Find out how you can arrange a house or room in time.
Enschede is very popular among students because of its numerous associations, cosy restaurants and friendly, personal atmosphere. Since Enschede also is the home of Saxion University of Applied Sciences and a conservatorium, you can imagine that these new students start their search for accommodation at the same time as you! To ensure a smooth start of your student life at the University of Twente, you should arrange accommodation before the start of your studies. But you could be in luck: in general, finding suitable housing in Twente is cheaper and easier than in other Dutch student cities!
In what study phase are you?
Housing processes differ for each type of student. To provide you with the most accurate information, select the situation that applies to you below:
Exceptions for some study programmes
As UT is a campus university, you have the option to live either on campus or in the city. But if you are going to study one of the programmes below, your situation is different.
- The Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam/University of Twente
- University College Twente
- ITC: Geo-information Science and Earth Observation graduate, degree, diploma or certificate programmes
- The Master’s in Water Technology (joint programme hosted in the city of Leeuwarden, not Enschede)
- The Master’s in Environmental & Energy Management (hosted in the city of Leeuwarden, not Enschede)