Urban Sustainability Studies

The USS bachelor’s programme is offered in cooperation with the Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) alliance. The application process begins on the YUFE Virtual Campus, the online portal for all YUFE students.

To get started:

1. Visit the YUFE Virtual Campus and create an account using your email address.
2. Log in to the platform and select: For students > YUFEBachelor > Apply for this programme.
3. Provide your personal details, educational background information and proof of English language proficiency.
4. Upload any required supporting documents (such as a passport/ID scan or transcripts, if requested).

Once your application is submitted and reviewed, you will receive a personal application code in the YUFE Virtual Campus portal. This code is essential for the next phase, which is registering through Studielink. 

Studielink
To start the application process for this study programme, you first need to apply via Studielink. Studielink is the Dutch central organisation that keeps track of applications and enrolments at institutions of higher education in the Netherlands. In Studielink, you can apply by indicating:

•  that you are applying for the bachelor's programme in Urban Sustainability Studies at Maastricht University
• that you would like to start the programme in September (starting in February is not an option for this programme)
• your previous education
• the code you received from the YUFE Virtual Campus 
   

Studielink offers two methods of signing in: with or without using DigiD

• If you live in a Dutch municipality, you can only register using your DigiD. If you live in a Dutch municipality but do not yet have a DigiD, you will need to request one (Apply for a DigiD).
• If you do not yet live in the Netherlands, you can register by creating a Studielink account (without DigiD). As your personal details will not have been verified through DigiD, UM will check your personal details.

Apply via Studielink

Please note

• You can find an overview of application deadlines on the 'Admission requirements' page.
• You will receive an email from UM within 24 hours of submitting your application in Studielink. This email contains your username/UM student number and a link to create your password. You can use these login details to access the MyApplication portal, the online environment in which the rest of your application process will take place. The portal will provide you with a clear overview of all the tasks you need to complete, such as uploading documents and paying your tuition fees.

MyApplication portal
To allow UM to assess whether you qualify for admission to the study programme of your choice, you need to complete a number of tasks in the MyApplication portal, the online environment in which the rest of your application process will take place. All the tasks you need to complete, such as uploading certain documents, will be presented here in a clear overview. You can log into the portal using your username/UM student number and the password you have created (your login name and an explanation on how to create your own password are provided in the email you received from us after your application in Studielink).

Make sure you fulfil the tasks indicated in the MyApplication portal on time. This means that you should upload documents as soon as you have finalised them and/or have them in your possession. The sooner you complete a task, the sooner we can give you feedback if you need to add or correct anything. Please pay attention to the deadlines indicated, as they can differ per study programme.

Once you have completed all of your admission tasks, your application dossier is ready to be presented to the Board of Admissions. Depending on your programme, this will be done immediately when it is complete (rolling basis), or after an indicated deadline.

Required documents
A list of documents (that could be) required for the application process for your study programme of choice can be found on the webpage ‘Admission requirements’ of the programme you’ve applied for (see blue menu on the left-hand side).

Correspondence about your application
From now on, you will receive important information and calls to action regarding your application in the message inbox in the MyApplication portal. We recommend that you regularly log in to the portal to make sure you stay updated. However, we will also notify you of important changes via the email address you provided to Studielink. 

Once you have been offered a place in the study programme of your choice, you need to arrange your enrolment. The tasks you need to complete to be enrolled are listed in the MyApplication portal under ‘Enrolment tasks’. You can find a brief overview below.

Pay your tuition fees
Every applicant will need to pay their tuition fees. More information on how to go about arranging your tuition fee payment is provided in the task description in the MyApplication portal.

Once you’ve received an invitation to pay your tuition fees, you must indicate how you wish to arrange your payment (in Studielink). Do so on time (in any case, before the start of your studies). Please also make sure that you pay (the first instalment of) your tuition fees in a timely manner. Otherwise, you won’t be able to start your studies.

• Read more about tuition fee rates
• Read more about when to pay your tuition fees
• Read more about how to pay your tuition fees

Allow UM to verify your diploma
Dutch diplomas
Did you acquire the diploma on the basis of which you have been offered a place in your study programme in the Netherlands? Then DUO will pass on their verification of your diploma to UM. No further action on your part is required.

Non-Dutch diplomas
Did you acquire the diploma on the basis of which you have been offered a place in your study programme outside of the Netherlands? Then you will need to send a certified copy of that diploma.

Have you completed your prior education outside of the Netherlands and will you not receive your diploma before the start of your study programme? Then you can send a certified graduation statement.

More information on the requirements for a certified copy of a diploma and for a certified graduation statement, as well as the address these documents should be posted to, is provided in the task description in the MyApplication portal.

Make sure all application and enrolment tasks are fulfilled
UM can only enrol you if you have completed all the tasks in the MyApplication portal. Please make sure this is the case, so that your application and enrolment can be completed and you’ll be ready to start preparing for your studies as soon as possible.

Confirmation of Enrolment
When you have been enrolled for your study programme at UM, you will receive confirmation of this from UM (in the message inbox in the MyApplication portal) and from Studielink (by email).

UM email account
Before you start your studies, you will receive the login details for your UM email account. Your UM email address will be used for all correspondence about your introduction programme and the start of your studies. Your private email address will only be used to inform you about the application and enrolment process.