STMigration and Refugees (one-year programme with internship)

To ensure cultural diversity within the program, we will admit a maximum of five students per nationality. Admission will be granted to the first five applicants from each nationality who successfully complete all stages of the admissions process. Applicants who are not admitted are encouraged to consider reapplying the following year.

English

The minimum level required is the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference. The following documents are accepted as proof:

- a recent TOEFL Certificate: minimum score: 550 points (paper-based), 213 points (computer-based) or 79 points (internet-based);
- a recent IELTS Certificate from the British Council: minimum score 6.5;
- a GCSE Certificate English with minimum C; or IGCSE with score A;
- one of the following Cambridge English certificates: First Certificate in English (FCE), Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE);
- a certificate of Cambridge IGCSE English First, IGCSE English as a Second Language with minimum score A;
- a certificate of the English language Test awarded by the University Language Center (UCT) of Ghent University;
- a Dutch diploma “Voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs” (VWO);
- an International Baccalaureate diploma in English, or with a minimum grade of 5 for the course English A or B high level, or minimum grade 6 for the course English B standard level;
- a European Baccalaureate diploma with English as first language and a score of at least 6, or as second language and a score of at least 7;
- proof that you have successfully completed at least one year of a full-time English-taught study programme in secondary education or at least 30 credits of an English-taught study programme in higher education have been successfully completed (applicable to institutions in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and EEA countries, as well as international schools around the world);
- a Duolingo Language Certificate with a minimum score of 110 or higher;

A motivation letter must be added to your application.

• Please upload document, confirming your work or volunteering experience with migrants/refugees (Letter of Employment, reference letter etc).
• In addition to this document, please upload an essay describing this work/volunteering experience, what did you learn from it and how does it connect to the posgraduate certificate programme’s content.