NARIC guide on Higher Education Systems in the European Union

(ii) qualification indicating ability to enter higher education (DAES);
(iii) qualification of short-course, full-time higher education or a
corresponding qualification awarded by a social advancement
educational establishment;
(iv) entry examination qualification for civil engineering studies;
NB: Success in this examination, which is compulsory in order to gain access to civil engineering studies, also gives
access to all first-cycle studies. The examination is organised by the university establishments which award the
degree of civil engineer.
(v) Attestation of success in one of the entry examinations organised by the university establishments;
NB: This attestation gives access only to the studies in the discipline mentioned.
(vi) foreign qualification or certificate of studies recognised as equivalent to those mentioned in (i), (ii) or (iii).
II.2. Intermediate diplomas in higher
education
II.2.1. Intermediate diplomas in non-university higher education
Short-course education
Given that this type of education comprises only one three-year academic cycle (sometimes four-year), no intermediate
diploma is awarded.
Short-course higher education leads to the achievement of a final diploma allowing the holder either to enter the job market
immediately or to pursue or begin studies at long-course higher education or university education level (see below, under
II.3.1).