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Admission and application

Once you have decided on a study programme, you will need to start preparing for your studies abroad. The process starts with an application for admission. Procedures can vary per type of programme, please refer to the links below for further information:

 

Admissions Office - Erasmus University Rotterdam

Postal address
P.O. Box 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
The Netherlands

Telephone: +31 10 408 1786 (from 13.30 to 16.00 hrs - Monday to Friday)
Fax: +31 10 408 1866
Email: admissions.office@remove-this.oos.eur.nl

Visiting address (by appointment only)
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
A-building, room AT-0
3062 PA Rotterdam
The Netherlands

Once you have decided on a study programme, you will need to start preparing for your studies abroad. The process starts with an application for admission. Procedures can vary per type of programme, please check the information below.

Bachelor's programmes

If you have a non-Dutch diploma and wish to apply for a bachelor’s programme, please send an email to admissions.office@remove-this.oos.eur.nl indicating your TOEFL or IELTS test result. Those who meet the English language requirement will be provided with an application form.

You may be asked to submit the following documents along with your application:

  • T OEFL or IELTS test result
  • Copies of diplomas and transcripts
  • Statement of motivation
  • Recommendation letter(s)

Alternatively you can check the overview of international bachelor's programmes for the exact procedure and admission criteria per bachelor's programme. The admission page for each programme is listed along side the programme description.

Master's, Research master's and Post-experience master's programmes

To apply for a master’s, research master’s or post-experience programme, you can download an application form from the relevant web page of the faculty in question. The application procedure and admission criteria may vary per programme. Please refer to the links below for further information:

Alternatively you can get a complete overview of EUR Master's programmes, possible specialisations, tuition fees, study duration, etc. and compare programmes at the same time.
The admission page for each programme is listed along side the programme description.

You may be asked to submit the following documents along with your application:

  • T OEFL or IELTS test result
  • Copies of diplomas and transcripts
  • Statement of motivation
  • Recommendation letter(s)

PhD programmes

In the Netherlands, a doctorate degree (PhD) can be obtained in different ways:

  • Research proposal & supervision – you submit a new and original research proposal to a professor who is willing to support and supervise you. Finding a suitable professor means checking out international networks, scientific publications, bilateral contacts between your home institution and a Dutch university, the Internet, etc.
  • PhD projects & vacancy – you are employed by the university and you receive a salary for doing existing research projects. Erasmus University Rotterdam publishes its PhD vacancies on the Internet: www.vacancies.eur.nl
  • PhD programmes – you participate in an educational PhD programme offered by a research school

For more information check the overview PhD programmes or www.eur.nl/english/phd.

Exchange programmes

For specific information about application and admission procedures, please refer to the relevant faculty website listed below:

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
http://www.rsm.nl/RSM2/Programmes/Exchange%20Programmes/
Undergraduate%20Exchange%20Programme

Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
http://www.few.eur.nl/few/index.cfm/site/Erasmus%20School%20of%20Economics/
pageid/0EF75F0A-9B85-8F8C-F2A9E98CABA3E9C0/index.cfm

Erasmus School of Law
http://www.frg.eur.nl/english/education/non_degree_programmes/

Faculty of History and Arts
http://www.fhk.eur.nl/english/nondegree_students/courses/

Faculty of Social Sciences
http://www.eur.nl/fsw/english/international_office/international_students/exchange_students/

Institute of Psychology
http://www.psyweb.nl/index.php?idPage=4312

Faculty of Philosophy
http://www.eur.nl/fw/english/exchange/

Institute of Health Policy and Management
http://www.eur.nl/english/prospective/exchange_students_and_free_movers/course/
institute_of_health_policy_and_management/

 

Admissions Office - Erasmus University Rotterdam

Postal address
P.O. Box 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
The Netherlands

Telephone: +31 10 408 1786 (from 13.30 to 16.00 hrs - Monday to Friday)
Fax: +31 10 408 1866
Email: admissions.office@remove-this.oos.eur.nl

Visiting address (by appointment only)
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
A-building, room AT-0
3062 PA Rotterdam
The Netherlands