Selection procedure
The selection procedure for the 2010/11 academic year is carried out in accordance with the Higher Education and Scientific Education Act (WHW). The application deadline for admission from September 2010 is 1 May 2010. Non-Dutch diplomas and grade transcripts must be received before 1 April 2010.
General: Primary criteria
If you satisfy the prior education requirements set out in Chapter 7: Admission requirements of the WHW, you can apply for the programme via Studielink. Please note that you must satisfy all admission criteria BEFORE starting the programme: none of the programmes allocate places conditional on rectifying outstanding deficiencies (e.g. HAVO-level chemistry and/or biology subcertificates). We would also like to emphasise that a good command of both written and oral Dutch is a requirement (minimum level: national exam NT2-II).
If you are 21 or older and do not meet the prior education requirements, you qualify for an admissions exam. You can apply via Studielink (select the option ‘niet voldoen aan de voorwaarden’, then ‘21+’). Note, however, that this arrangement only applies to the Rotterdam Midwifery Academy.
Follow-up procedure: Secondary criteria
All applicants for the 2010/11 academic year who satisfy the prior education requirements are admitted to the selection procedure, which consists of three parts:
• the social intelligence (SQ) test
• a write task
• an interview with a programme staff member.
In the computer-based SQ test you will be presented with several situations, to which you choose the most suitable reaction from four possibilities. Click here for an explanation of the SQ test by its designer and a trial version of the test.
For the write task you use the template you receive on the selection day. If your score for the SQ test is above average, your write task will be assessed. The pass rate for the SQ test is 55% and for the motivawrite task 14 points. The results of the SQ test and the write task are only valid for the relevant application year, which means that you must undergo the entire selection procedure again if you reapply.
All participants in the selection procedure must present a valid ID (passport or ID card).
Decentralised selection
Each programme follows up on the selection procedure separately. Candidates who achieved sufficient scores on the SQ test and write task are invited for an interview at the academy of their choice, using the write task as a basis.
A limited number of places are available in each programme. The candidates with the highest scores after the interview are allocated a place. If candidates score equally, the place is decided based on a lottery. In total, 190 students can be admitted to all programmes together.
HBV regulation
For information on the hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination procedure (HbsAg), please refer to the website of the academy where you want to study. You are obliged to fully cooperate in the HBV procedure. Before the start of the programme you must have provided the academy with one of the following:
• the results of a recent HBV blood test (screening not older than three months) which demonstrates that you are not a carrier, OR
• official documents stating your immune status after full vaccination.
Note that if you do not submit the above information you will NOT be admitted to the programme. The follow-up HBV vaccinations start directly after you begin the programme.
Final remarks
Candidates who do not receive a place and wish to apply for the next academic year must take part in the procedure described here once more. Students who have received negative Binding Study Advice (BSA) from one midwifery programme (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Maastricht or Groningen) are not eligible for admission to the others.
For more information, please contact the midwifery academy where you want to study or the PR and information department of the relevant HBO institute.