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Any person who is a national of a Member State of the European Union (EU), of the European Economic Area (EEA) or of Switzerland is considered a European candidate.

Candidat Européen

Diploma: the applicant must have a basic medical education credential obtained in a Member State of the European Union (Switzerland, European Economic Area) referred to in Annex 5.1.1. of Directive 2005/36/EC or an equivalent diploma (cf. diploma obtained before the reference date set in Annex 5.1.1. or a “too recent” diploma not yet included in Annex 5.1.1.; In both cases, a certificate of conformity must be provided and established by the competent authority).

Pursuant to Art. 32 of the University Law, access to the studies leading to the advanced degree of DES in Medicine is open to applicants who meet the requirements of Article 1, paragraph 1, letters a), b), d) and e) of the amended law of 29 April 1983 on practising the professions of physician, dental physician and veterinary physician. For more information, please also see Section 10 of the 2020 Law on Specialisation.

All diplomas and/or transcripts must be translated by a sworn translator when issued in a language other than French, German or English.

1. European candidate with a basic medical training diploma (1st and 2nd cycle successfully completed)

If you are a European candidate with a diploma of basic medical training (1st and 2nd cycle successfully completed) issued by a higher education institution located in another Member State of the European Union, in a Member State of the European Economic Area or in the Swiss Confederation, your diploma is automatically recognized if it is listed in Annex 5.1.1. of Directive 2005/36/EC.

Even if you have not yet received your diploma (or pass certificate) by the application deadline for your chosen degree programme, you may still submit your online application. In all cases, you must do so by the deadline set by the degree programme.
Applicants who have not yet successfully completed their 1st and 2nd cycle of medical studies at the time of application may be deemed eligible by the Education Committee, provided they provide the missing documentation by 30 November of the year of enrolment. They will not be allowed to begin internships until this formal criterion has been fulfilled.

If your application is selected, you will receive a conditional admission letter.
Once you have received your diploma and transcript, you can upload these documents via your admission portal to complete your application. A definitive admission letter will be sent to you along with the invoice for the enrolment fee to finalise enrolment.

2. European candidate with a university degree issued outside the European Union, the European Economic Area or Switzerland.

The applicant must have a basic medical education credential obtained in a third country that is recognised under the provisions of the Law of 28 October 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications, more specifically meeting the criteria set out in Article 24 of this law.

Even if you have not yet received your diploma (or pass certificate) and/or it has not yet been recorded in the register of formal higher education qualifications by the application deadline for your chosen degree programme, you may still submit your application online In all cases, you must do so by the deadline set by the degree programme.
Applicants who have not yet successfully completed their 1st and 2nd cycle of medical studies at the time of application may be deemed eligible by the Education Committee, provided they provide the missing documentation by 30 November of the year of enrolment. They will not be allowed to begin internships until this formal criterion has been fulfilled.

If your application is selected, you will receive a conditional admission letter.
Once you have received your diploma (or certificate of completion) and it has been recorded in the register of formal higher education qualifications, you can upload these documents via your admission portal to complete your application. A definitive admission letter will be sent to you along with the invoice for the enrolment fee to finalise enrolment.

Proof is now required of proficiency in the programme’s languages of instruction (French and German), attesting to a B2 level (in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - CEFR).

Proof of language proficiency must be demonstrated in one of the following ways:

Secondary and/or university certificate/diploma where the language of instruction corresponds to one of the languages of the chosen UL degree programme. In this case, no language certificate is required.
Certificate of an internationally recognised B2 test not older than three years, such as TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS for English, DELF or DALF for French and GOETHE Zertifikat or TestDaF for German, in the language(s) of instruction of the degree programme.
Any other document proving B2 proficiency in the languages of instruction.

It is possible to submit a request for recognition of prior learning (VAE) to have ECTS recognised.

Recognition (VAE) is based on:

education and/or at least 3 years of full-time equivalent work experience in the same field as the desired degree programme.

More specifically, recognition will be based on clinical internships performed and validated by accredited internship supervisors.

Recognition allows the student to be partially exempted from taking certain courses in the degree programme.

All requests for validation of prior learning and experience must be submitted via this form. Please fill it out and upload it on submitting your application.

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