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The study voucher system. What is the study voucher system?. - system implemented by the Flemish government - study vouchers =
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What is the study voucher system? - system implemented by the Flemish government - study vouchers = the total amount of credits that a student can use during his studies for enrolling in an initial bachelor’s or initial master’s programme (diploma contract), or for taking individual course units (credit contract) - the amount of vouchers fluctuates according to the amount of credits a student enrolls for and the amount of credits he acquires by passing courses
In short, study vouchers are: • an amount of credits • which are staked when enrolling for a course / course units • which varies 1. depending on your registering for or withdrawing from a course of course units 2. depending on whether you pass your course units or not
The aim of the study voucher system The study voucher system = a system to monitor study progress • as a student, you need to make conscious study choices and take responsibility • the higher education institutions need to offer sound guidance to students
Does everything change? No: all other decrees and regulations remain valid, such as the K.U.Leuven education and exam regulations
How to use the study vouchers? • you stake study vouchers when enrolling for : • initial bachelor’s and initial master’s programmes with a diploma contract (= the ‘ordinary’ enrolment for a course) • course units (credit contract) • you do not need to stake study vouchers for other programmes, such as post-initial master’s or doctoral programmes.
How do you get study vouchers? • from the academic year 2008-2009 every student will receive study vouchers totalling 140 credits • every student = every student! including mature students, foreign students, students already enrolled in Flemish higher education, students combining courses, …
How does the amount of vouchers fluctuate? Basic principle: 140 - vouchers staked + vouchers earned back earned back = credit earned = course passed with 10 or more out of 20 → tolerated non-passed courses not included! → exemptions have no consequences for the amount of study vouchers: they are not staked and cannot be earned back
How does the amount of vouchers fluctuate? + first 60 credits earned in a diploma contract are doubled (= credit bonus) (also for students having already studied in higher education, but outside of the study voucher system)
What if I change my study programme? At K.U.Leuven: - final date of December, 1st, applies to course units of the 1st semester or for year-long course units - final date of March, 15th, applies to course units of the 2nd semester Until these data, changes in the study programme have no influence on the amount of study vouchers: changing your programme in the 2nd semester is therefore possible without staking vouchers
When you graduate from an initial master’s 140 credits are subtracted when you obtain an initial master’sdegree • positive balance → vouchers can be staked in another initial bachelor’s or initial master’s programme. • balance smaller than 60 → vouchers are built up to an amount of 60 again (at a rate of 10 credits per year)
What if I have insufficient study vouchers? • if you have insufficient study vouchers, you are still allowed to enrol for the remaining credits • for the course units for which you do not have vouchers anymore, you can enrol if you justify your situation and if your study track record is evaluated positively • for the course units for which you do not have vouchers, you pay a higher tuition fee
What if I have no study vouchers anymore? • if you have no study vouchers anymore, enrolment can be denied • if, after an application (including a justification) and a positive evaluation of your study track record, you are admitted, you pay higher tuition fees • exception: you can enrol for an initial master’s programme if you do not have one yet, and if you satisfy the conditions of entry
More information • website voucher system K.U.Leuven www.kuleuven.be/vouchersystem/ • website Flemish governmentwww.studentenportaal.be