Application MSc Economics and Strategy in Emerging Markets

Admission and registration for a master's programme at Maastricht University (UM) consists of the following five steps. Please read the procedure carefully and make sure to fulfill all steps in time. The deadline for this programme can be found under step 1.

Admission and registration in 5 steps

Step 1: Check your deadline and register via Studielink.nl a.s.a.p.

You can register for a study programme via Studielink. In Studielink, you will have to indicate which programme you would like to register for.

If you are registered in a Dutch municipality, you can only register using your DigiD. If you do not yet have a DigiD, you will need to request one. If you do not (yet) live in the Netherlands, you still register via Studielink, but you will not be able to use DigiD. Instead, you create a Studielink account yourself and UM will check your personal details.

Application deadlines

Start September 2018

EU/EEA-students: up to and including 1 June 2018
Non-EU/EEA-students: up to and including 1 May 2018

Deadline for applying for a UM-wide scholarship is: up to and including 1 February 2018.

Step 2: Upload your documents in MyUM.Check what you need.

After you have registered in Studielink, you will receive an email from UM within 24 hours. This email contains your personal student number and a password. You can use this information to access the MyUM portal.

In order to complete your registration, please upload the following documents via MyUM as soon as possible, at least before the application deadline:

Please note: If you accidently upload a wrong document in the MyUM portal, you can no longer remove it from your digital file. However, you can still upload the right document, but this does not replace the incorrect one. UM judges which documents are right.

A recent passport picture
A copy of your valid passport or your EU/EEA identity card
A copy of your most recent certified grades transcript and a copy of your certified diploma

In order to complete your application, please upload the documents indicated under Admission Requirements via MyUM as soon as possible.

Only complete applications will be reviewed.

UM-graduates do not need to submit their diploma, we can check graduation in our system.

Step 3: The UM assesses your admissibility
Do you satisfy all of the conditions?

On the basis of the documents you have uploaded in the MyUM Portal, UM assesses whether your prior education makes you admissible to the master’s programme of your choice.

Two outcomes are possible:

If you meet the admission requirements, you are admissible. Your application will be processed in step 4.
If you do not meet the admission requirements, you are not admissible. Your application will be rejected and the admissions procedure will stop.

Step 4: Admissions procedure and message about admission.The faculty decides on the basis of your quality and suitability.

Message about admission
On the basis of the documents you have uploaded and the admission procedure for your chosen programme, the relevant faculty decides on whether to admit you. You will receive an e-mail notifying you of this decision. Selection will take place on the basis of your quality and suitability. In this respect your motivation, prior qualifications as well as your professional experience are important. Once UM has made a decision on your admissibility, you will be informed about this by email.

Step 5: Complete your registration at the UM. Fulfill all registration criteria and pay your tuition fees.

After you have successfully completed the admission's procedure you will receive a request of Maastricht University to pay your tuition fees.

Please make sure you pay your tuition fees in time. If the tuition fees are not paid in time it is not possible to start your studies.

Please note: As of May 14 2018, you can add your payment details in Studielink.

Questions about admission and registration?

Then contact the faculty of this master's programme via the Contact form.

The deadline for application for ESEM starting September 2018 is 1 June 2018. If you still have to take the GMAT, please just indicate one of our master’s programmes (i.e. MSc in International Business) when you take the test, then we will receive the official GMAT-school score report.

If you are interested about the developments of the programme please also fill in the form below.