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Master of Nuclear Engineering (Leuven et al) (60 ECTS) Master of Science

 

Students with a degree obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community

After admission procedure

The BNEN programme has a limited capacity of enrollment, as lab sessions are organized at the premises of the SCK-CEN research center, using its experimental facilities.
Consequently, all admissions are conditional and subject to a decision by the BNEN Steering Committee. Admission to the BNEN programme can be considered for the following possibly eligible cases:

- the holders of an academic degree of « Master of science in de ingenieurswetenschappen (burgelijke ingenieur)” from the “Vlaamse Gemeenschap van België”, given a sufficient scientific/technical background required for the BNEN courses, whereby the BNEN Steering Committee may impose additional background courses (for a maximum number of 15 ECTS), taking into account the contents of the curriculum already completed;

- the holders of an academic degree similar and considered equivalent to those mentioned above, under the same conditions;

- the holders of an academic degree similar and considered equivalent to those mentioned above, delivered by the Royal Military School, under the same conditions.

- the holders of an academic degree of “master in de industriële wetenschappen, industrieel ingenieur” from the “Vlaamse Gemeenschap van België”, whereby the BNEN Steering Committee will impose an additional set of background courses (for a maximum number of 60 ECTS), taking into account the contents of the curriculum already completed, and whereby previously relevant background courses may be valorized en accepted for credit transfer;.
* If the student registers in an institution of the “Vlaamse Gemeenschap van België”, these additional credits are part of a preparatory “make up” programme, before possibly being admitted to the BNEN programme of 60 ECTS.

- the holders of an academic degree of “master in de chemie, in de fysica, in de wiskunde of in de informatica” or “master in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen” from the “Vlaamse Gemeenschap van België”, or holders of an academic degree similar and equivalent to those just mentioned, whereby the BNEN Steering Committee will impose an additional set of background courses (for a maximum number of 60 ECTS), taking into account the contents of the curriculum already completed, and whereby previously relevant background courses may be valorized en accepted for credit transfer;
* If the student registers in an institution of the “Vlaamse Gemeenschap van België”, these additional credits are part of a preparatory “make up” programme, before possibly being admitted to the BNEN programme of 60 ECTS.

Additional information

The clearance to access the control zone of the SCK-CEN is delivered by the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) and must be obtained to take part in laboratory sessions of the BNEN programme. This clearance by FANC is a precondition to the BNEN programme and as such, all “admissions” given by the BNEN Steering Committee are conditional and thus “provisional”. The “provisional” admission will be automatically cancelled if this clearance is not timely received by the student.

All applications are evaluated by both the KU Leuven Admissions Office and the relevant master’s programme director. Admission is ultimately at the discretion of the faculty.



Students with a degree not obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community

Students who did not obtain their previous degree(s) at an institution of the Flemish Community should submit an application via the Admissions Office: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/.

You can find a list of core documents, which should be submitted with every application, here: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/requesteddocuments.

Diploma requirements

The BNEN programme has a limited capacity of enrollment, as lab sessions are organized at the premises of the SCK-CEN research center, using its experimental facilities.
Consequently, all admissions are conditional and subject to a decision by the BNEN Steering Committee. Admission to the BNEN programme can be considered for the following possibly eligible cases:

- the holders of an academic degree of “master en sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation Ingénieur civil” from the “Communauté française de Belgique”, given a sufficient scientific/technical background required for the BNEN courses, whereby the BNEN Steering Committee may impose additional background courses (for a maximum number of 15 ECTS), taking into account the contents of the curriculum already completed;

- the holders of an academic degree similar and considered equivalent to those mentioned above, under the same conditions;

- the holders of an academic degree similar and considered equivalent to those mentioned above, delivered by the Royal Military School, under the same conditions.

- the holders of an academic degree of “master en sciences industrielles ou de MA en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel” from the “Communauté française de Belgique”, whereby the BNEN Steering Committee will impose an additional set of background courses (for a maximum number of 60 ECTS), taking into account the contents of the curriculum already completed, and whereby previously relevant background courses may be valorized en accepted for credit transfer;
* If the student registers in an institution of the “Communauté française de Belgique”, these additional credits are then part of the « master de spécialisation » the student will enroll in and they are a prerequisite for the regular BNEN programme of 60 ECTS.

