Accommodation for exchange students
Source: https://www.ugent.be/en/facilities/housing/exchange.htm Parent: https://www.ugent.be/en/facilities/housing
AY 2025-2026**There are still plenty of living units available for the second semester.\ \ AY 2026-2027*Applications for next academic year are possible from 15 May 2026 onwards. *
Due to technical issues, after applying, your summary email might contain some information applicable for local high school students only. You can ignore everything after "Kindly check whether...".
In order to apply for housing, you have to initialize the application exchange procedure in OASIS. Please read the information on this webpage first and click on the "call-to-action button" at the bottom of this page.
If you have a letter of invitation for one semester you have 1stpriority for accommodation in the Homes.
If you have a letter of invitation for a period less than 4 months, you have 1stpriority for accommodation in the Halls of Residence, but you will only be eligible to rent a studio..
If you have a letter of invitation for 10 months or a period longer than a semester, you have 2nd priority for accommodation in the Halls of Residence.
The Housing Office will be able to process your housing application once you have been accepted as an exchange student at Ghent University. You do not have to contact us, we will receive this information automatically.\ We will get back to you automatically and as soon as possible.\ \
- Check out the location of the major campuses of Ghent University on this map of Ghent.
- Please check the correct rental fee for the corresponding academic year
Available units in 2025-2026
Options in AY 2025-2026
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Rooms
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Home Vermeylen (central location)
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Home Fabiola (central location)
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Home Astrid (Science campus "Sterre", near University Hospital)
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Home Boudewijn (under construction and renovation works)
These buildings are mainly occupied by Belgian students
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Rooms plus
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site Kantienberg (central location)
These buildings are mainly occupied by international students
This accommodation is only available for students with a Letter of Invitation for one semester or a period of less than four months.
Please note there are no differences between these units or buildings (Groningen, Uppsala, Göttingen and Canterbury): they are all part of one complex and connected to each other with a walking bridge on the first floor.
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City of Bruges (closeby train station of Bruges, commute of 25 minutes to Ghent)
These buildings are mainly occupied by international students
This is a Residence, not a home! Please check the internal Rules and Regulations since they differ!
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Comfort rooms
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site Kantienberg (central location)
These buildings are mainly occupied by international students
This accommodation is only available for students with a Letter of Invitation for one semester or a period of less than four months.
Please note there are no differences between these units or buildings (Groningen, Uppsala, Göttingen and Canterbury): they are all part of one complex and connected to each other with a walking bridge on the first floor.
Options in AY 2026-2027
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Rooms plus
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site Kantienberg (central location)
These buildings are mainly occupied by international students
This accommodation is only available for students with a Letter of Invitation for one semester or a period of less than four months.
Please note there are no differences between these units or buildings (Groningen, Uppsala, Göttingen and Canterbury): they are all part of one complex and connected to each other with a walking bridge on the first floor.
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Comfort rooms (priority is given to students within the ENLIGHT-program)
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site Kantienberg (central location)
These buildings are mainly occupied by international students
This accommodation is only available for students with a Letter of Invitation for one semester or a period of less than four months.
Please note there are no differences between these units or buildings (Groningen, Uppsala, Göttingen and Canterbury): they are all part of one complex and connected to each other with a walking bridge on the first floor.
If you are not eligible to stay in the Homes or Residences because they are fully booked or it is not your ‘cup of tea’, you can look for a suitable housing unit on the private rental market.
Please check our webpage for more information on private housing.
Terms and conditions
When you apply for a living unit in the University Halls of Residence, you agree to the terms and conditions.
Rental payment
- Check out the rental fee for the correct academic year
- The rent is due from the start of the reserved period. The tenant is obliged to keep the living unit that was allocated for the duration of the tenancy agreement.
- The costs for the consumption of water, electricity, and heating, provision of bed linen, cleaning of the communal areas, repair service, and use of the internet are included in the monthly rent.
- A monthly invoice will be sent to you by email. Please note that there is no need to pay anything pre-arrival or upon your arrival.
- As of September 2025, there is no deposit required at Ghent University for accommodation.
Rental period
- Only students with a letter of invitation for one semester or a period of less than four months can apply for accommodation in Ghent.
- Check-in is not possible during weekends, except for weekends in February and September.
- Check-in is possible from 2 p.m onwards on the starting date of the agreement, or any later working day during opening hours of our reception desk. Check-in is not possible during weekends, with the exception of the months of February and September. Early check-ins are unfortunately not possible.
- Check-out needs to be completed by 10 a.m. on the end date of the agreement, or any moment before that. Exceptions and late check-outs are unfortunately not possible.
- For ENLIGHT-students, it is only possible to rent according to our fixed contract dates!
- Find more information regarding the contract data.
Modifications and cancellations
- In case you made a mistake or would like to change your application, please reply as soon as possible on the application letter you received.\ If NO living unit was assigned to you, you can still cancel or change the application free of charge.
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Find more information on our policy regarding cancellations and modifications on this page.
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All modifications and cancellations must be done in writing, stating the reason and including the necessary supporting documents.
Apply for a living unit
- Academic year 2025-2026
Only students with a letter of invitation for one semester or for a period less than four months will be considered for accommodation in the Halls of Residence in Ghent: priority is given to students applying for a semester.
Initialize your exchange application procedure
after which you will be able to apply for housing.
- Do not forget to read the Terms and conditions mentioned above before you apply for housing.
- (If you are a Ph.D. exchange student, you must apply via this application procedure as well. However, then the terms and conditions of Ph.D. students apply)
- If you are not eligible to stay in the University Halls of Residence, or if the Halls are not your ‘cup of tea’ or if they are fully booked, you can look for a suitable living unit on the private rented market. Please check our website for more information on private housing.
More information?
For more information about the university please contact accommodatie@UGent.be, tel. +32 (9) 264 71 12