At the beginning of the programme, candidates must be less than 40 years old for courses, and less than 45 years old for training programmes.

 

Candidates must be holders of a degree that is comparable to a Belgian University graduate degree ("licence"). However, for certain programmes different rules of admissibility may be defined, and these are specified hereafter, where appropriate.

 

Candidates must show professional experience of at least two years upon termination of their studies. Where candidates are holders of a postgraduate degree delivered by an university of an industrial country, they must show professional experience of at least three years upon termination of their studies.

 

Candidates must have a good knowledge of written and spoken French; for programmes organised in another language, good knowledge, in writing and speaking, of this language, is required. Moreover, the candidate will be asked to commit himself to study French in order to be able to participate in daily life in Belgium.

 

Candidates are not allowed to apply FOR MORE THAN ONE PROGRAMME.

 

Applicants must not first obtain admission to one of the French-speaking universities of Belgium in order to apply for grants from the CUD.