Entry requirements

Students who have not obtained a diploma in Belgium, the Netherlands or Luxembourg should submit an application for screening through Mobility Online. Applications open in November of the academic year preceding enrollment.

Direct admission

The following academic degrees, obtained in Belgium, will give direct access to the programme:

• Bachelor handelsingenieur 
• Bachelor handelsingenieur in de beleidsinformatica
• Bachelor of Business Engineering

Students with a professional bachelor's degree

A professional Bachelor's degree from a Flemish university college (hogeschool) or an HBO degree from the Netherlands does not provide direct access to the English-taught or Dutch-taught Master's programmes in Financial Business Engineering.

Dutch-speaking students can instead enrol in a shortened Bachelor's programme (bachelor met studieduurverkorting) of at least 120 credits depending on the programme. These programmes are only offered in Dutch. Successful completion of the shortened Bachelor's programme leads to the award of an academic bachelor's degree, which provides access to the corresponding master's programmes in Financial Business Engineering.

We also offer bridging programmes (54 credits) for several of our Dutch-taught Master’s programmes. Passing a bridging programme provides access to the corresponding Master’s programme.

More information is available on our website: Flexibel studeren | Bedrijfs­wetenschappen en Economie | Universiteit Antwerpen. Please also consult the language requirements for Dutch-taught programmes in: Academic bachelor | University of Antwerp.

After admission procedure

Students who do not not qualify for direct admission should submit an application for screening. Eligibility is determined by the board of admissions based on the student’s Bachelor’s degree, their academic background, the obtained study results and their language proficiency. For international students, a GMAT or GRE may be required.
Students with a degree from Belgium, the Netherlands or Luxembourg, can continuously submit their application via this online form. Other students should apply during the application window via Mobility Online. You will need to provide the following information:

1.  Academic degree: As a minimum eligibility requirement, applicants must hold an academic bachelor degree which correspond to at least 180 ECTS. Applicants in their final bachelor year are also encouraged to apply. In such a case, the offer of admission is conditional upon completion of the undergraduate degree before the final enrollment in the Master.
2. Academic background: The admission board will evaluate whether applicants will have, at the start of the programme, a good working knowledge and understanding of Research methodology, Mathematics, Macro- and Micro-economics, Business economics and Information Science. In some cases, a preparatory programme may be required to fill limited expertise gaps. The necessity and content of the preparatory programme will be determined case per case by the board of admissions, depending on the obtained credits in the prior degree(s). A preparatory programme of up to 12 ECTS can be combined with the full Master's programme, enabling students to graduate in 2 years.
3. Academic results: The admission board will take the applicant’s study results into account.

Applicants may be invited to complete one or two online tests, consisting of a quantitative test and/or a finance test. Students who are invited to take these tests will receive more detailed information about the test format and content. Following the tests, applicants may also be invited to an online interview with the Board of Admissions.

If your degree was not issued by a recognized educational institution in Belgium, the Netherlands or Luxembourg, you will have to provide evidence of your proficiency in English. Such proof should be sought in advance of the application window. Recognized language certificates and proficiency levels are the following:

1. TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language) score of 85 or higher
2. Academic IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 6.5 or higher, with a minimum of 6.0 for each part.
3. ITACE (Interuniversity Test of Academic English for Students) with minimum level B2.
4. B2 First certificate Cambridge Assessment English
5. ​Pearson PTE Academic (taken at a test center): a minimum score of at least 59.
   
6. A prior full English-language diploma in the UK, Ireland, US, Canada, Australia or New Zealand
   

In case of doubt, the board of admissions may wish to verify your command of English, for example, through an (online) interview.

Unless exempted, applicants should include a GMAT, GMAT Focus Edition or GRE test result in their application:

• GMAT overall score of 600 or higher and  a minimum score of 49 on the quantitative part;
• ​GMAT Focus Edition overall score of 565 or higher and minimum score of 81 on quantitative reasoning;
• GRE with a minimum score of 162 on quantitative reasoning and a minimum score of 152 on verbal reasoning.​

Students are exempted from submitting a GMAT (Focus Edition)/GRE test result if they have obtained their (business) economics degree at one of the following institutions:

• A Belgian university;
• A university ranked in the global top 400 in the most recent edition of THE or QS World Ranking;
• One of FBE's exchange partners;
• A university with an AACSB, EFMD or EQUIS accreditation