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Are you studying at a university abroad and interested in an exchange programme at our University? You are most Welcome! 

The University of Twente (UT) in the Netherlands, Europe, offers English-taught courses at bachelor's and master’s levels to international exchange students. You can also opt for a (research) project or a combination of courses and a project.

Your exchange opportunities

About the University of Twente

Experience a vibrant academic community where talent flourishes. Our campus provides an inspiring environment for students, scientists, and professors to learn, work and live. It is the only all-in campus in the Netherlands. It has as many activities to offer as a small city with 3,000 student houses and apartments.

At UT, you will follow top-level academic teaching and apply your skills in high-tech laboratories. Join 13,000 students and 3,700 staff from nearly 100 countries as we use the latest knowledge and technology to shape a better, safer and sustainable future.

Our educational System

As a newcomer to the Netherlands, you will encounter many differences from your home country, such as the climate, lifestyle, traffic, food, clothing, and religion. The education culture and grading system may also be unlike what you are used to. Get a sneak preview, watch the video and read student stories.

Educational system

At UT, a full academic year is divided into two semesters (Fall & Spring), consisting of four quartiles of ten weeks each. You can only start your exchange semester in quartile 1 or 3. Visit the website of the academic calendar for specific dates.

For exchange students, each semester starts with the Kick-In Master Introduction Days. 

 

Quartile
(10 weeks)

Nominal study load
(ECTS credits)

Period

Fall Semester 1 

1 (block 1A)

15

Mid Aug-Nov

2 (block 1B)

15

Nov-Feb

Spring Semester 2

3 (block 2A)

15

Feb-Apr

4 (block 2B)

15

Apr-Jul

Dutch grading system and grading table per programme

Dutch grading system
In the Netherlands, you can get a grade between 1 and 10 - 1 being the lowest, and 10 being the highest. A 10 is hardly ever given. See below the grading table per programme.

Grading tables

Grading distribution tables help degree students, seekers or (prospective) mobility students to interpret grades given by the University of Twente, to another system or context, and therefore does justice to the level of academic performance of all learners. The European Commission shows a 3-minute video on how to convert grades from one university into grades of another university using grading tables

These grading tables show the context in which the grade is given per programme, so they can be properly understood and correctly compared. The context in which the UT’s grading table is offered is subject:

  • Institutional culture. In the Netherlands in general is not that often highest grades (10) are given. The UT is no exception that culture.
  • How many student (in %) have received a specific grade.
  • A distribution of grades for this specific study period and reference group.
  • A matching of grades between both institutions.
  • Each study program has its own grading table and this is included in the Diploma Supplement.

To provide prospective students with a transparency in information on the study programmes offered by the UT, the UT committed itself to the Bologna principles of which one is the use the ECTS grading table.

Bachelor's programmes
Master's programmes
X-programmes
ISCED codes used at UT

ISCED is the reference international classification for organising education programmes and related qualifications by levels and fields. ISCED 2011 (levels of education) has been implemented in all EU data collections since 2014. ISCED-F 2013 (fields of education and training) has been implemented since 2016.


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