Master of Bioscience Engineering: Sustainable Urban Bioscience Engineering (SUBE)
Antwerp, Belgium
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 1,181 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 1181.4€ for EEA nationals | 7800€ for non-EEA nationals (for 60 ECTS credits or one year of full-time study) (subject to yearly revision)
Key Summary
For a better tomorrow: addressing complex environmental issues in cities in a sustainable and (eco)technological way
The University of Antwerp, Ghent University and KU Leuven jointly offer you this unique Master of Bioscience Engineering: Sustainable Urban Bioscience Engineering. This programme is open to international students and is taught in English.
Through a multidisciplinary approach you will gain in-depth knowledge, skills and attitudes to tackle complex urban environmental issues and to offer sustainable (eco)technological solutions in an international perspective.
A few key defining elements of this two-year Master’s programme (120 ECTS)
- A Master’s programme jointly organized by the University of Antwerp (coordinator), Ghent University and KU Leuven, leading to a joint Master’s degree.
- Aimed at an international audience of students and experts and educating students to function in an international context.
- A bioscience engineering programme with explicit focus on environmental challenges in urban environments.
- An integral and multidisciplinary approach: in-depth knowledge of scientific and (eco)technological perspectives with explicit attention to sustainability aspects,combined with insights from other disciplines relevant in an urban context (e.g. urban development, mobility, urban sociology, smart cities).
- Problem-based education through interactive, multidisciplinary and integrated projects (CityLabs).
- Intense cooperation with external partners.
- A compulsory internship.
The Master in Bioscience Engineering: Sustainable Urban Bioscience Engineering is a new, unique and international programme jointly organised by University of Antwerp, Ghent University and KU Leuven. It consists of 120 credits spread over two master years. The curriculum is the result of multidisciplinary cooperation across departments, faculties, research groups, institutes and universities.
Why choose
a programme jointly offered by the University of Antwerp, Ghent University and KU Leuven?
The University of Antwerp, Ghent University and KU Leuven each are high-quality universities and each have valuable
expertise and experience in adressing urban environmental challenges in a sustainable way. By combining all of our strenghts, expertises and experiences, we are able to jointly offer you this unique Master’s programme.
The University of Antwerp is remarkably progressive, open-minded, diverse and transparent. It has a cosmopolitan nature on a human scale. Students and staff are socially committed and future-minded. UAntwerp offers internationally accredited education with a personal approach towards students. It is strong in competitive research with social impact. Internationalisation is one of
the keywords in its mission statement. It is no coincidence that the University of Antwerp is a partner in one of the most promising European university alliances, the Young Universities for the Future of Europe (www.yufe.eu). The University of Antwerp is located in the city of Antwerp, in the heart of Belgium and Europe. The port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world. Antwerp is not just an ancient medieval and baroque city, full of history. It is also a bustling metropolis with a vibrant social scene, impressive architecture and cultural contrasts. Over 170 nationalities live there, more than in New York! This cosmopolitan nature is also reflected at the University of Antwerp.
Ghent University is a pluralistic university open to all, regardless of ideological, political, cultural or social background. Its credo is ‘Dare to Think’. Ghent University was founded in 1817. As a top 100 university with more than 49 000 students and 15 000 staff members, Ghent University is one of the largest universities in the Dutch language area, located in Flanders, Belgium. The Ghent University Global Campus is also the first European university in Songdo, South Korea. Its 11 faculties offer more than 200 courses and conduct in depth research within a wide range of scientific domains. Several of its research groups, centres
and institutes are renowned worldwide, in disciplines such as biotechnology, aquaculture, microelectronics, history, etc. In 2017, Ghent University celebrated its 200th anniversary. Over the past 200 years, the university has seen many eminent scientists, ministers and even Nobel Prize winners among its staff and alumni.
KU Leuven is one of the world’s great universities, home to leading researchers who have made us Reuters’ highest-ranked European university for innovation. This achievement builds on a 600-year tradition of academic excellence and ethical integrity that serves as the backbone for everything we do. As a comprehensive university, we offer a wide selection of academic programmes, all of which are in the top 100 of the world rankings for their respective fields, half of which are in the top 50. More than 140 different nationalities are represented amongst our 10,000+ international students, with more than 20 international
student organisations on campus and a dedicated international student centre, Pangaea. The city of Leuven is a only a stone’s throw from the Brussels, the capital of Europe and home to one of our 10 campuses in Belgium.