Practise for the interview

Choose your profile to see practice questions tailored to you. Prepare your answers out loud: the goal is to explain your plan in your own words.

16 questions

Study plan

›Introduce yourself and explain your study plan in a few sentences.

Tip : Prepare a 1–2 minute introduction: who you are, what you want to study, and why.

›Why did you choose this specific programme?

Tip : Mention courses or features of the programme you read about on the institution's website.

›How does your secondary school diploma connect to the chosen programme?

Tip : Show continuity: strong subjects, interests and experiences that led to this choice.

›How does your bachelor's degree prepare you for this master's?

Tip : Link the skills you acquired to what the master's expects.

›Have you had a gap or a failure in your studies? Explain.

Tip : Be honest and show what you learned or did during that time.

›Why study in Belgium rather than in your country?

Tip : Talk about what the programme specifically offers, not just "the quality of education".

›Why this institution and not another?

Tip : Compare concretely: programme, internships, labs, partnerships.

›Does this programme exist in your country? Why not study it there?

Tip : Explain the real added value, without belittling your country.

›What do you plan to do after your studies?

Tip : Give a precise, realistic plan: a job, a sector, a type of company.

›Which employers or sectors are you targeting with this degree?

Tip : Name examples of companies or institutions that hire this profile.

›Who is your sponsor and what is your relationship with them?

Tip : Know their job, their income and how they will support you.

›Which scholarship did you get and what does it cover?

Tip : Know the amount, the duration and the renewal conditions.

›How did you build up the funds that pay for your studies?

Tip : Explain where the funds come from clearly, with consistent supporting documents.

›What is your planned monthly budget there?

Tip : Break down housing, food, transport, insurance and tuition fees.

›Where will you live when you arrive?

Tip : Show you have already looked at options: residence hall, student room (kot), flatshare.

›How will you adapt to a new teaching style and to living far from your family?

Tip : Talk about organisation, independence and student support services.