Checklist: application procedure
One year before leaving
- Choose what you want to do (exchange/internship/summer school/volunteer work);
- Check your faculty’s website (for possibilities, conditions, recognition of study points, etc);
- Apply to the university (through your faculty) or company of your choice;
- Arrange your finances (make a budget, apply for grants, etc);
- Ensure you know the relevant language well enough (do you need to take a test?);
- Ensure you have all the required visas and permits (check Nuffic’s or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ websites).
Three months before leaving
- Apply to the university (if you have been nominated) or project abroad;
- Arrange banking abroad (for some countries it may be handy to bring along a credit card);
- Arrange housing (abroad and subletting your own room/flat/house);
- Arrange transportation;
- Conclude insurance;
- Check whether your vaccinations are correct/up-to-date;
- Appoint a representative;
- Check the validity of your driving licence;
- Check all DUO-related matters are in order;
- Undertake background reading.