22.02 What are specific profile requirements?

The explanatory memorandum to Section 12(6) of the MRVO defines “specific profile requirements” as “certain characteristics” that a higher education institution uses to “promote or identify” a study programme. In this context, the explanatory memorandum lists the following profiles—international, dual, part-time while working, virtual, work-integrated, and part-time—by way of example only and not as an exhaustive list.

The higher education institution has considerable conceptual and definitional freedom when establishing specific program requirements; see FAQ 22.3 below for more information.