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Tuition fees 2026/2027

EEA*	FALL intake	SPRING intake
*including non-EEA residing in Belgium with a valid Belgian residence permit NOT based on studies
Fixed cost	€ 305.4	€ 305.4
Cost fall semester (30 credits)	€438	-
Cost spring semester (30 credits)	€438	€ 438
Total registration costs	€1,181.4	€ 743.4

Non-EEA in need of a student visa**	FALL intake 2026	SPRING intake 2027 *
Fixed cost (AJ 26/27)	€4,800	€4,800
Cost fall semester (AJ 26/27) 30 credits	€2,250	-
Cost spring semester (AJ 26/27) 30 credits	€2,250	€ 2,250
Fixed cost (AJ 27/28)	-	€ 4,800
Cost fall semester (AJ 27/28) 30 credits	-	€2,250
Blocked Account ***	€12,994 (12 months)	€ 8,746 (8 months)
Total registration costs	€22,294 (2 semesters)	€ 22,846 (2 semesters)

*The academic year always runs from September to August. Every student pays the tuition fee for two semesters regardles of the chosen intake. If you start in the spring semester (Spring intake: February), you pay upfront for the ongoing academic year (fixed cost + credits for spring) and for the following academic year (fixed cost + credits fall).
**Thomas More offers a merit-based scholarship. Please scroll down to find out more about our tuition fee waiver.
***Further information about the blocked account can be found below.

Non-EEA residing in Belgium with a valid Belgian residence based on studies**	FALL intake 2026	SPRING intake 2027
Fixed cost (Academic year 26/27)	€4,800	€4,800
Cost fall semester (AJ 26/27) 30 credits	€2,250	-
Cost spring semester (AJ 26/27) 30 credits	€2,250	€2,250
Fixed cost (Academic Year 27/28)	-	€4,800
Cost fall semester (AJ 27/28) 30 credits	-	€2,250
Total registration costs	€9,300	€14,100

**Thomas More offers a merit-based scholarship. Please scroll down to find out more about our tuition fee waiver.

We do not provide official documents via email. Should you receive an invoice or document of which the authenticity is questionable, please contact admissions@thomasmore.be

Paying the tuition fee 2026/2027

First invoice
After your registration is processed, you will receive an invoice for the amount of the fixed part. The payment of the fixed part of the tuition fee can’t be cancelled after the start of the academic year.

Second invoice**
In the first weeks after your registration you will compile your individual study programme (ISP) and determine how many credits you take up. Once your study programme has been approved, you will receive a second invoice for the variable part. This invoice will be sent to your Thomas More mail address. You don’t pay for course units for which you are exempt.

** Thomas More offers the possibility to pay the second invoice in instalments. This can be done online via a standard distribution plan.

In the context of the calculation of the tuition fees, non-EEA students who fall into one of the right of residence categories determined by the Higher Education Code (Art.II.215) and non-EEA students whose nationality has changed to EEA citizens are given the same rights as people of Belgian nationality. Within these categories, the equivalence of rights for family members of EEA citizens, as described in Art.II.215.8°, is interpreted as an equivalence for people married to or legally cohabitating with EEA citizens, as well as direct ascendants and descendants of EEA citizens.
You have to be able to demonstrate that you meet at least one of these requirements by no later than 15th of January (for the students that started in FALL) or 15th of June (for the students that started in SPRING) of the relevant academic year.

Ukrainian refugee students who have the special temporary protection status in Belgium or who are in the process of obtaining this status will be considered as EEA members . Therefore they will fall in the regular tuition fee category instead of the increased category. You will also most likely be eligible for a scholarship of the government which may result in another reduction of the tuition fee.
More information for Ukrainian refugees can be found here.

First invoice
After your application has been approved you will pay the registration costs in advance*

*For candidates from countries who require additional administrative handling (for example: offer letter, invoice..) we require a handling fee of € 120 to be paid in advance when submitting your application. This handling fee is non-refundable. It will be deducted from your registration fee when you are officially registered.

