Institut

Country: Belgium (French Community)

Level: ISCED 2, 3 and 4

Explanatory note: Institution offering 6 years or the last 4 years of either full-time general secon­dary education, or technically and vocationally ori­ented education, to pupils/students aged 12/14 to 18. However, most of its provision is technical and vocational in nature. An institution offering only technical and vocational courses is called an Insti-tut technique. Institutions may belong to any of the three sectors of education. For information on admission requirements, organisational arrange­ments, qualifications, the authority responsible, status and funding, see I Athenee.

Institut

Country: Belgium (German-speaking Community) Grammatical variants: Institute

Level: ISCED 2 and 3

Explanatory note: Synonym for I Sekundarschule, usually with technical and vocational courses.

Institut (+)

Country: Czech Republic

Grammatical variants: Instituty, institut*

Level: ISCED 5 and 6

Explanatory note: Tertiary education institu­tion. For all information, see I Vysoka skola(+). The name of this institution is usually followed or preceded by the field of study and sometimes by other adjectives specifying, for example, its loca­tion or other features: prazsky technologicky insti­tut, anglo-americky institut literarnfch studif, institut restaurovanf a konzervacnfch technik.

Institut (+) Country: Romania

Grammatical variants: Institutul, institute* Level: ISCED 5 and 6

Explanatory note: Tertiary education institution offering medium-length and long full-, part-time or evening specialised courses in information and technology to students from the age of 18, who hold the final certificate obtained at I Liceu. Courses lead to the diploma de licenta. For infor­mation on the language of instruction, adminis­trative responsibility, legal status, funding and doctoral qualifications, see I Universitate (+).

Institut d'etudes educatives et sociales Country: Luxembourg Level: ISCED 5

Explanatory note: Tertiary education institu­tion that has been replaced since 2004/05 by the I Universite. It offered non-university courses last­ing three years in education and social sciences to students aged 19 and over. Courses led to a certifi-cat d'educateur agree. Abbreviation: IEES.

Institut fur schulische Weiterbildung Country: Belgium (German-speaking Community) Grammatical variants: Institute fur schulische Weiterbildung Level: ISCED 2 and 3 (A.Ed.) Explanatory note: Institution offering part-time secondary education to adults from the age of 16. It is administered by a body in public law (Com­munity, municipality) or an independent body in private law, usually on the premises of secon­dary schools. It is intended for anyone who no longer has to attend school on a full-time basis and who would like to take part in general or spe­cialised courses for reasons of personal develop­ment or career advancement, or to prepare for taking the secondary school leaving certificate (Abschlusszeugnis der Oberstufe des Sekunderunter-richts) before an external examining committee. The Community finances its own institutes of fur­ther education and subsidises those of the other bodies. Participants pay a fee for each further edu­cation course on which they are enrolled, unless they are registered as unemployed.

Institute of tourism studies

Institut superieur d'architecture Country: Belgium (French Community)

Level: ISCED 5

Explanatory note: Institution offering long uni­versity level tertiary education in architecture, to students aged 18 and over. Enrolment fees are payable. First-cycle courses lasting three years lead to the qualification of bachelier. Students may move on to second-cycle (two-year) courses leading to the qualification of master en architec­ture. For information on admission requirements, organisational arrangements, status, funding and access to doctoral studies, see > Haute Ecole.