Admissions Master

Do you want to know if you qualify to enter one of our master programmes? Additional admission and language requirements may apply, which can vary per programme. You can find the requirements per programme below:

• Data-Driven Design
• Next-Level Engineering
• Sustainable Business Transition
• Teacher Education in English
• Teacher Education in French
• Teacher Education in German
• Master Integrated Care Design

Be sure to adhere to the application deadlines. If you are not sure which deadline applies to your situation, please contact us.

Application deadlines in Studielink

• 31 May

• Non-EU students living outside the Netherlands who require immigration and/or visa services from HU.

• 1 August

• Students with an EU/EEA nationality who live outside the Netherlands,
• Students who require a change of residence purpose,
• Students with a residence permit for study purposes who currently study at another educational institution in the Netherlands and who wish to transfer to HU.

• 31 August

• Students living in the Netherlands who don't require immigration/visa services from HU.

Deadlines for completing your (provisional) admissions & immigration file in Osiris Application

• 15 June

• Non-EU students who require immigration services from HU and a MVV and residence permit to study in the Netherlands.

• 15 July

• Non-EU students who require immigration services from HU and who are exempted from the MVV requirement and only need a residence permit for study purposes.

• 1 August

• Students with an EU/EEA nationality,
• Students requiring a change of residence purpose,
• Students with a residence permit for study purposes who currently study at another educational institution in the Netherlands and who wish to transfer to HU.

Attention: Please select the right year and start date

In Studielink you will be asked to select an academic year and a start date. Please select the right academic year and start date 1 September.

Application in Studielink:

• If you do not, or not yet, live in the Netherlands, you enrol via Studielink – after creating a personal username and password. You can create your account on the Studielink website.
• Students living in the Netherlands – including non-Dutch nationals – enrol, as well as apply for student grants and loans, via Studielink (available in English, Dutch and German).
  You need a DigiD log-in code, which takes up to three days to obtain.
• Log in to Studielink with your password and username to place your enrolment request. After this, you will receive an e-mail with a link to our Osiris Application system. This is where you'll upload all relevant documents and supply us with the information we need to process your application as quickly as possible.

Do you have a Dutch diploma of prior education? 

Visit the Admissions with a Dutch diploma-page for your alternate Step 4.

Do you have a foreign diploma of prior education?

Continue here for step 4.

Go to our online enrolment system Osiris Application using the link in your e-mail to complete your admissions file. Don't forget to check the instruction manual before you get started.
Please note: Submissions via email or regular post will not be processed.

Please upload copies of the following in separate, clearly labelled, PDF-files:

• PDF-file 1: Your passport.
• PDF-file 2: Your Dutch residence permit (if you already have this).
• PDF-file 3: Your bachelor diploma and international diploma supplement or grades list.
• PDF-file 4: If your diploma is not issued in Dutch, English, German, French, or Spanish: Translations of both your diploma and grades list(s) into Dutch or English. 
• PDF-file 5: If applicable: Proof of language proficiency relevant for your programme. If you haven't already done so, check the language requirements for the programme you want to apply for.

Will you receive your final diploma after the relevant deadline?

In that case, you can submit a graduation statement instead. Make sure the graduation statement includes the following:

• Personal details: full name, date of birth and place of birth
• Name of your programme and level of your diploma
• Confirming that you met the graduation requirements for your diploma
• Graduation date
• Date (MM/YYYY can be enough) on which you will receive the diploma and/or certificates
• Name, job title and signature/stamp of the person who issued your graduation document
• The declaration must be printed on university letterhead
• Grades list

Your application will be processed by HU's International Office. The admissions process should take no more than three weeks, providing you submit all relevant documentation. All communication concerning your admission will be done through e-mail and Osiris Application.

Whether you apply for an English or Dutch-taught programme, you need to conform to your programme’s language requirements. 

For our English-taught programmes, you can find the requirements on the respective websites for Data-Driven Design, Next-Level Engineering, Sustainable Business Transition and Teacher Education in English, German or French. Make sure to arrange and prepare for your language test as soon as possible.

For our Dutch-taught programmes, HU accepts the following diplomas as proof of Dutch proficiency:

• NT2 Diploma Programme II (CEFR level B2). The NT2-II test is centrally administered through DUO; check their website for information on test dates, scheduling and costs.
• Certificate Dutch as a Foreign Language (CVaNT in Dutch): either certificate 'STRT' (CEFR level B2) or certificate 'EDUP' (CEFR level C1).

The matching process is an important part of your application to a master’s programme at HU. This process will be handled by the programme coordinators of the master’s programmes. You will be invited to take part in the matching process by them. If you have any questions concerning the matching process, make sure to contact your programme of choice.

We have collected all immigration information and immigration forms in one page. Here, you find an overview of what you need to do and when, in order to be ready for your programme start date.

Please note: There are strict rules and deadlines surrounding the immigration process. Make sure you adhere to these.

Once you have been accepted, you will be asked to arrange payment of your tuition fees. Via this link you'll find details of the fees applicable to you as well as payment instructions.