Study orientation

Gain first-hand experience from a first or second-year student of a bachelor's programme of your interest. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to ask questions about the programme and the university. 

Learn about our university and it's programmes and the practical side of things via our webinars. Check the upcoming webinars!

Interesting for: international high school/secondary school students and Dutch VWO pre-university education grade 4, 5 and 6 students.

The (Online) Open Days happen twice a year in March and November. These are full days of online activities to enable you to (virtually) explore our English-taught bachelor’s programmes and the University of Twente. 

You will obtain information about by talking directly to current students and to their teachers. If you are a first-year international high school/secondary school student or a Dutch VWO pre-university education student in grade 4 or 5 we recommend you visit the Bachelor’s (Online) Open Days in March. If you already are in your final year of pre-university education and would like to get more information, come and visit our (Online) Open Days in November.

Check if the registration is already open!

• Bachelor's Open Day (in English)
• Tag der offenen Tür (BSC) (in German)
• Bachelor Open Dagen (in Dutch)

Period: On working days from 14 October until 30 June 
Time: 1 day, choose your own date!
Interesting for: a final and pre-final year international high school students and Dutch VWO pre-university education grade 5 and 6 students

As a student for a day, you’ll get a taste of student life at the University of Twente and gain first-hand experience from a first or second year student of a Bachelor's programme you are interested in. Tip: To get the complete picture, we recommend you to first visit an Open Day before participating in a Student for a Day. If this is not possible due to your travel plans, we will, of course, welcome you in any of the study orientation activities. For more information and registration visit our websites:

• Student for a Day (in English)
• Schnuppertag (in German)
• Meeloopdagen (in Dutch)

Pre-U organizes different kinds of activities for secondary school students, ranging from short workshops and camps to programmes lasting several weeks. Pre-U offers a variety of programmes on all sorts of topics and gives insight into the university’s study programmes.

The In_Sight day is about experiencing University College Twente. You will not only work together with other like-minded prospective students, but also exchange views with current ATLAS students and tutors. Participating in an In_Sight day with staff and students will help you to evaluate if ATLAS programme and our educational approach fits you the best. Read more about the In_Sight Day

Whom is it for:

• Netherlands: class 5 and 6 Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO);
• Germany: class 11-13 Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife (Abitur);
• Other: last two classes before finishing foreign secondary school or International Baccalaureate Programme