NARIC guide on Higher Education Systems in the European Union

IV. Special types and forms of
qualification in higher education
Certain institutions provide teaching in areas that lie outside the scope of classic higher education. These institutions which
train students in
specific vocational areas are discussed below.
IV.1. The Royal Military School
(Koninklijke Militaire School)
This school provides education for a career as an officer in the army, air force or marines. The training is of a type which
makes it also valuable in civil life.
The Koninklijke Militaire School does not come under the Ministry of Education, but the Ministry of Defence. The college,
which trains career officers for the armed forces, comprises a Polytechnische afdeling (Polytechnic Division) and an Afdeling
alle wapens (Joint Services Division).
Admission requirements
Applicants are granted admission by the Minister for Defence on the basis of a competitive entrance examination after
secondary education, consisting of:
medical examination;
physical suitability tests;
psycho-technical tests;
language tests;
tests in mathematics, history, physics, chemistry and geography.
Admission is granted to a limited number of the highest scoring
applicants.
IV.1.1. Polytechnische afdeling
Trainee officers who complete the five-year course receive the title
burgerlijk ingenieur. In both divisions, trainee officers receive military training in addition to scientific training.
IV.1.2. Alle wapens
At the end of the four-year course, the following titles are awarded:
licentiaat in de sociale en militaire wetenschappen (for the Army or Medical Service)
licentiaat in militaire en luchtvaartwetenschappen (for the Air Force)
licentiaat in de militaire en zeevaartwetenschappen (for the Navy).
IV.2. Higher religious education