Required Documents
To be able to apply for an exchange programme at TU Delft, certain documents are required to assess your application. Read carefully the requirements for each document. Ensure you have all documents ready when you are applying.
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A nomination letter from your exchange coordinator / project supervisor at your home university stating their name and indicating they approve your application to the TU Delft.
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TU Delft carefully monitors the English language proficiency of incoming exchange students. If a student does not fulfil the TU Delft language requirements, our partner university will receive a warning and, in the case of repetition students from this university will be required to submit an official language test result (TOEFL, IELTS of Cambridge Certificate). In order to be considered for an exchange-programme, you have to prove your English is at a sufficient level.
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Our language skills policy is based on the Erasmus+ guiding principle of the EC that the sending institution (as per the E+ bilateral agreement with the receiving institution) will provide the necessary language support such that all nominated candidates will demonstrate the recommended level of language proficiency for their programme or teaching period before commencing their exchange. We trust our partner universities to nominate students with language level C1 or higher in English.
Required document: A signed statement from your University Erasmus + coordinator or Language Institute stating your English language level is C1 or higher.
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Proficiency in English has to be uploaded in the exchange application:
- An original TOEFL test with an overall band score of at least 90. Please note that TU Delft only accepts the TOEFL internet-based test, TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition test and does not accept TOEFL Mybest scores.
- or an IELTS (academic version) with an overall Band score of at least 6.5; Not the IELTS Indicator test or the IELTS Online (Academic) test;
- or proof that you have passed the University of Cambridge 'Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)' or the University of Cambridge 'Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)'
Certificates older than two years are not accepted. Required scores should be obtained in one single test, no combination of different tests will be accepted.
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The following students are exempted from taking the English language test:
- Nationals from the USA, U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Switzerland and Singapore.
- BSc and MSc graduates who obtained their qualification in one of the above countries.
- Students currently enrolled in a BSc/MSc programme in one of the above countries where the degree is fully taught in English. Required document: the home university can provide a statement confirming this.
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A clear and relevant 400 - 500 word motivation letter in English
Please address the following points:
- Why would you like to take part in an exchange program
- Why did you choose TU Delft and your course selection at the faculty of application?
- If applicable, why do you want to follow your chosen course/s at a TU Delft Faculty that has no student exchange agreement with your home university.
- What prior skills/knowledge have you gained that will help you succeed in the course/s
- If you would like to conduct an Exchange (research) project, please include a research proposal and any relevant experience to support your choice, only include this if your chosen faculty allows this.
- Your future academic/career plans
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Authorised list of transcripts. If not available in English, a translation must be enclosed, along with a description of the institution’s credit system.
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An uploaded valid passport determines if you need to arrange financial solvability or not, to study for your exchange programme. If you are a non-EU citizen and hold a valid EU passport, you must upload the valid EU passport, otherwise proof of financial solvability is required to proceed in the application process. Any delays in proving financial solvability will delay access to the housing and/or visa process.
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You require a valid passport or a valid European ID card. Verification of your passport / ID card will be done digitally during your application in the online application portal Studielink. To be able to enrol, your passport/ID card must be valid until at least the start of the exchange programme.
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You require a valid passport. Verification of your passport will be done digitally during your application in the online application portal Studielink. The Dutch Immigration Office (IND) requires all Non-EU/Non-EFTA nationals who require a visa/residence permit to have a passport that is valid for 6 months after the start of their Exchange programme in Delft. If you are admitted to the 1st semester exchange programme, you will need to provide a new passport by 1 June and for the 2nd semester exchange programme by 1 December.
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Only applicable for Master Exchange students at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, see here.
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Only students who have received an admission letter from TU Delft and their course/s have been approved by the home university and TU Delft, can continue with their Erasmus+ Learning Agreement.
Students must find out from their home university how they will be processing the Learning Agreements with their partners. There are different options available to Erasmus+ students:
- Students can process their Learning Agreements via the system of their home university, for example via the EU dashboard. Students will need to have received their ESI (European Student Identifier) from their home institute. This digital identifier enables students to identify themselves when they access student exchange services online.
- Students whose university does not have their own system can do either of the following:
- Upload the Learning Agreements after the approval of courses in Osiris.
Please note: Students applying at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment and the Faculty of Industrial Design and Engineering will be notified in which course package they will be enrolled. After this, students must then send the Learning Agreement to the faculty exchange coordinators to be signed via one of the options above.
For contact details of your faculty, please click here for more information.