Frequently asked questions

ITC is a faculty of the University of Twente and offers a variety of courses, ranging from Applied Earth Sciences to Water Resources and Environmental Management. Please visit our Study home page. You can find information regarding entry requirements, funding and staying in the Netherlands. Through the course finder on this page, you can find any specific course offered here at ITC. The course finder will lead you to the actual registration process. If you cannot find what you are looking for, you are welcome to contact us via the contact form.

Please see our Study home page and check out our course finder.

In our course finder registration links are rendered invisible when registration deadlines have passed, and courses are removed when they have started or been discontinued. If you cannot find the course you are interested in for this year, please check if the course is offered next year. You can use our course finder. If you cannot find what you are looking for, you are welcome to contact us via the contact form.

Please note that for the intake in 2025 ITC offers thematic lines in stead of different specialisations.

Applications for ITC courses are made via the online application system Osiris. Application procedures are depending on the course you wish to follow. You can find the course of your interest in the ITC Studyfinder.

Please check the minimum admission requirements. Here you will find the minimum requirements for each level of education. You require a university Bachelor degree to enter a Master of Science, Master or Postgraduate course.

The list of all course fees can be found on the website under fees and costs. 

It is a requirement that candidates coming to study at ITC must deposit their living costs in advance. A monthly allowance is then paid back from the deposited sum. You will then pay all your living costs such as accommodation and meals from this monthly allowance.

A proforma invoice for the course to which you have been academically admitted will be sent to you as an attachment to your (provisional) admission letter.

The deadline for payment of all fees is shown on the Proforma Invoice.

There are many ways of looking for funding to follow a course at ITC. Have a look at our Scholarship page and get inspired.

There are different forms of Scholarships, please visit our Scholarship finder for the different possibilites. Please also see our section on fees and costs.

For the latest information on payment conditions, please visit this website. 

All data shown are exactly as entered by you in your online application. Please note that your name should be entered according to your passport data. You are able to correct any data during the application process. If you make changes, however, it would be greatly appreciated if you could personally inform the registration officer via your online application page.

During the online application process, you can only upload PDF files The maximum file size allowed for each file is 15 MB. If your files are of a different type, please convert them to PDF. To reduce file size, you can use black-and-white scanning. Please make sure your scans remain readable. Thumbnails are not accepted.

Please only include the necessary and most important documents. The most important documents are degrees, diplomas and course records. Lower education diplomas such as high-school certificates or short course certificates are not required. If we find that the uploaded degrees/diplomas do not meet the standards, we will contact you through the online application process. Please also check our admission requirements per course level at our study page.

In principle, we need a degree or diploma to be able to assess your eligibility to join courses at ITC. For most courses we require a university Bachelor degree; for instance if you wish to follow a Master of Science, Postgraduate course or short course. If you intend to seek a fellowship, please note that most sponsors also need proof of your degree or diploma. For our diploma course in Geoinformatics, a Bachelor's degree is not required but proof of your high-school qualifications is necessary.

Those who are finalizing their bachelor degree studies approx. 2,5 months (or earlier) prior to the start of the ITC course applied for, can apply at an earlier stage indicating clearly the expected period when the official bachelor degree and complete transcript will be uploaded. A letter of the present university stating the status of the student and finalization date and the transcript of courses followed and their grades should be uploaded while applying for the course. After a positive assessment by ITC a conditional letter will be provided, which will be replaced by an official acceptance letter when the official degree and complete transcript are uploaded in the application system. In the meantime the financial matters can be continued. Do note that most sponsors do not accept a conditional letter when applying for their fellowship.

We need a course record, grade record or study statement from the university you attended (transcript/overview of marks/grades/subjects) to be able to assess your eligibility to join courses at ITC.

We need a copy of your passport or EU identification card for registration purposes. However, it is not essential in the early stages of applying for an ITC course. Once you are certain of coming to ITC, a passport is an absolute necessity, not only for travelling to the Netherlands but also for visa purposes.

