English proficiency

English proficiency

All international students applying for an English-taught study programme must provide proof of their English proficiency by submitting one of the following documents:

• IELTS Academic test with an overall band score of 6.0 and no sub-scores below 5.0
• TOEFL iBT with a score of 80 or above (test to be taken in an examination centre)
• Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): pass at grade C or above
• Cambridge First Certificate (CFE): pass at grade B/C or above

Please note that tests results older than two years are not accepted.

Exemptions:
The following students are exempt from providing proof of their English language proficiency:

• Native English speakers (USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada (English-speaking areas) and Master applicants from South Africa, Uganda, Kenya and Zimbabwe. As a native English speaker from the above mentioned areas, you may be exempt from providing additional proof of English proficiency.
• Applicants with a sufficient Dutch diploma.
• Applicants with an International Baccalaureate with and final examination in English A Language and Literature.
• Applicants from Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Norway, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden who have obtained one of the following diplomas, including a final examination in English.