Access Requirements

General access requirements

Translated from  https://www.gallilex.cfwb.be/fr/leg_res_01.php?ncda=39681&referant=l02

Art. 112. of the "Décret définissant le paysage de l'enseignement supérieur et l'organisation académique des études" :

§ 1. In accordance with the general requirements established by the academic authorities, students who have:

1. a master’s degree;

2. an academic degree similar to the one mentioned in the preceding paragraph awarded by a higher education institution in the Flemish Community or the German-speaking Community, or by the Royal Military Academy, by virtue of a decision of the academic authorities and in accordance with any additional requirements they may establish;

3. a foreign academic degree recognised as equivalent to those mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 pursuant to this decree, a European directive, an international convention or other legislation, in accordance with the same requirements.

The additional admission requirements referred to in paragraph 2 are intended to ensure that the student has acquired the knowledge and skills required for the studies in question. When the additional admission requirements consist of one or more additional course units, these may not represent more than 60 additional credits for the student, taking into account all the credits that he or she may otherwise use for admission. These course units are part of the student’s study programme.

§ 2. In accordance with the general requirements established by the academic authorities, a student who holds a title, diploma, degree or certificate of higher education, in the French Community or outside it, which does not grant him or her eligibility for admission to a specialised master’s course by virtue of the preceding paragraph, may nevertheless be admitted by the jury of the course in question, in accordance with the additional requirements that it establishes, if the totality of the higher education that he or she has completed or the expertise that he or she has acquired is valued by the jury to be at least 240 credits.

§ 3. By way of derogation from these general requirements, the academic authorities may also admit to a specialised master’s course holders of a title, diploma, degree or certificate awarded outside the French Community which, in that system of origin, grants direct eligibility for postgraduate studies, even if the studies sanctioned by these credentials are not organised into distinct degree courses or within a time period of at least five years.

Specific access requirements

In accordance with the regulations of the Advanced master's degree in EU interdisciplinary studies:

• direct access to the advanced master's degree is available to students who are holders of one of the following qualifications (with no requirement to take any additional courses):
  • a master's degree (120 credits) issued in the French or Flemish Communities: political and social sciences; law; criminology; economics and management; information and communication; history, art and archaeology; or an equivalent qualification awarded by the Belgian Royal Military Academy;
  • a foreign degree recognised by the French Community as equivalent to one of those mentioned above. 

• direct access to the advanced master's degree is available to students who are holders of one of the following qualifications (subject to the candidate's ability to demonstrate personal or professional experience in European affairs and/or previous academic results deemed sufficient by the admissions board, and subject to the board's decision and any additional conditions it may apply):
  • a master's degree other than those mentioned above, issued in the French Community, the Flemish Community or by the Royal Military Academy;
  • a second-cycle academic degree corresponding to one of the above-mentioned degrees issued in the French Community of Belgium under the provisions in force prior to the decree of 31 March 2004;
  • a foreign degree deemed by the admissions board to be comparable to one of those mentioned above and equivalent to at least 300 credits.

• The advanced master's degree is also open to students who, under the applicable legislation of the French Community, have access to studies leading to a second-cycle degree, and who have acquired competencies deemed by the board to have a value of at least 240 credits. As a rule, the board considers that these competencies will not be recognised if the candidate does not already have a second-cycle degree.

Candidates must have an excellent command of French (equivalent to level C1) and a sufficient command of English, compatible with the requirements of the programme (equivalent to level B2).