Application & Admission

All international applicants have to follow and succesfully complete the pre-admission procedure as describe below.

All applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis and applicants need to follow the steps below:

Part 1 - submit your application

As well as some basic information, such as your personal details, you will need to provide some supporting documents including a CV, motivation letter and evidence of previous qualifications. Please consult the info listed below to make sure you collect and submit the correct documents.

Part 2 - wait for our review

Once submitted, our admissions team will acknowledge receipt and your file will be reviewed for completeness and eligibility. We aim to review all applications and provide a decision within 15 working days.

Part 3 - interview

If your application is succesful you will be contacted by a member of the selection committee for a technical interview to check if you have the required academic background necessary to succesfully complete our master programme.

If your applications is unsuccesful, we will still let you know and you will not be allowed to continue the application proces.

Part 4 - enrolment

If you pass the technical interview, you will be contacted by the admissions team to continue and complete the enrolment proces.

If you failed the technical interview you will not be allowed to continue the enrolment proces.

You can submit your application by clicking the blue button below.

Before starting please check all programme requirements listed below.

• Applicants need to hold a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering or  (Applied) (Engineering) Physics.

• Applicants with a BSc degree in related fields such as Materials Science, Mathematics and Computer Sciences will be considered as well.

• Applicants holding a Belgian BSc or MSc degree in another field of Engineering or Sciences are welcome to join the programme through a personalised preparatory programme (in Dutch) at VUB or UGent.

We accept the following proof of English language proficiency:

• A secondary school diploma from the Belgian educational system;

• A certificate from the institution where you completed secondary or higher education, stating that English was the language of instruction;

• A certificate of one of the following language tests corresponding to the Common European Framework of Reference with minimum level B2:

  • TOEFL (internet-based test) with minimum level: 79

  • IELTS academic module, with minimum level: 6.5

  • Cambridge English minimum grade scale score of 170

  • ITACE with minimum level B2

• We also accept the TOEFL IBT Special Home Edition and the IELTS Indicator. These are variants of the classic TOEFL and IELTS tests that can be taken at home.

• This proof can be provided by presenting results of a language test or documents issued by your home institution. Please note your language test results must not be older than 5 years at the moment of application.

• BSc degree in English or certificate of enrolment for final-year students

• BSc transcripts in English stating grades obtained at time of application

• language certificate or proof of English language proficiency provided by home university

• recent CV

• motivation letter

• recommendation letter(s)

• copy of ID

• optional: MSc degree & transcripts

• optional: other supporting documents (papers, awards, ...)

students who need a visa (incl UK)

• VUB: apply before 1 April 2025 (last day: 31 March)

• UGENT: apply before 1 April 2025 (last day: 31 March) 

students who don't need a visa

• VUB: Apply before 1 August 2025 (last day: 31 July)

• UGENT: Apply before 1 June 2025 (last day: 31 May)
   

It's important to submit your application with all required documents before the deadline. 

You can still finish your enrolment (sign your study contract) after the application deadline.