Yes, you may apply for more than one course simultaneously. However, we limit the number of simultaneous applications to three. Please note that your applications should be in line with your educational background. It is best to submit applications only for those courses for which you are specifically qualified, as it is unlikely that you will be accepted otherwise. Once you have applied for additional courses, we will require you to upload supporting documents again.

You can apply for multiple courses simultaneously. For an MSc course, you can do so via Studielink.nl (and cancel your other application if you wish). For short courses, please inform your admission officer by sending an email to admission-itc@utwente.nl. Please indicate the course you wish to withdraw the application from. Then, using your existing online profile, submit a new application by selecting the course you desire via the course finder. We will withdraw the initial application for you.

The deadline for submitting your application (registration deadline) depends on the course you want to apply for.

The main registration deadlines are:

• Twelve weeks before starting date of Master's, Postgraduate and Diploma courses;
• Six weeks before starting date of courses 12 weeks or less;
• Four weeks before starting date of distance courses.

Find the exact deadlines in the programme overview of the course of your interest. Go to the studyfinder to find your course.

In the login section of the online application system Osiris,

click on CHANGE USERNAME/PASSWORD FORGOTTEN?

Then fill in the requested information and click on Submit. A new username and/or password will be sent to your personal email address.

Based on the information you have provided, you appear to be eligible for the course you have applied for. You have received an admission letter and a pro-forma invoice. The course fees and other costs shown in the pro-forma invoice need to be paid in full before you may join the course. These fees need to be paid by either yourself or a fellowship sponsor. You may need the (provisional) admission letter for your application for funding from sponsors. After receiving your payment and/or scholarship award letter and after ITC has received certified hard copies (not applicable for short courses) of your academic documents, the status of your application will be changed to 'Approved'.

This means that your application has been received and is being processed. Possibly the information you have submitted is not yet complete, so we are unable to assess your eligibility. In this case you will need to supply further information. If further information is needed, then we will contact you. Please look for messages on your application page from the student registrar or contact us via the application page. Until the application is provisionally accepted, you will not be able to obtain a provisional admission letter.

The admission officer has indicated in your application what the reason is for requesting you to supply proof of English language ability. Please check the programme's admission criteria to find more information on English language requirements.

Unfortunately, without a sufficient English language test report, your application will not be processed.

No, unfortunately you can’t use the letter again. A (provisional) letter of acceptance remains valid for one year and only for the course you applied for.

Therefore, you will need to re-apply for the next academic year to receive a new (provisional) letter of acceptance.

If you wish to change your details or receive a new admission letter, you will have to make a new application for a course via the course finder. You may use your existing profile to make the new application.

During your admission process at the University of Twente, we request you provide us with certified hardcopies after we have received your payment or scholarship award letter (not applicable for Short courses).

Dutch law requires the University of Twente to pursue these certified photocopies of the final documents (after graduation) to finalize a student's enrolment. Please send us certified photocopies of your final documents.

If you still have to pass your diploma/degree, please wait until you have received the final documents, as no temporary or predicted documents are accepted. The deadline to submit the certified photocopies is before the start of your study. Please be aware that you can not be enrolled if we do not receive the documents before the start of your study.

Please check our visa and immigration page on our website website. For courses lasting more than three months, a residence permit is required for the Netherlands. ITC will apply for this permit on your behalf. Please note that you should NOT apply to the embassy for a residence permit yourself.

Unfortunately, no we cannot arrange visas or residence permits for family members.

Under Dutch Government rules, you need to apply for a family members residence permit once you (the student) arrive in the Netherlands. Within the application process, you will need to prove that you have sufficient financial means to support your family. Details of these requirements can be found at the website of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND).

Because of these rules and requirements, it will not be possible for family members to travel with you at the start of your course if they require a residence permit.

To be able to assess your eligibility for an ITC course, we need to determine whether you hold the appropriate academic qualifications. We determine this on the basis of your uploads of degrees, diplomas and course records. You must upload your highest academic qualifications within a period of 20 days. If you have not done so within this period, your application is automatically deleted.

You can inform the student registrar via the online application page at any time. We will terminate your account upon request.

You can download a copy of our digital Master's brochures.