On this page, you will find frequently asked questions about financial matters.
If you are a national of an EU/EEA country you are likely to pay the so-called ‘statutory tuition fee’. This fee is determined and subsidized by the Dutch government. The statutory tuition fee applies to most / but not all EU/EEA countries and/or master’s programmes (also see ‘Institutional tuition fee’).
Check our tuition fee page for more information.
You are required to pay tuition fees for the duration of your enrolment. This means that if you take longer to graduate (i.e. it takes you 3 years instead of 2 years to complete your study programme), you will be required to pay an additional amount of tuition fee. The amount will be calculated based on the duration of your enrolment at UT.
There are several ways in which you can pay the tuition and exam fees. Check our website for more information on the different payment methods.
Dutch law requires non-EU students to pay tuition fees beforehand at once. If this applies to you, you will be informed about this during the visa procedure.
To change your payment method, go to Studielink and arrange your payment changes.
You may be eligible for transitional institutional fees if you meet certain conditions. Check below to see if you qualify.
If you wish to change your bank account number, please go to Studielink.
In The Netherlands, when you already obtained a bachelor's degree, a master's degree, a doctoral degree or engineering degree, you pay the institutional rate for the second bachelor's degree. There is one exception to this rule: if you start a second programme during your first.
The law makes an exception to this rule for students who have started a second programme before completing their first, and who follow this second programme continuously. You thus need to have started your second programme while following the first programme. If you continue to follow a second study that started during a first study, you are exempt from tuition fees for your second study during your registration for the first study. After disenrolment from your first study, you pay the statutory tuition fee for your second (continuous) study if you also meet the applicable requirements.
The statutional fee only applies to a first master programme. If you have obtained a bachelor's degree, a master's degree, a doctoral, or an engineering degree in the Netherlands, you pay the institutional fee for the second master's programme. There are two exceptions to this rule:
UT-students who were eligible for statutory fee during their first master programme at UT, pay an institutional fee equal to the statutory fee for their second master programme.
The conditions for completing a second master programme at the University of Twente for an institutional rate equal to the statutory rate are as follows:
There is no fixed tuition fee for a pre-master's programme at UT, since the length and study load of a pre-master's may vary per student. Programmes can vary from 15 to 60 EC. To follow a pre-master's you have to pay an amount per EC. The total amount is based on the number of ECs from your pre-master's.
This regulation applies to all students who only have a pre-master’s enrolment, regardless of nationality. You pay a single, upfront fee for your entire pre-master’s programme. You can choose between two payment methods:
No right to a refund for pre-master’s programmes
The pre-master’s fee is based on the number of ECTS credits (hereinafter referred to as EC) that your programme comprises, not on the number of months you need to complete your pre-master’s programme. As a result, refunds differ from those for regular programmes. You are not entitled to a refund of the pre-master’s fee if you drop out, unless:
Your pre-master's is 30 EC: you will pay € 46.18 x 30 EC = € 1.385.40Your pre-master's is 45 EC: you will pay € 46.18 x 45 EC = € 2.078.10
Student workload at Dutch universities is expressed in EC, also named ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), which is widely used throughout the European Union. In the Netherlands, each credit represents 28 hours of work.
In some cases, you can choose to follow (part of) the pre-master's during your current bachelor's, as a transfer minor. In that case, you can avoid (part of the) extra costs; you already pay tuition fees for your current bachelor's. Find out more about this option for Dutch HBO- and WO-students.
You will not receive a confirmation from us after you have transferred the tuition fees. There may be several situations applicable.
When you log in to your Studielink account you can see your current status:
No, you only pay the tuition fee for one programme. You pay for the programme which charges the highest amount. If, for instance, you want to do a bachelor's along with your pre-master's then you pay for the bachelor's. If you want to do two masters at once, then you pay the tuition fee for one master's.
If we are unable to withdraw (an instalment of) your tuition fee, we will send you a reminder. Regardless whether you yourself pay or another person does this for you. You have two weeks to arrange payment, if we have not received the tuition fee after this time period there will be consequences for your enrolment.
In case we do not receive any payment from you after our reminder, we will send you a notice of default. Regardless of whether you or another person pays. We will then allow a few days to transfer the tuition fee to us still for you to transfer the money immediately upon receipt of the default of notice. If we do not receive the tuition fee at all then you will be disenrolled and the invoice due will be sent to a summoner.
During the visa process, we ask you to show a bank statement, to show proof of finance for living. Watch the video to find out what a bank statement is and how to get one.