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o Academic bachelor
o Master and advanced master

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Do you want to enrol in a Master's or Advanced Master's programme

at the University of Antwerp? You will need to fulfil a number of
admission requirements. These might relate to your previous
qualifications, for example, or the language that the classes are
taught in.
Diploma requirements for (Advanced) Master's
programmes
You’ll need (at least) an academic bachelor degree to be able to
enrol in an initial master programme. You’ll need a master degree to
be able to enrol in an advanced master programme. Please note
that both your higher education institute and your degree
programme should be accredited and recognised by the appropriate
organisations in the country which delivers the degree.
If you have a degree from an educational
institution in Belgium and don't need a
visa...
...you can find the Belgian bachelor and/or master
degrees, which entitle you to enrol, in the admission requirements
of the specific (advanced) master programme . You may need
the faculty's permission if your Belgian bachelor or master degree is
not explicitly listed in the admission requirements for your
programme ánd admission after permission is listed as an option for
your level of degree. Depending on the programme you choose and
the degree you have, you may have to take a preparatory
programme. If your Belgian bachelor or master degree is explicitly
listed in the admission requirements, then you can continue the
enrolment procedure without any problems. Don't forget to check the
language and the additional admission requirements below!
Candidates who’s degree was recognised by the Flemish NARIC as
being equivalent to a Flemish diploma also falls under this category
and don't need to apply for admission but can use the enrolment
procedure. In case the degree was only partially recognised (level
recognition) by NARIC an additional permission of the concerned
faculty is mandatory to start the desired programme. These
students will need to contact the concerned faculty directly for this
purpose.
If you have a degree from an educational
institution in The Netherlands or Luxembourg
and don't need a visa...
...you can follow the same procedure as Belgian bachelor or master
degrees. However, bachelor and master degrees conferred by
recognised higher education institutions in The Netherlands or
Luxembourg are considered level-equivalent to degrees conferred
by Flemish institutions. Prospective students with a bachelor or
master degree from a recognised higher education institution in The
Netherlands and Luxembourg can therefore enrol in a master or
advanced master programme if it’s open to all bachelor or master
degrees, or if the degree from The Netherlands or Luxembourg is
explicitly listed in the admission requirements of the concerned
programme. If your degree from The Netherlands or Luxembourg
is not explicitly listed in the list of those that grant access to the
programme, or if the programme is not open to all bachelor or
master degrees (as stipulated in the list of programmes), you will
need to obtain prior authorisation from the faculty in order to enrol on
the programme and/or preparatory programme of your choice if this
option is listed. Once you have obtained this authorisation, you will
be able to enrol without any problems. Don't forget to check the
language and the additional admission requirements below!
If you don't have a bachelor or master degree
of a higher education institution in Belgium,
the Netherlands or Luxembourg or if you
need a visa...
...you need to follow the admission procedure. Don't forget to check
the language and the additional admission requirements below!
Please note that you can already start your admission application if
you did not yet obtain the degree but are in your graduation year.
For enrolment, the necessary degree always needs te be obtained.
Please note that degrees from states/state actors which have not
been internationally recognised (such as Northern-Cyprus) cannot
be taken into account. Qualifications from Afghanistan are only
accepted together with a NARIC equivalency.

Language requirements for Master's programmes

taught in English
Students interested in taking a programme taught in English, have
to prove proficiency in English. Always check the level required
on the info pages of the programme you are interested in
because the required level or minimum scores could be
higher than the ones listed below. For example, for language
related programmes a minimum level of C1 is always required.

Students holding a degree issued by a recognized educational

institution in Flanders, are exempt from the English language test.
Based on the Benelux Decision about mutual degree recognition of
18 May 2015, this exemption of the English language test also
applies to holders of degrees issued by recognized educational
institutions in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg.

