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Eindhoven · Netherlands · University of applied sciences

Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Hands-on university of applied sciences in Eindhoven, Tilburg and Venlo: small classes, company projects and internships.

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In English
23 programmes
City
Eindhoven
Apply via
Studielink
Next deadline
15 Jan 2027

Deadlines

  1. 15 January 2027, 23:59 CET

    Numerus fixus applications close
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Two numerus fixus programmes at most; medicine, dentistry, dental hygiene and physiotherapy allow one application per programme, so not medicine at two universities. Missing this does not cost you the year, but it does cost you every selective programme in it.

    Source

  2. 1 May 2027, 23:59*

    Last day to keep your right to a place (programmes without selection)
    Equal consideration
    Details

    Apply by 1 May and you are entitled to admission to a non-selective programme you qualify for. The government says a first application after 1 May may be refused - the programme can still take you, but does not have to. Some institutions set earlier dates of their own, and theirs is the one that binds.

    Studielink closes at 23:59 on 1 May. The government’s rule is what makes it an equal-consideration date: apply by 1 May and you are entitled to admission to a programme you qualify for ("Aanmelding tot en met 1 mei betekent ook recht op toelating"); a first application after 1 May "kan door de opleiding geweigerd worden" - the programme may still take you, but it does not have to. Some programmes close earlier for capacity or matching reasons, and the programme’s own date is the one that binds.

    Source

  3. 1 May 2027

    Apply by 1 May for a September 2027 start; arts programmes differ
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this school (4 more)

  1. 1 December 2026*

    Create your Studielink account
    Your own plan
    Details

    Not an official deadline. With a Dutch address you log in with DigiD, which the government says takes about five days. Without one you upload a scan or photo of your passport or EU identity card and Studielink verifies it automatically. Either way, do it well before 15 January.

    Source

  2. 15 April 2027*

    Ranking numbers issued
    Details

    Selection runs between 15 January and 15 April and every applicant receives a ranking number through Studielink. Indicative: Nuffic’s date, not the government’s.

    Source

  3. 15 June 2027

    Fontys housing application due, September 2027 start
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  4. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    Both Dutch deadlines fall well before this. How a conditional place pending results is handled is set by each institution; ask yours.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the Netherlands

What you could study here

Arts · 3

Circus and Performance Art

BA · 4 yrs · Tilburg

Audition: Studielink by 1 April 2027, two videos by 5 April, then a live audition in Tilburg on 18–20 May 2027.

Dance - Dance Arts in Context

BA · 4 yrs · Tilburg

Audition for one profile: Studielink by 1 March, material by 4 March, live audition in Tilburg 19–22 April 2027, plus a medical…

Music - Conservatory of Music Tilburg

BMus · 4 yrs · Tilburg

Audition and theory test: upload by 1 March 2027 (auditions 15–19 March) or 1 May 2027 (24–28 May); online interview if you…

Business · 5

  • Open entry

Finance & Control

BSc · 4 yrs · Venlo

Satisfactory grades in maths and economics (Fontys also names business economics); no IB grade is set.

  • Open entry

International Business

BBA · 4 yrs · Eindhoven and Venlo

Satisfactory grades in one of maths, economics or business economics; no IB grade is set.

Computing · 2

Engineering · 6

  • Open entry

Automotive Engineering

BSc · 4 yrs

Satisfactory grades in maths and physics; Fontys sets no IB grade.

  • Open entry

Logistics Engineering

BSc · 4 yrs · Venlo

Satisfactory grades in maths; Fontys sets no IB grade.

  • Open entry

Mechanical Engineering

BSc · 4 yrs

Satisfactory grades in maths and physics; Fontys sets no IB grade.

  • Open entry

Mechatronics

BSc · 4 yrs · Eindhoven and Venlo

Satisfactory grades in maths and physics; Fontys sets no IB grade.

Health · 2

  • Open entry

Physiotherapy

BSc · 4 yrs

No required subjects; Fontys recommends biology, English and maths.

Sciences · 2

  • Open entry

Applied Physics

BSc · 4 yrs

Satisfactory grades in maths and physics; Fontys sets no IB grade.

Other fields · 3

  • Open entry

Applied Mathematics

BSc · 4 yrs

Satisfactory grades in maths; Fontys sets no IB grade.

Maths

What it asks of IB students

The IB Diploma is named as giving access. Many programmes also want satisfactory maths grades, engineering also physics or chemistry, with no IB grade set. An IB Diploma usually exempts you from an English test.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Worth knowing

If you miss 1 May, most programmes still take EEA applicants until the final deadline (1 or 15 August), but with fewer housing options.

All 3 notes
  • If you miss 1 May, most programmes still take EEA applicants until the final deadline (1 or 15 August), but with fewer housing options.
  • Eleven of these bachelor's, including Automotive, Mechanical Engineering, ICT and Finance & Control, can also start in February; apply before 15 November for that.
  • Circus, Dance and Music in Tilburg select by audition, with deadlines months before 1 June.

Sources
  1. Fontys — Programmes, filtered to English-taught bachelor's (24 cards, 23 programmes) — checked 2026-09-26
  2. Fontys — Deadlines for applicants with an EEA nationality (September start: apply by 1 May; final deadline 1 or 15 August; February start 15 November) — checked 2026-09-30
  3. Fontys — Application deadlines (overview) — checked 2026-09-26
  4. Fontys — Mechatronics (admission timeline for the September 2027 start: apply by 1 May 2027, housing 15 June, start 6 September 2027) — checked 2026-09-30
  5. Fontys — Mechatronics: application and admission (IB Diploma named; maths and physics) — checked 2026-09-26
  6. Fontys — English language requirements (IB Diploma Programme exempts) — checked 2026-09-26
  7. Fontys — Circus and Performance Art: requirements and application (Studielink by 1 April 2027, videos by 5 April, audition 18–20 May 2027) — checked 2026-09-30
  8. Fontys — Dance: requirements and application (Studielink by 1 March 2027) — checked 2026-09-26
  9. Fontys — Conservatory of Music: requirements and application (audition weeks 2027) — checked 2026-09-26
  10. DUO — Overzicht Erkenningen ho (degree titles: Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Arts, Music) — checked 2026-09-26
  11. Fontys — Study choice check (an optional, non-binding talk you can request after applying) — checked 2026-09-30
  12. Fontys — Application and enrolment (four steps via Studielink) — checked 2026-09-30
  13. Fontys — each programme's Application & admission page (subject requirements for non-Dutch diplomas; linked from each programme as its requirements page) — checked 2026-09-30