Creative Technology

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• Admission requirements

  You will be admitted to this bachelor's if you possess a Dutch VWO-diploma. You do not need a specific profile.

  International diploma
  Students from outside the Netherlands should have a pre-university secondary education comparable to the Dutch vwo-diploma: good A-level results or International Baccalaureate. All applications are reviewed individually due to their distinctive nature. Therefore, the only way to determine admissibility is by submitting an official application for enrolment via Studielink and providing all required documentation in OSIRIS. After you have done so, you will be informed about your admissibility as soon as possible via email. These admission requirements are valid for the September 2023 intake.

  European Baccalaureate

  With a European Baccalaureate diploma, you will probably be admissible to the bachelor's in Creative Technology. This depends on the subjects and levels you have achieved. A successfully completed European Baccalaureate diploma is required before the start of the academic year. Your curriculum has to contain: mathematics for 3 hours & English.

  International Baccalaureate

  With the International Baccalaureate diploma, you will probably be admissible to the bachelor's in Creative Technology. This depends on the subjects and levels you have achieved. A successfully completed International Baccalaureate diploma is required before the start of the academic year. Your curriculum has to contain at least: Mathematical Studies SL / Applications & Interpretations SL and English.

  GCSE & GCE A2-levels

  With the General Certificate of Education, you will probably be admissible to the bachelor's in Creative Technology. This depends on the subjects and levels you have achieved. Successfully completed GCE A2-level is required before the start of the academic year. For possible admission, we require at least:

  3 (I)GCSE / GCE O-Level with an A, B or C grade or 4 – 9 score.

  3 full GCE A2-Level with an A, B or C grade.

  Students need to have six different subjects in (I)GCSE / GCE O-Level and A2-Level. For Creative Technology you should have at least followed GCE A2-Level Mathematics and English.

  Advanced placement exams

  The USA High School Diploma is equivalent to the Dutch vwo-diploma only in combination with at least 4 CollegeBoard Advanced Placement (AP) exams with a 3, 4 or 5 grade. The High School should be accredited and recognised by one of the commissions or by the state. Your curriculum has to contain at least: Mathematics AP Calculus AB or AP Calculus BC and English.

  Entry level English

  As the programme is taught entirely in English, a high level of English proficiency is required as well:

  • IELTS (academic, not older than 2 years): minimum overall score of 6.0, a minimum score on each section of 5.5
  • TOEFL iBT (not older than 2 years): minimum overall score of 80, a minimum score on each section of 18
  • Cambridge (CAE/CPE): minimum overall score of 169, a minimum score on each section of 162

  Make sure you have obtained a valid English test result before the application deadline. For EU students the application deadline for a completed application with all the required uploads submitted via OSIRIS is 1 July. For non-EU students, this deadline is 1 May. You can even apply even though you have not completed your degree yet.

  More information

  Read more about how to enroll and please do not hesitate to contact the University of Twente for more information.

• Signing up for the Bachelor's programme Creative Technology

  First, you need to sign up for Creative Technology via Studielink and provide all the required documents. After you have signed up you will receive information from the admission office about the requirements for starting the study.

  For Creative Technology it is mandatory to participate in a matching event. You can attend this event after you submitted all the required documents. Once all the required documents have been submitted, you have taken part  in an matching event, and you have met other (including financial) obligations, you will be informed of the decision regarding your admission to the programme. If you are admitted, you can proceed to enrol  in the programme  of Creative Technology at the University of Twente. 

  The University of Twente works with different enrolment deadlines, according to the programme, your nationality and your previous education diploma. You can register from October if you want to start the course the following year in September.

  Arrange you application via Studielink

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  You can sign up from October onwards.

  Sign up and required documents

  The University of Twente works with different enrolment deadlines, according to the programme, your nationality and your previous education diploma. You can register from October if you want to start the course the following year in September. 

  Go to Studielink

  Enrolment

  Once all the required documents have been submitted (including a copy of the diploma that enables you to be admitted to the programme), you have taken part in the matching procedure and you have met other (including financial) obligations, you will be informed of the decision regarding your admission to the Creative Technology programme at the University of Twente. More information 

  Please note: For international students, slightly different arrangements may apply and the documents required and deadlines may also differ. The information will be sent by email from the Admission Office and the International Office.

  IMPORTANT

  It’s important to complete the mandatory matching event procedure by reflection. After the matching event you’ll receive a reflection form. You need to send this to us within a week after the event.

• Matching

  At Creative Technology we think it is important for you to choose a programme that meets your expectations and is a good match with your interests and your talents. A good match between you and the study programme you choose increases your chances to successfully complete the programme and obtain a diploma.To make sure that you choose the right programme for you, the programme organizes a matching procedure.

  Participation in the matching procedure for this study programme is mandatory!

  If you do not register for Creative Technology before 1 May and do not participate in the matching activity you will not be admitted to the programme.

  The matching procedure consists of the following aspects:

  • Sharing the online questionnaire, your portfolio, CV and motivation letter;
  • Matching activity. In 2024, matching activities will take place both online and on campus. 
  • After completing these compulsory matching steps, you need to submit a reflection form regarding your choice of study for Creative Technology.

  The dates of the matching events are:

  On-campus (VU): 2 May 2024, 11 July 2024
  Online: 5 March 2024, 25 June 2024

  Sign up and more information

  For more information about the matching procedure and a form to sign up, please visit Welcome to Creative Technology UT-VU (vu-utwente.nl)

  In case of questions you can contact studyadvisor-create@vu.nl

• What does this collaboration between VU and UT do for me?

  As a CreaTe-VU student you will have the best of both worlds. Studying most of your time at VU, you will experience the student life, the mix of cultures, and everything else that Amsterdam and the VU have to offer. As almost all engineering related programmes in the Netherlands are located far away from Amsterdam, this is a unique opportunity. At the same time you will also spend some time at the University of Twente. Where you will have access to all their facilities, their beautiful campus, and where you will experience the hospitality of Twente.

  How much time do I spend at the University of Twente
  Anually the average is about 20%. Please note that this is an annual average, the amount you need to attend the University of Twente per month may vary. Some periods you will be there more often than other periods. With an annual average of 20%. We strive to plan multiple consecutive lecturing days in Enschede, so you can stay the night and profit optimally from your stay and the facilities in Enschede.

  Travelling to the University of Twente
  In addition to the on-campus education at the VU, you travel to the University of Twente a few times a month, mainly to follow practicals. From the train station next to the VU, there is a direct train to Hengelo. From Hengelo it is a 10-minute bus ride to the University of Twente campus.

  Accommodation
  Because you will stay consecutive days at the UT, we advise you to stay there overnight. At the UT campus there are cabins available at cost price, specifically allocated to the Creative Technology students. These cabins are group accommodation on the UT campus. You can expect to spend about 350 - 450 euro for the overnight stays in the cabins per academic year. More information can be found on this page.

  Diploma
  At graduation, you will receive a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from the University of Twente.