Application & Selection

Admission Requirements

Academic criteria:

• Be enrolled in a Master 120 ECTS at LSM (Master’s in Business Engineering or in Management)

• Passed all university courses

• Exception for one failed course of 5 ECTS only:

- If it is a course from the Bachelor's degree or add-on module: it must be successfully passed at the end of the June exam session or the exchange will be cancelled.

- If it is a course from the Master’s courses of the first semester of the Annual Block 1: the student may go on exchange.

Language criteria:

To apply for an exchange, students must take the English test organised by LSM.
The test will be held in an auditorium for all students who have registered for exchanges on Moodle.

Students who do not take the LSM English test will be deemed ineligible to apply.
IELTS and TOEFL (iBT) certificates are no longer required for exchange applications, unless explicitly requested by the partner university.

! Some exchange destinations require additional specific conditions such as !

- A higher level of English.

- Proficiency in another language than English, for example:

• Spanish-speaking destinations: level B1 or B2 in Spanish

• Germany: level B1 in German

• Italy (Genova): level B1 in Italian

• Other specific conditions: professional experience, academic average, etc.

LSM organizes free language written tests to prove that you have the required language level to access these destinations. Check the date and schedule on the Selection Calendar below and register on Moodle. Only these LSM language tests are valid for the selection. Please note that you don’t need to add the test results to your application file for the exchange selection.

Administrative criteria:

• Register on Moodle by the end of September

• Respect the administrative process and deadlines

• Submit within the deadline a completed application file including the official English certificate and other necessary documents

Bachelor's degree or add-on module completed (all credits acquired)

Please note that it is your responsibility to inquire about all specific conditions (language requirements, Grade Point Average, etc.) of the exchange destinations you are applying for.

What?

The Ambassador Pack project is a mandatory part of your exchange abroad.

By being an ambassador abroad you will:

• Contribute to LSM's international profile

• Meet people

• Inspire

• Develop your intercultural, presentation, and your communication skills

How?

At the end of your Master 1, you will receive a pack of goodies to help you promote LSM abroad.

Deliverables?

After your exchange (by February): upload your exchange feedback report on Moodle when you come back from your semester abroad. The report should be 1 page long and talk about the following points:

• Activities done

• Host university welcoming

• Pros and cons of your host university

Selection Calendar

For LSM students wishing to go on an exchange programme in 2026-2027 (IB students included):

Information session and mandatory registration on Moodle	September 23th 2025 12h45 - STUD 11
Mandatory English test	November 25th 2025 SOCR10 12h45
Free language tests for the destinations with additional language requirements (Dutch, German, Spanish (for all Spanish-speaking destinations), Italian (only Genova))	December 4th 2025 - online (enrolment on Moodle)
Deadline to submit a completed application file (including the English certificate and all other necessary documents)	From January 30th till February 8th 2026
Communication of the allocation for exchange destinations	End February 2026
Bachelor Degree or add-on module completed if applicable	June 2026
Pick up your Ambassador Pack	June - August 2026

Selection Process

First step: information and registration:

Register on Moodle to receive all the information on the selection process.

Please get informed about the type of exchange you would like to do (Erasmus Belgica, Erasmus or Mercator) and inquire about the specific conditions of the exchange destinations (additional language requirements, Grade Point Average, etc.).

A provisional list of exchange destinations is posted on Moodle at the end of November. The final list is posted on Moodle by the end of January before the application deadline.

Second step : application file

Your file will include:

Your application form containing your personal data
Your official English certificate (a PDF copy)
An Excel table containing the selected destinations sorted by preference.

Your completed application file should be posted within the required deadline on Moodle (see Selection Calendar). No late submissions will be tolerated.

Third step : allocation of destinations

At LSM, we strive to offer an exchange destination to a maximum of students. The allocation of destinations is therefore based on the popularity of the exchange destination, the ranking of the student and the number of exchange slots available in each destination. The ranking of the student reflects the academic results of the November and January sessions from your first year of Master’s and the scores of the English certificate. To access the selection, you must meet the admission requirements (academic, linguistic and administrative).

As far as the allocation of destinations is concerned, students are asked to rank the exchange destinations in three categories: 1) top destinations, 2) second choice destinations and 3) third choice destinations. Without taking the ranking of the student into account, we allocate exchange destinations based on the popularity of the destination, beginning by the less chosen destination (chosen by one student only) until the top chosen destination (chosen by several students). The ranking of the student helps to allocate the destinations when several students have chosen the same destination.

The way you rank the exchange destinations has to reflect your real expectations and it is your responsibility to get information about your preferred destinations. The allocation of destinations is announced at the end of February. The exchange destination you will be allocated to cannot be changed afterwards.

Useful tips:

Choose as many exchange destinations as possible. This will increase your chances to go on exchange.

Students who went abroad in the past have filled in evaluation forms about their exchange and their host university. These forms provide plenty of useful information about courses, the organization of the stay, the living costs, etc. Factsheets of partner universities can be found on Moodle (Forum EU & Forum NON-EU).

You will regularly receive information about the selection process: register on Moodle to be aware of all the deadlines and important instructions.

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