Objectives of International Training
- Increase the level of qualifications of participants;
- Empower people in their countries of origin;
- Strengthen interpersonal and professional networks;
- Improve the capacity of the home institutions of scholars;
- Highlight international themes;
- Promote the expertise and experience of participants of training courses;
- Enable scholarship holders to become agents of change in their home institutions and in society, in favour of development.
Training Program
The program enables participants to undertake a bachelor’s degree, a one-year specialisation master’s degree, or a six-month continuing professional development course at an institution within the Wallonia-Brussels Federation in Belgium.
Requirements
- Be a permanent resident and work in one of the 32 eligible countries. Exception: Palestinian nationals are eligible even if they do not reside in one of these 32 countries.
- Hold a higher education degree and meet the admission requirements for the program.
- Have held the relevant academic degree for no more than 20 years prior to the start of the program. This maximum period is extended by one year for each birth and/or adoption.
- Demonstrate relevant professional occupation in one of the 32 eligible countries, of at least two years after the last higher education diploma and before the closing date of the call.
- Complete the application in the language in which the training is provided and be able to demonstrate a good written and spoken command of that language.
- Apply to only one course.
Eligible Countries
In Africa: South Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Uganda, DR Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe.
Duration
- Bachelor’s and specialized master’s degrees: 12 months maximum.
- Continuing education: maximum 6 months.
Financial Support
The scholarship includes:
- International travel expenses.
- Subsistence allowance.
- Exceptional fees related to visa applications (only for bachelor’s and specialized master’s degrees).
- Registration fees (only for bachelor’s and specialized master’s degrees).
- Indirect mission costs (only for continuing education courses).
- Insurance costs.
Application Deadline
Application Deadline: September 18, 2026
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