Minimum Admission Requirements

Admission requirements for Flemish or international degree students can be found here.

The teaching language is English, so for foreign students, an English certificate (CEF B2-level or higher) is required. The certificate cannot be older than four academic years, counting from the academic year after the proof of language was acquired. An Interuniversity Test of Academic English (ITACE) is also good to demonstrate a thorough command of both written and spoken English; see here.

The general admission requirement is that you must possess a Master’s degree in Life Sciences or an international degree considered equivalent (4-year BSc WITH thesis). Knowledge required for the different courses:

• PCR, transformation, Southern/Northern/Western Blot, GFP, GUS
• genome, transcription/translation, gene prediction, homology/BLAST, DNA sequencing, proteomics, mass spectrometry
• linkage map, association mapping, marker assisted selection (MAS), genomics, Mendelian genetics, molecular markers
• abiotic stress, communication, light signaling, plant hormones, signaling network, volatile organic compounds
• microtubuli, actine, chloroplast, ROS, plant hormones (auxin, cytokinin, ethylene, …), mitosis, cyclin-dependent kinases
• meristems, stem cells, cell identity, pattern formation, asymmetric cell division, lateral inhibition, chromatin modification, imprinting, miRNA, architecture
• agronomically improved transgenic crops, plant cell factories, Agbiotech industry, non-GMO approaches
• molecular biology of pathogenic, beneficial and symbiotic interactions of plants

Because knowledge of these basic concepts is essential to follow our program, after your application, you will be invited by us for a Zoom interview to evaluate your background and motivation.