Practical information

We hope this brochure gives you an idea of what the University of Twente has to offer you. In this section, we lay out everything you need to know to come and study with us. We look forward to meeting you!

If you have a secondary school diploma equivalent to the Dutch ‘VWO diploma’, you can study at a university in the Netherlands. For more details, check utwente.nl/mag/diplomas. Your admission to a specific programme depends on your profile and the electives you took at secondary school. For specific admission requirements, check the programme overview of bachelor’s in this brochure. For questions about diplomas, please contact our Admission Office.

You first need to apply for your programme online via Studielink.nl. For every programme featured on our website (utwente.nl/en/bachelor), you can click through to Studielink. You can also use this link to register with the Dutch Education Executive Agency (DUO). Once you have enrolled, we’ll send information regarding the finalisation of your registration.

Are you an international student who does not meet the requirements for direct entry to one of our English-taught bachelor’s? Then UT offers you the opportunity to take an international foundation year after which you will be admissible. This one-year programme combines academic study, English language training and study skills to prepare you for degree-level study. The application deadline is 1 July.

UT is a co-signatory of the Code of Conduct for International Students in Dutch Higher Education. This Code of Conduct requires non-EEA students to, among others, have sufficient study progress (50%).

If you have already been admitted to the University of Twente and need to obtain a visa, don’t worry, we can help. The Student Services Contact Centre will contact you after your admission and guide you through all the required visa and residence procedures. They can also help you arrange health and liability insurance.