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Going on exchange for students in Master of Science in Photonics 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: 1 elective failure is allowed without any further restrictions, 1 compulsory failure is allowed with the specific restriction that the student is NOT allowed to go abroad in the semester of the compulsory course that he/she needs to retake, 2 or more failures implies that the student is NOT allowed to go abroad and the mobility will be postponed
  • duration: 1 or 2 semesters, during the 2nd master (students in online track during 1st master – no exchange possible)

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.

Contact persons

Bilak Contact Person [BCP]: see column BCP in list of agreements

Departmental Coordinator [DC]: see column BCP in list of agreements (either Bart Kuyken, Yanlu Li or Geert Morthier)

Study Programme Committee - chairman [OC-vz]: Nicolas Le Thomas

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    
 		    
Université de Liège B  LIEGE01 België 5 10 Studie 0700 Engineering, manufacturing and construction (5)   all   Frans B1; Engels B1    
Technical University of Berlin D  BERLIN02 Duitsland 2 10 Studie 0714 Electronics and automation (523) Geert Morthier EMPHOE Geert Morthier

Engels B2, Duits A2 (at the time of application), Duits B1 (before the semester starts)

    
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie  D  KARLSRU01 Duitsland 2 5 Studie 0533 Physics (441) Bart Kuyken EMPHOE Bart Kuyken Engels B2    
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya • BarcelonaTech E  BARCELO03 Spanje 4 5 Studie 0533 Physics (441) Jeroen Beeckman EMPHOE + EMPHYS Sven Rogge Spaans B1; Engels B2   ETSETB
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia E  VALENCI02 Spanje 2 10 Studie 0714 Electronics and automation (523) Geert Morthier EMPHOE Geert Morthier Spaans B1   ETSIT
Grenoble Institute of Technology F  GRENOBL22 Frankrijk 2 5 Studie 0533 Physics (441): Engineering Bart Kuyken EMPHOE + EMPHYS Bart Kuyken Frans B1; Engels B1   0533 KUYKEN > AM BONA > Phelma
Grenoble Institute of Technology F  GRENOBL22 Frankrijk 2 5 Studie 0533 Physics (441): Engineering Bart Kuyken EMPHOE + EMPHYS Sven Rogge Frans B1; Engels B1   0533 KUYKEN > AM BONA > Phelma
Université de Lille F  LILLE103 Frankrijk 3 10 Studie 0714 Electronics and automation (523) Bart Kuyken EMPHOE Bart Kuyken  
 		    
University of Rennes 1 F  RENNES01 Frankrijk 3 5 Studie 0714 Electronics and automation (523): ENSSAT Bart Kuyken EMPHOE + EMPHYS Bart Kuyken Engels B2    
Politecnico di Milano I  MILANO02 Italië 2 10 Studie 0714 Electronics and automation (523): European Msc in Photonics Geert Morthier EMPHOE Geert Morthier Engels B2    
Vilnius University LT VILNIUS01 Litouwen 2 5 Studie 0714 Electronics and automation (523) Bart Kuyken EMPHOE Bart Kuyken Engels B2    
Vilnius University LT VILNIUS01 Litouwen 2 5 Studie 0714 Electronics and automation (523) Bart Kuyken EMPHOE Bart Kuyken Engels B2    
KTH Royal Institute of Technology S  STOCKHO04 Zweden 1 10 Studie 0714 Electronics and automation (523): European Msc in Photonics Geert Morthier EMPHOE Geert Morthier Engels B2    
Uppsala University S  UPPSALA01 Zweden 1 12 Studie 0700 Engineering, manufacturing and construction (5): internal faculty agreement   all    
 		    
Zhejiang University   China 2 6 Studie 0700 Engineering, manufacturing and construction (5) Yanlu Li EMPHOE Yanlu Li
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)   Hong Kong (China) 2 12 Studie 0700 Engineering, manufacturing and construction (5) Yanlu Li EMPHOE Yanlu Li
National Sun Yat-Sen University (NSYSU)   Taiwan 2 12 Studie 0700 Engineering, manufacturing and construction (5) Yanlu Li EMPHOE Yanlu Li
National Taiwan University (NTU)   Taiwan 2 6 Studie 0700 Engineering, manufacturing and construction (5) Dries Vande Ginste EMPHOE Yanlu Li

Faculty-wide destinations

See Overview