Candidates can prove their proficiency in English by submitting one

of the language certificates below (obtained within the last two
years; with the minimum score(s) mentioned):
 TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign
Language; taken at a test center - Home editions are
not accepted): a minimum score of 80. You can find
more information about TOEFL at [Link]
  IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing
System; taken at a test center - Online tests are not
accepted): a minimum score of at least 6.5, and on each
part minimum 6.0. You can find more information about
IELTS at [Link]
 ITACE (Interuniversity Test of Academic English for
Students): minimum level B2. You can find more
information about ITACE
at [Link]/students/[Link]
 Cambridge English: minimum B2 First with a score of at
least 176. You can find more information about
Cambridge English at [Link]
 Pearson PTE Academic (taken at a test center): a
minimum score of at least 59. You can find more
information about Pearson PTE Academic
at [Link]

An exemption from providing a language test certificate is

sometimes allowed by the board of admission if you can prove that
you have studied at least one academic year (= 60 ECTS credits) in
an English-language Bachelor or Master programme.

Please note that the board of admission may require that you
obtained your credits or diploma in an English taught programme in
Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the
United Kingdom and the United States of America before you are
exempted from providing a language test certificate.
Language requirements for Master's programmes
taught in Dutch
Students who wish to register for a programme taught in Dutch will
have to prove their proficiency in Dutch.
Dutch language proficiency can be shown in two ways:
 Either you have completed and passed at least one
complete year (= 60 credits) of courses taught in Dutch
at a secondary school, university college or university.
The courses should not be aimed at acquiring the Dutch
language or preparing for the required level of Dutch in
higher education.
 Or you’ve obtained one of the following language
certificates (within the last two years):
o the certificate Interuniversitaire Taaltest Nederlands voor
Anderstaligen (level C1 for all language related
programmes, masters of teaching and advanced masters
of the Faculty of Medicine, level B2 for all other
programmes).
o the Certificaat Nederlands als Vreemde Taal (profile Educatief
Professioneel for all language related
programmes, masters of teaching and advanced masters
of the Faculty of Medicine, profile Educatief
Startbekwaam for all other programmes.
o the diploma Staatsexamen Nederlands als tweede taal NT2 -
programma II (all programmes except language related
programmes, masters of teaching and advanced masters
of the Faculty of Medicine)

Without proof of proficiency in Dutch, registering for one of our

Dutch programmes is not possible. Please note that no other
language certificates than the ones listed above will be accepted
(such as certificates from Adult Education Centers (CVO)).
Want to learn Dutch?
If you don’t master Dutch yet you can opt for the one-year
preparatory language programme offered by Linguapolis. Please note
that it’s not possible to obtain a student visa solely on the basis of
this language programme. When applying for a visa you’ll also need
to proof that you can start a master’s programme after completing
the language programme. Thus two admission letters are requested
to apply for a student visa: one for the preparatory language
programme and one for the master's programme. To simplify things
our university has devised one application procedure for both
programmes. As a result, it’s not possible to apply for a master's
programme at our university while taking a language programme
somewhere else.
Additional exams
In certain situations, additional exams apply in addition to the
standard admission requirements:
 Students who wish to study medicine (Bachelor or
Master) will have to pass the doctor's entrance
exam (information only available in Dutch).
Additional requirements for students with a Chinese
degree
The APS (Akademische Prüfstelle) is a mandatory academic
screening for most students who have a Chinese degree. These
students will not be able to obtain access to higher education in
Flanders and to receive a Belgian student visa without the
screening. The screening is done at one of the APS screening
centres in China, namely in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and
Chengdu, and consists of two parts: a formal check of the diploma
and an interview of the candidate to test his/her academic
knowledge. The screening can take several months before a
decision is proclaimed; it’s therefore recommended to start the
procedure on time. Please visit the APS website for detailed
information.
 Some categories of students can be exempted from the APS
procedure:
 Students admitted to our university within
the framework of a bilateral agreement between their
home university and the University of Antwerp
 Students admitted to our university as part of an official
exchange programme (Erasmus-Mundus, ASEM-Duo…)
 Students admitted to our university with a scholarship
from the China Scholarship Council
 Students that already have earned a degree or credits in
a degree programme at an institution of higher
education outside China
 Students with a diploma from Hong Kong or Macau
 Refugees from the People's Republic of China
 Non-Chinese students with a diploma obtained in the
People's Republic of China

Additionally, some students can be exempted from the second part

of the APS procedure (academic interview):
 Students with a permanent Belgian residence permit
 Students applying for a PhD

Students who want to apply for an exemption need to upload a

document in their online application in Mobility Online which clearly
proves that they belong to one of these categories. In case the proof
is found to be valid the Registrar’s Office will contact the concerning
authorities to grant the exemption.
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