Passport to excellence
Broaden your horizons, expand your perspectives, develop your potential... Pursuing higher education in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation means choosing high-quality, recognised, democratic and civic-minded education. It means opting for training at the highest level and a programme tailored to your needs. It means developing your skills and opening doors to professional life.
What are the missions of higher education?
To offer initial and continuing education programmes; to certify knowledge and skills at the end of study cycles or through the recognition of prior learning; to ensure the preservation and transmission of knowledge and cultural, artistic and scientific heritage. To promote research, educational innovation and creativity. To provide services to the community, remain attentive to everyone's needs and collaborate with socio-cultural and socio-economic circles.
What are the objectives and values of higher education?
To support students in their role as citizens in a democratic, pluralistic and inclusive society; promoting autonomy and personal fulfilment; developing curiosity, critical thinking, a sense of responsibility and humanist values, as well as creativity and innovation. Finally, guaranteeing high-quality training and developing skills with a view to openness and mobility.
The pedagogy of higher education?
Addressing an adult and responsible audience, implementing didactic methodsques innovantes, combiner activités collectives et individuelles, travaux personnels et projets, dans une perspective d’excellence.
Scholarships
Financing your studies or projects
You can obtain a study grant for studies at a higher education institution in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.
For other types of financing, visit the study in Belgium website.
ARES also awards South-North or North-South scholarships linked to international cooperation.
Equivalence
Would you like to start a bachelor's degree at an institution in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation?
Have you completed all or part of your studies abroad and would like to obtain equivalence for your diploma?
For answers to these questions, visit the website of the Equivalence Service of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.