BTC : The Belgian Technical Cooperation
Scholarships for Master programmes
BTC is the Belgian development cooperation agency that supports developing countries in their fight against poverty. Each year BTC grants some 1.000 scholarships in Belgium across diverse fields of training, including Master programmes to students from its priority countries. For the list of countries, plese visit www. btcctb.org/scholarships.
Studying in Brussels, the capital of Europe
Brussels has some very interesting features. It is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world, still, it is a very intimate and relatively cheap capital. Its official languages are French and Dutch, but , it boasts an astonishing variety of cultures, styles and nationalities, so, many other languages are spoken.
Tradition in International Students
Each year we welcome about 1.300 international students, of which some 600 come from Asia, Africa and South America. We can offer you an international and comfortable working and study environment.
Exemption from tuition fees for BTC scholars
Do not spend half of your scholarship on tuition fees. As extra support for BTC scholars our university decided to reduce the tuition fee to the administrative cost of only 80 euro.
Language courses
Return home with an international focused CV: learn extra languages during your stay in Brussels. On campus two schools offer language courses at very affordable prices.
All facilities available
Our two main campuses offer you a wide variety of facilities: assistance to search for lodging, catering facilities, sports and fitness centres, culture and leisure activities, a student jobservice, general and mental healthcare.
BTC scholars get a reduction on meals in the university restaurant.
Furthermore, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel provides free access to the Internet and an e-mail account for every student.
Feel@home
The International Relations and Mobility Office assists and supports the international students by providing information and services regarding health insurance, residence permits, immigration regulations and any kind of problem encountered in everyday life (how to deal with banks, taxes, etc.)
The feel@home service helps international students to find their place in the university and in their new environment. Newly arriving students are invited to the 'Welcome-day' and to several social and cultural activities, which are organised during the year.
Master and Postgraduate Programmes in English
The Vrije Universiteit Brussel offers different kind of programmes taught in English:
An overview of all Master and Postgraduate programmes taught in English at the Vrije Universiteit Brusselcan also be found in the brochure Student (on top) of the world.
Application procedure
It is essential that applications are made to the BTC-representative of Belgium in your country. Mind the deadline! Standard forms are available from the BTC-representative in your country. Please mae sure you contact them in order to receive updated information on the procedure to follow.
After contacting the BTC-representative in your country, you will receive an application file from the BTC. When completing this, make sure to cleary indicate the programme apply for AND the name of our university.
For the coordinates of the BTC-representative, please mail to development.cooperation@vub.ac.be.
Admission
If admitted, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel will send an admission attestation to the BTC-officer in Brussels who will manage your trip and scholarship. We wil also send you an e-mail including information on the mandatory preparative arrangements before leaving your home country, including a link to the ‘Before you take off' brochure and information on our Orientation Day.