Admission Requirements
The basic requirement is a "Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife (AHR)". The school subjects below do not indicate "Grundkurs" or "Leistungskurs/Prüfungsfach" level. If a specific school subject for your desired study programme is mentioned, this means that the subject must be present on your Abitur diploma up until the final year, independent from the level. Please note that, to be exempted from providing an additional English and/or Dutch language test, different requirements apply (see below).
If you obtain the Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife from a private school, the layout of your final diploma certificate may differ, and the column titled "Ergebnisse in der Qualifikationsphase" may be missing. In such cases, the required subjects (depending on the bachelor's programme you are applying for) must be listed as Abiturprüfung subjects.
Note: students with a Fachhochschulreife cannot be admitted directly because the level is not equivalent to Dutch pre-university education (called ‘VWO’ in Dutch). Please see further information about the Dutch educational system and routes if you are not directly admissible.
These admission requirements are valid for the September 2025 intake.
The admission requirements can change per intake moment. The requirements are announced in October for the following September intake moment. The University of Twente therefore cannot provide any information regarding admission requirements for future intake moments that are not yet open for applications. Please check the current admission requirements for advice, until the new admission requirements for the specific intake have been announced.
Note: the admission office reserves the right to make the final decision regarding the admissibility of your application. The admission requirements mentioned are for your information only.
Documents required for application
- If you have graduated:
- Upload the Zeugnis Der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife (AHR) in the original language (German); an official translation into English/Dutch is not necessary. The layout of the diploma may vary per state and/or school, however, it is normally a booklet of two double-sided pages.
- If you have not yet graduated:
- The transcript of records from your previous school year, provided in the German language (no translation required).
- Diploma statement including the qualification to be obtained, the subjects taken in the final year, and the examination subjects (‘Abiturprüfung subjects’), or another official document confirming this information.
English Language Requirement
To be exempted from providing an additional English language test, English must be followed as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach). Students without Abiturprüfungsfach English, have to do an additional English language test, please see our language requirements on how to meet this requirement.
Dutch Language Requirement
To be exempted from providing an additional Dutch language test, Dutch must be followed as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach). Students without Abiturprüfungsfach Dutch, have to do an additional Dutch language test, please see our language requirements on how to meet this requirement.
Admission requirements per bachelor's programme
Still need to graduate?
You can always apply even when you still have to graduate. Most of the prospective students are still in their last year of high school when they start their application. Please be aware that you need to be graduated in the school year prior to the start of the academic year.
- Mathematics up until the final year
- Physics up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
- Mathematics up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
- Mathematics up until the final year
- Physics up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
- Dutch as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
- Mathematics up until the final year
- Physics up until the final year
- Chemistry up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
- Dutch as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
Business Information Technology - Mathematics up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
Chemical Science & Engineering - Mathematics up until the final year
- Physics up until the final year
- Chemistry up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
- Mathematics up until the final year
- Physics up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
- Mathematics up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
- Mathematics up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
- Mathematics up until the final year
- Physics up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
- Mathematics up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
- Dutch as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
Industrial Design Engineering - Mathematics up until the final year
- Physics up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
Industrial Engineering & Management Science - Mathematics up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
International Business Administration - Mathematics up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
Management, Society and Technology - Mathematics up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
- Mathematics up until the final year
- Physics up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
- Mathematics up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
- Dutch (only applicable for the Dutch-taught track)
Technical Computer Science - Mathematics up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
- Mathematics up until the final year
- Physics up until the final year
- Chemistry up until the final year
- Biology up until the final year
- English as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
- Dutch as an exam subject (Abiturprüfungsfach)
