* Students with a background in economics can choose to follow the course ‘Economics of
Environmental Policy Instrument Design’ which is more advanced than ‘Environmental Economics’.
** Students can choose to follow the Global Sustainable Futures specialization which mixes courses
from different specializations in Periods 1 and 3.

Programme at UAntwerp

CSR*: the CSR-project (6SP) at UAntwerp together with the Research project (thesis) at VU Amsterdam (18SP) define the Ma-thesis portfolio of 24SP of the UAntwerp programme

* Students with a background in economics can choose to follow the course ‘Economics of Environmental Policy Instrument Design’ which is more advanced than ‘Environmental Economics’.
** Students can choose to follow the Global Sustainable Futures specialization which mixes courses from different specializations in Periods 1 and 3.

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The following students are eligible to apply for the Double/Dual Degree programme:

• Admission to the Master's programme is possible for an applicant who has obtained a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited research university including at least three full years of academic study amounting to a minimum of 180 ECTS or equivalent. Third year bachelor students can apply but will, upon acceptance, only be allowed to start the programme subject to the condition that they obtained their Bachelor degree by the ultimate registration date for the Master programme. Studies from all disciplinary backgrounds will be considered, but the following subjects provide a particularly relevant basis for participating in the Double/Dual degree programme: Environmental Studies, Economics, Natural Sciences. The Admissions Board will investigate whether the applicant meets the admission requirements. When the programme commences, the candidate must have fully completed a (a) relevant Bachelor’s programme, or (b) a Bachelor’s programme complemented by either the pre-Master’s programme or
  minor programme ‘Sustainability: Grand Challenges, Interdisciplinary Solutions’ 
• Applicants should demonstrate that they have a sufficient level of proficiency in English. If your degree was not issued by a NVAO-accredited educational institution in Belgium or the Netherlands or a recognized education institution in Luxembourg, you will have to provide evidence of your proficiency in English. Such proof can be provided by meeting at least one of the following standards, no more than two years before the start of the programme:
  • Academic IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 6.5 or higher, with a minimum of 6.0 for each part.
  • TOEFL
    • TOEFL internet based test 92
      • Minimum Sub-score Reading 18
      • Minimum Sub-score Listening 19
      • Minimum Sub-score Speaking 19
      • Minimum Sub-score Writing 23
    • A prior full English-language diploma from Canada, the United States, the
      United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand or Australia;
    • A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an accredited English-taught programme
      in another member state of the European Union
    • Have obtained a Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) or a
      Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) with a score of A, B or C.
      
  • GPA of 7 and higher or equivalent
  • Unless exempted, applicants should include a GMAT Focus Edition or GRE test result
    in their application:
    • GMAT Focus Edition overall score of 565 or higher and minimum score of 82
      on quantitative reasoning;
    • GRE with a minimum score of 160 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 economics degree at one of the following
      institutions:
      • A university ranked in the global top 400 in the most recent
        edition of THE or QS World Ranking;
      • A university with an AACSB, EFMD or EQUIS accreditation
        

As part of your application for the 2-year programme Master in Business Engineering: Sustainability Engineering at UAntwerp, you announce your intention to complete the second year of study with the programme Environment and Resource Management, VU Amsterdam, through contact with the programme coordinator. Both institutions (UAntwerp and VU Amsterdam) check whether you meet the entry and selection requirements for the relevant programmes, in accordance with the eligibility criteria. You then formally enrol for the first year only at UAntwerp and enrols for the second year both at VU Amsterdam and UAntwerp.Your application should include the following documents:

1. An official transcript for their academic record;
2. Motivation letter;
3. Curriculum vitae;
4. A copy of their passport;
5. Digital passport picture.

Deadlines

The application deadlines as well as the course registration deadlines as stated by each institution should be respected by VU Amsterdam and UAntwerp staff and students.

Tuition

The selected students will be enrolled as regular students at UAntwerp during the first year of the programme and at both institutions during the second year. They will pay tuition fees to UAntwerp for the first year and to VU Amsterdam for the second year.