Applying for the MSc Sustainable Entrepreneurship

You need an academic Bachelor’s degree from a research university (or equivalent) that includes business and economics related courses and either a Bachelor’s thesis or research methods courses.

Students with a Bachelor’s in one of the following areas are eligible for direct admission:

• Business Administration

• International Business

• Economics

• Spatial Planning

• Behavioural and Social Sciences

• Humanities

If you have not yet graduated when you apply, upload your most recent transcript and follow the instructions in the application portal (for example a Statement of Enrolment).

Don't meet the requirements?
In that case we advise you to do the 9-week Pre-Master.

The programme is fully taught in English, so you need to demonstrate strong English skills.

In some cases you are exempt from submitting an additional English test. In all other cases you must complete an approved English language test.

Below you can find:

• the situations in which you are exempt from submitting a test (English test: exemptions), and

• the accepted English tests and minimum scores (English test: accepted tests & grades).

You are exempt from submitting an extra English test if one of the following applies to you:

• Native speaker + secondary education
  You are a native speaker of English and completed your entire secondary education in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom or the United States.

• English-taught Bachelor’s in specific countries
  You have completed an English-taught Bachelor’s in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom or the United States (these automatically count as proof of English).

• Full English-taught Bachelor’s
  You have completed a full English-taught Bachelor’s degree where English is the only language of instruction.

• Explicit exemption
  The Admission Board has explicitly granted you an exemption.

If you do not fall under one of the exemptions above, you must complete an approved English language test (see English test: accepted tests & grades).

If you have not taken a test yet, indicate this in your online application. If a test is required, you will be informed in your decision letter.

We accept the following English tests and minimum scores:

Validity of tests
IELTS, LanguageCert, Pearson PTE and TOEFL certificates are valid for two years. Cambridge certificates do not have limited validity.

* TOEFL MyBest Scores are not considered in the Admissions procedure.
** We do not accept IELTS Online certificates.

Studielink is the system used in the Netherlands to enroll students in higher education programmes. Both the University and the Dutch government obtain their information from Studielink.

Register in Studielink for: Sustainable Entrepreneurship WO Master

• Dutch students: log in with your DigiD.

• International students: choose “Log in without DigiD” and create a Studielink account.

After your Studielink registration you will receive an email with access to the online application portal (Progress).

There you upload the required documents, such as:

• Copy of your passport/ID

• Bachelor’s diploma and transcript (or proof of enrolment if you have not yet graduated)

• Proof of English proficiency (test result or indication of planned test / exemption)

• Any additional documents requested in the portal

If you apply with a non-Dutch diploma, an application fee (currently €100) is required before your file is assessed.

The Admissions Office checks whether your file is complete. When all documents are in, your application is sent to the Admissions Board and programme for content review.

If you are offered a place in the programme, you will first receive a (conditional) offer by email. If the Admissions Board selects you, you will receive a final acceptance message: congratulations, you’re in!

You will then be invited to (online) sessions for accepted students. Please save the date for the Introduction Week in the last week of August 2026.

To finalise your admission, you must meet all conditions in your offer (for example obtaining your diploma or proof of English proficiency) and send certified copies of your diploma and transcript (with official translations, if applicable) to the Admissions Office.