Howest University College West Flanders has again substantially increased its course offer in English.

In 2014 – 2015 we organize 12 international semesters in the framework of several of our Bachelor degrees. Each semester program allows international students to gain 30 ects credits, some of them offering different choice options. Most of the classes are organized jointly for the exchange and our local students. Everything fully in English.

Fall semester (Sept - end of January):

· International Business Management I Howest Bruges

· Applied Computer Sciences Fall Howest Bruges

· NEW International Semester Professional Development Howest Bruges (includes major options in Psychology, Teacher Training, Social Work, Architecture and Computer Sciences)

· NEW Digital Creative Project in Tourism Howest Kortrijk

· NEW Digital Creative Project in Journalism Howest Kortrijk

· Realization in Product Design Howest Kortrijk

Spring semester (February – end of June)

· International Business Management II Howest Bruges

· Applied Computer Sciences Spring Howest Bruges

· NEW Digital Creative Project in Communication Howest Kortrijk

· NEW Digital Creative Project in Business Howest Kortrijk

· NEW Digital Creative Project in New Media & IT Howest Kortrijk

· Visualization and Communication in Product Design Howest Kortrijk

Our BA of Digital Arts and Entertainment continues to be a unique program for Flanders, now with 3 majors, and is entirely taught in English. It is also open for exchange students from our Erasmus and overseas DAE partners.

Your Dutch-speaking or Erasmus Belgica students can attend classes in our regular Dutch-taught programs.

All application information and the Howest Application Form are available at www.howest.be/application. Deadlines are:

- June 20th for the Fall programs (one month earlier for non EER students)

- November 30th for the Spring programs (one month earlier for non EER students)

Let me also draw your attention to our 3 Creative Summer Schools:

· Creative Prototyping

· NEW Motion Graphics

· NEW The Game Production Pipeline

Finally we have also added a NEW 2-week crash course English for Exchange Students in Higher Education to our offer, as a high-level language preparation to the upcoming academic experience for incoming and outbound students.

All the above mentioned information is gathered at www.howest.be/english, together with a lot more practical information, our academic calendar etc..

We look forward to welcoming your students to Bruges and Kortrijk for an unforgettable and high-quality exchange study period.

And, by the way, also the colleagues from our partner universities are very welcome: please spread our save the date for the Howest International Partner Days 2015: Tuesday 28 to Thursday 30 April 2015.

Kind regards from West Flanders.

Isabelle Pertry

Head of Howest International Office

Howest, de Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen

Howest, University College West Flanders

International Office

Marksesteenweg 58 - B 8500 Kortrijk

T + 32(0)56 24.12.90 M + 32(0)486 95.10.97