Tuition and Payment

1. You meet the nationality requirement
   This means you have the nationality of a country that is part of the European Economic Area (EEA) or of Suriname or Switzerland.
2. You have not previously obtained a degree
   By this we mean that
   - At the start of the academic year of your associate degree study programme, you have not yet obtained an associate degree, bachelor's or master's degree, or
   - At the start of the academic year of your bachelor's study programme you have not yet obtained a bachelor's degree, or
   - At at the start of the academic year of your master's study programme you have not yet obtained a master's degree.

Exceptions

In addition to the above conditions, statutory tuition also applies in the following cases:

• You are applying for an associate degree programme in healthcare or education and you have not yet completed an associate degree, bachelor's or master's programme in healthcare or education.
• You are applying for a bachelor study programme in healthcare or education and you have not yet completed a bachelor study programme in healthcare or education.
• You are applying for a master study programme in healthcare or education and you have not yet completed a master study programme in healthcare or education..
• After obtaining your first degree, you may complete a second study that you started as you were enrolled in a first study programme at the statutory tuition rate.
• You have UAF (University Assistance Fund) status.

If you do not meet the above conditions, the institutional tuition fee will apply to your enrolment. Would you like to know the amount of the different fees? Consult the overview of tuition fees.

Using the Tuition Guide you can determine which tuition fee applies to you. Please note: no rights can be derived from the information and fees in the tuition guide.

The Tuition Guide does not apply to post-initial master's programs.

You can enrol in a second study programme during your studies. If you pay the statutory tuition, you only have to pay the tuition for your first study programme. If the second study programme is taught by the same institute, it will be arranged automatically. If your second study programme is taught by a different institute, you can request exemption from payment for your second study programme.

After obtaining a degree for your first study programme, you are allowed to continue paying the statutory tuition fee for your second study programme. However, you must have started your second study programme during your first study programme and you must have followed it without interruption. If you do not meet these two requirements, you will have to pay the institutional fee.

If you pay the institutional fee, you must do so for each enrolment. For example, if you are enrolled in two study programmes, you must pay the institutional fee twice.

Explanation of institutional fee second bachelor or master study programme

For a second associate degree, bachelor's or master's study programme, you must pay the institutional tuition, not the statutory tuition. This is stipulated in article 7.46 of the Higher Education and Scientific Research Act. The amount of the institutional tuition is determined by the Executive Board and may vary per study programme or per group of students. It may not be lower than the statutory rate.

Government funding for initial studies distinguishes between different study programmes: alpha/gamma study programmes are funded lower than beta and health care studies. There are also differences between bachelor and master funding. These differences in funding are generally reflected in the level of institutional tuition for second studies.

In addition, the following factors may play a role in determining institutional tuition:

• Internal factors such as costs and objectives. For example, attracting more students for a second degree; charging for certain facilities related to the programme; applying a single fee; separate fees for EU and non-EU students or for students who have already completed a first degree at their home institution; annual indexation; the level of statutory tuition fees and the method of calculating government funding.
• External factors. For example, an overview of institutional tuition fees in Europe, or an insight into the choice behaviour of students who fall into the target group to be reached.

Sources

The amount and justification of tuition and institutional tuition can be found on the website on the page under the headings 'Terms and conditions' and 'Tuition fees'.

Opinion of the Central Representative Board

When adjusting institutional tuition, the Executive Board seeks advice from the CRB prior to adoption for the new academic year.

Via Studielink, you can issue a digital authorisation*. With a one-off authorisation, we will debit the total tuition amount from your account around 25 September and you won't pay any administration fee. With a standing order, we will debit the tuition in 10 monthly instalments, around the twenty-fifth of the month, from September until June. You must pay a one-off €24.00 administration fee for this. For more information, see the payment conditions.

* Someone else can authorise Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences to debit the tuition from his, her, their account in your place according to the same conditions.

Change digital authorisation If the digital authorisation has not yet been confirmed, you can still change the payment details in Studielink. Go to the question library in Studielink to find out how to arrange this. Once you have issued the digital authorisation, you can no longer change the payment details. If you have any questions about digital authorisation, please contact the Front Office of the Student Service Centre via this form.

If your employer or an institution is going to pay the tuition, arrange the payment via the form Payment arrangement for employer/institution. This form is only available from 1 June until 31 July.

By filling in this form, the employer/agency declares to guarantee the payment of the tuition. This form must be received by Student Services Centre by 31 July at the latest. Upon receipt of the fully completed form and signed (by both parties), the employer/agency will receive an invoice to be paid before 1 September.

Please note that forms received after 31 July will no longer be processed. If that is the case, you must arrange the tuition payment via digital authorisation in Studielink.

If you also study at another educational institution and pay the statutory tuition there, you may be eligible for exemption from paying the tuition at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. You can arrange this by applying for a digital Proof of Paid Tuition (Bewijs Betaald Collegegeld) via Studielink.

Request a Proof of Paid Tuition from the other educational institution in time for them to ensure that we will receive it from them before 1 September. Upon receipt, your eligibility for this exemption will be assessed.

Check out the roadmap to pay with Proof of Paid Tuition here.

BBC for a minor course (proof of paid tuition)

• Do you need a BBC for a minor at another institution? In this case, the BBC application will not be processed through Studielink. Apply for the BBC at the educational institution where you pay your statutory tuition fees, and make sure that the educational institution where you will be taking your external minor receives the BBC before 1 September.
• If you pay statutory tuition fees at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and you need a BBC for a minor at another educational institution, you can apply for the BBC at the Front Office of the Financial Services Centre. After we have checked your application, we will ensure that the other educational institution receives the BBC within 10 working days.