikes for rent
Helsinki 02:30* Stockholm 02:10*
Copenhagen 01:30*
§ 516,000 inhabitants
§ 30 theatres and art centres
Oslo 01:55*
LOCATION * direct flights from Brussels Airport
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Latitude 51°13’12” N
§ Longitude
4°24’03” E §
Country Belgium
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Region Flanders
Port § Second largest port in Europe, 11th largest in the world (in metric tons) § 9 million container units handled annually (2014) § Area of 12,068 ha (20,000 football fields) § 130 km quay length § 91 cargo handling companies and 217 shipping agents www.portofantwerp.be
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Industry
www.visitantwerp.be
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80 % of world trade in rough diamonds and 50 % in cut diamonds 1,700 diamond companies 4 diamond exchanges Second largest petrochemical cluster in the world
Graduate programmes in English
Undergraduate programmes in Dutch
Graduate programmes in Dutch
Master programmes
Bachelor programmes (always 180 ECTS credits)
Master programmes
• Applied Economic Sciences: Business Economics (60 ECTS credits) • Applied Economic Sciences: Economic Policy (60 ECTS credits) • Biology – Biodiversity: Conservation and Restoration (120 ECTS credits) • Biomedical Sciences: specialisation Molecular Imaging (120 ECTS credits) • Biomedical Sciences: specialisation Neurosciences (120 ECTS credits) • Biomedical Sciences: specialisation Infectious and Tropical Diseases (120 ECTS credits) • Comparative Vertebrate Morphology (120 ECTS credits, Erasmus Mundus) • Computer Science: specialisation Computer Networks and Distributed Systems (120 ECTS credits) • Computer Science: specialisation Data Science (120 ECTS credits) • Computer Science: specialisation Software Engineering (120 ECTS credits) • Epidemiology (120 ECTS credits) • Law (120 ECTS credits) • Leading International Vaccinology Education (120 ECTS credits, Erasmus Mundus) • Linguistics and Literature: English (60 ECTS credits) • Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management (120 ECTS credits) • Molecular Biology (120 ECTS credits) • Physics (120 ECTS credits) • Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy (120 ECTS credits) • Sustainable Automotive Engineering (120 ECTS credits, Joint Master)*
• Applied Economics: Business Economics • Applied Economics: Economic Policy • Applied Language Studies • Architecture • Biochemistry and Biotechnology • Biology • Biomedical Sciences • Bioscience Engineering • Business Engineering • Business Engineering: Management Information Systems • Chemistry • Communication Studies • Computer Science • Conservation – Restoration • Engineering Technology • History • Interior Architecture • Laws • Linguistics and Literature • Mathematics • Medicine • Pharmaceutical Sciences • Philosophy • Physics • Political Science • Product Development • Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy • Social and Economic Sciences • Sociology • Veterinary Medicine
• Applied Economics: Business Economics (60 ECTS credits) • Applied Economics: Economic Policy (60 ECTS credits) • Architecture (120 ECTS credits) • Biochemical Engineering Technology (60 ECTS credits) • Biochemistry and Biotechnology (120 ECTS credits) • Biology (120 ECTS credits) • Biomedical Sciences (120 ECTS credits) • Business Engineering (120 ECTS credits) • Business Engineering: Management Information Systems (120 ECTS credits) • Chemical Engineering Technology (60 ECTS credits) • Chemistry (120 ECTS credits) • Civil Engineering Technology (60 ECTS credits) • Communication Studies (60 ECTS credits) • Computer Science (120 ECTS credits) • Conservation – Restoration (60 ECTS credits) • Culture Management (60 ECTS credits) • Drug Development (120 ECTS credits) • Electromechanical Engineering Technology (60 ECTS credits) • Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology (60 ECTS credits) • Environmental Science (60 ECTS credits) • Epidemiology (120 ECTS credits) • Film Studies and Visual Culture (60 ECTS credits) • Gender and Diversity (60 ECTS credits) • Heritage Studies (120 ECTS credits) • History (60 ECTS credits) • Instructional and Educational Sciences (60 ECTS credits)
Advanced master programmes • Development Evaluation and Management (60 ECTS credits) (IOB) • Economics of Globalisation and European Integration (60 ECTS credits, Erasmus Mundus) • Global Health (120 ECTS credits)* • Globalisation and Development (60 ECTS credits) (IOB) • Governance and Development (60 ECTS credits) (IOB) • Technology for Integrated Water Management (60 ECTS credits) (IMDO) • Maritime and Air Transport Management (60 ECTS credits) (C-MAT)
