Apply to a LSM Master's Programme

Interested in one of our programmes? Wish to join the Louvain School of Management? Here is everything you need to know to enroll at our school and apply to one of our Programmes or Premium Programmes

Important note: the Louvain School of Management is a faculty (department) of the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain). Some processes are handled at the university level (UCLouvain), and others at the faculty level (LSM).

1. Choose your programme

The LSM offers the following programmes on the Louvain-la-Neuve (LLN) site:

Master's 120 ECTS in Business Engineering
Master's 120 ECTS in Management
Choose between 2 focuses:
- Professional focus with courses in different management disciplines (finance, marketing, strategy,...) and seminars
- Research focus for those wishing to prepare for a doctorate
Advanced Masters 60 ECTS in European Business and Economic Policy
Master's 60 ECTS in Management
Master's 60 ECTS in Management (shift schedule)

If you wish to study at LSM in any of these programmes, you simply need to make an admission request. These programmes are not subject to any selection processes. As long as you meet the admission requirements (both LSM's and UCLouvain's), you will be able to study those programmes at LSM. You can find the generic admission requirements of those programmes in the dedicated pages linked above.

In addition to its generic Master's programmes, LSM offers several international opportunities called "Premium Programmes". Those programmes are embedded in our 120 ECTS Master's and can be studied with either the Master's in Management or the Master's in Business Engineering:

These three Premium Programmes are always linked to one of our official Master's 120 ECTS in Management or Business Engineering. These Premium Programmes (CEMS, IB, and DD) are only available upon a specific selection process and are subject to stricter additional entry requirements (see point 2).

If you are not interested in those Premium Programmes, you can directly skip to point 3 to start your admission request and official enrollment to LSM.

UCL-LSM_Application_Selection 2. Application & Selection (Premium Programmes only)

If you are interested in one of the three Premium Programmes (CEMS, IB, DD) you need to pass through a selection process first. Each programme has its own requirements and deadlines. For each of these Premium Programmes, you need to submit an application file and get an interview. Details and deadlines are available on the dedicated pages linked below. Be sure to check the application process of the programme of your choice:

In addition to the specific admission requirements of these Premium Programmes, you also need to comply with the generic admission requirements related to the Master's 120 ECTS of your choice, as the Premium Programmes are always linked to one of our 2 Master's 120 ECTS. Be sure to check that you meet those requirements as well before applying:

If you are selected for a Premium Programme (CEMS, IB or DD), you then need to enroll to the official Master's linked to your application: either the Master's 120 ECTS in Management or the Master's 120 ECTS in Business Engineering. See point 3 to start the official enrollment process. Your registration to the Premium Programme is solely handled by the LSM, not the UCLouvain administration. You will not find the Premium Programmes on the UClouvain online admission platform, only the official Master's titles.

UCL-LSM_Enrollment 3. Admission request and official UCLouvain enrollment

The official admission request and subsequent enrollment to our Master's is done online through the UCLouvain's Enrolment Office. A detailed step by step explanation is available under the video below to help you through the process.

Through this platform you can make an admission request (without any selection process) to the:

Master's 120 ECTS in Business Engineering (LLN) (INGE2MS/G)
Master's 120 ECTS in Management (LLN) (GEST2MS/GE for the professional focus and GEST2MA for the research focus)
Advanced Masters 60 ECTS in European Business and Economic Policies (LLN) (EBEP2MC)
Master's 60 ECTS in Management (LLN) (GEST2M1)
Master's 60 ECTS in Management (shift schedule) (LLN) (GEHD2M1)

Important deadlines

The deadline to make your admission request to the university depends on two points: your nationality and your current place of residence. However, as with all administrative processes, the sooner you apply the better!

If you are:

Non-European currently residing outside Belgium : 30 April
European (incl. Belgian) currently residing outside Belgium : 31 August
Non-European currently residing in Belgium : 31 August
European (incl. Belgian) currently residing in Belgium : 31 August

However, please DO NOT WAIT for the deadline and apply as soon as you can. The sooner you apply, the sooner you will have your student logins and access to our intranet.

