Tilburg University

Overview

Enjoying the reputation as Europe's best in Business, Economics, and Law, Tilburg University also specializes in Humanities and Social Sciences. It provides high quality education and research on a compact campus with excellent facilities.

Tilburg University is known for its international orientation: Students from 85 countries take part in its prestigious and innovative degree programs, literally making the campus a ‘global village’ of diversity.

With 4 Bachelor Degree programs (3 years) and more than 30 Master Degree programs (1 or 2 years) taught in English, Tilburg University offers a wide choice of programs to international students.

The university has six schools:

- School of Economics and Management

- Law School

- School of Humanities

- School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

- School of Theology

- TiasNimbas Business School

Involvement in society

Tilburg University attaches great value to contributing to the development of a better, fairer and more sustainable society. In their educational programs, important societal and global issues form the backdrop to learning, from ageing, individualization and religious differences to climate change and poverty. At Tilburg University, you will become more aware of the issues facing our globalizing world and how your future decisions will impact society.

Honours programme & scholarships

Students who do well at Tilburg University will be eligible for unique opportunities, such as the Honours Programme, Outreaching Programme,

Top classes and Excellence Scholarships and all students are encouraged to spend part of their degrees abroad, with a choice of over 200 partner universities globally.

Basic TOEFL/IELTS

* IELTS test with an average minimum score of 6.0 and a minimum score of 5.5 on each of the parts.
* TOEFL test score with a minimum score of 550 for the paper based version, 213 for the computer based version, or 80 for the Internet based version. The TOEFL Institutional code for Tilburg University is 9860.
* Cambridge Proficiency.

However, an English proficiency test is NOT required if:
* you are an English native speaker, i.e. if you are a citizen of, or have obtained your secondary school diploma in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada (with the exception of Quebec), New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States of America.
* you have completed all your secondary school education in English.
* you have completed your secondary school education (VWO) in the Netherlands.

English Language Support

The Language Centre of Tilburg University offers English language courses to students that want to further improve their English language abilities.

Distance Learning

N/A

Accommodation

Housing for the first year at Tilburg University is guaranteed. Most of the student residences are conveniently situated near the university or the city centre. Each student has his/her own room within a student unit. Kitchen, showers and toilets are shared with flatmates. The rooms are between 8 and 27 square meters. Rooms are equipped with a bed, a desk, a chair, a wardrobe, bookshelves, carpets, curtains and bedding. All student residences are supervised by a caretaker.
During your first year you will receive information on how to find a room for the following two years.

Price Range of Accommodation

EUR 375 - EUR 450 per month

Finance and Scholarships

Tilburg University does not offer scholarships for undergraduate programmes. There are a few organisations in the Netherlands that have some scholarships available, more information can be found on the following website: http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/bachelors-programmes/scholars...

Entry Requirements

A secondary school diploma that is equivalent to the Dutch VWO diploma. For a list of equivalent diplomas, please refer to the following website:
http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/bachelors-programmes/admissio...