Students with an international bachelor degree

What is your background?

Students with the following bachelor programmes from a research university are eligible to the programme:

Faculty of Economics and Business (UG) or comparable programmes from another research university

• Business Administration (Bedrijfskunde)
• Econometrics and Operations Research
• Economics and Business Economics
• International Business

Faculty of Spatial Sciences (UG) or comparable programmes from another research university

• Human Geography and Planning
• Spatial Planning and Design

Faculty of Science and Engineering (UG) or comparable programmes from another research university

• Industrial Engineering & Management (Technische Bedrijfskunde)

Selection period

The selection takes place in May and June.

Selection procedure

1. Application

Apply before May 1st via Studielink for the programme Real Estate Studies

2. Upload the required documents

You will receive a request from the Admissions Office to upload the following documents before May 1st

• Passport or ID
• Motivation letter (max. 1 page, elaborate on the knowledge and experience in the areas of a) real estate and urban economics, b) economics and finance, c) human geography and spatial planning, and d) research methodology)
• CV
• List of grades of bachelor’s degree including a weighted average of the grades
• Certified copy of your diploma's (if not available yet a transcript will do and a list of courses you still have to complete)
• High school (secondary education) diploma
• Two letters of recommendation (signed and printed from academic staff)
• Preferably your bachelor thesis in English but, if not available, a graded essay in English but, if not available, a max. 5 page summary of your thesis or a graded essay in English.
• If you are not a native English speaker, proof of English proficiency level*

3. More detailed information on the assessment procedure

For more detailed information on the assessment procedure and the ranking see the following PDF:
Admission and selection procedure Master Real Estate Studies (PDF)

4. Result

You will receive the result of the assessment just before or on June 1st.

* With regard to the English proficiency level, one of the following requirements need to be satisfied:

• IELTS (Academic) 6.5 - no less than 6.0 on each section
• TOEFL IBT (internet-based test) 90 - no less than 18 for reading and listening, no less than 20 for speaking, and no less than 21 for writing
• Cambridge English CAE or CPE Certificate English language