Second invoice
Only applicable if you choose a non-standard individual study programme (ISP) your variable tuition fee will vary according to the total credits you enrolled for. Students are already charged a regular study programme of 60 credits/90 credits and this was already paid in advance. You will not get a second invoice if you keep 60 credits/90 credits.

Refund in case of visa refusal
For bachelor programmes: You will be refunded the tuition fee (- € 120 handling fee if this applies to your application) and your blocked account (- € 250 administrative cost) in case of a visa refusal.

For Postgraduate programmes: You will be refunded € 1,000 of your tuition fee and your blocked account (- € 250 administrative cost) in case of a visa refusal.

Scholarships &nbps;

For Bachelor's programmes, Thomas More offers a non-monetary scholarship to international students. You can get a discount on the tuition fee via the merit-based scholarship or tuition fee waiver.

Tuition Fee Waiver 2026/2027

The tuition fee waiver applies to all non-EEA students (non-EEA students in need of a student visa and non-EEA students already residing in Belgium with a valid Belgian residence permit based on studies) who pay the increased tuition fee (no limitations).

For students in their first year of enrolment, the discount is calculated on the basis of the study efficiency after their first semester at Thomas More:
If the student reaches 60% study-efficiency* at the end of the semester, he/she receives a discount for the course units of the next semester.

As of the second year of enrolment (new academic year), the discount is calculated based on the year-study efficiency of the previous academic year. If a student achieves 70% study-efficiency in the previous academic year, he/she receives a discount for all course units of the following academic year.

*this also applies for students who start in February. They will receive a discount on their current semester instead of the next semester. The academic year always runs from September to August.


Max total discount per semester	€ 900
Max total discount per academic year	€ 1,800

Living costs 2026/2027

These estimates are based on research of the study and living costs by CEBUD (centre for budget advice and research), a research group linked to the Bachelor programme in social work of Thomas More. This information is provided to ensure that you are fully aware of the likely costs of your study. Therefore we advise you to consider them very carefully.

These are the likely living costs (accommodation, food, personal items, social activities, study cost without tuition fees and transport) for a single, full-time degree student:

for 1 month: between € 850 and € 1,150
for 7 months: between € 5,990 and € 8,000
for a whole academic year: between € 10,260 and € 13,590

Accommodation averages per month for a student room can be found here.

Blocked account 2026/2027

Thomas More requires a blocked account procedure to prove your financial solvency when applying for (the extension of) a student visa (sufficient means of subsistence). You make an advance payment of your monthly living expenses (12 months for FALL semester 26/27, 7 months for SPRING semester 26/27) into a blocked account managed by Thomas More. When you arrive in Belgium you open a Belgian bank account in your name into which you receive monthly payments during your studies.. At the end of the academic year you are fully reimbursed, apart from the € 250 administrative fee. The minimum amount to cover your living expenses is € 1,062 per month for academic year 26/27 and is set by the Belgian government.

Blocked account Fall 26/27: € 1,062 x 12 months + € 250 administrative fee = € 12,994

You will receive detailed information on the procedure as soon as your application has been approved. Be aware that the monthly amount is set by the Belgian government and is subject to change at any given time. If any changes should occur we will notify our students.

Sponsorship (annexe 32) is only allowed if the sponsor is a first degree relative (proven by birth certificate).

Should your visa be refused, the blocked account will be fully refunded (- € 250 administrative fee 25/26 and 26/27) onto the account where the money originally was transferred from.

A student visa/residence permit is valid for 1 academic year (end date is usually 31st of October). You will need to extend your visa/residence permit each year. A blocked account can be requested by the commune as one of the options to proof your financial solvability in your second/third year. If you wish to use this procedure again, please contact student administration.

Should you deregister and you still have an outstanding balance at Thomas More. Then this amount will be deducted from your blocked account.

Additional study costs

Books and study material

These are not included in the tuition fee and will need to be purchased seperately upon arrival.

Laptops and software

A computer is a necessary support for your studies. You can access the digital learning environment with it, follow online lessons, do exercises… This is why we advise you to foresee a good computer and software for the start of your new academic year.

Other

For some programmes, you’ll need to purchase additional study materials, for example, in Automotive Technology and International Tourism and Leisure. Check the practical information box on the study programme page.