Postgraduate programmes • Energy and Climate (20 ECTS credits) (IMDO) • Interuniversity Certificate/Postgraduate Studies in Algology (40 ECTS credits)
* subject to approval
§ IOB Institute of Development Policy and Management www.uantwerp.be/iob
www.uantwerp.be/education • Interior Architecture (60 ECTS credits) • International Relations and Diplomacy (60 ECTS credits) • Interpreting (60 ECTS credits) • Laws (120 ECTS credits) • Linguistics (60 ECTS credits) • Linguistics and Literature (60 ECTS credits) • Mathematics (120 ECTS credits) • Medicine (180 ECTS credits) • Multilingual Professional Communication (60 ECTS credits) • Nursing and Midwifery (60 ECTS credits) • Occupational Therapy (60 ECTS credits) • Organisation and Management (60 ECTS credits) • Pharmaceutical Care (120 ECTS credits) • Philosophy (60 ECTS credits) • Physics (120 ECTS credits) • Political Communication (60 ECTS credits) • Political Science (60 ECTS credits) • Product Development (120 ECTS credits) • Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy (120 ECTS credits) • Safety Sciences (120 ECTS credits) • Social and Economic Sciences (60 ECTS credits) • Social Work and Welfare Studies (60 ECTS credits) • Sociology (60 ECTS credits) • Theatre and Film Studies (60 ECTS credits) • Translation (60 ECTS credits) • Urbanism and Spatial Planning (120 ECTS credits)
Antwerp Summer University
Dutch language classes
About ECTS credits
Each summer short, international, interdisciplinary courses are offered.
Linguapolis, the language institute of the University of Antwerp, offers a wide range of Dutch as a Foreign Language courses lasting between 1 week and a full academic year.
The University of Antwerp applies ECTS (= European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) in all its degree programmes. All study programmes are measured in terms of ECTS credits. A full-time one-year study programme amounts to 60 credits (30 credits per semester), which comprises a student workload of about 1,500 to 1,800 hours. One credit stands for 25 to 30 hours of work including contact hours, preparatory work, study and assessment.
Consult the website for the upcoming edition.
www.uantwerp.be/asu
www.linguapolis.eu
IMDO Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development § www.uantwerp.be/imdo
Advanced master programmes • Postgraduate programmes
C-MAT Centre for Maritime and Air Transport Management § www.uantwerp.be/c-mat
The University of Antwerp offers a wide variety of advanced master and postgraduate programmes taught in Dutch.
behindthescience.uantwerp.be
Frontline research domains
Facts and figures • 20,367 students (16% from abroad, 116 nationalities) • 1,741 PhD students • 258 PhDs in 2014 • 3,650 scientific publications each year • 5,398 staff members (17 % from abroad, 88 nationalities) • 648 professors (12%) • 324 assistants (6%) • 3,077 researchers (57%) • 1,349 administrative and technical staff (25%) • 60,000 alumni • 9 campuses in Antwerp • 13th in the QS University Ranking Top 50 Under 50 (2015) • 11th in the Times Higher Education Ranking 150 under 50 (2016)
• Drug Discovery and Development • Ecology and Sustainable Development • Harbour, Transport and Logistics • Imaging • Infectious Diseases • Materials Characterisation • Neurosciences • Socio-economic Policy and Organisation • Urban History and Contemporary Urban Policy
Emerging frontline research domains • Multi-level Governance, Globalisation & Federalism • Oncology • Proteomics, Genomics and Metabolomics
Faculties • Applied Economics • Applied Engineering • Arts • Design Sciences • Law • Medicine and Health Sciences • Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences • Social Sciences • Science
www.uantwerp.be/faculties
www.uantwerp.be/research
University of Antwerp online www.uantwerp.be ❙ www.facebook.com/UAntwerp ❙ www.youtube.com/UAntwerpen
CONTACT Degree students PhD students International Students Office T +32 3 265 31 89 internationalstudents@uantwerp.be
Exchange students International Relations Office T +32 3 265 49 61 incomingstudents@uantwerp.be
Antwerp Summer University Antwerp Summer University Office T +32 3 265 43 82 summeruniversity@uantwerp.be
Partnerships International Relations Office T +32 3 265 43 80 agreements@uantwerp.be
The academic year 2017-2018 starts on 25 September 2017.
This folder was printed in July 2016. As all information is subject to change, please check our website for the latest updates.