Prepare for your arrival Check the pages below for information you might need for a smooth preparation process. Once you have been accepted, you will receive more information regarding: - Visa application and residence permit - Housing - Enrolment and course registration - Opening a bank account - O…

Housing for 1 semester or full year If you are staying for one semester, you can apply for a room in one of the university’s residences or request assistance in finding housing on the private market. You will receive more information by email once your application has been fully approved. If you a…

Travelling to Antwerp Welcome to Antwerp! Your exchange already starts from the moment you start planning your travel to Antwerp. Antwerp is located in the centre of Belgium and is easily accessible by plane, train, car and bus. The way you plan your journey can definitely be an added value to the o…

Study at UAntwerp Step 1: Your home institution nominates you before the deadline To be eligible for an exchange period at our university, it's essential that you are nominated by your home institution. This means that your home institution has a valid bilateral exchange agreement with the Universit…

Course selection and ECTS credits Course selection To help you select your courses, you can consult an overview of the different courses that are offered in English for exchange students. Important remarks: - Students may choose up to two courses from other faculties. Please note that this is subjec…

FAQ General information Can I do a study exchange when there is no exchange agreement with my home institution? No. To be eligible for an study exchange period at our university, it's essential that your institution has a valid bilateral exchange agreement with the University of Antwerp, as this all…

Lennart Fernandes unpaid staff Research Lennart Fernandes Research team Theory of quantum systems and complex systems Post-quench prethermalization and thermalization dynamics in Bose gases: extension of the hierarchy of correlations method to the strongly interacting regime, multicomponent systems …

Science Doing a PhD Doing a PhD at the Faculty of Science is strongly related with its research. Doing a PhD Doing a PhD at the Faculty of Science is strongly related with its research. Candidates are expected to extensively broaden their general and in particular their specialist knowledge in their…

Sara Conti postdoc researcher FWO Research Sara Conti Research team Condensed Matter Theory Tuning exciton-polaritons in van der Waals heterostructures. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2025 Abstract The study of excitons in two-dimensional materials is rapidly evolving with promising applications in various fiel…

David Neilson guest prof. external funds Research David Neilson Research team Condensed Matter Theory Definitive identification-marker of superfluidity in bilayer exciton. 01/10/2024 - 30/09/2027 Abstract Recent observations of possible signatures of Bose-Einstein condensation and superfluidity of e…

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Global Change Ecology Research Centre of Excellence ECOSPHERE is a key member of the Global Change Ecology Excellence Center (GCE). The goal of GCE is to perform state-of-the-art ecological research, by creating synergies between the research groups Plants and Ec…

University of Antwerp Statement on the war in Ukraine The University of Antwerp is fully committed to peaceful co-operation and mutual understanding across borders. We therefore strongly condemn the aggression against Ukrainian sovereignty, and stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Despite…

Theory and Spectroscopy of Molecules and Materials (TSM²) search menu search content Theory and Spectroscopy of Molecules and Materials (TSM²) TSM² The Theory and Spectroscopy of Molecules and Materials (TSM²) group focuses on the development and applications of a variety of infrared and/or Rama…

Julie Maes senior researcher Research Julie Maes Research team Centre for Population, Family and Health Employment trajectories around key family transitions among women with a migration background:understanding path-dependencies and interactions with meso- and macro-level contexts. 01/10/2024 - 30/…

Léon Luntadila Lufungula predoc researcher FWO Research Léon Luntadila Lufungula Research team Tailoring the properties of surface-modified titania for metal sorption; 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2025 Abstract The performance of a material in an application strongly depends on the physical and chemical nat…

Stijn Van de Vondel predoc researcher FWO Research Stijn Van de Vondel Research team Geobiology Real-time and spatially distributed monitoring of microclimate. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Recently, climate change impacts have become strikingly tangible, with prolonged periods of drought, and te…

Enis Ukshini postdoc researcher FWO Research Enis Ukshini Research team Biomedical Physics Expertise My specialties are acoustics, fast pressure sensitive paint, vibrations, 3D digital image correlation, optics, image processing, operational analysis, signal processing and experimental investigation…

Arne Troch predoc researcher FWO Research Arne Troch Research team Internet Data Lab (IDLab) Goal-Oriented Process Control using Constraint-Guided Model-Based Reinforcement Learning. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Due to its strong economic impact, the field of process control has received much re…

Anke de Groot doctoral scholarship holder Research Anke de Groot Research team Medical Biochemistry FAPI-PLA: Accelerating the preclinical development of fibroblast-activation protein (FAP)-targeted theranostics through a highly interdisciplinary in vitro platform. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2027 Abstract F…

Sven Van Laer doctoral scholarship holder Research Sven Van Laer Research team Cardiovascular diseases (CARDIOVASC) Study of the protective role of mitral valve regurgitation on the thrombotic risk in nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation: an experimental and human research model 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2026 …

Electron microscopy for materials science search menu search content ChiralPro Sara Bals receives 10 million euros for innovative research into gold nanoscrews The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a Synergy Grant of 10 million euros to physicist Sara Bals of the University of Antwerp and …

Master of Biology: Global Change Biology Programme info Programme info 120 ECTS-credits Programme taught in English Faculty of Science Campus Drie Eiken What does the programme entail? The Master programme in Biology comprises of 120 credits, to be acquired over a two-year period. Each year you regi…

A-PECS search menu search content Photo-electrochemistry Our lab strongly believes that the combination of 1O2 chemistry with electrochemical and redox catalysis is the groundbreaking idea in designing on-site, robust, selective and sensitive (bio)sensors to outcompete current on-site sensing strate…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content Global Change Ecology Research Centre of Excellence Keep in touch Be the first to be informed on events organised by GCE or important news. Global Change Ecology Centre Welcome to the website of the Global Change Ecology Excellence Center. The goal of…

Microbial Systems Technology search menu search content Verbruggen Erik Vertical profiles of leaf photosynthesis and leaf traits and soil nutrients in two tropical rainforests in French Guiana before and after a 3-year nitrogen and phosphorus addition experiment Verryckt, Lore; Vicca, Sara; Van Lang…