You can find a video of the enrollment process here:

Here is a written step by step summary below (1-8):

Create an account on the UCLouvain online platform
Answer the first 4 questions. If you completed your Bachelor's/Master's degree outside Belgium you need to answer "no Belgian access title" to the last question!
Fill in each tab with the requested information:
- Regarding the "solicited enrollment" tab:
  - Study cycle: "Master 120" for our Master's 120 ECTS, "Advanced Masters" for the Advanced Master's 60 ECTS; or Master 60 for our Master's 60 ECTS
  - Study domain: "Sciences économiques et de gestion"
  - Study year:
    
    INGE2MS/G for the Master's 120 ECTS in Business Engineering with a professional focus (= Master en ingénieur de gestion, à finalité spécialisée) in Louvain-la-Neuve
    
    GEST2MS/GE for the Master's 120 ECTS in Management with a professional focus (= Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité spécialisée) in Louvain-la-Neuve
    
    GEST2MA for the Master's 120 ECTS in Management with a reseach focus (= Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité approfondie) in Louvain-la-Neuve
    
    EBEP2MC for the Advanced Masters 60 ECTS in European Business and Economic Policy (= Master de spécialisation en entreprises et politiques économiques européennes) in Louvain-la-Neuve
    
    GEST2M1 for the Master's 60 ECTS in Management (= Master en sciences de gestion) in Louvain-la-Neuve
    
    GE2HDM1 for the Master's 60 ECTS in Management shift schedule (= Master en sciences de gestion à horaire décalé) in Louvain-la-Neuve
  - Student profile: if you were selected for a Premium Programme in CEMS or Double Degree please choose the "Double degree programme" box and the correct double degree or LSM CEMS
Upload all requested documents:
- Proof of French knowledge: necessary only for our Master's 60 ECTS (day and shift schedule), you need a DELF B2 or TCF B2.
- Cover/Motivation letter: if you were selected for a Premium Programme (CEMS, IB, DD) you can submit the same letter you used in your application file
- GMAT:
  - if you were selected for a Premium Programme, upload a document stating "I have been selected by the Louvain School of Management for the XXX programme (either CEMS, IB or DD) and have been exempted from submitting a GMAT".
  - if you are enrolling to one of our Master's and hold a Bachelor's degree from one of our partner schools or one of the CEMS schools, you can also be exempted from a GMAT. In that case, upload a document stating "I hold a Bachelor's degree from XXX (your Bachelor's degree university) and I am exempted from submitting a GMAT".
- English test: if you were selected for a Premium Programme, upload a document stating "I have been selected by the Louvain School of Management for the XXX programme (either CEMS, IB or DD) and have been exempted from submitting an English test".
- All transcript of records and previous degree(s) if applicable (+ job attestation/leave of absence/sickness/extended trip, ... if necessary)
- Other mandatory documents: find a list of the required documents you will need to upload on the admission platform.
Once you have filled in all the tabs and uploaded all the required documents, you have to confirm your online application. After you confirm it, you should receive an automatic email (check your spam box!) with a PDF document summarizing all the data you entered on the platform.
Send a complete electronic version of your file by email to the person of contact at the UCLouvain Central Administration indicated in the email your received.
- Students selected for a Premium Programme (CEMS, IB, DD): your person of contact is Ms. Laura Haineaux. Please send your file to support.lh@uclouvain.be
Once the UCLouvain Central Administration receives your file and checks that everything is in order, you should receive your official UCLouvain acceptance letter ("Autorisation d'inscription" in French) by email (check your spam box!). A few weeks can pass between points 6 and 7, do not panic too fast if you do not see your acceptance letter arrive.
To finalise your enrollment:
- EU-students: sign and send back by email the document "Autorisation d'inscription" you received and the potential missing documents mentioned in the email.
- Non-EU students: meet your contact at the UCLouvain Central Administration in person (the person you have been in contact with by email) and present them the following documents:
  - your Visa
  - your original degrees (or certificate of completion)
  - your certified copies of documents that were missing in your file
  - your signed "Autorisation d'inscription"

UCL-LSM_First_Steps 4. First steps at UCLouvain

You need to activate your student account and set up your online academic tools. You can find all the details and step-by-step process to do so here. After activating your account, you will have access to the LSM intranet which contains a lot of useful information for your time at LSM.

UCL-LSM_Course_Registration 5. Register to your courses at LSM

At the start of the academic year in September, you need to register to your courses in three different ways:

on Moodle (ASAP)
on Teams (ASAP)
on your MyUCL virtual desk --> this is the ONLY official course registration you need to do to make up your PAE (annual study programme). It has to be done as soon as you receive the email saying registration is open and before the end of September.

Please carefully read the instructions available on the intranet before registering to your courses. If you are not sure, the explanation available on the intranet will also tell you to which courses you need to register. Please note, your MyUCL account needs to be activated for you to have access to the LSM intranet (see point 4).

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