Questions about studying in the Netherlands

The order of your questions is so confusing. They are basically all questions based on assumptions. Now slowly say one by one.

First of all, Dutch universities are divided into two categories. Research-oriented universities (i.e. U-type universities) mainly cultivate students' ability to independently operate research-based topics in academic and professional environments. Universities of applied sciences (i.e. H-type universities) focus more on cultivating students' practical abilities and preparing students to engage in a certain industry in the future.

Secondly, your background is that you have graduated from a five-year college for two years and you are 22 years old this year. Applying to universities in the Netherlands basically has nothing to do with your age or how long you have graduated. I don’t know if you want to study for a bachelor’s degree or if you are going to re-study an undergraduate degree. Generally speaking, the so-called bachelor’s degree courses are mainly provided by H-category universities. The duration of study ranges from 1 to 2 years. Moreover, the coverage of the Dutch bachelor’s degree majors is not large, and they mainly focus on management. Category: The prerequisite for applying for a junior college-to-undergraduate program is that the courses you have studied in China are closely related to the courses you plan to apply for. As for whether Dutch universities will recognize your academic qualifications, you need to consult with your favorite university. If you want to study from junior college to bachelor's degree, you need to have a junior college diploma. If you want to go back to college, you need a high school diploma.

As for applying to schools, you need to determine what you want to study. If you plan to study for undergraduate studies from scratch, there should still be many choices, but there is no way for others to help you choose a major. You have to know yourself of interest. The teaching level of Dutch universities is generally very good. Personally, I think research universities are better. You can provide TOEFL or IELTS test scores when applying to universities in the Netherlands. Universities in the Netherlands, whether U-type (research) or H-type (applied), will provide undergraduate courses in English. Studying in the Netherlands does not require you to speak Dutch. If you are interested in Dutch, you can learn it while studying abroad. If you choose to take IELTS, the total score is generally required to be 6 or above (some majors and universities have higher requirements), and you may also need a Nuffic certificate when applying to schools. For information about Nuffic certificates and Dutch universities, you can go to nesochina.

The tuition fees and living expenses for undergraduate studies in the Netherlands are not low. The tuition fees for undergraduate courses in the Netherlands range from 5,500 to 10,000 euros a year, and the living expenses can be calculated as 850 euros a month (of course you can save some). ), international students are allowed to work up to 10 hours per week. Basically, it is impossible to fully pay for tuition and living expenses with the income from regular work.

Assuming you have applied to college, you can start thinking about other issues.

The Dutch generally have good English proficiency. If you only know English, you will not have any big problems in daily life. Since you can pass the IELTS or TOEFL exam, it doesn’t mean that you don’t know English at all. You will naturally be able to speak it if you are exposed to daily language. However, if your English foundation is very poor and you just want to take some intensive classes to improve your English temporarily for the exam, even if you pass the exam, you will not be able to understand the class when you go abroad, and you will need to spend more money than others. time and effort to keep up with learning progress. It is impossible to graduate from a good university in the Netherlands by just messing around. Whether you can graduate successfully depends on whether you spend time and energy to study hard. Moreover, these universities will not turn a blind eye to students' performance for the sake of graduation rate. After all, whether they can graduate is a matter of students' own abilities. If they are unable to pass the exam, they will of course be dismissed.

When you arrive in the Netherlands for the first time, you can contact the school in advance. Generally, the school will organize personnel to pick you up at the airport and take you from the airport to the school or dormitory. If you have no idea about renting a house, you can let the school arrange the house you live in in the first year (it is more expensive, but the advantage is that you don’t have to worry about it yourself, and the facilities are basically complete). After you get familiar with the environment, you can consider finding a place to live on your own. The person who picks you up at the airport or in the student dormitory will also prepare a guide and a simple map for you to guide students on what to do next (such as school registration, city hall registration, etc.). If you are not confident about yourself, before going to the Netherlands, you can go to the Dutch Chinese student forum (such as Fighting in the Netherlands) to make an appointment with classmates who study in the same school to travel together.

When you go to study in the Netherlands, you basically don’t plan to return to your country in the first year. You can prepare common clothes, shoes, daily necessities (toothbrushes, umbrellas, etc.), and commonly used medicines (but you need to check whether the ingredients of the medicine are acceptable) Bringing it into the EU), enough money, a laptop, a mobile phone, etc. You can also go to the forum to see everyone’s experience.

And you said that even if you finish college, you will only have a junior high school education. Does this mean that you did not have a good foundation when you were in college? If your foundation is weak, you'd better take some useful courses by yourself in advance (depending on the major you want to apply for), otherwise it will be quite hard when the time comes.