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KU Leuven Master of Bioinformatics
KU Leuven

Master of Bioinformatics

Leuven, Belgium

2 Years

English, Dutch

Full time

01 Jun 2025*

Sep 2025

EUR 7,771 **

On-Campus

* for EEA students | 01 March 2025 for non-EEA students

** non-EEA fee

Introduction

Modern biology is characterized by the generation of large amounts of data. Consider, for instance, genomic sequencing of patients as well as plants, bacteria, and viruses. Moreover, the technologies used to generate these data are constantly changing. During this program, you will learn how to formulate biologically relevant questions, how to design the correct solution and implement it by managing and analyzing biological and sequencing data, and how to interpret the obtained results. Bioinformatics is essential to modern molecular biology and biotechnology.

The program consists of three parts

  1. A reorientation package provides you with extra background knowledge in disciplines that were not included in your bachelor’s program
  2. A common package that builds upon the elementary knowledge and skills achieved during prior studies as well as during the reorientation package, integrating them in different bioinformatics courses. This package consists of a biology module, a statistics module, and a bioinformatics module
  3. Depending on your prior education, you choose one of three majors with which you strengthen your profile: science, bioscience engineering, or engineering

Program strengths

  • The program is truly multidisciplinary. On the one hand, students obtain detailed theoretical knowledge of quantitative methods and on the other hand become familiar with the molecular techniques that are used in modern biology
  • The input from teaching staff from different faculties provides a broad view of the application areas of bioinformatics, from basic science to plant breeding and medical applications
  • We offer a high academic level and have high expectations of our students. Students appreciate that they learn a lot during the two-year program.

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