Application and admission
Application Form (PDF, 999 KB)
Applications must be submitted to Delft University of Technology. The closing date fpr applications is 1 July for students from EU/EFTA countries and 1 June for students from other countries. Applications should be submitted to:
TU Delft / International Office
MSc Admission/Geophysics
Attn. Ms L. Goedevolk
Jaffalaan 9a
2628 BX Delft
The Netherlands
The applications must contain the required signatures and certified copies.
Students who expect to complete their Bachelor's degrees in
the period immediately prior the beginning of the Joint Master's programme may
submit their applications anytime during their final year; acceptance in the
programme will then be conditional on the students obtaining the necessary
degrees.
To allow applications to be efficiently tracked through the TU Delft admission
system, applicants should send a short statement by email to Ms Roelien Goedvolk
(msc2@tudelft.nl) and Professor Hansruedi Maurer
(maurer@aug.ig.erdw.ethz.ch) that
they have submitted their application.
Language Requirements
The language of instruction is English. All students are
required to have sufficient proficiency in English to participate in classes
taught in English.
Applicants from non EU/EFTA countries whose mother
tongue is a language other than English or who have not followed all their
secondary and tertiary education in English need to submit one of the following language test results:
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of at least 550 (paper-based test), 213 (computer-based test) or 80 (Internet-based Test, iBT). Please note that we do not accept "Institutional TOEFL" tests except for the one organised and certified by the Netherlands Education Support Office (NEC) in Jakarta; or
- IELTS (International English Language Testing System, academic version) overall Band score of at least 6.0.
- Nationals of the People’s Republic of China please note:
A "NESO-certificate" must be sent to TU Delft as proof of validity of your qualifications. In order to obtain the NESO-certificate you will need to take the IELTS test. The Netherlands Education Support Office in Beijing does not accept the TOEFL for a NESO-certificate.
Applicants from EU/EFTA universities
Applicants who have received high-quality Bachelor’s degrees in appropriate subject areas (e.g. earth sciences, environmental sciences, physics, engineering) from European universities are eligible to enter the joint Master’s programme.
Applicants from universities in other countries
Applicants who have received high-quality Bachelor’s degrees (e.g. a minimum upper second-class honours in the U.K. type of system or minimum grade-point averages of 75% in other systems) in appropriate subject areas (e.g. earth sciences, environmental sciences, physics, engineering) from top universities in other countries may be eligible to enter the Joint Master’s programme.
Required documents
The following documents are required with your application:
| EU/EFTA students | Other students | |
| 1. a completed and signed application form accompanied by a recent passport photograph |
yes |
yes |
| 2. application forms for European (Dutch) and Swiss student visas |
no |
yes |
| 3. certified copies of your academic diplomas in the original language |
yes |
yes |
| 4. certified translations of academic diplomas in English, French, German or Dutch |
yes |
yes |
| 5. original or certified copies of the full list of grades (incl. the diploma supplement or its equivalent) in the original language |
yes |
yes |
| 6. certified translations of grades/marks (transcripts) in English, French, German or Dutch |
yes |
yes |
|
7. original report providing official IELTS or TOEFL score, if required (see Language Requirements above) |
no |
yes |
| 8a. photocopy of your passport showing your name and date and place of birth together with the passport's expiry date or of your official identity card showing your name and date and place of birth. |
yes |
|
|
8b. photocopy of the your passport showing your name, date and place of birth, and the expiry
date of the passport |
yes |
|
| 9. certified copy of your birth certificate |
yes |
yes |
|
10. two original reference letters: one from an official of the university from which you obtained your diploma and one from your employer or another appropriate person (e.g. the supervisor of your Bachelor's thesis work) |
no |
yes |
11. an essay of 2000-3000 words in English that covers the following points:
|
no |
yes |
| 12. an extensive résumé (curriculum vitae) in English |
no |
yes |
Certified copies of documents should bear original logos and original stamps of the offices that issued the original documents. Alternatively, certified translations should bear original logos and stamps of the sworn translators who did the translations. Forms and letters of reference should also bear original signatures.
