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Competent Authority
		Federal Government - Service of Public Health International Mobility of Healthcare Professionals - Kinesitherapie Eurostation - Bureau 02D283 Victor Hortaplein 40, bus 10 1060 Brussels Tel.: +32 (0)2 524 99 00 Fax: +32 (0)2 524 98 15 E-mail: contactcenter@eranova.fgov.be Visiting Hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Website: https://portal.health.fgov.be (Information is available in Dutch and French)
Applications should be sent to:
	COMPETENT AUTHORITY CONTACT DETAILS	Flemish community NARIC-Flanders Department of Education, Higher Education Administration NARIC-Vlaanderen Hendrik Consciencegebouw Toren A – 6e verdieping Koning Albert II-laan 15 B-1210 Brussels, Belgium Phone n.1: +32 (0)2 553 98 19 Phone n.2: +32 (0)2 553.97.44 Fax: +32 (0)2 553 98 05 E-mail: erwin.malfroy@ond.vlaanderen.be Website: http://www.ond.vlaanderen.be/hogeronderwijs/interna/Naric/default.htm Secretariat NARIC- Flanders: Daniël De Schrijver Phone: +32 (0)2 553.97.33 – +32 (0)2 553.98.19 e-mail : naric@vlaanderen.be French-speaking community Ministère de la Communauté française – DGENORS NARIC de la Communauté française de Belgique NARIC of the Belgian French Community Cellule des équivalences de diplômes de l’enseignement supérieur et universitaire, 5ème étage Rue A. Lavallee N°1 1080 Bruxelles Fax : +32 (0)2 690.88.90 Phone: +32 (0)2 690.89.00 (Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between 1:30 pm and 4 pm) e-mail: Equi.sup@cfwb.be Web site: http://www.equivalences.cfwb.be/accueil.asp Contact: Mme Chantal Kaufmann, Directrice générale a.i. For information on the assessment criteria and for information concerning the necessary documents to obtain equivalence, it is desirable to consult the respective Internet sites.
The Application
	APPLICATION ENCLOSURES	General requested documents • Curriculum Vitae • Evidence of good conduct • Evidence of nationality • Confirmation by the Applicants • Name of Competent or other National Authority • Certificate of good conduct delivered by the concerned professional association (only for persons concerned). This certificate needs to be less than three months old. Requested documents for Flanders If your documents are in Dutch, English, French or German: • The completed form aanvraagformulier (Word, 4p.) • 4 normal copies of the diploma in the original language • 4 normal copies of the diplomasupplement in the original language • 4 normal copies of the official study-program with description of the content in the original language. • 4 normal copies of the script / thesis in the original language. If your documents are NOT in Dutch, English, French or German: • The completed form aanvraagformulier (Word, 4p.) • 4 normal copies of the diploma in the original language + 1 original certified translation + 3 normal copies of the original certified translation • 4 normal copies of the diploma supplement (see above) + 1 original certified translation + 3 normal copies of the original certified translation • 4 normal copies of the official study-program with a description of the content in the original language + 4 normal copies of an own synthesis in Dutch, English, French or German. • 4 normal copies of the script / thesis in the original language + 4 normal copies of the own synthesis in Dutch, English, French or German. If your foreign diploma is registered in the “precedent databank” of NARIC-Flanders, only one copy of the evidence is sufficient. Requested documents for Wallonia • The exact title of the diploma where you wish to get equivalence • The exact names of the diplomas that are in your possession in higher education • The name of the institute that has delivered these diplomas • The legal number of years of the study program • The country that delivered the diploma • The presence or not of a script / thesis (memoires) at the end of the study-program • The list of the completed internships • Your nationality • The motive of the solicitation of the request for equivalence of your diploma (studying, professional…).
Further requirements
	LANGUAGE APTITUDE TEST RECOGNITION	To work in Belgium it is essential to have knowledge of either or both of the languages spoken in Belgium: Dutch or French. There is a selection test procedure for a specific area of practice. For further information, see the document on the following link: http://www.kinenet.be/index.php?page=content&menu=53&submenu=108&submenu_2=166