Tuition fees and payment

• You are a national from a country belonging to the European Economic Area; this includes all EU countries, Iceland, Lichtenstein, and Norway. 
• You are a national from Switzerland or Suriname.

Your nationality is not included above, but:

• UAF pays your tuition, or;
• You have a residence permit for a purpose other than study that entitles you to government-backed student finance.

You haven't already completed a bachelor's degree in the Netherlands before starting your bachelor's programme at the HU.

The same rule applies to both master's and Associate degree programmes: you haven't completed a degree on the same level in the Netherlands before starting your programme at the HU.

You have already completed a (associate, bachelor's or master's) degree in the Netherlands that is not in healthcare or education. And now you embark on a programme in either healthcare or education. Check whether your programme meets this condition via DUO CROHO (in Dutch only) or enquire with the institute you plan to study with.

If you have obtained a bachelor's or master's degree after 1 August 1991 and you want to enrol in a second degree programme, you'd normally have to pay the institutional tuition fee according to the Dutch Law on Higher Education and Scientific Research art. 7.46 (in Dutch: WHW art. 7.46).

However, there are a few exceptions:

• When you start a second programme while still enrolled in your first programme. You must remain continuously enrolled for the second programme thereafter.
• When you start a second programme in healthcare or education and your first programme was not in these areas of study.

If one of these exceptions applies to you, your institutional tuition fee will be lowered to match the current statutory tuition fee. Your tuition fee will therefore be the same as the statutory tuition fee.

Please note: It does take a while for a degree to be registered with DUO and Studielink. This means that HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht may at first charge you the statutory tuition fee, while you are required to pay the institutional tuition fee. If this is the case, you are liable for the difference in fees once your first degree is registered with us. If you are unsure whether we have the right details for you, please contact stip@hu.nl.

If you are going to pay the tuition with a bank outside of SEPA (the Single Euro Payments Area), it is not possible to pay with a digital authorisation.

Instead, choose the following options in Studielink:

• Select 'Me' after Who is paying the tuition fees? 
• Choose 'Other payment method' as your payment method.

You will receive an email with instructions on how to arrange the payment of your tuition fees.

When a company or organisation is paying your tuition fees, payment by digital authorisation is not possible. Follow these steps to arrange the payment of your tuition fee:

• In Studielink, choose the ‘Someone else’ option at 'Who is paying the tuition fees’.
• You'll receive an email with a link from Studielink. Forward this mail with the link to your employer.
• Your employer opens the link and selects the ‘Other method of payment’ option at 'Choose your payment method'.
• Your employer enters the country of the bank account and declares to fulfil the payment obligation to the HU.
• Your employer clicks finish and sees the following confirmation: 'Your payment details have been received and are being processed'.
• After this, you (the student) receive an email from the HU with a payment form. Together with your employer, you fill in this form and you both sign the document.
• You upload the completed and signed payment form in Osiris Application.
• As soon as the form is processed properly, you receive a confirmation email. The payment method is arranged.
• Your employer receives the invoice in the first month of your study programme. The invoice must be paid within 30 days after receiving the invoice.

Once you've given a digital authorisation, the payment details are valid for multiple years. So these can be used for future academic years as well. You can change these payment details at any time during the year.

The payment details with another method of payment (for example payment by your employer or with a foreign banking account) are valid for 1 academic year. Do you want to change these details to a digital authorisation? This is only possible if you or the payer has a bank account within the SEPA area. This is how you change the details:

• Go to the 'Payment' tab in Studielink.
• Click on the button 'Change payment details'.
• Submit the desired payment details. 

Once you have changed your payment details, you cannot change these details again immediately afterwards. It takes 1 hour after submitting the details before the button 'Change payment details’ becomes visible again. So if accidentally entered the wrong information, you have to muster up some patience and wait an hour before you can correct it.

Is a company or organisation paying your tuition fees? Then you cannot change the payment details online. Fill in the change payment form and mail us the signed form.

Is it not possible to change the desired payment details? Then please contact the Student Information Point at stip@hu.nl and we'll gladly help you.

Are you studying at HU and are you going to follow a programme or minor at another educational institution? If so, you may be entitled to an exemption from (part of) you tuition fees  at the other institution, as long as you are eligible for the statutory tuition fee at both institutions.

What do you have to do?

