Remote Desktop Ku Leuven 🎁 High-Quality

You need a valid student or staff u-number and password.

Under the tab, you can choose to enable local printers, clipboard sharing, and access to your personal computer's hard drives. For macOS Users: Download Microsoft Remote Desktop from the Mac App Store.

To connect to a specific internal machine, you can use a public SSH server as a jump host in a single command: ssh -J login@ssh.cs.kuleuven.be account@machine.cs.kuleuven.be ssh -J r0123456@st.cs.kuleuven.be r0123456@machine.student.cs.kuleuven.be remote desktop ku leuven

If you need a full Linux desktop (Ubuntu with a GUI) for robotics or physics simulations:

KU Leuven uses Ivanti Secure Access Client (formerly Pulse Secure). You need a valid student or staff u-number and password

For a better experience, download the Microsoft Remote Desktop app from your device's app store.

Once the VPN is active, you are securely “on campus” virtually. Now, you can set up your Remote Desktop Client. To connect to a specific internal machine, you

This is the most common service for students and staff using personal devices. It provides a virtualized Windows desktop pre-loaded with scientific and academic software (like SPSS, MATLAB, or SAP GUI). Access is typically through a web browser or the VMware Horizon client .

If you have problems with the SSL VPN, check the KU Leuven IT status page .