Bioinformatics & Biostatistics Master's in Belgium

Belgium has some of the best universities in Europe, which shine in areas like Political Science, Economics, Humanities, and Medicine. International students can choose from many English-taught programmes. For language lovers or aspiring polyglots, there’s the opportunity to learn international languages like Dutch, German, and French. This will be a huge advantage in the Belgian job market after graduation. Thanks to its highly globalised status, Belgium is very friendly and welcoming towards internationals from all over the world. You should find it relatively easy to settle down and find your rhythm. In your spare time, you can explore beautiful historic places and buildings as well as unique attractions, like the Mini-Europe miniature park.

Bioinformatics degrees combine advanced knowledge of Biology with software programming, machine learning, data mining and interpretation. Bioinformatics scientists gather biological data and turn it into digestible, comprehensive information that is used for research. You'll study coding languages as well as genetics and genomics that will help develop treatments and prevention methods for genetic diseases. Bioinformatics graduates start interdisciplinary careers in medical research, pharmaceutical companies, and software development.