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

Specific Admission Requirements

As several options in this programme are taught in English, no prior proof of proficiency in French is required. However, students with no knowledge of French may be refused registration if they choose options not taught in English.  Students must state their level of proficiency in French in their application.  
In accordance with the decree of 7 November 2013 defining higher education, promoting its integration into the European Higher Education Area and refinancing universities, the general admission conditions are set out on the "Admission conditions - Specialised Masters: https://uclouvain.be/en/study/inscriptions/advanced-master-s-degree.html (https://uclouvain.be/en/study/inscriptions/advanced-master-s-degree.html) web page.

The specific admission conditions to this program are as follows :

1) Access to the Advanced Master in Nanotechnology is unconditional for holders of a Master’s degree of at least 120 credits in study area No.19 of the Sciences de l’Ingénieur : Master in Engineering (ir.)  awarded by the French-speaking community of Belgium, as well as holders of a similar degree awarded by the Dutch-speaking community of Belgium.

2) Access to the Advanced Master in Nanotechnology is conditional for holders of a Master’s degree with at least 120 credits in study areas No.18 in Agronomy and Bioengineering, No. 17 in Science, and No. 15 in Biomedicine and Pharmacy, awarded by the French-speaking community of Belgium, as well as the holder of a university degree awarded in the Flemish Community and declared by the Management Committee to be similar to one of the above-mentioned degrees. The Management Committee decides on the basis of the application submitted by the student.

3) Access to the Advanced Master in Nanotechnology is conditional for holders of a Master’s degree 120 other than those listed in 1) and 2), as well as holders of a second cycle foreign degree of at least 300 credits. The enrolment procedure is identical to that in 2).

Applications received will be subject to scrutiny by the program committee with a view to admission. The admission application should contain the following items :

• Motivation letter
• Complete resume
• Copies of the Bachelor and Master’s degree or a document listing successful completion of the program
• All transcript of records of the Bachelor and Master studies testifying of the successful valorisation of 300 credits

A selection interview may be organised to make sure that the applicant properly masters the basic concepts needed for the study program.

A maximum of 15 credits of prerequisites may be imposed on candidates covered by points 2) and 3).

Special admission and registration procedures

Students who do not hold a Master's degree in Civil Engineering awarded in the French-speaking Community of Belgium must submit an application for admission to the Master's Management Committee (see above) at the time of their application, which will be assessed by the Master's Management Committee.

Holders of a Master's degree in Civil Engineering as described above obtained at a university other than the Université Catholique de Louvain must contact the Vice-Dean for Admissions at the Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain in order to obtain formal permission to enrol.