Entry requirements

First, you have to contact the international office
of the university you are interested in to check
whether your degree (obtained in your homeland)
is recognized in the Netherlands. You can also
contact Nuffic but you will need to pay a
standard fee.

Given that your degree is recognized in the
Netherlands, you need:

› A residence permit if you are not an EU/EEA,
or Swiss citizen.

› Sufficient mastery of English: TOEFL
(minimum 550 paper based, 213 computer
based), IELTS (minimum average of 6) and in
some cases GMAT or GRE.

› A minimum average of 7 - 7,5 (foreign
diploma).

› To be accepted by the university you have
applied. All institutions may reject your
application or ask you to take some admission
tests if they believe you are not fully qualified.

› Certain command of Dutch if you are after a
study program in Dutch. Most universities may
also offer you courses in Dutch as a second
language so you can prove that you have
sufficient mastery of Dutch.

Apparently, required average scores vary
depending on the university and major. For
detailed information regarding your program’s
requirements check Nuffic.

Finally, note that in many programs the
applications are much more than the available
places. In this case, a selection procedure
(numerus clausus) is taking place. If you have to
participate in these drawing lots, you will be
notified in the beginning of May and IB-Groep will
send you more information regarding the
procedure.