How to write a paper

Improve your English writing skills

• Take a look at the learning path about academic writing on Ufora
• Follow a free workshop on academic writing
• Enrol for a writing course at the University Language Center
• Check the website on academic writing (Faculty of Arts)
• Use websites and tools for self-study
• Take the elective academic English
• Use a writing aid, like Scriptor, the Writing Mentor or Academic Writing Assistant (Log in as a non-KU Leuven user - only for Ghent University: username and password on this website)
• Check your writing with the academic writing checklist
• Book an appointment for individual feedback at (c)ENTER, Ghent University's academic writing center.

Test your level of English

Take the EFSET. This test merely indicates your level of listening and reading. Your score cannot be used as a proof of a language qualification.

For a proof of language qualification, you can take the ITACE, a test specifically developed for students in higher education.