Four years of study – combination of practice and theory. Next to specializing in finance and control, you learn to work with people from other departments and backgrounds. StartUp Factory – start your own business, become a consultant for a company in the Netherlands or Germany, join a social enterprise, or take part in our film project. Two internships. Possibility to spend one semester at one of our over 125 partner universities all over the world.

Bachelor's students As a prospective Bachelor's student you must have a diploma of higher 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. This means: For Dutch students: VWO-, HAVO- or MBO-diploma For German students: Fachabitur or Abitur (Fachhochschulreife or Allgemeine Hochschulreife) For students of other nationalities: senior high school diploma/ GCE or equivalent e.g. the British GCE A-levels or GCSE grades A, B or C, International Baccalaureate, the French Baccalaureat or the American High School (top stream or plus 1 year college) Besides your diploma, please provide additional academic qualifications if available (especially in the fields of mathematics and economics). E.g. additional courses, workshops, projects, participation in competitions. Language requirements For the English taught programmes, the minimum English language proficiency required is explained in the following table: * only if the units 'Speaking and Writing' and 'Listening and Reading' have been passed succesfully. The level of English proficiency must always meet the entry requirements for the chosen Fontys course. Fontys always reserves the right to require a language proficiency test for all categories of applicants. Exemptions Some applicants can be exempted from submitting the language proficiency test results: Candidates with a Dutch HAVO / VWO diploma EEA/EU candidates with the required previous education. Applicants whose previous education was English-taught, and taken in a country in which English is an official language Applicants whose mother tongue is English TEST Bachelor's and Master's IELTS 6.0 TOEFL paper 550 TOEFL computer 213 TOEFL internet 79/80