With the European Baccalaureate diploma, you will probably be admissible to a bachelor's programme at the University of Twente. This depends on the subjects and levels you have achieved. A successfully completed European Baccalaureate diploma is required before the start of the academic year.
These admission requirements are valid for the September 2027 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.
Already graduated? Upload your official European Baccalaureate diploma certificate and official final transcript of records ('list of marks') in the original language. If the original language is not English/Dutch, please upload an official translation of both documents into English/Dutch*. Please also upload a document in which you mention the name of your European Baccalaureate school (as this is not mentioned on the diploma or official final transcript of records).* If your school issues their own translation (recognisable by a ‘TRANSLATION’ stamp on the document), you also still have to upload the aforementioned documents in the original language.
Not graduated yet? Please upload the following documents:
When the instructions' language of your school is neither Dutch nor English, please upload the requested documents both in the original language and officially in English or Dutch.
Students are exempted from the English and/or Dutch language requirement when the following subjects are followed as exam subjects:
If you cannot meet the English / Dutch language requirement, you have to take an additional test as mentioned on the website.
If you do not have the required grade, subject, or subject level, you might be eligible to resolve your deficiency by taking an additional test if your overall level is equivalent to the Dutch VWO level. The University of Twente accepts certificates for Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry from CCVX, James Boswell-Bèta (both online and physical tests from James Boswell-Bèta are accepted; please contact them about the online possibilities), or the Dutch 'Staatsexamen'. The OMPT and Korteweg-de Vries tests are not accepted by the University of Twente.
If you have a deficiency in English or Dutch, you may be able to complete the required language test. Please do this as soon as possible before the final deficiency deadline. The applicable language test and deadline depend on the admission requirements of your programme. Read more about the language requirements for bachelor's programmes.
Additional subject tests must be passed with a positive result and should be taken before the deficiency deadline. Please submit your application to the University of Twente before making a reservation for one of the tests, to prevent potentially unnecessary costs. The University of Twente assesses on an individual basis whether you are eligible for an additional test and will inform you by email after you have submitted your application. If you are unsure whether you meet the additional admission requirements, you can continue your application by answering ‘No, I still have to complete a *subject* test’. After submitting your application, you will be informed by email.
The Netherlands has different Mathematics subjects. For the social sciences bachelor's programmes, VWO Mathematics A is required. For the technical bachelor's programmes, VWO Mathematics B is required. For the subjects Physics, Chemistry and/or Biology, you have to take the VWO level; there are no sublevels like Mathematics.
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.