C O N T E N T S - Physical Land Resources - Vrije Universiteit Brussel

* Admission RequirementsThe 2-year master degree uses the same admission criteria as for the initial masterprogrammes organized by the Faculties of Bioscience Engineering and Engineering ofthe K.U.Leuven or the Faculty of Engineering of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. In practicethis means that students possessing a bachelor degree awarded by a universityrecognized by the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in engineering (civilengineering, bioscience engineering, environmental engineering, or any otherequivalent engineering degree) and sciences (biology, geography, geology, etc.) canenroll in the 1st year of the master programme. Holders of a bachelor (BSc, BEng, orBTech) degree of minimum a 4 year non-European university programme can only beadmitted to the 1st year after positive evaluation of their application.Given that the language of instruction is English, applicants should have a goodcommand of spoken and written English (for non-native speakers an English languagecertificate is required, for the TOEFL written test the score has to be at least 550; thecomputer based test 213).Students possessing a master degree equivalent to the degrees awarded by theFaculties of Sciences, Bioscience Engineering and Engineering of the K.U.Leuven or theFaculty of Engineering of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel can apply to have an exemptionof up to 60 ECTS. Equivalent master degrees typically require a total duration of 5(European universities) to 6 years (universities in developing countries). Applicants withsuch a degree can apply for a direct entry into the 2nd year.All applications will be examined in detail on their eligibility. For every course andworkshop, clear prerequisites are required. This is done in the format of referring toone or more handbooks, study material on the web, or by taking (a) course(s) at theuniversity. Students who are weak in a particular subject will be requested to takeremediating courses. The universities also offer English crash courses.The deadline for the submission of applications is March 1 for non-European students,and June1 for European applicants.Schematic presentation of the entry possibilities:- 5 -