Living in Leuven

Leuven is a small but lively city, located at only 20km from Brussels, in the Flemish part of Belgium. Due to the huge amount of students, the facilities in Leuven are extremely well developed. Below you can find relevant information about your future life in Leuven:

• If you are a non-EEA citizen, you need to apply for a visa to stay in Belgium. The necessary information can be found here : https://www.kuleuven.be/english/admissions/travelling/visa#longstay.
• General information for PhD students that have been admitted to KU Leuven can be found here : http://www.kuleuven.be/english/admissions/travelling.
• Looking for housing can be very challenging, especially if you are coming from abroad. Luckily, KU Leuven can help you with that. Here ( http://www.kuleuven.be/english/studentservices/accommodation ) you can see how this is organized.
• Leuven is also a very old and touristic city. More information about what available to see and do can be found here : https://www.clt.be/CLTSite2016/index.php.