1. Provide the HU with your payment details in Studielink. You can only do this from mid-June onwards.
2. Make sure you have arranged all other aspects of your HU enrolment (HU Enrolment Checklist in myHU is green).
3. Apply in Studielink for the programme or minor at the other educational institution.
4. Because you must also inform the other educational institution in Studielink as to how you will be paying their tuition fees, select payment via Proof of Paid Tuition Fees (BBC)* in Studielink. The HU will then send the BBC to the other educational institution on your behalf, which will grant you a tuition fee exemption (or part thereof).

Please note: Make sure you complete your enrolment at the HU first. If you are not fully enrolled with HU, we can't send a BBC to the other educational institution and you will not be able to obtain a tuition fee waiver.

Tuition fees are not debited until the month in which your studies start.

* Can’t see the payment method 'Proof of paid tuition fees' in Studielink?
Please check first whether your enrolment at HU is complete. Is this the case? It may be that the other educational institution is not yet able to exchange the BBC via Studielink. Please send an email to stip@hu.nl. Please state for which educational institution and for which academic year you need the BBC. The HU will then send the BBC directly to your other educational institution. The HU will let you know when your BBC has been sent.

Are you studying at another educational institution and are you about to follow a (minor) programme at HU? You may be entitled to an exemption from (part of) your tuition fees at HU, as long as you are eligible for the statutory tuition fee at both institutions.

What do you have to do?

1. Ensure that your enrolment with the other educational institution is complete.
2. Apply in Studielink for the programme or minor at HU.
3. Because you must also state in Studielink how you will pay your tuition fees at HU, you should indicate that you’ll pay via a Proof of Paid Tuition Fees (BBC) by clicking the button Apply for proof of paid tuition fees.* Your other educational institution will then send the BBC to HU on your behalf, which will grant you a tuition fee exemption (or part thereof).

Please note: Make sure you complete your enrolment with your primary educational institution first. Without full enrolment at the other educational institution, they can't send a BBC to the HU and you will therefore not be able to apply for a tuition fee exemption.

* Important: your home institution may not yet be able to exchange the BBC digitally via Studielink
If this is the case, you will receive a notification immediately after clicking the button Apply for proof of paid tuition fees. You are then responsible for contacting your home institution and have them sent your BBC to the HU.

We may be unable to transfer your tuition fee from your account using Direct Debit. For instance if you don't have enough money in your account or because your application process was completed late. In these cases, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht has no way to reattempt the transfer. 

Within two weeks of a missed payment, you'll receive an email request for payment of arrears containing an iDEAL payment link. You can use this link for swift payment of your outstanding funds. If you cannot use iDEAL, you may transfer the money directly to: Stichting Hogeschool Utrecht, IBAN: NL77 ABNA 0256 7327 60, BIC/SWIFT: ABNA NL2A. Don't forget to put your Student-ID in the subject field.

Do you have questions about your outstanding payments? Please contact our Financial Helpdesk on +31 88 481 5577, available on working days between 8.30-12am and 1-3pm. Or send an email to collegegelden@hu.nl.

You are at all times responsible for prompt payment of your tuition, even if it is financed by a parent or employer. If you fail to pay outstanding fees and ignore our reminders, HU will deregister you from your programme in accordance with the Dutch Law on Higher Education and Scientific Research art. 7.42 paragraph 2 (in Dutch: WHW art. 7.42-2).

From that moment onwards you are no longer entitled to education or HU's other services, nor government-backed student finance ("Stufi") or your Student Travel Product. You need to cancel these yourself via DUO: Stopping your studies. Do this immediately to avoid incurring further costs.

Re-entrance to your programme

If you want to re-enter your programme after deregistration, you need to do the following:

• Settle your payment arrears

  Syncasso has taken over the settlement of your payment arrears from HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. They will tell you how to pay. You can also contact them directly via +3188 844 42 22 or via email.

• Apply via Studielink

  As soon as you have settled your payment arrears, you can submit an (interim) enrolment request via Studielink.

• Wait for the assessment

  You will not be automatically accepted to join your degree programme in the interim. After your application via Studielink, HU will assess your enrolment request. If we need more information, we will contact you at the e-mail address you provided in Studielink. Make sure this is not your HU student e-mail address, but your private e-mail address.

If you disagree with our decision to disenrol you, you can appeal with the HU Student Legal Protection Desk within six weeks of our decision. On the Rights and obligations page you can read more about the procedure.

Please note: You can appeal in English. However, the decision that follows can be in Dutch.