You might choose to go to the Netherlands to follow a course of study in Higher Education in the Dutch language, instead. If this is the case, you are required to follow the official ‘Dutch as a Second Language, programme II’ (NT2-II) to prepare for your study programme.

On the ‘study in’ website you will find a couple of language centres where courses can be followed that correspond with the level of the State Examination ‘Dutch as a Second Language, programme II’ (NT2-II). Foreign students are required to pass this examination before being admitted to higher education in the Netherlands. Anyone wishing to be admitted to the beginners course of NT2-II must have a good command of French, German or English.

The minimum requirement for participation in the Dutch bachelor programme is a secondary education diploma which would qualify the applicant for admission to higher education in the Netherlands (an institute for higher professional education or applied sciences, or a university). To find out what Fontys University of Applied Sciences can offer you, check out an overview of the Fontys bachelor programmes on our Dutch site.