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

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. 

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

Terms and conditions

When you apply for a living unit in the University Halls of Residence, you agree to these terms:

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 20 September 2023.
    • Students who participate in a preparatory course and therefore need accommodation from the beginning of September, please do not forget to mention that in your application (additional information).
  • Check-in is not possible during weekends, except for weekends in February and September.

Rental payment

  • The rent is due from the start of the reserved period. The tenant is 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 the internet are included in the monthly rent.
  • A monthly invoice will be sent to you by email, the deposit will be charged on your first invoice.
    Please note that there is no need to pay anything pre-arrival nor upon your arrival.

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.
    In case no living unit was assigned to your application, you can still cancel or change the application without costs.
  • If you cancel your application after a living unit has been assigned to you by the Housing Office (upon which you receive a confirmation email), an administrative fee of € 75.00 will be charged. 
    An exemption is granted to applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements to be able to rent a living unit in the academic year for which they have submitted an application and informed the Housing Office of this situation in due time.

  • A ‘no-show’ within 7 days after the start of the agreement equals a cancellation unless the tenant notified the Housing Office of the late check-in. An administrative fee of €75,00 will be charged and in this case, no exemptions are possible.

  • From the start date of the tenancy agreement, the tenant may terminate the lease only if you terminate your studies or registration at Ghent University.
    The notice period consists of 1 month. The notice period of 1 month starts on the first day of the month following receipt of the email or letter.

  • All modifications and cancellations must be done in writing, stating the reason and including the necessary supporting documents.

Apply for a living unit

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 20 September 2023.
    • Students participate in a preparatory course and therefore need accommodation from the beginning of September, please do not forget to mention that in your application (additional information).
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.

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

  • 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 because the Housing Office gives priority to specific programs and to students who come to Ghent for a semester.
In case you still wish to apply, your application will be added to our waiting list. There is an age limit: students older than 24 years at the start of the academic year will not be able to apply.

  • We advise you to look for a suitable living unit on the private rented market. Please check our website for more information on private housing.

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