- the holders of an academic degree of “master en sciences chimiques, physiques, mathématiques ou informatiques” or “master en sciences de l'ingénieur orientation bioingénieur” from the “Communauté française de Belgique”, or holders of an academic degree similar and equivalent to those just mentioned, whereby the BNEN Steering Committee will impose an additional set of background courses (for a maximum number of 60 ECTS), taking into account the contents of the curriculum already completed, and whereby previously relevant background courses may be valorized en accepted for credit transfer;
* If the student registers in an institution of the “Communauté française de Belgique”, these additional credits are then part of the «master de spécialisation» the student will enroll in, and they are a prerequisite for the regular BNEN programme of 60 ECTS.

- the holders of a foreign academic degree judged similar to the academic degrees delivered by either the “Communauté française de Belgique” or the “Vlaamse Gemeenschap van België”, mentioned in the above items, under the same conditions (i.e. basic master programme of at least 300 ECTS and depending on the acquired background in the curriculum and the level of abstraction) and according to the prescriptions of the respective decrees.

Language requirements

All applicants must prove their proficiency in English. The accepted English proficiency tests are:
-  TOEFL: minimum overall score of 79
-  IELTS: minimum overall score of 6,5
-  Cambridge: overall C1 Advanced (CAE) or C2 Proficiency (CPE)

The following applicants are exempted from submitting an English proficiency certificate:
Applicants who have obtained a previous diploma (secondary or higher education) taught in English in Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

More information.

Additional requirements

In order to be considered for admission, applicants are required to submit their GRE score. Please contact ETS requesting an original score card to be forwarded to us using the following Institutional Code: 0749. Students who obtained a bachelor’s or a master’s degree in one of the EEA countries, the UK, or Switzerland are exempted from providing GRE scores.

Additional information

The clearance to access the control zone of the SCK-CEN is delivered by the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) and must be obtained to take part in laboratory sessions of the BNEN programme. This clearance by FANC is a precondition to the BNEN programme and as such, all “admissions” given by the BNEN Steering Committee are conditional and thus “provisional”. The “provisional” admission will be automatically cancelled if this clearance is not timely received by the student.

All applications are evaluated by both KU Leuven Admissions Office and the relevant Master’s programme director. Admission is ultimately at the discretion of the faculty

Students with a degree obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community

After admission procedure

The BNEN programme has a limited capacity of enrollment, as lab sessions are organized at the premises of the SCK-CEN research center, using its experimental facilities.
Consequently, all admissions are conditional and subject to a decision by the BNEN Steering Committee. Admission to the BNEN programme can be considered for the following possibly eligible cases:

- the holders of an academic degree of « Master of science in de ingenieurswetenschappen (burgelijke ingenieur)” from the “Vlaamse Gemeenschap van België”, given a sufficient scientific/technical background required for the BNEN courses, whereby the BNEN Steering Committee may impose additional background courses (for a maximum number of 15 ECTS), taking into account the contents of the curriculum already completed;

- the holders of an academic degree similar and considered equivalent to those mentioned above, under the same conditions;

- the holders of an academic degree similar and considered equivalent to those mentioned above, delivered by the Royal Military School, under the same conditions.

- the holders of an academic degree of “master in de industriële wetenschappen, industrieel ingenieur” from the “Vlaamse Gemeenschap van België”, whereby the BNEN Steering Committee will impose an additional set of background courses (for a maximum number of 60 ECTS), taking into account the contents of the curriculum already completed, and whereby previously relevant background courses may be valorized en accepted for credit transfer;.
* If the student registers in an institution of the “Vlaamse Gemeenschap van België”, these additional credits are part of a preparatory “make up” programme, before possibly being admitted to the BNEN programme of 60 ECTS.

- the holders of an academic degree of “master in de chemie, in de fysica, in de wiskunde of in de informatica” or “master in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen” from the “Vlaamse Gemeenschap van België”, or holders of an academic degree similar and equivalent to those just mentioned, whereby the BNEN Steering Committee will impose an additional set of background courses (for a maximum number of 60 ECTS), taking into account the contents of the curriculum already completed, and whereby previously relevant background courses may be valorized en accepted for credit transfer;
* If the student registers in an institution of the “Vlaamse Gemeenschap van België”, these additional credits are part of a preparatory “make up” programme, before possibly being admitted to the BNEN programme of 60 ECTS.

