Application procedure FHML Exchange programme
Applicants for one of these programmes need to fill in an application form via the MyUM portal.
As an exchange student you do not apply via Studielink!
If you have any questions, please contact our office via exchangefhml@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Application / Registration process
If you do not have a UM account yet, please apply for a MyUM account .
If you are already registered at Maastricht University and have a UM account, you can directly go to the MyUM portal and login with your current username and password.
Step 1: Fill out the course registration form
Programme offer form Health Sciences and Medicine 2023-2024
Log in with your student number (which starts with an 'I') and your password.
Start by selecting your exchange programme:
- Exchange programme BA Health Sciences / European Public Health
- Exchange programme MA Health Sciences / courses, placements, internships
- Exchange programme Biomedical Sciences
- Exchange programme BA Medicine
- Exchange programme MA Medicine / orientation electives, research electives, clinical rotations
The next step is to check out the course(s) you would like to apply for.
Make sure to save this document as a PDF file by using the button, because you will need it in Step 3: Upload all required documents.
Step 2: Start the admission process
Go to the MyUM portal for the admission form.
Start your application by clicking on 'New Application' and follow the five steps:
1: Fill out your study selection and choose for Faculty: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML)
Programme of study:
- Exchange programme BA Health Sciences (in case of courses European Public Health)
- Exchange programme MA Health Sciences (in case of courses/placements (internships))
- Exchange programme Biomedical Sciences
- Exchange programme BA Medicine (in case of courses)
- Exchange programme MA Medicine (in case of orientation electives/research electives/clinical rotations)
Start: date
End: date
2: Personal data
3: Adress Data
4: Communication/Additional Data
5: Review
Click on the button 'Submit Application'.
Step 3: Upload all required documents
Please remember to upload all required documents as mentioned below, together with your application.
The Programme offer form Health Sciences and Medicine 2023-2024 which you downloaded as PDF in step 1.
English (copy of) certificate of health insurance or EU Health card
English copy of certificate of liability insurance*
Clear copy of the identification pages of your valid passport or a clear copy of your valid identity card
One recent passport photograph
Nomination of your university, except master Global Health
In case you will take part in master courses, you have to send a copy of your bachelor's diploma
In case of orientation electives/internships/clinical rotations or research electives, the following important documents need to be uploaded additionally:
- Health document stating that you are not a carrier of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
- In case of an orientation elective or clinical rotation: a health document stating a vaccination against Hepatitis B and TBC
Click on the button 'Go to upload'.
You will find an overview of several document types. Choose a type of document and choose the correct file to upload the document.
Step 4: Assessment and decision
Maastricht University will assess your application and decide about your admission.
Step 5: Notification email
You will receive an email to inform you if you are admitted, conditionally admitted (e.g. when a document is still missing) or not admitted.