Applicants for this Master must have a university degree, obtained after at least four years of study in one of the following fields: law, criminology, economics and applied economic sciences, political sciences, sociology or communication sciences, public health, medicine or dentistry.

More specifically, this means that they need a Master's degree (or equivalent degree). Applicants must also have taken at least one course (equivalent to a minimum of 5 credits) relating to social security in order to obtain this university degree. In exceptional cases, especially when the applicant shows long-term involvement in social security, persons with another academic degree may be admitted upon motivated request.

The order of admission to this advanced Master's programme (selection) is determined by the scientific research capacities of the applicant (as showed by his/her study and/or research record), the possible experience of the applicant in the social security area (e.g. as administrator) and the openness of the applicant to other disciplines and other national contexts as well as his/her European orientation.

This Master of European Social Security is limited to a maximum of about 35 participants. A group of about 10 students per year is considered a minimum. A fair distribution between male and female participants as well as between the various countries of origin will be aimed at.
The minimum and maximum numbers of participants are determined in function of the way this programme is conceived. Considering the fact that the emphasis is on working in smaller groups (of about 4/5 students), at least two of such groups should be possible (a.o. for questioning each other). The maximum number is also linked to our highly interactive approach. Our restricted number of staff also does not allow the individual guidance of a high number of participants.

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

Language requirements

• - TOEFL iBT certificate with a minimum overall score of 100 (minimum 600 "paper based", minimum 250 "computer based" and minimum 100 "internet based)
• - IELTS Academic certificate with a minimum overall score of 7.0
• - Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) or C2 Proficiency (CPE) certificate with a minimum overall score of 180

Additional information

The order of admission to this advanced Master's programme (selection) is determined by the scientific research capacities of the applicant (as showed by his/her study and/or research record), the possible experience of the applicant in the social security area (e.g. as administrator) and the openness of the applicant to other disciplines and other national contexts as well as his/her European orientation.
This Master of European Social Security is limited to a maximum of about 35 participants. A group of about 10 students per year is considered a minimum. A fair distribution between male and female participants as well as between the various countries of origin will be aimed at.
The minimum and maximum numbers of participants are determined in function of the way this programme is conceived. Considering the fact that the emphasis is on working in smaller groups (of about 4/5 students), at least two of such groups should be possible (a.o. for questioning each other). The maximum number is also linked to our highly interactive approach. Our restricted number of staff also does not allow the individual guidance of a high number of participants.

The programme comprises 60 ECTS, starting with a summer school in August and concluding in July the following academic year. This intensive course provides you with basic and mulidisciplinary knowledge of social security from a national, international and European perspective. Successful completion ensures 20 ECTS towards the Master of European Social Security Programme as well as a postgraduate diploma. The summer school is also available as a standalone programme.

Applicants for this Master must have a university degree, obtained after at least four years of study in one of the following fields: law, criminology, economics and applied economic sciences, political sciences, sociology or communication sciences, public health, medicine or dentistry.

More specifically, this means that they need a Master's degree (or equivalent degree). Applicants must also have taken at least one course (equivalent to a minimum of 5 credits) relating to social security in order to obtain this university degree. In exceptional cases, especially when the applicant shows long-term involvement in social security, persons with another academic degree may be admitted upon motivated request.

The order of admission to this advanced Master's programme (selection) is determined by the scientific research capacities of the applicant (as showed by his/her study and/or research record), the possible experience of the applicant in the social security area (e.g. as administrator) and the openness of the applicant to other disciplines and other national contexts as well as his/her European orientation.

This Master of European Social Security is limited to a maximum of about 35 participants. A group of about 10 students per year is considered a minimum. A fair distribution between male and female participants as well as between the various countries of origin will be aimed at.
The minimum and maximum numbers of participants are determined in function of the way this programme is conceived. Considering the fact that the emphasis is on working in smaller groups (of about 4/5 students), at least two of such groups should be possible (a.o. for questioning each other). The maximum number is also linked to our highly interactive approach. Our restricted number of staff also does not allow the individual guidance of a high number of participants.

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

Language requirements

• - TOEFL iBT certificate with a minimum overall score of 100 (minimum 600 "paper based", minimum 250 "computer based" and minimum 100 "internet based)
• - IELTS Academic certificate with a minimum overall score of 7.0
• - Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) or C2 Proficiency (CPE) certificate with a minimum overall score of 180

Additional information

The order of admission to this advanced Master's programme (selection) is determined by the scientific research capacities of the applicant (as showed by his/her study and/or research record), the possible experience of the applicant in the social security area (e.g. as administrator) and the openness of the applicant to other disciplines and other national contexts as well as his/her European orientation.
This Master of European Social Security is limited to a maximum of about 35 participants. A group of about 10 students per year is considered a minimum. A fair distribution between male and female participants as well as between the various countries of origin will be aimed at.
The minimum and maximum numbers of participants are determined in function of the way this programme is conceived. Considering the fact that the emphasis is on working in smaller groups (of about 4/5 students), at least two of such groups should be possible (a.o. for questioning each other). The maximum number is also linked to our highly interactive approach. Our restricted number of staff also does not allow the individual guidance of a high number of participants.