Additional information

The clearance to access the control zone of the SCK-CEN is delivered by the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) and must be obtained to take part in laboratory sessions of the BNEN programme. This clearance by FANC is a precondition to the BNEN programme and as such, all “admissions” given by the BNEN Steering Committee are conditional and thus “provisional”. The “provisional” admission will be automatically cancelled if this clearance is not timely received by the student.

All applications are evaluated by both the KU Leuven Admissions Office and the relevant master’s programme director. Admission is ultimately at the discretion of the faculty.



Students with a degree not obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community

Students who did not obtain their previous degree(s) at an institution of the Flemish Community should submit an application via the Admissions Office: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/.

You can find a list of core documents, which should be submitted with every application, here: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/requesteddocuments.

Diploma requirements

The BNEN programme has a limited capacity of enrollment, as lab sessions are organized at the premises of the SCK-CEN research center, using its experimental facilities.
Consequently, all admissions are conditional and subject to a decision by the BNEN Steering Committee. Admission to the BNEN programme can be considered for the following possibly eligible cases:

- the holders of an academic degree of “master en sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation Ingénieur civil” from the “Communauté française de Belgique”, given a sufficient scientific/technical background required for the BNEN courses, whereby the BNEN Steering Committee may impose additional background courses (for a maximum number of 15 ECTS), taking into account the contents of the curriculum already completed;

- the holders of an academic degree similar and considered equivalent to those mentioned above, under the same conditions;

- the holders of an academic degree similar and considered equivalent to those mentioned above, delivered by the Royal Military School, under the same conditions.

- the holders of an academic degree of “master en sciences industrielles ou de MA en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel” from the “Communauté française de Belgique”, whereby the BNEN Steering Committee will impose an additional set of background courses (for a maximum number of 60 ECTS), taking into account the contents of the curriculum already completed, and whereby previously relevant background courses may be valorized en accepted for credit transfer;
* If the student registers in an institution of the “Communauté française de Belgique”, these additional credits are then part of the « master de spécialisation » the student will enroll in and they are a prerequisite for the regular BNEN programme of 60 ECTS.

- the holders of an academic degree of “master en sciences chimiques, physiques, mathématiques ou informatiques” or “master en sciences de l'ingénieur orientation bioingénieur” from the “Communauté française de Belgique”, or holders of an academic degree similar and equivalent to those just mentioned, whereby the BNEN Steering Committee will impose an additional set of background courses (for a maximum number of 60 ECTS), taking into account the contents of the curriculum already completed, and whereby previously relevant background courses may be valorized en accepted for credit transfer;
* If the student registers in an institution of the “Communauté française de Belgique”, these additional credits are then part of the «master de spécialisation» the student will enroll in, and they are a prerequisite for the regular BNEN programme of 60 ECTS.

- the holders of a foreign academic degree judged similar to the academic degrees delivered by either the “Communauté française de Belgique” or the “Vlaamse Gemeenschap van België”, mentioned in the above items, under the same conditions (i.e. basic master programme of at least 300 ECTS and depending on the acquired background in the curriculum and the level of abstraction) and according to the prescriptions of the respective decrees.

Language requirements

All applicants must prove their proficiency in English. The accepted English proficiency tests are:
-  TOEFL: minimum overall score of 79
-  IELTS: minimum overall score of 6,5
-  Cambridge: overall C1 Advanced (CAE) or C2 Proficiency (CPE)

The following applicants are exempted from submitting an English proficiency certificate:
Applicants who have obtained a previous diploma (secondary or higher education) taught in English in Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

More information.

Additional requirements

In order to be considered for admission, applicants are required to submit their GRE score. Please contact ETS requesting an original score card to be forwarded to us using the following Institutional Code: 0749. Students who obtained a bachelor’s or a master’s degree in one of the EEA countries, the UK, or Switzerland are exempted from providing GRE scores.

Additional information

The clearance to access the control zone of the SCK-CEN is delivered by the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) and must be obtained to take part in laboratory sessions of the BNEN programme. This clearance by FANC is a precondition to the BNEN programme and as such, all “admissions” given by the BNEN Steering Committee are conditional and thus “provisional”. The “provisional” admission will be automatically cancelled if this clearance is not timely received by the student.

All applications are evaluated by both KU Leuven Admissions Office and the relevant Master’s programme director. Admission is ultimately at the discretion of the faculty

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