Selection Process (LSM as home university): COHORT 2021-23
2021-2023 application period from 1 September to 4 October 2021 (second selection round)
This selection process aims at determining whether the access to the chosen Double Degree can be granted or not on the basis of your current situation, .
NOTE: If you are interested in a Double Degree with LSM and your home university is one of the DD Partner University, please refer to your home university website in order to get information about requirements and procedures. Note that you will also have to respect the LSM academic admission requirements.
STEP 1 - Double Degree Requirements at LSM - To meet by October 4th, 2021
Check if you satisfy the LSM academic admission requirements to register into the LSM Master in Business Engineering or into the Master 120 in Management. The requirements and the admission process differ according to your academic profil (PLEASE CHECK THE SPECIFIC DEADLINES: April 30th/August 31st).
The English level required for the Double degree is equivalent to a C1 level. An English certificate is not requested for the time of the DD application. This will be evaluated during the selection interview. The selection's jury could ask for an official certificate (TOEFL, IETLS, etc.) to handed in by July 1st, 2022.
If applying for the Dutch/English LSM/KU Leuven Double Degree: C1 level in Dutch (CEFR) to be proven during the selection interview, in addition to the English level.
For non-Belgian degree holder : have a GMAT total score of min. 550 (unless holding a degree from a CEMS or Double Degree partner university, in this case we require a B ECTS grade).
For Belgian degree holder : have an average of 67% out of your current Belgian Bachelor's university degree or a GMAT 550 if under that average.
- Hold a Bachelor's university degree when starting your Master's at the Louvain School of Management in September 13th, 2021 (For DD students who have done a preparatory module, because they hold of a short type Bachelor, they must finish and successfully pass every course of the LSM preparatory module).
- Fill in the DD application form presenting your individual skills, professional projects, motivation and academic project for the chosen Double Degree.
Please note: your selection for your Double degree remains PROVISIONAL until the results of the June 2022 exam session. Indeed, you must acquire min. 60 ECTS credits of LSM Master's level courses (languages courses and prerequisite courses excluded). If you fail 1 or more exams in January or June, you will be DROPPED OUT of the Double degree and put back into the regular LSM Master’s degree, without any exchange.
STEP 2 - Online Application - Deadline October 4th, 2021
Choose the Double degree
Check first our list of DD partners to get detailed DD information for each partnership and choose the DD you wish to acquired.
Apply following the instructions
Some spots have been allocated during the March 2021 selection (first round). We have spots still available, a second round will therefore open on September 1st (Deadline to apply: October 4th, 2021).
STEP 3 - Selection
All applicants respecting the requirements, the payment, the deadline and with an online application fully and properly completed will be invited by email at LSM for joint interview, by videoconference, in front of representatives of the Partner University and LSM.
The selection interview lasts approximately 20 minutes and is held in English (and in Dutch for the Dutch/English LSM/KU Leuven Double degree).
Please note that in case of non respect, the applicant will not be invited to the interview nor be reimbursed of the application fee.
Criteria and Selection results
Three criteria will be taken into account during the selection :
- Academic results of each university studies year;
- The applicant's profile based on motivation, professional experience, personal skills (initiative, leadership, entrepreneurship, team spirit, cultural openness, etc.) and a strong academic project for the chosen Double Degree;
- Language skills: the English level required for the Double degree is equivalent to a C1 level. An English certificate is not requested for the time of the DD application. This will be evaluated during the selection interview. The selection's jury could ask for an official certificate (TOEFL, IETLS, etc.) to handed in by July 1st, 2022.
The selection's jury could select you under certain condition(s) such as proving you improvement:
- in English in case of a level under the requirement. In this case a English certificate must be submit by July 1st, 2022.
- on academic results for a future exam session.
Within a week or two of the interview, candidates will be notified of the jury's decision. Accepted candidates will receive a conditional offer of admission until successful completion of their Bachelor (and confirmation of the 67% weighted average for Belgian diplomas).
STEP 4 - Official enrollment
If accepted to the Double degree, enroll in LSM Master's degree in Business Engineering (INGE2MS/G) or Management (GEST2MS/GE) as soon as possible (the sooner you are enrolled at UCLouvain/LSM, the sooner you will get your access). UCLouvain students and new students need to register online through this portal: https://uclouvain.be/en/study/inscriptions/futurs-etudiants.html
Please note:
- Candidates with a non-Belgian Bachelor's degree must provide a GMAT or TageMage or GRE test for the official enrollment (unless holding a degree from a CEMS or Double Degree partner university, in this case we require a B ECTS grade instead of a GMAT 550 or equivalent).
- When starting the Master's at the Louvain School of Management in September 2021, the Double degree student must hold the Bachelor's university degree (For IB students who have done a preparatory module, because they hold a short type Bachelor, they must finish and successfully pass every course of the LSM preparatory module).
Please note: your selection for your Double degree remains PROVISIONAL until the results of the June 2022 exam session. Indeed, you must acquire min. 60 ECTS credits of LSM Master's level courses (languages courses and prerequisite courses excluded). If you fail 1 or more exams in January or June, you will be DROPPED OUT of the Double degree and put back into the Annual Block 2 of the regular LSM Master’s degree, without any exchange.