Registration Master's program with a non-Dutch prior education

Prepare your application documents

During the application process, you must upload a number of documents as pdf in our online application system, so our International Admissions Coordinators can verify your educational background, motivation, and identity.

The documents you must upload differ per program. Therefore we advise you to look at the admission requirements and procedure of the specific Master's program(s) you want to apply for. More detailed information is provided there.

Register in Studielink

You must register in Studielink, the Dutch national registration system for higher education, including the information below. Please do so correctly or we will not be able to process your application.

• Make sure that you register for the correct program.
• Add your personal details(including your full name) as stated in your passport.
• Enter an e-mail address that you use regularly. Tilburg University will send you important information via this e-mail address, so please check it regularly.
• For instructions on how to register via Studielink, please watch our video How to register in Studielink and read the Studielink Manual.

Register in Studielink

Please note: you must follow the application procedure in the next step to be considered for admission. Registration in Studielink only is not sufficient.

When your application is complete, it will be assessed to determine whether your academic background meets our admission requirements, based on your application documents.

Usually within four to six weeks of the start of this process, you will receive the Admissions Committee's decision by e-mail.

Below are the possible outcomes of your application.

Admission to the Master's program

This means that you have been admitted directly to the Master’s program for which you have applied. 

• Your admission may be conditional upon, e.g., your graduation from your current program and/or meeting the English proficiency requirements. The conditional admission letter will state what you need to do to turn your conditional admission into unconditional admission. Please read it carefully and contact your International Admissions Coordinator if you have any questions.
• After you have met all the conditions of admission, you will receive your unconditional admission letter via e-mail.

Admission to a pre-Master's program (if available)

This means that your application was considered for admission to the Master’s program, but the Admissions Committee felt that your academic background was not sufficient to start the Master’s program directly. HOWEVER, it is considered that a pre-Master’s program would prepare you sufficiently to begin the Master’s program in the next intake, once you have successfully completed the pre-Master’s courses.

• If this is the case, your application for the Master’s program will be cancelled in Studielink and you must register in Studielink for the pre-Master’s program.
• As soon as you have registered in Studielink, you will be asked to apply again via OSIRIS Aanmeld. You must only upload the admission letter you received, confirming our offer of admission to the pre-Master’s program. You will not have to upload any other documents again.

Rejection

This means that the Admissions Committee considers your academic background to be unsuitable for admission to either our Master's or pre-Master's program. Your registration in Studielink will be cancelled.