Programs designed for foreigners

Where to get information:
For general information, contact the guide to studies in the Netherlands:

NUFFIC Information Center
P.O. Box 29777
2502 LT The Hague
tel: (31) 70.426.02.60
Web site: www.nuffic.nl

Foreign Student Service
Orange Nassaulaan 5
1075 AH Amsterdam
tel: (31) 20.671 59 15

VSNU - Association of Universities in the Netherlands
P.O. Box 19270
3501 DG Utrecht
Tel: (31) 30.236 38 43
Web site: www.vsnu.nl

HBO-Raad - Association of Universities of Professional Education
Prinsesse Gracht 21
2514 AP The Hague
Tel: (31) 70.362.49.51
Web site: www.hbo-raad.nl

PROGRAMS :

The Netherlands participates in the European Erasmus/Socrates exchange program.
For information:
Erasmus Center
Kortenaerkade 11
Postbus 29777
2502 LT Den Haag
tel: (31) 70.426.02.60
Email: socrates@nufficcs.nl

INTERNATIONAL COURSES:
There are ten or so institutions of higher learning that offer special courses, generally in English but sometimes in French or Spanish, to foreign students who already have a higher education degree. Information is available at the following Web site: www.nuffic.nl

Some of the universities of professional éducation also offer programs leading to a master's degree. These programs last one or two years and are open to graduates with the title baccalaureus (bc) or ingenieur (ing). For foreign students, the admission requirement is generally a bachelor's degree or its equivalent.

DEGREES AND CURRICULA :

All programs and courses that fall under International Education are conducted in English. They vary in length from tree months to one or two years. In most cases, students are required to have completed a program of higher education in their own country. Usually this is a bachelor's degree or its equivalent. The longer International Education courses ,lead to a master's degree. Some of the International Education institutes have a arrangement with a Dutch University by witch students can go on to pursue a doctorate after earning their master's degree.

Courses in the Dutch language
Most universities offer language courses in Dutch for foreigners, notably the University of Amsterdam (U.V.A).

Instituut voor Nederlands als Tweede Taal
Spuistraat 134
1012 VB Amsterdam
tel: (31) 20.525.4642
fax: (31) 20.525.4429
Certificate: Students who pass the final exam receive a certificate in the Dutch language.
Duration: 4 weeks (preceding the beginning of the academic year)
Fee: 600 NLG (€270/$242)
Registration: two months before the beginning of the course.