Using experience to get a higher education diploma

You can use your experience to apply for exemptions within higher education. Higher education institutions are responsible for determining exemptions.

Below, you can click through to more information for each association:

• University and Colleges of Antwerp Association(opens in new window)
• KU Leuven Association(opens in new window)
• University of Ghent Association(PDF file opens in new window)
• University and Colleges of Limburg Association (in Dutch)(opens in new window)
• Brussels University Association (in Dutch)(opens in new window)

Visit Education in Flanders (in Dutch)(opens in new window) for general information about the exemption procedure in higher education.

If you have obtained a qualification abroad, first check whether you can apply for equivalence of your diploma with NARIC-Vlaanderen.

• If your qualification has been recognised by NARIC, your job opportunities increase.
• If your qualification has not been recognised by NARIC, you can often start a process to apply for exemptions in higher education. Other options also exist following a decision by NARIC.