International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering
With our international Master’s programme in Fire Safety Engineering, we prepare students for professional activities within the evolving field of fire safety engineering. Thanks to the joint expertise of three partners with a leading role in FSE research and education in Europe, our students obtain a broad and high-level knowledge. Each term, our students can choose to study at a different partner institution.
EUR-ACE® Master (EURopean ACcredited Engineering Master)
The EUR-ACE label was accredited to this programme by the Commission des titres d’ingénieur (CTI), under the auspices of the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE).
EUR-ACE® is a framework and accreditation system that provides a set of standards that identifies high-quality engineering degree programmes in Europe and abroad.
Open Days
Each spring there is a Graduation Fair. It consists of a job fair (with more than 200 different companies) and a postgrad/master fair.
For some programmes, there is a specific Open Day. If this is the case, you will find the date here (at the latest Feb 15th).
Admission for students holding a Flemish degree
- Admission Subject to an Enquiry into the Suitability of the Holder of the Diploma
- Bachelor in de chemie
- Bachelor in de fysica
- Bachelor in de fysica en de sterrenkunde
- Bachelor in de industriële wetenschappen: chemie
- Een diploma van een bacheloropleiding in het academisch onderwijs, op voorwaarde dat dit verwant is met de andere vermelde diploma’s
- Een diploma van een masteropleiding aansluitend op een bacheloropleiding, op voorwaarde dat dit verwant is met de andere vermelde diploma’s
- Een diploma van een masteropleiding die volgt op een andere masteropleiding, op voorwaarde dat dit verwant is met de andere vermelde diploma’s
- Een diploma van een opleiding 'Bachelor of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen' (met inbegrip van 'architectuur')
Admission for Students holding a Non-Flemish Degree
Information on admission requirements and the administrative procedure for admission to this Erasmus+ study programme, can be found on the following page: https://imfse.be/.
Bachelors or Masters in: architecture, civil engineering, electrical engineering, electromechanical engineering, chemical engineering, engineering physics, materials science, urbanism and spatial planning.
Other degrees on the basis of a study of individual skills (e.g. fire safety consultants, fire prevention officers, fire brigade officers, building designers, building services engineers, architectural practitioners).
Language requirements
Language requirements for this study programme differ from the required standard level for English taught study programmes as specified in the Ghent University Education and Examination Code:
English:
- IELTS Academic module 6.5 (with 6.0 in each section)
- TOEFL IBT (including Home Edition): 92 (with at least 20 in each section); TOEFL MyBest Score will not be accepted
- Trinity ISE II Certificate with ‘distinctions’ in all four components
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE): total 176 with at least 169 in each component
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): total 176 with at least 169 in each component
- PTE academic 62 overall with at least 59 in each component
Flexible trajectories
Flexible trajectories refers to alternative ways of following our courses. It might mean that a course can be spread in time as to allow the combination of work and studying, or that students with special needs get the support they need to allow a successful study career.
An international experience
The first term, covering basic topics in fire safety engineering, is taught at Ghent University or the University of Edinburgh. All students spend their second term at Lund University, with emphasis on enclosure fire dynamics, risk analysis and human behaviour. During the third term, the focus at Ghent University is on general fire safety engineering in the built environment, while at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) the focus is on wildfires and industrial fire protection. The fourth term is devoted to the Master’s dissertation, hosted by one or more of the partner universities.