FAQ

In 2017, the Dutch government made the Lifelong Learning Credit available for people who want to enrol in a degree programme but are no longer entitled to any regular study grants. More information on this arrangement can be found on the website of DUO.

There are a number of degree programmes that organise open days where you can become acquainted with the degree programmes. These are primarily executive Master’s programmes. For more information on open days or a degree programme, please contact the contact person listed under the degree programme in question.

Various online degree programmes are available, spread across the fields of expertise. For the list of available degree programmes, go to degree programmes and use the filter option ‘fully online’

The location where a degree programme takes place depends on the subject and field of expertise in question. This is usually in buildings of Utrecht University, both in the Utrecht Science Park and in the inner city of Utrecht, but can also be at other locations in the Netherlands. The location where a degree programme is taught can be found on the programme page of the degree programme in question

Depending on the degree programme you chose to enrol in, you will receive a certificate of participation, an accredited pass or an accredited diploma. What kind of document you will receive after completing the degree programme can be found on the programme page of each degree programme in question.

Please contact the contact person of the degree programme you want to enrol in for this.

You will find an application button on the programme page of every degree programme. This button will take you to the application process for the degree programme in question. Do you have any other questions about the application? If you do, please contact the contact person of the degree programme in question.

You can pay through iDeal, a credit card or an invoice. The application process will explain how you can pay.

If participants follow a Continuing Education course with open registration, other delivery conditions apply. You can find the general terms of delivery of the University Utrecht in this document. These PDFs have been drawn up in cooperation with Legal Affairs.

The tuition fees are paid by the government and are a part of the funding rules for ‘initial education’. The provided education for professionals is covered under ‘private education’, making it exempt from these funding rules. The price is paid by the costs of the degree programme and not, as with initial education, by the government.

The tuition fees are paid by the government and are a part of the funding rules for ‘initial education’. The provided education for professionals is covered under ‘private education’, making it exempt from these funding rules. The price is paid by the costs of the degree programme and not, as with initial education, by the government.

Yes, in the privacy statement, Utrecht University explains how it handles your personal data when you participate in education offered by Continuing Education. We think it is important that you are well aware of this and therefore recommend that you read this privacy statement carefully.

Utrecht University is taking part in the Micro-credentials national pilot. Together with other research universities and universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands, we are researching, among other things, whether micro-credentials can contribute to flexibilisation of education.

Watch the video about micro-credentials.

We are now building the range of courses with a microcredential and will indicate them at our programmes in due course.

If you are an Utrecht University alumni or former employee, you will already have a Solis-ID. You can use this Solis-ID to register for several courses. If you no longer have access to the email address registered with Osiris, please send us an email requesting that this email address be replaced. We will contact you and set a meeting via Teams or Skype to verify your identity. Given that the Osiris system holds confidential information, you will need to show an official identification with picture in order to verify your identity. For more information please visit Osiris

The Osiris system can show a variety of error messages, some are related to records which were duplicated or errors made during the creation of the record. If you encounter such an error message, please send us an email requesting that this email address be replaced. We will contact you and set a meeting via Teams or Skype to verify your identity. Given that the Osiris system holds confidential information, you will need to show an official identification with picture in order to verify your identity. For more information please visit Osiris