Admission and Finances

You need a certificate of secondary education. For example:

• Dutch havo or vwo certificate (see the Dutch page for the accepted profiles)
• International Baccalaureate (DP & CP)*
• Abitur
• Fachhochschulereife
• Sekolah Menegah Atas (SMA)
• General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE-A level)
• Diploma de Bacalaureat
• Diploma di superamento dell’esame di stato conclusivo
• Título de Bachiller
• Diploma za sredno obrazovanie
• Świadectwo ukończenia liceum ogólnokształcącego or świadectwo dojrzałości

Your certificate is not mentioned here? No problem. Our admissions office decides if your prior education is sufficient.

*Haven't received your official IB diploma yet? You can give HAN University of Applied Sciences permission to verify your scores online on the IBO website. HAN's institute code is 035674.

For Embedded Systems Engineering, you need prior knowledge in a few areas. So your secondary education  certificate  needs to show satisfactory grades in these subjects:  

• English  
• Physics  
• Mathematics

What types of mathematics and physics can you expect in the 1st year?

Mathematics

Brief review of secondary school material:

• Solving equations
• Logarithmic and exponential functions
• Trigonometric functions
• Differentiating

New material:

• Complex numbers
• Vector calculation
• Integrating
• Introduction to differential equations
• Separation of variables
• Numeral systems (binary, hexadecimal)

Physics

• Electrical networks

To prove your proficiency in English, you have to do a language test. We accept:

• TOEFL iBT* score of 80 or higher
• IELTS (academic) score of 6.0 or higher with no sub-scores below 5.0
• Cambridge FCE Grade C minimum score 169 / CAE / CPE

*Please note that home editions are not accepted. Only tests taken at an examination center are considered. Also, you can ask ETS TOEFL to send us your score directly by using the HAN University of Applied Sciences code: 7832.

Exemption to the language test requirement

You don't have to do a language test if:

• You have completed one of these baccalaureate programs: International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP), International Baccalaureate Careers-Related Program (IBCP) or European Baccalaureate (English Language 1 or 2).
• You completed your secondary or tertiary education in English in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada (not including Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, U.S.A. or the U.K.
• You have one of the diplomas on this Nuffic list and English was part of the curriculum.

Matching is to make sure Embedded Systems Engineering at HAN is the right choice for you. How does it work? Apply for the program. After that we contact you about an online interview. After the interview we email you with 1 of 3 possible matching results: 

1. Positive
Congratulations! Embedded Systems Engineering seems to be a good match for you. 

2. Action required
You need to take some steps to prepare for your studies. By doing this, you increase your chances of success at HAN. The steps are not mandatory. They are recommendations, like working on your mathematics or talking to other students. Taking these steps is your own responsibility. 

3. Negative
The program doesn’t seem to be a good match for you. Depending on when you applied, this could mean 2 things. You're advised not to enroll in Embedded Systems Engineering. Or you're excluded from enrolling in this program. 

Questions? More information?

Contact ASK HAN on +31 24 353 05 00 or by email: Ask@HAN.nl.

Do you meet the admission criteria? Then you can apply.

Apply on Studielink before:

Read the Step-by-step guide to Studielink (in PDF). 

• If you still need to submit information, you will receive an email about it. This will also contain your login information for “My Application”.
• Log in to "My Application" to submit documents or details. You can also see the status of your submitted information here.
• It’s possible you only need to upload a passport photo. We use the photo for your HAN card, which you will need for all facilities on campus. 
• Have you applied for more than one program? Then you will see what info you still need to submit per program. 

You want to be sure the program is a good fit for you, right? That’s why at HAN you have to participate in Matching. That could include filling in a questionnaire. Or attending an interview. Each program has its own matching procedure. You’ll automatically be invited to schedule your Matching activities.

Ready to finalize your enrollment and become a HAN student? The final step, after submitting all necessary documents, is paying your tuition fee. Find out more about how to pay your tuition fee.

• Make sure you've finished steps 2, 3 and 4 before starting your program. Preferably a few weeks before. That way your enrollment is confirmed in time and you have access to all the facilities from the start of your studies.
• Go to Studielink to see if your enrollment in the program is confirmed.