You already know you want to go
The hard part is fitting it in. Fixed exchange dates that clash with your own academic calendar, a bilateral agreement your university may not have, a credit outcome nobody will put in writing: any one of those is enough to end the idea before it starts. None of the three applies here.
We built our year around the constraint that actually decides it
Our academic year runs in five-week terms with up to eight starting points, and we admit on a rolling basis with no application deadlines. You come when your degree has room, not when an exchange calendar says you must.
You enrol as a visiting student: non-degree, no bilateral agreement required, and in the same classroom as our degree students, with the same courses, the same faculty and the same assessment. You leave with a full UIBS transcript.
Choose how long you stay
| Format | Length | Courses | European Credits (EC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Term | 5 weeks | 1 to 2 | 5 to 10 EC |
| Quarter | 10 + 1 weeks | 2 to 4 | 10 to 20 EC |
| Semester | 15 weeks | 4 to 6 | 20 to 30 EC |
| Academic Year | 2 semesters, 30 weeks | 8 to 12 | 40 to 60 EC |
Other durations are possible. If none of these four shapes fits your degree, talk to us about your individual case and we will build the schedule around the terms you can actually take.
Study at any of our campuses (Amsterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona, Brussels, Geneva, Madrid, Milan, Zurich and Tokyo) or online, subject to confirmed course availability for your intake. Online courses carry the same credit and appear on the same transcript.
Credit your registrar can actually approve
For every course we publish the European Credits awarded, the assessment methods and their weightings, and the full syllabus. A registrar should be able to approve the course without writing to us first.
A full-time load is two courses per term. Undergraduate courses are awarded in multiples of 5 EC, so a full semester with us carries 30 EC, the standard European full-time semester load.
No agreement between your university and ours is needed. That said, we are more than happy to speak to your study abroad office or registrar directly, and often that one conversation is what gets the credit approved.
Three steps
Rolling admission means there are no deadlines. We recommend starting about one month before your intended start date.
Two things to settle before you book anything
Entry, visas and permits. What is possible depends on your nationality, how long you stay and which campus you choose. See Student visa guidelines.
Fees. Visiting students are billed per credit, at the rate of the campus where the credit is attempted. Program fees cover matriculation and tuition only. See Fees and Scholarships.
