Erasmus +
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Welcome
Thank you for visiting our website and for exploring the Erasmus+ opportunities at the Antwerp Maritime Academy. Our academy, known in Dutch as the “Hogere Zeevaartschool” (HZS), offers Bachelor and Master programmes in Nautical Sciences, and Bachelor programmes in Marine Engineering. Our academy is located in Antwerp, only 50 km from Brussels.
Antwerp, a city with about half a million inhabitants, is of major importance to the economic and cultural life in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium. The river Scheldt has played a fundamental role in the development of the city. The port of Antwerp is one of the largest in the world, and gives the city its international dimension. Antwerp citizens speak Dutch but most of them do understand and speak English. Take a look at a promotional video of the city of Antwerp.
Duration of the Erasmus exchange
Most students come to the Antwerp Maritime Academy for 1 semester. We also accept Erasmus exchanges of a complete academic year.
Organisation of the educations
The Antwerp Maritime Academy offers 2 educations (1) Nautical sciences which consists of a bachelor of 3 years followed by 1 master year and (2) Marine engineering which consists of a bachelor of 3 years. All courses are organized in 4 modules following the structure of the Table below. It is possible to combine a package of courses from different years, but overlap in the time table might occur.
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Semester 1 (September – January) |
Semester 2 (February – June) |
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Module 1.1 |
Module 1.2 |
Module 2.1 |
Module 2.2 |
Foreknowledge
For some courses foreknowledge is mandatory. That foreknowledge is imposed by the sequencing of the courses. Courses with required foreknowledge can be followed if the student has acquired that knowledge at the sending institute.
Language level
Please keep in mind that Dutch and French are the two working languages at the Antwerp Maritime Academy. Speaking/writing/understanding Dutch or French at a level B2 is absolutely necessary for incoming exchange students wishing to follow courses in Dutch or French.
Courses taught in English
In the bachelor years of both educations, a limited number of courses are taught in English. The master Nautical Science offers a larger number of English courses, merely in the second semester (from February until June). It is possible to compose a second semester’s Learning Agreement of 30 ECTS with Master courses taught in English.
You will find a list of the courses taught in English hereunder. More information about the courses can be found in the curricula of Nautical Sciences and Marine Engineering.
a) Nautical Sciences
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Year |
Course |
Credits |
Semester |
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Bachelor 1 |
MARITIME ENGLISH (PART 1) > Maritime English (part 1) |
7 |
1 + 2 |
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Bachelor 2 |
PROBLEMS OF NAVIGATION (PART 2) > Radar |
2 |
1 + 2 |
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Bachelor 2 |
THERMODYNAMICS & SHIP'S CONSTRUCTION (PART 2) > Ship's construction (part 2) |
1 |
2 |
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Bachelor 2 |
MARITIME ENGLISH (PART 2) > Maritime English (part 2) |
4 |
1 + 2 |
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Bachelor 3 |
PROPULSION (PART 1) > Propulsion (part 1) - theory |
2 |
2 |
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Bachelor 3 |
LAW OF THE SEA – BASICS > Law of the sea - Basics |
3 |
2 |
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Bachelor 3 |
MARITIME ENGLISH (PART 3) > Maritime English (part 3) |
3 |
1 |
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Bachelor 3 |
DREDGING TECHNIQUES > Dredging techniques |
3 |
2 |
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Bachelor 3 |
INFORMATICS IN A MARITIME CONTEXT > Informatics in a maritime context |
3 |
2 |
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Master |
SHIP'S EXPLOITATION (PART 2) > Ship's exploitation (part 2) |
4 |
1 |
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Master |
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 1 > Supply Chain Management I |
3 |
1 |
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Master |
MARITIME LAW – BASICS > Maritime Law – Basics |
3 |
1 |
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Master |
PROPULSION (PART 2) > Propulsion (part 2) – theory |
2 |
1 |
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Master |
ANALYSIS OF SHIPPING MARKETS > Analysis of shipping markets |
3 |
2 |
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Master |
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 2 > Supply chain management II |
3 |
2 |
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Master |
PORT MANAGEMENT AND POLICY > Port management and policy |
3 |
2 |
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Master |
ADVANCED MARITIME ECOLOGY & TECHNOLOGY > Advanced maritime ecology & technology - theory &Advanced maritime ecology & technology - exercises |
3 |
2 |
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Master |
INTRODUCTION INTO HYDROGRAPHY > Introduction into hydrography |
3 |
2 |
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Master |
ADVANCED STABILITY > Advanced stability – theory |
2 |
2 |
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Master |
ADVANCED STABILITY > Advanced stability – exercises |
1 |
1 |
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Master |
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY > Information and communication technology |
3 |
2 |
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Master |
DATA ANALYSIS > Data analysis |
3 |
2 |
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Master |
SPECIALISED PROGRAMME IN MARITIME LAW > Law of the sea - Advanced |
6 |
2 |
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Master |
SPECIALISED PROGRAMME IN MARITIME LAW > Maritime Law - Advanced |
9 |
2 |
b) Marine engineering
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Year |
Course |
Credits |
Semester |
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Bachelor 1 |
MARITIME ENGLISH (PART 1) > Maritime English (part 1) |
7 |
1 + 2 |
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Bachelor 2 |
MARITIME ENGLISH (PART 2) > Maritime English (part 2) |
4 |
1 + 2 |
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Bachelor 3 |
MARITIME ENGLISH (PART 3) > Maritime English (part 3) |
3 |
1 |
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Bachelor 3 |
MARITIME RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - MRM & MRM - CASE STUDIES > Maritime resource management – MRM |
2 |
1+2 |
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Bachelor 3 |
MARITIME RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - MRM & MRM - CASE STUDIES > Maritime resource management - case studies |
1 |
2 |
Useful links
General information:
Contact
Olivier Schalm
Coordinator Internationalization
tel. 03-205 64 45
international@hzs.be
