Bachelor Program
The University of Twente offers four courses in the English language:
CreaTe challenges you to use smart technology and new media to make life healthier, easier or just more fun. You will become a designer with technical expertise and awareness of societal developments.
In today’s world we find endless possibilities for people to interact through technology. With smartphone applications, videos and sound, digital technology is changing the behaviour of people. To influence behaviour by digital technology is the core of Creative Technology.
Think of a speaking garbage bin, which invites you to dispose of your garbage, and which reacts to garbage by saying “thank you, and have a nice day”. Think of a ‘musical’ staircase; it is more entertaining to walk on and will stimulate people to take the staircase instead of the escalator. Could you imagine a city centre which knows who you are, who your friends are, and where your friends are?
To invent such attractive solutions to today’s societal problems, we need more than technology alone. Being creative is a vital component. We need people who understand technology and use creative thinking to design a better, safer and more enjoyable world
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A choice for CreaTe is a choice for Design and Creativity, but definitely also for Technology! It is also a choice for English. There are language requirements for admission (see below).
- Prerequisites
Inernational Students with another background (nor the Dutch nor the German system of education) need to submit their diplomas and other relevant certificates to establish the equivalence with the Dutch vwo diploma. They also must meet the language requirements below.
- Language
Explicitly prove their proficiency at IELTS 6.0 level (over all score), before admission can be granted.
Advanced Technology is a unique programme and is only offered at the University of Twente. It is a distinctive programme because you don’t limit yourself to one specific technology or discipline.
Following in the footsteps of your famous predecessor, da Vinci, you will focus your research on several areas. Electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, applied physics, business administration, marketing. Your research will be application-driven. You will develop technologies which meet the demands of society and our (knowledge-driven) economy, and which can be of practical use in our vastly-changing world. It is AT-students who will play an important role in our continued existence in the near future. In the same way that AT-students focus on the world around them, the AT programme focuses on all aspects of society that require technological innovation. This means you may work on projects at the worldfamous MESA+ Nanotechnology Research Institute, contribute to new technologies such as ‘Lab-on-a-Chip’- developed by the University of Twente’s spin-off company, Lionix – or play a part in other socially-oriented projects and research.
ADMISSION AND ENROLMENT
Admission requirements for International Students
A diploma equivalent to the Dutch VWO (pre-university) diploma with mathematics, English (CEFR, B2/C1 level; IELTS minimum 6.0, or equivalent) and physics or chemistry as compulsory subjects. For more information, please contact our study advisor :
Ms. Marijke Stehouwer, m.a.stehouwer@utwente.nl
Mathematics
Experience has shown that an AT-student who has a solid grounding in exact subjects, such as mathematics, physics and chemistry is more likely to be successful than others in the Advanced Technology programme.
English
English is the language of instruction for the Advanced Technology programme. Needless to say, you must have an excellent ‘working knowledge’ of the English language (CEFR, B2/C1 level; IELTS minimum 6.0, or equivalent).
Enrolment
Perhaps you have become so inspired that you want to enrol for Advanced Technology right now. In that case, please visit https://app.studielink.nl/vchfos/welcome.jsp
Do you live in the Netherlands or another EU-country? Please enrol before 1st September. If you live outside the EU, please enrol before 1st April.
INTERNATIONAL BUSSINESS ADMINISTRATION
International Business Administration is a three-year English Bachelor’s degree programme at the University of Twente, the Netherlands. It introduces you to all aspects of an organization.
You will learn how to investigate and analyse the processes and problems of, and design and implement improvements for internationally oriented organisations. You will learn about different areas such as Finance, Human Resources, Development, Purchasing, Operations, Strategy and Marketing. The following characteristics make this programme unique in the Netherlands: a strong international focus, good academic qualities, training in Business English and Communication Skills, broad and in-depth knowledge of management with the choice of two specialisations in the second year and much exposure to real life business practice. On successfully completing this programme you graduate as a Bachelor of Science (BSc). Then the choice is yours: to enter the job market or to specialize further with a Master’s programme.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
School leaving certificate from a country other than the Netherlands
Students with a school-leaving certificate from another country are admitted into the programme providing the certificate is equivalent to the Dutch VWO-certificate (for example, the German Abitur, the Belgian ‘Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs’, or the International or European Baccalaureate). A further requirement is that you have a reasonable grasp of Mathematics and a satisfactory command of English. This can either have been part of your subject cluster for your school-leaving certificate or, alternatively, you can fulfil this requirement by completing the University of Twente entrance exam. Students with a German Abitur certificate with “Mathematik und Englisch bis zum Abitur” are directly admitted to the International Business Administration programme without any further requirements.
Students with a different foreign certificate are advised to contact the Admission Office of the University of Twente well in advance.
Please telephone the office on (+0031) 53 489 4317 or e-mail : admissionoffice@utwente.nl. The Admission Office will determine whether you meet the admission requirements for the Bachelor’s programme in International Business Administration.
Explicitly prove their proficiency at IELTS 6.0 level (over all score).
APPLY FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
If you opt for this degree programme you can register with Studielink. Anyone planning to attend a state-funded university or university of applied sciences must first register with the Studielink website. For International Business Administration you have to register for the Bedrijfskunde programme. Visit https://app.studielink.nl/vchfos/welcome.jsp to register with Studielink.
As a specialization of Public Administration, this study takes an in-depth look at the European Union by studying law, economics, political science and sociology.
Nobody disputes the fact that Europe is becoming increasingly important. However, this same complexity also means that in order to procedure solutions to the many issues concerning the Union, we will need to examine Europe from various different angles. This is why the European Studies programme focuses not only on Brussels, but also takes a look at the impact of European politics on the individual member states and international politics, putting the development and discussion of European integration centre stage.
We will concentrate, for example, on topics such as the health care systems, foreign policy, homeland security and asylum policies, trade and European environmental issues.
PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS
School leaving certificate from a country other than the Netherlands
Students with a school-leaving certificate from another country will be admitted onto the programme providing the certificate is equivalent to the Dutch vwo-certificate (for example, the German Abitur, the Belgian ‘Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs’, or the International or European Baccelaureat). A further requirement is that you have a reasonable grasp of mathematics and a satisfactory command of English. This can either have been part of your subject cluster for your school-leaving certificate or, alternatively, you can fulfil this requirement by sitting the University of Twente entrance exam. Students with a German Abitur certificate with “Mathematik und Englisch bis zum Abitur” will be directly admitted on to the European Studies programme without any further requirements being set.
Students with a different foreign certificate from a previous education are advised to contact the Admission Office of the University of Twente early on. You can either telephone the office on (+0031) 53 489 4317 or e-mail: AdmissionOffice@disc.utwente.nl. The Admission Office will then determine whether you meet the admission requirements for the Bachelor’s programme in European Studies.
Explicitly prove their proficiency at IELTS 6.0 level (over all score).
