NACE-BEL 85.40—Tertiary education

Where 85.40 sits

1. Q Education
2. 85 Education
3. 85.4 Tertiary education
4. 85.40 Tertiary education

Contains 3 narrower codes

• 85.401 Higher education organised by the public authorities
• 85.402 Subsidised private higher education
• 85.409 Higher education n.e.c.

What 85.40 includes

• This program includes tertiary-level academic and professional courses and the awarding of short-cycle degrees at the bachelor's (or equivalent), master's (or equivalent), and doctoral levels.
• This category includes education provided in public and private universities at the level of:
• Short-cycle programs, generally based on practical training adapted to the practice of a given profession and preparing students for entry into the job market or for further higher education programs
• Undergraduate programs, open to applicants holding a secondary school leaving certificate
• Graduate programs, open to applicants holding at least a first-cycle degree
• Full master's programs, open to applicants holding a secondary school leaving certificate
• Postgraduate programs, open to applicants holding at least a first-cycle degree
• Postgraduate programs, open to applicants who have completed at least a first-cycle degree
• Postgraduate programs (doctoral training), open to applicants who have completed at least a second-cycle degree
• Doctoral programs, open to applicants who have completed at least a second-cycle degree
• Postgraduate studies (doctoral training), open to applicants who have completed at least a second-cycle degree cycle Instruction can be provided in the form of full-time or part-time studies.
• Short-cycle vocational education and training programs at level 5 of ISCED 2011
• Higher-level vocational education and training programs at levels 6 and 7 of ISCED 2011 (for example, programs leading to master craft qualifications)
• Teaching activities of performing arts schools providing higher education
• Adult education or continuing education programs whose content is of equivalent complexity to the teaching provided within teaching activities already classified at this level

What 85.40 excludes

• Non-formal education and training, see 85.5

85.40 in other systems