Admission and Finances

You need one of the following certificates of secondary education:

• Dutch havo or vwo certificate
• International Baccalaureate
• Abitur
• Fachhochschulereife
• Sekolah Menegah Atas (SMA)
• General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE-A level)

Your certificate is not mentioned here? No problem. Our admissions office decides if your prior education is sufficient.

Your certificate of secondary education needs to show good grades in mathematics.

You need to prove you have a sufficient level of English. We require one of the following:

• IELTS score of at least 6.0
• TOEFL score of 80 or higher (internet-based)
• Cambridge certificate: FCE Grade C minimum score 169 / CAE / CPE

If you take a TOEFL exam, you can ask ETS TOEFL to send us your score directly by using the HAN University of Applied Sciences code: 7832.

The Matching activity is to make sure International Business is the right choice for you. How do we check this? By talking to you in a Skype interview. How does this work? You apply for the program, then we contact you about the interview. After the interview we email you with one of 3 possible results: 

1. Positive

Congratulations! International Business seems to be a good match for you. 

2. Action required

You need to take some steps to prepare for your studies. By doing this, you increase your chances of success at HAN. The steps are not mandatory. They are recommendations, like working on your mathematics or talking to other students. Taking these steps is your own responsibility. 

3. Negative

The course doesn’t seem to be a good match for you. Depending on when you applied, this could mean 2 things. We advise you not to enroll in International Business. Or you are excluded from enrolling in the program. 

Questions? More information?

Please contact the HAN Information Center by phone on +31 24 353 05 00 or by email: info@han.nl.

Do you meet the admission criteria? Then you can apply.

Apply on Studielink before:

	Starting in February	Starting in September
EU/EEA	15 January	15 August
Non-EU/EEA	1 November	1 June

Read the Step-by-step guide to Studielink (in PDF).

Are you a refugee in the Netherlands? See the pathfinder tool here.

A few days after applying on Studielink, you’ll hear from the HAN Admissions Office. They ask you to send documents, like your secondary school certificate. . Also, set up a HAN account. With a HAN account you can follow the status of your application. Where? On the HAN application portal.

You’re invited for a Skype interview. This is to check whether the program is a good match for you.

You receive a recommendation by mail. Check this recommendation. It tells you if the program is a good match for you or not. In some cases we advise you not to enroll.

Received your acceptance letter? Paid your tuition fees? Then you are officially a HAN student! Not sure? Go to the HAN application portal to see the status of your documents/requirements.

A great opportunity to get to know your lecturers and classmates as well as the campus and city of Arnhem.