What Students Say
Likes
- Provided 1 year Research Master's programme within 12,000 euros. The Netherlands is extremely international students friendly, and has a cosmopolitan atmosphere. One can stay up to 2 years looking for a job once they complete a research (WO) master's from NL.
- PBL method of learning; individual attention given to students due to small class strength.Got 6 months of time for thesis. Got to and fro help from thesis supervisor.
Dislikes
- The Board of Examiners are harsh and rude, particularly towards the international students. Terrible experience shared by many students. Also industry exposure and placement assistance could have been given.
Required Exams for Admission
I was the Programme Ambassador of Globalization and Development Studies; I represented my university on a global platform, organized orientation sessions, connected with prospective international students, and facilitated sessions at Utrecht University. I was also handling the official social media profiles of my univerisity.
Course Curriculum
Research experience was given, but no industry exposure as such was provided.
Faculty
1 30 was the teacher-pupil ratio. Maastricht University is a private university which organizes small batches of classes and teaches in the PBL (Problem-based learning) method. Ragna Zeiss was my thesis supervisor, who was an extremely kind and warm-hearted person and helped me throughout. Most of the professors are accessible and approachable.
Campus Life
ECAs- not too much. 1 year Master's is extremely intense; you need to earn 60 ECTS, and I had to write approximately 25-30 papers. You do not get any time to breathe. They have a beautiful library.
Placement
Zero placement assistance more because it was a research master's degree; and that is why no companies visited.
Accommodation
I was in a semi-studio, and it cost me 300 euros per month. You can avail a subsidy from the NL government on rent, health insurance if you are a single student staying in a rented apartment and also you need to be under 27 years to be eligible for student housing. Accommodation facilities are extremely difficult all across Europe and the U.K. due to a large influx of refugees from war-affected countries, so one really needs to prioritise this more than college admission. Many students return to India because they cannot find accommodation for themselves under a budget. Total cost per month with rent- 1000-1500 euros
Exams
-My score for IELTS-7/9; the cutoff for maximum universities is 6. Since my subject was under the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the GRE/GMAT was not mandatory. -SoP, Recommendation letter, academic transcripts, CV, work experience letter.
Fees
It was 12,000 euros in 2021 (got a COVID concession, although the classes were on campus). It is around 18,000 euros now for the same programme
