Admission/ Enrollment

There are several ways to be admitted to the MSc programme in Systems & Control. Usually the MSc programme is a continuation of an academic BSc programme, but students can also enter after a BSc programme from an institute of higher vocational education (HBO).

Bachelor of Science degree
Direct admittance is granted to students with an academic BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Technical Mathematics of a Dutch University of Technology or a University of the IDEA League (Imperial College London, ETH Zürich, RWTH Aachen, Paris Tech). Any possible deficiencies in background can be resolved by one or two additional courses included as electives. For students with other academic BSc degrees admittance to the MSc programme will be judged on a case by case basis.

General requirements

The general requirements for admission to a Master programme are:

·	A relevant BSc degree* (or equivalent) based on a programme of sufficient academic level and quality to be able to complete the MSc degree course you intend to pursue at the University of Twente.

·	For applicants whose mother tongue is a language other than English:

1.	Academic IELTS**, overall band score of at least 6.5.

2.	TOEFL**, internet based (TOEFL-iBT) of at least 90. Please note that we do not accept “Institutional TOEFL” tests except for the one organized and certified by the Netherlands Education Support Office in Jakarta

3.

Nationals of the People’s Republic of China please note: A “NUFFIC-certificate” must be sent to the University of Twente as proof of validity of your qualifications. In order to obtain the NUFFIC-certificate you will need to take the IELTS test or an internet based TOEFL (TOEFL-iBT). Note that, as of 1 June 2010, certificates will be issued by the Nuffic in the Hague instead of The Netherlands Education Support Office in Beijing. You can find more information on the website of Nuffic.

4.	Indonesian students should take their TOEFL test at one of the centres recognized by the NEC (Netherlands Education Support Offices) in Indonesia. A list of NEC registered centres in Indonesia can be found on the website of Nuffic Neso Indonesia.

Please note that exclusively nationals from the USA, U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada are exempted from the English test requirement.

·	Have sufficient funds to finance your degree.

·	Comply with the extra admission conditions. Some programmes have extra admission conditions, in addition to these more general requirements. Whenever this is the case, these conditions are specified in the programme profile.

·	To be considered for admission to a Masters’ programme at the University of Twente applicants must submit a completed application form.

^* Please note that if you are in the process of obtaining your Bachelor degree, you may also apply for admission to an MSc programme at the University of Twente. The UT may conditionally admit you, based on your transcripts and detailed information about the curriculum, relevant research and the expected date of graduation.

^** As the whole process of collecting information, registering for the tests and receiving the test results may take several months, we advise you to register for the IELTS or TOEFL tests between September and December