Admission Procedures

* Students with a Belgian university degree (2nd cycle) or a Belgian HOLT degree (higher education of minimum 4 years of study):

People meeting this requirement are invited to take an admission test, the purpose of which is to determine the prior knowledge of banking and finance research, of quantitative skills, and English. (Partial) exemption of this admission test can be offered if, on the basis of the curriculum, the individual seems to be familiar with these basics. More information about these tests can be found here. To apply for exemption, you should fill out the information form and mail it to mbf@ugent.be

* Students with a non-Belgian degree having a second cycle academic degree:

There are 2 compulsory procedures for admission, we advise you to start both procedures at the same time.

• The first procedure allows us to ascertain whether the applicant has the necessary background to be able to successfully participate to the MBF program.
• The second procedure is the general acceptance procedure set up by Ghent University.

Deadlines

If you are from a non-European Union country, you may require a visa. For this and other questions, you should contact the Belgian embassy or Belgian consulate in your country: Click here for a list of addresses of Belgian Embassies Abroad You can already read more about visa procedures here

Students who require a visa: application before 1 march!

Students who do not require a visa: application before 1 July!

Procedure 1 First of all we ask you to complete information form and mail it to mbf@ugent.be.

In order to speed up the process of application, you should also send: 1. a letter of motivation (why you would like to study advanced courses in Banking and Finance at Ghent University) 2. your Curriculum Vitae (with copies of your diplomas and degrees) 3.two letters of reference 4. your GMAT score

The address can be found here

Students with a non-Belgian degree are required to take the GMAT organised by the Graduate Management Admission Council. This test is organised at numerous locations all over the world (see http://www.gmac.com for additional information). When taking the GMAT, please mention that the results should be forwarded to the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of Ghent University (GMAT code number 7096). Based on their curriculum and this score, students may qualify for admission. Please note that a good GMAT score is not sufficient for admission: a thorough background in economics and finance is also necessary!

In addition, students may be required to take an admission test. (Partial) exemption of this admission test can be offered if, on the basis of a strong academic curriculum, the individual seems to be familiar with the required basics.

The admission test consists of three parts: (1) Financial Economics (2) Investment Analysis (3) Econometrics and Statistics.

Our website contains references to books suited to prepare for the admission test.

For any questions you may have with reference to procedure 1, please contact mbf@ugent.be.

Procedure 2 In order to be able to register for the Master program in Banking and Finance, you MUST register at Ghent University. Therefore you need to start following procedure: http://www.ugent.be/en/teaching/admission/degreestudent/application/apply.htm

For any questions you may have with reference to procedure 2, please contact admission.studadmin@UGent.be