UC Leuven-Limburg (UCLL) – Nutrition & Dietetics
Leuven, BelgiumPOTENTIAL — not yet offered / not confirmed
🟢 Strong fit – all 6 autumn modules (30 ECTS) map cleanly to core HMU clinical/dietetics courses
English-taught programme: English Autumn-semester (Winter) exchange at UCLL Faculty of Health, Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven. A 30-ECTS selection of the regular N&D scientific degree: patient-oriented dietetics (pathophysiology, dietetics, dietetic consultation), nutritional needs of special populations, psychology & ethics, and an interdisciplinary health-promotion project. Spring is traineeship + bachelor's thesis only (not course-matchable).
Potential matches only. This partner currently has no HMU Nutrition & Dietetics students / no recognised courses. The matches below are an indicative assessment by the IRO, based on the partner’s published English programme vs the HMU Nutrition & Dietetics study guide. They must be evaluated and approved by the departmental academic coordinator before any agreement is used.
| Partner course / module (ECTS) | Possible HMU equivalent (ECTS) | Fit | Offered | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathophysiology (part of Patient-oriented dietetics) (4) Disease-process/pathophysiology maps to Pathology/Nosology I; also relates to ΥΠ28. | → | Pathology / Nosology I Νοσολογία Ι (4) | strong | W |
| Dietetics (part of Patient-oriented dietetics) (8) Core patient-oriented clinical dietetic theory + practice; closest to Clinical Nutrition I (also overlaps ΥΠ31). | → | Clinical Nutrition I Κλινική Διατροφή Ι (6) | strong | W |
| Dietetic consultation (part of Patient-oriented dietetics) (3) Consultation/interview skills map to Nutrition Counselling & Pedagogy; also relates to ΥΠ11. | → | Nutrition Counselling & Pedagogy Συμβουλευτική και Παιδαγωγική της Διατροφής (5) | strong | W |
| Nutritional needs for special population group (8) Lifecycle/special-population nutrition maps to Nutrition Through the Lifecycle I; also relates to ΥΠ21 and ΥΠ37. | → | Nutrition Through the Lifecycle I Διατροφή στα Στάδια της Ζωής Ι (6) | strong | W |
| Psychology and Ethics (4) Psychology side maps to Psychopathology of Nutrition; ethics half maps to Ε/Υ6. | → | Psychopathology of Nutrition (Eating Disorders) Ψυχοπαθολογία της Διατροφής (4) | likely | W |
| International project in interdisciplinary health promotion (3) Interdisciplinary health-promotion project; closest to Dietary Habits & Nutrition Education (partial). | → | Dietary Habits & Nutrition Education Διατροφικές Συνήθειες & Διατροφική Αγωγή (4) | weak | W |
Offered = indicative term at the partner (W = winter/autumn semester, S = spring/summer semester, W/S = both semesters), from the partner’s published course catalogue. Not based on past mobilities; can change year to year — confirm with the coordinator. “—” = term not published.
Sources: UCLL exchange programmes · UCLL N&D incoming-exchange brochure (English, course table + ECTS)