As a prospective bachelor’s student you must have a diploma of secondary education that is equivalent to Dutch standards. In order to be admitted to Fontys University of Applied Sciences students must be eligible for higher education through a diploma of secondary education / high school diploma with good results:
For students with the Dutch nationality (with the Dutch secondary school diploma): MBO-4-, HAVO- or VWO-diploma with mathematics and physics..
For students of other nationalities, who followed the British curriculum, the minimum requirements are:
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma with mathematics and physics or
General Certicificate of Secondary Education in 4 subjects with marks ranging from A-C, plus a General Certicificate of Education with 2 subjects at Advanced Subsidiary level (6 different subjects in total). Mathematics and physics. Must be taken at Advanced Subsidiary level.
For students who are in posession of an International Baccalaureate diploma (with mathematics and physics): we accept both SL and HL results.
For students with other secondary education/high school diplomas: As soon as your application is visible in Studielink we will contact you by e-mail and ask you to send us your documents for the diploma assessment.
For the English taught programmes, the minimum English language proficiency required is explained in the table below:
IELTS, 6.0 (academic level)
TOEFL paper, 550
TOEFL computer, 213
TOEFL internet, 80
TOEIC*, 670
Cambridge ESOL, FCE-C (scale 169-172)
As a student you are trained to become an electronic engineer in product design. Designing has an intrinsically multidisciplinary character and requires technology based knowledge but also project management skills. The bachelor program EEE offers an integrated approach of these skills by project based learning (EXPO* and IPD*) and subject-specific courses. Communication subjects and Integrated Project Management are part of the curriculum.The Fontys EEE bachelor program with a focus on designing electronic systems is unique in the Netherlands. (*EXPO stands for: Engineering eXPerience Organisation; IPD for Integrated Product Development). The total study programme of 4 years is split up in: - the Propaedeutic phase (1 year) - the Core phase (3 years). The curriculum of the EEE bachelor program is offered in the context of 4 themes:
Do you want to be active with light and sound technologies? In the bachelor program EEE you can take part in projects specifically aimed at sound (and light) engineering. Student JP Cardoso (Brasil) explains why Sound Engineering is great. For more information
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Health insurance: EUR €652.80 per year
