Belgium - French Community 2023/24 - values of student fees

National student fee

In the French Community of Belgium almost every student pays a registration fee, in every study cycle. There is no minimum fee, and according to Eurydice data the standard annual fee for home full-time students in 2023/24 was up to EUR 835 in the first cycle, with EUR 835 also the usual amount in the second cycle. What you pay depends on the type of institution (university, university college, art school or Social Advancement Education) rather than on your subject, apart from a few fields at hautes écoles: image technologies, applied communication, and press and information.

You pay nothing if you receive a need-based study grant, or if you are an international student funded through a development cooperation grant. In short-cycle programmes, unemployed people and staff of subsidised institutions are exempt as well. Other waivers and reductions depend on your socio-economic situation.

Higher fees apply on places not subsidised by the state (second and short cycle), in some specific disciplines, and for international students who do not qualify for an exemption. EU students follow the same rules as home students, but may be charged more if they do not meet the French Community's funding conditions.