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Master Qualifying Programme

Discover our Master Qualifying Programme (MQP): Your key to success in postgraduate education at the University of Twente!

What is a Master Qualifying Programme?

A Master Qualifying Programme (MQP) is a 40-week (two semesters) course designed to help you prepare and adapt to the Dutch postgraduate education system. If you don’t have a Dutch research university equivalent bachelor degree from your home country, this course will prepare you to study at one of the best technical research universities in Europe: the University of Twente, in the Netherlands.

Our MQP courses provide all the foundational hard skills you need, along with a strong emphasis on methodological research and academic literacy skills, customised under the University’s unique education system, Twente Education Model (TOM – in Dutch). 

Why do you need an MQP?

Requirements

Your bachelor degree doesn't meet the Dutch education system requirements to study at a Dutch research university. (Based on Nuffic Equivalency assessment.)

English Level

Your English level is good, but not sufficient for the programme you wish to pursue at the University of Twente.

Extra Study

You are missing some mandatory courses for the master programme you have chosen and need to take these courses.

Choose a Master Qualifying Programme that suits you

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Nanotechnology

40 weeks (two semesters)
English taught
Starting in September 2025

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Electrical Engineering

40 weeks (two semesters)
English taught
Starting in September 2025

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Mechanical Engineering

40 weeks (two semesters)
English taught
Starting in September 2025

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Sustainable Energy Technology

40 weeks (two semesters)
English taught
Starting in September 2025

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Business Administration

40 weeks (two semesters)
English taught
Starting in September 2025

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More reasons to start an MQP

You have a strong technical background and scientific curiosity.

You are an independent learner, flexible, and a team player.

You want to increase your chances of succeeding in your master degree. 

You are unsure about the specialisation you want to pursue. 

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Why the University of Twente?

  • One of the best technical universities in the Netherlands (184 in THE Ranking 2024)
  • Top 5 most international university in the Netherlands (2 in THE Ranking 2024)
  • Top 10 entrepreneurial institution in the country, with more than 1,200 startups and spin-offs launched (Edurank 2024)
  • Enschede (our city) is the best housing city in the Netherlands according to the annual survey conducted by the National Student Union (LSVb) in 2023
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