Long-term students
This page contains information about the increased tuition fees for 'long-term students', and the possible consequences fot students of The Hague University of Applied Sciences.
What measure has been adopted?
In the Netherlands, an increased statutory tuition fee for so-called 'long-term students' has been introduced. A long-term student is a student who has been enrolled at a university (this includes universities of applied sciences) for a period longer than the nominal study duration plus 1 additional year. The nominal study duration is the study duration when you graduate without any delay.
How much will the tuition fees be?
In the academic year 2012-2013, the statutory rate will be
€ 1,771. For long-term students, a
€ 3,063 surcharge will apply on top of this. This adds up to an increased statutory rate of
€ 4,834 for long-term students for the academic year 2012-2013.
Whom will these plans apply to?
The nominal study duration for a bachelor programme at a university of applied sciences is 4 years. Hence, when you have been enrolled in a bachelor programme for more than 5 academic years, you are a long-term student. For this measure, an academic year only counts if you were enrolled in the month of September of the concerning academic year. This includes all enrolments as from the academic year 1991-1992 for government-funded programmes at universities (including universities of applied sciences) in the Netherlands.
Exceptions
There are some exceptions to this measure:
- Students who pay the institutional rate (instead of the statutory rate), for instance because they have obtained a bachelor’s degree in the Netherlands before, or because they do not hold EU/EEA nationality, will keep paying the institutional rate. You can find out which tuition fee rate (statutory or institutional) applies to you
, by following the steps for the tuition fees on
www.thehagueuniversity.com/tuitionfees.
- Students who are enrolled in their second bachelor's programme in the Netherlands, in the field of either education or health care, while their previous degree was
not in either education or health care (
more information), are allowed to follow this second programme at the statutory rate throughout their nominal study duration of this second bachelor's programme plus 1 additional year. This exception only applies to students who meet all other conditions for paying the statutory rate. You can find out which tuition fee rate (statutory or institutional) applies to you
, by following the steps for the tuition fees on
www.thehagueuniversity.com/tuitionfees.
- Students who receive an additional year of performance-related grant from DUO because of a functional disability, are entitled to one more additional year before paying the increased statutory rate.
How do I know if I am a long-term student?
Dutch-speaking students
On the website of DUO, you can check what kind of tuition fees you’ll have to pay for the academic year 2012-2013, based on your personal situation. Unfortunately, this website is only available in Dutch. If you speak (or understand) Dutch, please go to
www.hhs.nl/langstudeerders for more information on this matter.
All other students
Please go to
www.thehagueuniversity.com/tuitionfees, click “academic year 2012-2013” (under ‘Tuition fees’), and follow the steps for the tuition fees to find out which tuition fee rate (statutory or institutional) applies to you. The long-term student measure is integrated in these steps.
Where can I find more information?
The following websites provide more information on the long-term students measure:
Unfortunately, no government information is available in English.
On
www.thehagueuniversity.com/tuitionfees, you’ll find more information concerning the (payment of) tuition fees for the academic year 2012-2013 at The Hague University of Applied Sciences.
Do you have any questions?
If you have any further questions after reading this information, please call the DUO Info Line:
+31 (0)50 599 77 55.
Disclaimer
No rights can be derived from the information on this page and the pages referred to.
~ last update: 25 April 2012 ~
