On this website you can find the application procedure. In order to successfully apply for one of our master or pre-master programmes please read the admission requirements carefully prior to your application.
For questions regarding admissibility, please refer to our admissions requirements webpage. There you can find all the necessary information; individual inquiries are not possible.
Registration in Studielink
Every student who wants to apply for one of the following specialisations of the MSc in Economics and Business (Behavioural Economics; Data Science and Marketing Analytics; Economics of Markets and Organisations; Economics of Sustainability; Financial Economics; Health Economics; International Economics; Marketing; Policy Economics; Strategy Economics; Urban, Port & Transport Economics) at Erasmus School of Economics has to register in Studielink for the master programme Economics and Business.
Studielink is the national enrolment system for all Dutch governmental higher education. More information about how to register in Studielink. A registration in Studielink is necessary before you can continue with your application. After successfully registering in Studielink you will receive an email with a link to the EUR Admissions Portal where you can continue your application.
Application fee
All applicants for a (Pre)Master’s programme with a non-Dutch bachelor’s diploma must pay a non-refundable €100 application fee. After registering in Studielink, you will receive instructions to log in to the EUR Admissions Portal, where you may complete the payment. Only after successful payment can you proceed with your application. Applications without payment will not be considered.
More information about the payment of the application fee.
Upload required application documents
After successfully paying the application fee you can continue with your application in the EUR Admissions Portal where you need to upload the following required application documents:
- Copy of diploma or graduation statement
- Copy of academic transcript
- Overview of courses to be obtained
- Copy of the TOEFL iBT, Academic IELTS, Cambridge C1 Advanced or Cambridge C2 Proficiency Test Score Report
- Curriculum Vitae
Detailed explanation of these documents.
It is your own responsibility to make sure your documents meet the admission and application criteria before the application deadline. This means that if your documents do not meet the application and admission criteria and the application deadline has passed your application can be withdrawn.
If the application was done successfully, you will receive a copy of the submitted application in your personal mailbox. You will also receive our application newsletter the following workday that informs you about the application procedure and how your application will be processed.
Important:
- Check the spam folder in your e-mail inbox to ensure you do not miss out on any important messages from the university. If an e-mail from us arrives in your spam folder, you can correct this by adding our e-mail address to your contact list.
- Applicants who use a @qq.com email address are requested to use a different email address for their application and future communication with the university because of compatibility problems.
Admission decision
The Examination Board reviews each individual application and determines whether the level and content of the bachelor degree are equivalent to that of our bachelor’s degree Economics and Business Economics and whether all admission and application criteria as described on this website are met. Should your previous education not be sufficient for admission to a master’s degree programme the Examination Board will always review your application for possible admittance for a pre-master programme instead.
Within 6 weeks of submitting a complete application you will receive the outcome via email.
Health Economics
The MSc Economics and Business, Health Economics specialisation is a joint venture between Erasmus School of Economics and the Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management.
In case you are not admissible to our MSc Economics and Business based on your previous education, please contact our partner faculty, the Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management: Health Economics at the ESHPM.
Submit certified documents
Upon receiving a positive admission decision from the Examination Board, you will receive an email with a link to the Certified Documents Portal requesting you to upload a certified copy of your diploma or graduation statement and transcript if these certified documents were not already present in your application. Please read the information regarding certified documents.
After your certified documents are reviewed and processed you will receive an official admission offer via email accompanied with the terms and conditions and admitted students newsletter with important information to prepare for your arrival in The Netherlands.
Application
The deadline to apply for our pre-MSc and MSc programmes 2025-2026 has passed. It is currently no longer possible to apply for the upcoming academic year. In the upcoming months we will revise our website(s) with information on the intake for 2026-2027.