Education

What can you find on this webpage?

Our (future) students can find the official study programme and other useful info here.

You can find information about admission requirements, further studies and more practical info such as ECTS sheets, or a weekly timetable of the current academic year.

Are you a future student?

Be sure to first take a look at the page about the Master of Molecular Biology.

There you can find more info on:

- What’s the programme about?

- Starting profile

- Admission and application

- Future possibilities

- Why KU Leuven

- Contact

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Objectives

The Master of Molecular Biology (Interuniversity Molecular Biology - IPMB) programme is intended to offer theoretical and practical training to young scientists from developing countries, who are involved in education/research in human medicine, animal production or plant production.

This programme is designed to train these students to become capable, critical and self-reliant scientists who are able to apply the knowledge acquired to contribute to the further development of their country through their involvement in education, research and policymaking.

IPMB graduates will be able to ensure that the potential offered by molecular biology and biotechnology in terms of human and veterinary medicine and animal and plant production, find due application in their country.

Although originally conceived to meet the needs of students from developing countries, the programme offers an excellent opportunity for all students, including non-traditional and reorienting students, to study molecular biology in an international context.

Students are expected to:
- have developed an advanced knowledge of fundamental sciences;
- have developed an in-depth insight into biological processes;
- have developed an in-depth insight into the functioning of living organisms in all their forms;
- have developed a critical mind allowing them to appraise scientific and social aspects of applied molecular biology;
- be capable of analysing and/or summarising and critically reflecting on scientific literature;
- be capable of detecting and analysing problems and of proposing solutions to solve them;
- be able to contribute, through molecular biological research, to solving problems faced by developing countries;
- be able to operate as a member of a team;
- be able to report, both orally and in writing;
- be able to contribute to efforts to set up nationwide and international cooperation (South-South, South-North);
- be able to operate in nationwide and international networks;
- be able to disseminate the acquired knowledge in their country and region through their activities in education and research and through peer reviewed publications;
- have developed skills to act as reliable advisors for local policymakers by making proposals for the further development of molecular biology in education and research, and, as such, to contribute to the further development of their country and improve the living conditions of the populations in the South;
- be trained to a level sufficient to beginning a doctoral programme (PhD).

Educational quality of the study programme

Here you can find an overview of the results of the COBRA internal quality assurance method.

Educational quality at study programme level

Blueprint

Educational quality at university level

• Consult the documents on educational quality available at university level.

More information?

• More information on the educational quality at KU Leuven
• More information on the available documents