Admission requirements
The programme is open to those holding a bachelor of science and engineering degree with a major or minor in materials engineering (minimum three-four year study programme) and to other engineers (graduates from polytechnics, Fachhochschule, industriële hogeschool, etc.), as well as to chemists and physicists upon evaluation of their application. All students applying to K.U.Leuven degree programmes (bachelor's, master's, and PhD programmes) should fulfil general academic requirements regarding language proficiency and previous degrees or diplomas.
Direct access:
- Bachelor in materials engineering / science / metallurgy
- Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: elektrotechniek / geotechniek en mijnbouw / werktuigkunde / chemische technologie, met nevenrichting materiaalkunde
Admission decisions are based upon evaluation of a complete application file:
- Bachelor of Sciences; Bachelor of Engineering in the disciplines
Students with a good command of English, both spoken and written, can successfully complete the programme. Applicants are required to demonstrate their proficiency in English, either by proving that some of their previous studies were successfully completed in English, or by submitting the results of a recognized language proficiency test or another equivalent English test: TOEFL test (score of 580 (paper based test), 237 (computer based test) or 92 (internet based test)), IELTS (6.5-7 pt).
