Evaluation system

In accordance with the ECTS user guide 2015, the University of Namur publishes ECTS tables that include the statistical distribution of grades obtained by a homogeneous group of students. The distinction between different groups of students is made on the basis of the ISCED field of study. The University of Namur has opted for a single-digit approach (ISCED "fields of studies") with a few exceptions. Within each field of study, grades are presented by cycle (first and second) and in a cumulative manner, and this is due to the fact that for some graduate programs, the number of students is restricted.

ECTS tables include the following information:

For each grade, according to the Belgian grading system, the percentage of grades obtained by students in a given period (usually 3 years).

For each grade, the percentage of grades obtained by students in a given period.

For each grade, a correspondence with the ECTS scale defined according to the distribution below:

• Grade A corresponds to the grade obtained by the best 10% of students,
• Grade B corresponds to the grade obtained by the next 25% of students,
• Grade C corresponds to the grade obtained by the next 30% of students,
• Grade D corresponds to the grade obtained by the next 25% of students,
• Grade E corresponds to the grade obtained by the remaining 10% of students.

The ECTS scale is used only as a reference for the conversation of grades obtained within institutions that have not yet adopted the percentage grade distribution grids.

It is important to note that the ECTS scale enables the conversation of grades among universities within the European Higher Education Area that have adopted the same ECTS scale. This is obviously different from assessment systems that use letters of the alphabet.

Specific conversion methods and mechanisms exist between universities outside the European Higher Education Area. Often, these types of mechanisms are discussed on a bilateral basis when bilateral exchange agreements are signed.