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Dolores Eamets from Estonia
"Throughout the BME programme I have learnt priceless life lessons, mastered adaptability, and gained contacts from all over the world."
Ryan Thorpe from Jersey, UK
"Being immersed and surrounded by all kinds of people from all different backgrounds truly gives you a greater perspective of the world and it allowed my ideas to flourish into the businesses that I have today."
Anissa Nazir from Belgium
"BME played an important role in shaping my ambitions. Most importantly it encouraged me to keep pursuing my goals without hesitation and it movitated me to work in a large international organization."
Admission requirements
​To start your application for the BME study programme, we only need two documents:
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1. Your high school diploma (or latest transcript)
We will accept your diploma if it grants access to a similar degree programme in higher education in the country where the diploma was issued. We will also accept the English-language IB diploma. For a more detailed overview of the required diploma per country, see the UCLL website.
2. Proof of English proficiency (test taken 2 years ago or less)*
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IELTS Academic 6.0 or IELTS Academic Online 6.0 (no subscore below 5.5)
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TOEFL iBT (Home) - Tests taken before January 21 2026 - 70 (no section below 16)
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TOEFL iBT (Home) - Tests taken after January 21 2026 - 4.0 (no section below 3.0)
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We accept My Best Score
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TOEFL Essentials 7.5 (no subscore below 7)
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Cambridge Assessment English B2 First 170
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ITACE B2 (test centres in Belgium only)
* Or to have a diploma higher secondary education from Flanders, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America, New Zealand, Australia, Canada (except Québec), or Ireland, or have an English-language IB diploma.
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