Requirements

Academic Requirements

Applicants should hold a Bachelor degree:

  • in Engineering or Science
  • min 180 ECTS/3 years or equivalent
  • min 15 ECTS in maths, min 10 ECTS in chemistry and physics or equivalent
    (for Japanese University graduates: min 10 credits in maths, min 5 credits in chemistry and min 5 credits in physics)
  • from a recognised university

Note: Students in their last year of such a study programme at the time of application will also be considered for admission. It is the applicant’s responsibility that the required degree is obtained prior to the start of the WE-TEAM programme.

All students participating in the WE-TEAM programme will need to sign the Student Agreement prior to the start of the programme.


English Language Requirements

The WE-TEAM programme is taught in English thus an English language proficiency is a basic requirement. One of the following certificates that are not older than 5 years from the start of the programme (September) must be submitted:

The Application tool will give a dropdown list with more options, however, take into account that only the certificates mentioned here are accepted!

  • B2 Cambridge Certificate
  • IELTS Certificate with a minimum overall score of 6.5 with at least 6 for writing
  • TOEFL Certificate with a minimum score of 570 (paper) or 86 (internet)
  • TOEIC Certificate with a minimum score of 1560 calculated as (Listening&Reading score + Writing&Speaking score multiplied by 2.5)

Exemptions: if you have acquired at least 60 ECTS (a fulltime academic year) in an English based instruction programme, you can provide a stamped and signed Certificate of English proficiency issued by your home university.

User rights and privacy

Each member / user has access to the data concerning him in accordance with European Legislation.

You have the right to be informed by us if we process your data, for the purpose of processing, the type of data we hold, who manages it, how long we store it, but also for your other rights, such as the limitation of processing, correction and deletion of data concerning you.

You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal data by submitting a request for correction. It is noted that the correction of the data exists only in the case of a registered user, where in this case it can be done by you through the user control panel. Default order data cannot be corrected.

You have the right to delete the data that concerns you, either as a registered user where it can be done by you through the user control panel, or as a number of orders.

You have the right to portability of your data, where you can ask us to download the personal data you have submitted to the website or to ask us to transfer it to another body.

For any request related to the processing of your data and the exercise of your above rights you can send a relevant email to we-team@ugent.be. We will respond to your request as soon as possible, and in any case within 30 calendar days from the day of receipt.

You can read more on our privacy policy here.