Admission Criteria

Admission to PEGASUS is based on a set of criteria, focusing on two fundamental keywords: quality and international co-operation, all related to the higher education offered in aeronautical / aerospace engineering at European level.

The candidate should match the following criteria:

A. GENERAL
1. Be a public and/or non-profit institution of higher education in aeronautical / aerospace engineering.
2. Have its main base of operations in a EU country.
3. Demonstrate the willingness to sign the PEGASUS Charter and to actively commit to the PEGASUS network activities including working groups.

B. EXCELLENCE
4. Have a good reputation and quality recognition (e.g. national accreditation by an official body) in education and research, nationally and internationally.
5. Deliver one or several degrees in aeronautical / aerospace engineering in compliance with the European Bologna orientation (LMD, +5 level or M for Aerospace Engineering or higher).
6. The main curriculum in aeronautical / aerospace engineering should comprise a sufficient base in Fundamental Sciences (minimum 15%), General Courses including foreign languages, and Engineering Sciences (minimum 40%) of which at least 50% should be Aeronautical / Aerospace Engineering Sciences (that is: minimum 20% of the overall program, or 60 ECTS for a 5-year programme).
7. Have or plan to reach a sufficient volume of activity in terms of student output: 30 graduates per year at the +5 level or higher in Aeronautical / Aerospace should be considered as the minimum target volume.
8. (supporting, non-mandatory criterion) Produce a record of first employment of the graduates in industry over the last 3 years, showing the relevance of the engineering programme for the aerospace industry.

C. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
9. Produce a list of active partnership agreements with aeronautical / aerospace faculties or departments of foreign partner universities recognised at the international level, including at least 3 members of the PEGASUS network from at least 2 different countries.
10. Produce a record of student and faculty exchanges with foreign universities over the last 3 years.
11. (supporting, non-mandatory criterion) Produce a record of research activities involving international partnership.

Admission Criteria

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