Statutory tuition fee and Institutional tuition fee Erasmus University Rotterdam
Statutory tuition fee
The statutory tuition fee is the tuition fee set annually by Dutch law. For 2012-2013 this will be
€ 1,771. The statutory tuition fee is generally lower than the institute tuition fee.
One of the conditions for eligibility for the statutory tuition fee is the residence requirement
Institute tuition fee
The institute tuition fee is the higher tuition fee set annually by each educational institute. The institute tuition fee may vary according to the programme of study and applies to students who are not eligible for the statutory tuition fee.
Erasmus University distinguishes between three institute tuition fees.
Institute tuition fee I applies to:
- students with a non-EU/EER nationality
Institute tuition fee II applies to:
- students with EU/EER, Swiss or Surinamese nationality who do not meet the residence requirement
- students who have, since August 1991, already been awarded a degree in Dutch Higher Education that is the equivalent of their current programme of study (bachelor and/or master).
- students with an non EU/EER, Swiss, or Surinamese nationality who are studying a degree programme that is not mentioned in the overview of institute tuition fee I.
Institute tuition fee III applies to:
- students subject to the Erasmus University transitional regulation. The transitional regulation applies to students registered at this institute in 2010-2011. These students are permitted to complete the second programme of study for an institute tuition fee that is equal to the statutory tuition fee. The regulation applies up to and including academic year 2013-2014.
Transitional regulation for students registered in 2010-2011 for a second programme of study at Erasmus University
If you meet the conditions for the transitional regulation, you may complete your second
programme of study at Erasmus University for institute tuition fee III, which is equal to the statutory tuition fee. The transitional regulation applies up to and including academic year 2013-2014.
Conditions:
- you have, since August 1991, already been awarded a degree in Dutch Higher Education that is the equivalent of your current programme of study
- you are registered in 2010-2011 as a student for your second programme of study at Erasmus University Rotterdam
- you will complete your second programme of study before September 2014
- you meet the residence requirement
- you have EUR/EER, Swiss or Surinamese nationality
Residence requirement for students with the EUR/EER, Swiss or Surinamese nationality
One of the conditions for eligibility for the statutory tuition fee is that on 30 September you must be registered in the Municipal Personal Records Database (GBA) as a resident in one of the following countries or states:
- the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
- one of the federal states North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony or Bremen of the Federal Republic of Germany
DUO (formerly the IB-groep) conducts annual checks of the GBA to ensure that you meet the residence requirement. If you do not, you will pay institute tuition fee II for the academic year in question.
The residence requirement on the reference date (30 September) applies to new students and those who have re-registered. This therefore also applies to students who travel abroad for an exchange or traineeship.
