Admission requirements

Most qualifications obtained abroad do not grant direct admission. This means that the diploma is not automatically recognised as equivalent to a Flemish diploma and that admission can be granted after an individual application procedure.

For bachelor’s studies in Flemish higher education institutions, admission is granted on the basis of a secondary education diploma that gives access to university studies in the country where the diploma was awarded. Besides your diploma, you will need an accompanying access declaration stating that, on the grounds of your diploma, you can be admitted to university studies in the country in which the diploma was awarded. You can download the access declaration form on the website of the Flemish higher education institution of your choice and have it completed at your high school.

Entry examinations are compulsory for medicine and dentistry (only taught in Dutch) and for schools of arts.

If you wish to register for a bachelor’s or a master’s programme and obtained a diploma issued within the Flemish Community, you are not required to submit an online application and you can start your registration directly.

Various study programmes organize "positioning tests". These tests give you an idea of the level of the study programma and whether you have sufficient prior knowledge to succesfully complete the programme. For some programmes, participation in the positioning test is mandatory. The positioning test however is never totally binding. Even if you do not pass, you can start the programme.