Accommodation for DEGREE students

  • degree students enrolled for an Erasmus Mundus program or in a program subsidized by the VLIR
  • degree students who passed level 5 of the Dutch course
  • other degree students
Applications for next academic year are possible from 15 May 2026 onwards. 
Due to technical issues, after applying, your summary email might contain some information applicable for local high school students only. You can ignore everything after "Kindly check whether...".

Application criteria

The Housing Office will be able to process your housing application once you received your “Letter of Admission” from Ghent University. The Housing Office will not be able to meet requests from degree candidates without an approved Letter of Admission. You do not have to contact us after submitting your housing application through OASIS, we will receive this information automatically.
You will receive a follow-up notification regarding your housing application within two weeks after the acceptance as a student or after submitting your Housing application, whichever came last. You do not have to initiate the follow-up, we will get back to you automatically and as soon as possible.

A number of single rooms are available for DEGREE students of Ghent University.
Priority is given to students enrolled in an Erasmus Mundus program and in a program subsidized by VLIR.

Erasmus Mundus students

Degree students who passed level 5 of the Dutch course

  • For more information regarding University rooms, please consult the following webpage [Dutch].

Please note that your chances to obtain a room in the University Halls of Residence are extremely slim since priority is given to students with a scholarship from the Flemish Community and students with no prior enrolment anywhere at a University or University College.

In case you still wish to apply, your application can be made through the same application procedure, but note there is an age limit (the same one as Flemish students): when you're older than 24 years at the start of the academic year, you will not be able to apply.

  • We strongly advise you to immediately look for a suitable living unit on the private rented market. Check our website for more information, tips, and tricks on private housing in Ghent.

Other degree students

Location of the living units

These buildings are mainly occupied by international students 

This accommodation is only available for students with a Letter of Invitation for one semester or a period of less than four months.

Please note there are no differences between these units or buildings (Groningen, Uppsala, Göttingen and Canterbury): they are all part of one complex and connected to each other with a walking bridge on the first floor. 

  • A limited number of flats for couples is available (reserved for degree students only): home Heymans

Rental fee for the living units

  • Check out the rental fee for the correct academic year
  • The rent is due from the start of the reserved period. You are obliged to keep the living unit that was allocated for the duration of the tenancy agreement.
  • The costs for the consumption of water, electricity and heating, provision of bed linen, cleaning of the communal areas, repair service and use of internet are included in the monthly rent.
  • A monthly invoice will be sent to you by email. Please note that there is no need to pay anything pre-arrival nor upon your arrival.
  • As of September 2025, there is no deposit required at Ghent University for accommodation.

Terms and conditions

When you apply for a living unit in the University Halls of Residence, you agree to the terms and conditions.

Rental period

  • The maximum rental period for degree students is 12 months.
Re-applicants will not be considered for accommodation. Please check our website for more information on private housing.
  • The rental period starts on 16 September 2026.
    • Students who participate in a preparatory course and therefore need accommodation from 2 September 2026, please do not forget to mention this as a reply to the confirmation email of your application.
  • Check-in is not possible during weekends, except for weekends in February and September.
  • Check-in is possible from 2 p.m onwards on the starting date of the agreement, or any later working day during opening hours of our reception desk. Check-in is not possible during weekends, with the exception of the months of February and September. Early check-ins are unfortunately not possible.
  • Check-out needs to be completed by 10 a.m. on the end date of the agreement, or any moment before that. Exceptions and late check-outs are unfortunately not possible.

Modifications and cancellations

  • In case you made a mistake or would like to change your application, please reply as soon as possible on the application letter you received.
    If NO living unit was assigned to you, you can still cancel or change the application free of charge.
  • Find more information on our policy regarding cancellations and modifications on this page.
  • All modifications and cancellations must be done in writing, stating the reason and including the necessary supporting documents.



Apply for a living unit

  • Please note that applications for next academic year (2026-2027) can only be done from May 15 onwards
  • Re-applicants will not be considered for accommodation. Please check our website for more information on private housing.

Apply online

  • The rental period starts on 16 September 2026.
    • Students participate in a preparatory course and therefore need accommodation from 2 September 2026, please do not forget to mention this as a reply to the confirmation email of your application.
Please note that in case you will not be enrolled at Ghent University but at another Flemish University, you need to register as a "guest student" in the online application.

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