| Abbreviation | Explanation |
| BTC | Belgian Technical Cooperation |
| CIUF | Conseil Interuniversitaire de la Communauté Française de Belgique |
| CUD | Commission Universitaire pour le Développement |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee |
| DGDC | Directorate-General for Development Cooperation |
| ECTS | European Credit Transfer System |
| EHSAL | European University College Brussels |
| EU | European Union |
| ICP | VLIR funded International Course |
| IELTS | International English Language Testing System |
| ITM | Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine |
| ITP | VLIR funded International Training Programme |
| K.U.Brussel | Katholieke Universiteit Brussel |
| K.U.Leuven | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| Ph.D. | Doctoral Programme |
| RBINS | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences |
| RMCA | Royal Museum for Central Africa |
| TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language |
| UA | University of Antwerp |
| UCL | Université Catholique de Louvain |
| UGent | Ghent University |
| UHasselt | Hasselt University |
| UN | United Nations |
| UOS | University Cooperation for Development |
| VLIR | Flemish Interuniversity Council |
| VLIR-UOS | Flemish Interuniversity Council - University Cooperation for Development |
