Overview

Key facts

This multidisciplinary master in Photonics Engineering at Ghent University is a 2-year interuniversity English taught master programme organized jointly by Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University.*

The programme offers a fully residential on-campus track and a semi-online track.

In the residential on-campus track students spend both master year 1 and master year 2 on-campus. In master year 1 students take core photonics courses in semester 1 & 2 at VUB or UGent, supplemented by a number of advanced photonics electives.

In master year 2 students can design their own programme combining:

Advanced photonics courses at VUB, UGent or partner universities

Multidisciplinary modules at VUB, UGent or partner universities

Strong international components for the master dissertation or research exchange,

Opportunities for (international) internships at research institutes or industry.

For their second year students can continue their studies at VUB or UGent or they can go for an Erasmus Exchange at one of our partner institutions for a semester or a full your year to take courses and/or write their master thesis.

Accreditation

Our photonics courses and curriculum were audited by CTI (Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur), as part of the EUR-ACE® quality audit carried out by ENAEE (European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Optical Materials

Microphotonics

Lasers

Business Economics (VUB)

Entrepreneurship (UGent)

Laboratories in Photonics
Photonic Integrated Circuits

Optical Communication Systems

Sensors and Microsystem Electronics

Physics of Semiconductor Technologies and Devices

Business Aspects of Photonics

Innovation in Photonics

Elective courses Basics Photonics

Photonics

Mathematics in Photonics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

87

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Fully structured

Campus Location

Gent, Belgium

Disciplines

Electrical Engineering Physics Information Technology (IT) View 14 other Masters in Physics in Belgium

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Academic requirements

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160 _{(quantitative)}

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

All applicants need to be in possession of a bachelor degree in Electrical engineering or in (Applied) Physics or an equivalent such as Materials Science to be directly admitted to the program.

Students in their last year of such a programme will however also be considered.

Students with a Master degree in these fields can apply as well.

Applicants holding a Belgian bachelor or master degree in another field of Engineering or in Sciences are welcome to join the program through a personalised prepatory program (in Dutch) at VUB.
we have accepted students with a degree in Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, IC Design in the past. If there are sufficient courses in Applied Mathematics, Electromagnetics, Semiconductor Physics, Electronics, Optics & Optoelectronics or Telecommunications, you fit our profile.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

6929 EUR / year

≈ 6929 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

1157 EUR / year

≈ 1157 EUR / year

Living costs

Gent

Belgium

754 - 1205 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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