Going on exchange for students in Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Deadlines
The faculty deadline for online applications outside of Europe is Friday 9 January 2026 at 5 pm. The faculty deadline for online applications in Europe is Friday 30 January 2026 at 5 pm. Late applications will not be accepted.
General information about the procedure for outgoing students
Check out the general information on how to apply.
Requirements to go on exchange
- learning path: decision by the Departmental Coordinator
- duration: 1 or 2 semesters, during the 1st or 2nd master
The coordinator ranks the applicants; to do so not only the examination results are considered, but also other criteria such as self-dependence, motivation, etcetera. A priori no minimal study performance is set as a condition.
Contactpersons
Bilak Contact Person [BCP]: see column BCP in list of agreements
Departmental Coordinator [DC]: Hans De Backer
Study Programme Committee - chairman [OC-vz]: Tom De Mulder
Faculty International Relations Officer [FIRO]: Ann Vanoutryve
Learning Track Counsellor [STB]: studietrajecting.ea@ugent.be
Acceptance of study programme during exchange
During the preparation phase, the student compiles a study programme during exchange in Oasis in collaboration with the departmental coordinator, which needs to be approved by the Curriculum Committee. On arrival, changes to the study programme can be made but need to be accepted by the Departmental Coordinator and the Curriculum Committee again. More information.
Where can you go on exchange ?
The exchange of students with other countries is regulated by bilateral agreements (Europe) and cooperation agreements (outside of Europe) with international universities.
For destinations in Europe, students can only choose an institution on the list of agreements made up for their education programme. It is not possible to choose a destination in Europe which is not intended for your study programme.
For destinations outside of Europe, students from the education programme for which the cooperation agreement is intended, have priority for these places. Only when there are vacant places, your education programme is taught there and your education programme committee agrees on this exchange, you can apply for these destinations (see list below).
Priority destinations
| Partner | Erasmuscode | Country | Number out | Period out | Mobility type | area | BCP | study programme | DC | language knowledge OUT | Bijkomende info | Opmerking |
| Université libre de Bruxelles | B BRUXEL04 | België | 5 | 10 | Studie | 0700 Engineering, manufacturing and construction (5) | all | |
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| Université de Liège | B LIEGE01 | België | 5 | 10 | Studie | 0700 Engineering, manufacturing and construction (5) | all | Frans B1; Engels B1 | ||||
| University of Pardubice | CZ PARDUB01 | Tsjechië | 4 | 5 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582) | Hans De Backer | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | Engels B2 | ||
| RWTH Aachen University | D AACHEN01 | Duitsland | 2 | 10 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582) | Geert De Schutter | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | Duits B1 0732 Building and civil engineering | UIT: Exchange students who only undertake project work (and do not visit tuaght courses) might be permitted to write their thesis in Egnlish. Whether they are permitted to do so should be clarified with their supervising professor at RWTH Aachen University before their arrival in Aachen. | |
| Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig | D BRAUNSC01 | Duitsland | 1 | 5 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582) | Peter Troch | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | Engels B2; Duits B1 | ||
| Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya • BarcelonaTech | E BARCELO03 | Spanje | 2 | 10 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582) | Peter Troch | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | Engels B1; Spaans A2 | ETSICCP | |
| Universidad Politecnica de Madrid | E MADRID05 | Spanje | 1 | 10 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582): 0732 De Backer = ETSII | Hans De Backer | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | Spaans B1 | ETSII | |
| Universidad Politécnica de Valencia | E VALENCI02 | Spanje | 3 | 10 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582) | Peter Troch | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | |
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| Ecole Supérieure d'ingénieurs des travaux de la construction de Caen | F EPERON01 | Frankrijk | 3 | 5 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582) | Andreas Kortenhaus | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | Engels B2 | ||
| Université de Nantes | F NANTES01 | Frankrijk | 3 | 10 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582) | Geert De Schutter | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | Engels B2 | ||
| Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | G THESSAL01 | Griekenland | 1 | 10 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582) | Peter Troch | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | Engels B2 | ||
| Università di Bologna | I BOLOGNA01 | Italië | 3 | 5 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582) | Peter Troch | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | Engels B2; Italiaans A2 | ||
| Politecnico di Milano | I MILANO02 | Italië | 2 | 5 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582) | Robby Caspeele | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | Engels B2 | ||
| Università degli Studi Roma Tre | I ROMA16 | Italië | 2 | 5 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582) | Peter Troch | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | |
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| Università degli Studi Roma Tre | I ROMA16 | Italië | 3 | 5 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582): campus Ostia - English courses | Hans De Backer | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | |
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| Politecnico di Torino | I TORINO02 | Italië | 3 | 10 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582) | Robby Caspeele | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | Italiaans B2; Engels B2 | ||
| Università degli Studi di Trieste | I TRIESTE01 | Italië | 1 | 5 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582) | Jan Belis | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | Italiaans B1; Engels B1 | ||
| Norwegian University of Science and Technology | N TRONDHE01 | Noorwegen | 2 | 10 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582): Msc in Civil Engineering | Peter Troch | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | Engels B2 | ||
| Universidade do Minho | P BRAGA01 | Portugal | 2 | 5 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582): Civil Engineering | Robby Caspeele | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | Engels B1 0732 Building and civil engineering; Portugees B2 0732 Building and civil engineering : Civil Engineering |
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| Universidade de Lisboa | P LISBOA109 | Portugal | 2 | 5 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582): Msc in Civil Engineering | Tom De Mulder | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | Engels B2 | ||
| Universidade do Porto | P PORTO02 | Portugal | 2 | 5 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582) | Hans De Backer | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | Engels B2 | ||
| Lund University | S LUND01 | Zweden | 1 | 5 | Studie | 0732 Building and civil engineering (582) | Hans De Backer | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | Engels B2 | ||
| Uppsala University | S UPPSALA01 | Zweden | 1 | 12 | Studie | 0700 Engineering, manufacturing and construction (5): internal faculty agreement | all | |
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| Hokkaido University | Japan | 1 | 6 | Studie | 0700 Engineering, manufacturing and construction (5) | Hans De Backer | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | ||||
| Stellenbosch University | Zuid-Afrika | 1 | 6 | Studie | 0700 Engineering, manufacturing and construction (5) | Robby Caspeele | EMCIVI | Hans De Backer | ||||
| Tongji University | China | 8 | 6 | Studie | 0700 Engineering, manufacturing and construction (5) | Geert De Schutter | EMCIVI + EMARCT | Hans De Backer (EMCIVI) en Nathan Van Den Bossche (EMARCT) |
Faculty-wide destinations
See Overview