The competitive entrance examination
In application of the decree of 29th March 2017, it is necessary to be admitted to the competitive entrance examination in order to register for undergraduate studies in medicine and dentistry. This competitive entrance examination will be held only on Friday 25th August 2023 at Brussels (the exact location will be communicated later).
Online registration on the ARES website will be open from 15th June to 15th July 2023: https://www.mesetudes.be/concoursmd/
During their registration, candidates will specify the desired programme (Medicine or Dentistry), the university in which they want to enrol in if they get admitted to the competitive entrance examination and their status of "resident" or "non-resident".
The consequences of registering as a “non-resident” student are described on the website mentioned, in the “candidatures internationales” section.
It must also be mentioned that the number of “non-resident” winners cannot exceed 15% of the total number of students being admitted to the competitive entrance examination. If this is the case, “non-resident” students being admitted to the competitive entrance examination will be ranked in descending order of results and the quota will be filled using this method.
Legal title for access
Any candidate holding a secondary school diploma other than the Certificate of Belgian Higher Secondary Education (CESS), the European Baccalaureate issued by the High Council of European Schools or the International Baccalaureate (IB) issued by the International Baccalaureate Office of Geneva, must obtain recognition of equivalence for their secondary school diploma with the CESS. This recognition must be requested from the Service of Equivalencies of the Ministry of the French Community of Belgium imperatively before 15th July 2023.
This does not exempt you from respecting the regulatory deadlines for submitting your application file to the Registration and Admission Office.
You can find more details on equivalence on the ARES website in the "candidatures internationales” section.
Registration procedures for non-resident students being admitted to the competitive entrance examination.
“Non-resident” students who got admitted to the competitive entrance examination in Medicine or Dentistry may submit their registration application to the University of Liège as soon as the results are published.
It is essential to be in possession of a certificate of selection of the competitive entrance exam to register for Medicine or Dentistry.
Non-EU laureates may encounter a blockage in their registration. In this case, they should send an e-mail to inscription-online@uliege.be
Applications may be subject to a verification under the supervision of the Government Commissioner. The verification will deal, in particular, with the respect of the legal conditions for access (secondary diploma and equivalence).
It must be noted that the universities of the French Community of Belgium can refuse to register students whose academic record does not comply with Article 5 of the Decree of 11th April 2014. This measure applies to students who, depending on the number of registrations they have already taken, have not acquired a sufficient number of credits. If you have any questions about fundability, you can contact paysage@uliege.be
Within a maximum delay of one week after submission of their application, the Registration and Admission Office of the University of Liège will send to the students a confirmation of registration including all the useful information and in particular the instructions of the registration fees.