Application procedure: Master and Short Courses

Applications for admission are assessed throughout the year but you are strongly encouraged to apply ON-LINE and as early as possible, especially if you would like assistance with your visa application and with finding accommodation.

The admission procedure usually takes several weeks:

• On-line applications: processed within 10 working days
• Paper applications: processed within 20 working days

Moreover: 

• all self-payers that apply on-line receive a discount of EUR 100 on the administration costs once they enrol
• all Scholarship students will receive EUR 100 in (book) vouchers upon arrival in Rotterdam

Please join us to be more environment friendly and save the costs of your application and admission procedure. Your participation in the on-line application system is highly appreciated by us. This also avoids the delay of your application caused by the lost of your paper documents through regular postal service. Moreover, it reduced the time of your application and admission process to half comparing to the regular application.

In order to facilitate this process, it is imperative that you meet all academic requirements and include all required documents.

IHS will start the assessment of your application only after the receipt of the documents listed below. We recommend that you apply online or send these by courier or by registered post to avoid loss of your paperwork or delay of your application.

1. Completed application form with two passport photographs (if possible).
2. Transcripts and diplomas
   Certified copies of diplomas and degrees from colleges or universities (a certified translation is required, if these diplomas are in a language other than English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, or Dutch).
   The candidate must also send records showing courses and grades of each college or university attended. These official transcripts may be enclosed with the application form or sent directly to the Admissions Office by the registrar of the college or university. Since evaluation systems tend to vary, accompanying explanations (e.g. grade scales used) would be appreciated.
3. Language Test
   Applicants who did not complete a Bachelors degree in English must show certificates with relevant test results (such as TOEFL min. 550/TOEFL computer-based min. 213, IELTS min.6.0 (no IELTS subtest <5.5). Some countries may have additional requirements.
4. Employer’s statement
   A written statement in which your employer grants you permission to follow the course in question and is vouchsafing your continued employment upon return to your country.
   

Please send the completed application form to:

Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
Staff Bureau Education & Training
P.O. Box 1935, 3000 BX Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0) 10 408 9825
Telefax: +31 (0) 10 408 9826
E-mail: admission@remove-this.ihs.nl

To apply for a course, you should complete and submit the appropriate application form together with the necessary support documents as stated on the application form.

Application deadlines

Our programmes all have different deadlines.

Master Programmes
MSc in Urban Management and Development: 1 July 2011
MSc in Financial Management: 1 July 2011
MSc in Management of European Metropolitan Region: 1 July 2011
MSc in Urban and Regional Planning and Management in Indonesia: 1 July 2011

Short Courses:
Developing Social Housing Projects: 1 March 2011
International Courses on Housing and Urban Development: 02 January 2011
Local Economic Development: 01 February 2011
Preparing Bankable Public Private Partnership Projects: 01 April 2011
Urban Management Tools for Climate Change: 1 March 2011
Urban Planning: from strategies to local action:1 February 2011
Land Management and Informal Settlement Regularisation: 4 July 2011
Distance course on Innovations in Financing Cities: August 1, 2011  
Eco Cities: Policies for Sustainable Energy: 01 August 2011

NB: please note that some fellowship programmes require much earlier submission dates. Please click here to see the NFP deadlines for each programm or course.

Apply on-line:

You can simply click the icon below to start your on-line application process:

Downloads:

Master Programme and Short Courses Application Form
Executive Course Application Form

More information on fellowships and to download the fellowship application forms can be found here.