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Belgium (29/11/2010)

Academic Qualifications

The following qualifications awarded by the institutions listed below qualify for the points indicated:

Qualifications

Level in New Zealand terms

Points under SMC

Licencié/Licentiaat and other two cycle diplomas (4 year, minimum 240 ECTS* credits)

At least 7**

50

Bachelors degree (3 year, 180 ECTS* credits)

7

50

Diplôme d'Etudes Complémentaires/Gediplomeerde in de Aanvullende Studiën or Gediplomeerde in de Voortgezette Studiën (minimum 60 ECTS* credits)

8

50

Bachelors degree (4 year, 240 ECTS* credits)

8

50

Masters degree

At least 8**

50

Doctorat/Doctor (minimum 120 ECTS* credits)

10

55

*European Credit Transfer System.

**If an applicant believes their qualification may be higher than level 7 or 8 they should apply to the NZQA for a qualification assessment report.

Awarding Institutions

Flanders and Wallonia

The following institutions may award all qualifications listed above:

Institution Name

Effective From

Ecole Royale Militaire/Koninklijke Militaire School

n/a

Faculté Polytechnique de Mons

n/a

Faculte Universitaire de Theologie Protestante A Bruxelles/Universitaire Protestantse Theologische Faculteit te Brussel

n/a

Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux

n/a

Facultés Universitaires Catholiques de Mons

n/a

Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix

n/a

Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis A Bruxelles

n/a

Katholieke Universiteit Brussel

1968

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

1969

Limburgs Universitair Centrum

1971

Transnationale Universiteit Limburg

2000

Université Catholique de Louvain

1970

Université de Liège (Universite de L'etat A Liege)

n/a

Université de Mons-Hainaut

1965

Universite Libre de Bruxelles/Ulb

1970

Universiteit Antwerpen (Universitair Centrum Antwerpen (Rijksuniversitair Centrum te Antwerpen) 1971-2003, Universitaire Faculteiten Sint-Ignatius Antwerpen 1971-2003, Universitaire Insteling Antwerpen 1970-2003)

2003

Universiteit Gent (Rijksuniversiteit te Gent)

n/a

Universiteit Hasselt (Economische Hogeschool Limburg 1971-1991)

1971

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Université Libre de Bruxelles 1834-1970)

1970

Wallonia Sector Only

From 1984 onwards, the following institutions may award all qualifications listed above apart from Masters and Doctorat degrees:

From 1984 onwards the following institutions may award Licencié/Licentiaat, other two cycle diplomas and Masters degrees:

Flanders Sector Only

From 1984 onwards the following institutions may award all qualifications listed above, apart from Masters and Doctorat degrees:

From 1984 onwards, the following institutions may award Licencié/Licentiaat, other two cycle diplomas and Masters degrees:

From 1984 onwards the following institutions may award Masters and Doctorat degrees:

Effective 29/11/2010

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