Application procedures Bachelor programmes
Students who want to apply for a Bachelor programme need to follow a number of steps. The following schedule explains in detail what these steps are.
Please note: the text below does not apply to IBA, IBEB and Econometrics
Application schedule
For students who want to apply for a Bachelor study programme **.
When | Steps to be taken | Requirements | |
As soon as possible, but no later than 15 May | Go to Studielink and register for the bachelor programme of your choice and contact Admissions Office. | Sufficient result for TOEFL (ibt) or IELTS is compulsory. For exemptions and/or further information, please contact Admissions Office. | |
Within ten working days | Submit the requested documents to the Admissions Office. | ||
After the Admissions Office has received your application documents. | Admissions Office handles the application and replies within ten working days of receipt of your application. | ||
Between January and June* | Apply for a visa for study (Machtiging voor Voorlopig Verblijf; MVV) by requesting that Admissions Office do so, on your behalf using the accelerated visa procedure (this may take up to six weeks). | ||
Between February and July* | Follow up on the admission procedure: | ||
After arrival in the Netherlands and before starting your programme* | Within three days of arrival, visit the Erasmus Student Service Centre (ESSC) | ||
* if applicable
** For International Bachelor Econometrics and Operations Research, International Bachelor Economics and Business Economics and International Business Administration, please contact the faculty of your choice.
Registration with Studielink (DUO)
Students wishing to study at Erasmus University also have to register with Studielink/Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO). Studielink is an online application tool for higher education in the Netherlands while DUO (formerly known as IB-Groep) allocates places of lottery studies and study funding to (Dutch) students.
You must register with Studielink/DUO in the year in which you wish to enrol as a full-time student of Erasmus University. If you are applying for a study programme regulated by a lottery and selection, you need to register before the 15th of May at Studielink. You don’t need to register with Studielink/DUO when applying for the Preparatory Year.
