International Master in Water Science Engineering for Innovation and Sustainability

What you would need to do

In the order you must act, not the order things get published. Some steps depend on your nationality — tell us where you are from and this list gets sharper.

1. Student residence permit (VVR) with MVV entry visaThe INSTITUTION applies on the student's behalf — a student cannot start this independently. The institution must be an IND-recognised sponsor. The permit carries an ongoing condition of obtaining at least 50% of credits each year, so it can be revoked for aca · ⚠ needed by 2026-07-19, 35 days ago — too late for this intake · EUR 254IND (Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst) ↗
2. Submit your applicationBefore you applyApplications close on 2026-10-01 · by 2026-10-01Stichting IHE Delft ↗
3. Income requirement (study norm)Before you applyTwelve months of the study norm must be shown. The norm equals the maximum Dutch student-finance benefit for a student living in a dorm and changes every 1 January. · EUR 13,569.24IND ↗
4. Balanced Internationalisation Act — caps on STUDY PLACES, not visasThere is NO national cap on non-EU visa issuance. The instrument limits study PLACES on non-Dutch-taught programmes through administrative agreements, signed 15 July 2026. The bill itself is still not law.Ministry of OCW (Education, Culture and Science) ↗
5. Nuffic diploma evaluation (advisory, not a national gate)NOT a mandatory national gate. The institution consults Nuffic and Nuffic's assessment is ADVISORY — the institution makes the final call, and its decision may differ from Nuffic's evaluation. · EUR 0Nuffic / IDW; the decision rests with the institution ↗
6. Healthcare insurance — study-only students BARRED from the public schemeInsurance is legally required, but the type inverts the usual pattern: a student in the Netherlands for STUDY ONLY is legally NOT ALLOWED to take Dutch public health insurance and must hold home-country or private cover. Taking a part-time job flips the obligaDutch law and health insurers; not enforced through IND permit conditions ↗
7. BRP registration with the municipalityAnyone living in the Netherlands longer than 4 months must register with the Personal Records Database within 5 days of arrival, at the municipality of their home address.Municipality (gemeente); BRP is national ↗

Cost

tuition — EUR 20,249 per year (international students)Study in NL: International Master in Water Science Engineering for Innovation and Sustainability at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education — tuition for international students EUR 20249 per course (2026). ⚠ The statutory EU/EEA rate is only EUR 20249, so a non-EU learner pays substantially more.Checked 2026-08-18 · studyinnl.org

Entry requirements

• languageStudy in NL: International Master in Water Science Engineering for Innovation and Sustainability at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education — language requirement IELTS overall band: minimum 6.0.