Application FIBS September 2025 intake

Last name

First name

E-mail

Date of birth (DD-MM-YYYY)

Study Programme

Student number (if known)

If applicable: Agency information

Name and location agency

Name and e-mail address of the contact person

Your education information

The name of your secondary school

The city of your secondary school

The country of your secondary school

Name of the original diploma

A scan of your secondary school diploma and gradelist (max. 5 Mb)

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These must be scans of the original documents, in the original language. If these are not in Dutch, English or German, an official translation is required in addition to a copy of the document in the original language.

Please keep in mind, that we will need to see the original diploma and list of transcripts in campus (or certified copy per post) at a later date (but before August 15th)

Identification

A scan of your ID / passport (front and back side as one single file) (max. 5 Mb)

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This document must at least be valid until the date of submitting the application for the study program.

Current EER Residence permit, if applicable (If you have a non-EU/EER nationality) (max. 5 Mb)

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Language proficiency

For study programmes in English

English language certificate (NB! not necessary if your diploma is included in the Code of Conduct) (max. 5 Mb)

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For all course programmes conducted in the English language, a minimum level of proficiency in the English language is required. Find the list of criteria on this website

Some applicants may be exempted from submitting language proficiency test results, as follows:

Applicants who have a diploma of secondary education in a country listed in the diploma list drawn up on behalf of the associates of institutions of higher education, as published on the website of the code of conduct
Applicants who have followed two years of their previous education in English.
Applicants who have a Dutch mbo-4, havo or vwo diploma

Students, who are not fulfilling one of the abovementioned exemption criteria, must submit one of the following English language certificates as part of the enrolment.

Study programmes in German

German language certificate (NB! Not necessary if the secondary education was taught in German) (max. 5 Mb)

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For German study programmes, the following language levels are required:

At least a B2 level in German language, which can be confirmed with the following certificates:

TestDAF certificate for B2
DSD test (Deutsches SprachDiplom) for at least B2 level

Study programmes in Dutch

Dutch language certificate (NB! Not necessary if the secondary education was taught in Dutch) (max. 5 Mb)

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For Dutch study programmes the following language certificate is required:

- State Exams Dutch as a Second Language (Nt2)

Additional documents and remarks

IMPORTANT for non EU students that need a visa/residence permit through Fontys!

It is mandatory for your visa application to submit a CV and a motivational letter. Please upload it as one PDF.

The motivational letter should at least cover the following topics:

describe your current personal situation
why do you want to study at the given study program
why do you want to study at Fontys University in Venlo
why do you think you are a fit candidate for the study program of your choice
how will you be funding the tuition fees and the living expenses
where do you plan on living during your studies in Venlo

Your CV should at least cover the following topics:

All activities up until and including this month (education and career related)
Your marital status

The documents mentioned in the form need to be submitted in total for us to be able to evaluate if you are admissible and if Fontys can be the recognized sponsor on your visa/residence permit. If you do not submit 1 or more documents, we will not be able to take this into the evaluation which can lead to a finding of 'not admissible' or 'refusal of the recognized sponsorship on your visa/residence permit.

For EU students or non-EU students that do not need a visa/residence permit through Fontys

Maybe you want to send us some additional documents, such as your CV or motivational letter, that you want to share with us.

You can upload those documents as one PDF.

Additional documents (max. 5 Mb)

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Additional remarks

Class registration

Do you have any preferences for your future class (e.g. being in the same class with a certain student)?

Only for applicants for International Business

All 1st year International Business students must choose a compulsory foreign language as part of the curriculum. The choice of language lasts for the full two first study years and it is not possible to change to another foreign language course once the lectures have started. The foreign language choice will also be one of the criteriums for class registration.

You can choose between Dutch, Spanish and German. (Please note that you cannot choose the language that is connected to your nationality / language of your previous education)

Confirm your language choice here