Admission requirements

To enter the bachelor programme International Business of Rotterdam Business School you must meet the following requirements: 

4-year programme

Dutch secondary education diploma

Applicants with a Dutch secondary education diploma: HAVO, MBO 4 or VWO diploma, please check the website of Hogeschool Rotterdam for details about Admission Requirements.

EU and non-EU nationality applicants without a Dutch diploma

Students with a Secondary school diploma equivalent to a Dutch HAVO, MBO 4 or VWO diploma are eligible for our Bachelor programmes..

Click here to check at the Nuffic website whether your diploma meets the minimum level requirement. Nuffic can provide you with information of most education systems from around the world including the ‘International Baccalaureate’.

You need to meet the following requirements:

• For your final registration we need to either receive an original certified photocopy* of your diploma and a final transcript by post. Or you can show your original diploma and transcript in person before the deadline of 31st of August**. Certified translations (by sworn translator) are required if not in Dutch, English, French or German. 
• English test level (check the language requirements in the menu on the left).
• Pass the intake interview with one of our recruiters.
• Chinese applicants also need to submit a Nuffic certificate.

*An original certified photocopy is a photocopy of your original diploma. This copy is stamped and signed by the school or the institute which awarded your diploma.

** If you will not obtain your Diploma before the 31st of August we need to receive a statement from your school with the following information:

• Your personal details; initial(s), surname, date of birth and place of birth.
• The name and location of the school.
• The name of the course/Diploma that is obtained.
• The name of the subjects in which the finals have been taken.
• The date of graduation.
• The date on which the diploma was obtained or will be issued.

3-year programme (Fast track)

Dutch secondary education diploma

Applicants with a Dutch secondary education diploma (VWO), please check the website of Hogeschool Rotterdam for details about Admission Requirements.

EU and non EU nationality applicants without a Dutch diploma

Students with a Secondary school diploma equivalent to a Dutch VWO diploma are eligible for our Bachelor programmes.

Click here to check at the Nuffic website whether your diploma meets the minimum level requirement. Nuffic can provide you with information of most education systems from around the world including the ‘International Baccalaureate’.

You need to meet the following requirements:

• For a final registration we need to either receive an original certified photocopy* of your diploma and final transcript by post. Or you can show your original diploma and transcript in person before the deadline of 31^st of August**. Certified translations (by sworn translator) are required if not in Dutch, English, French or German. 
• English test level (check requirements).
• Pass the intake interview with one of our recruiters.
• Pass the intake interview with the Fast Track coordinator.
• Chinese applicants also need to submit a Nuffic certificate.

*An original certified photocopy is a photocopy of your original diploma. This copy is stamped and signed by the school or the institute which awarded your diploma.

** If you will not obtain your Diploma before the 31^st of August we need to receive a statement from your school with the following information:

• Your personal details; initial(s), surname, date of birth and place of birth.
• The name and location of the school.
• The name of the course/Diploma that is obtained.
• The name of the subjects in which the finals have been taken.
• The date of graduation.
• The date on which the diploma was obtained or will be issued.

Students who want to study one of our Bachelor programmes should have a secondary school diploma equivalent to a Dutch HAVO, MBO4 or VWO diploma. Please check the list below and be aware that this list is an indication of your diploma level. Your admission is based on your actual documents.

Exemption on placement semester

Students with a minimum of one-year full-time relevant work experience (in the fields of Finance & Accounting, Marketing Management, Logistics Management and/or International Human Resource Management) can apply to the examination board for an exemption from doing their placement semester. Instead they provide a placement report to meet the placement criteria.

English language requirements

English requirements (we accept):

• IELTS Academic 6.0;
• TOEFL iBT 80;
• Cambridge FCE: Grade B scale 173-175 | Grade C scale 169-172

Exemptions for the English level requirement are: Applicants whose medium of instruction of the previous education was in English and some EU secondary education diplomas.

Please send the required application documents to the Admissions team. Your education and your level of English will be reviewed and if you have met the requirements for the bachelor programme, you will be contacted for an intake interview.

EU and non-EU applicants who reside in the Netherlands also need to submit:

• GBA form (address registration in the Netherlands)
• Valid residence permit

Application deadline Bachelor programmes

*Non-EU applicants have an early deadline of May 1st due to visa applications that have to be submitted.

For a Willem de Kooning Academy bachelor programme, please see the admission information on the Willem de Kooning Academy website.