Name of University
SIGMA Agile Contact Person(s) e-mail address
Website
Academic calendar
Dates of the semesters
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth
Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente
John Horn sigma-itc@utwente.nl
www.itc.nl
Examination session(s)
Link to the academic calendar
Registration session(s)
ITC does NOT operate a semester system, but all courses are continuous. A full weekly description of the courses and contents can be found at: http://www.itc.nl/PDF/Study/Course%20calendars/C ourse-calendar-2015-2016-2017-v3.pdf
Examinations are at the end of each 3-week module http://www.itc.nl/studyguide
Registration of MSc courses takes place in Early
September each year.
Admission and registration for exchange students
Admission and registration deadline Candidates need to be fully accepted by mid July in order to leave time for the mandatory residence permit application. This means ALL FINAL degree certificates, transcripts and FORMAL English test results must be send by then.
Admission and registration contact information/ website
Candidates seeking a ten month exchange period can follow the first half of the relevant MSc course. All
Erasmus candidates must obtain COURSE admission by making an application online for the specific programme they wish to follow: http://daf.itc.nl/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fdefault.as
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Admission and registration for degree students
Admission and registration deadline Candidates need to be fully accepted by mid July in order to leave time for the mandatory residence permit application. This means ALL FINAL degree certificates, transcripts and FORMAL English test results must be send by then.
Admission and registration contact information/ website
All Erasmus candidates must obtain COURSE admission by making an application online for the specific programme they wish to follow:
MSc candidates need to register via:

http://daf.itc.nl/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fdefault.as
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PhD candidates need to register via: http://www.itc.nl/Pub/research_programme/Graduate
-programme/Graduate-registration.html
List of faculty contacts (if relevant)/ links
Faculty Name Email
All contact should be via the ITC coordinator at: sigma-itc@utwente.nl
Position
Course catalogues/ information on courses
Website for undergraduate studies
Website for master studies http://www.itc.nl/study
Website for PhD studies
Website for post-doc studies http://www.itc.nl/research_programme http://www.itc.nl/research_programme
Website with information for staff http://www.itc.nl/research_programme
Academic requirements for SIGMA Scholarship Holders
Number of ECTS per semester/ year ITC does not operate a semester system. Please see abouve
Other requirements Candidates for MSc and PhD positions MUST provide FORMAL from of English language ability my means of either an IELTS, TOEFL or
Cambridge test. No other types of test result is accepted.
For MSc: http://www.itc.nl/admission-requirements-MScdegree
For PhD: http://www.itc.nl/Pub/research_programme/Gradua te-programme/Eligibility.html
Language of instruction and language requirements for students
Language(s) of instruction All instruction is in English and language requirements are as shown abouve.
Language requirements (documents/certificates required, level) http://www.itc.nl/admission-requirements-
MSc-degree
Only FORMAL results from IELTS,
TOEFL or Cambridge are accepted.
Housing and living expenses
Type of housing (dorms, on-campus, offcampus, apartments, etc.)
Link to housing information/application
Single room accommodation in ITC guesthouse. Candidates are required to stay in ITC accommodation.
Housing automatically arranged for admitted candidates.

Housing application deadlines
Approximate rental costs per month
Approximate living expenses per month (rent, food, books, transportation, etc.)
Facilities for students with special needs
(if any)
Welcome Services
Mentor/ buddy system
Welcome events/orientation
Language courses (survival, regular, free of charge or not, etc.)
Student organizations
Same as course registration
€450 per month.
+/- €400 per month
Buildings are wheelchair accessible
Mentoring in each course/department
Standard part of course programme
No formal courses available but self help language lab. Candidates MUST have required Englsih level to join course.
ITC Student Association organizes social events and excursions.
Other
International Office
Name and address John Horn via sigma-itc@utwente.nl
Faculty of Geo-Information
Science and Earth Observation of the University of Twente
PO Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands
Phone:+31 (0)53 487 4444
Fax: +31 (0)53 487 4400
Same as above
Same as above
Contact person for incoming students (Name, email address, phone number)
Contact person for outgoing students (Name, email address, phone number)
Other useful information
ONLY the courses and programmes listed in the Sigma Database are available to Erasmus candidates.
Postdoc and Visiting Staff applicants ideally need to establish contact with the academic staff member listed in the database in order to discuss possible cooperation before making an application for a SIGMA Scholarship.
The collaboration fields listed in the database contain the name of the responsible staff member.