Exchange students

To be able to follow courses or clinical rotations your faculty needs to have a partner agreement with the faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Utrecht University. The procedure to get nominated for a spot is know at the International office of your home university.

We have partnered up with the following veterinary faculties;
 

European partners within the Erasmus+ Programme

• Veterinaermedizinische Universitaet Wien - VetMed Uni Vienna, Vienna (Austria)
• Ghent University, Ghent (Belgium)
• University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen (Denmark)
• University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Budapest (Hungary)
• Royal Veterinary College London - RVC, London (Great Britain)
• Vetsuisse (University of Zurich and the University of Bern), (Switzerland)
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki (Finland)

North America

• School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis (U.S.A)
• School of Veterinary Medicine, St. Georges University, Grenada (West Indies)
• Department of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky (U.S.A)

Africa

• Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort (South Africa)

Australia

• School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney (Australia)

Asia

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University (Thailand)

To be able to follow courses your faculty needs to have a partner agreement with the faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Utrecht University. The procedure to get nominated for a spot is know at the International office of your home university.

The availability of English taught master electives during the academic year of 2022-2023 will be published at the end of May.

In order to facilitate our education and research, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has three university clinics: the Companion Animals Clinic, the Equine Clinic and the Farm Animals Clinic. These clinics provide patient care for a variety of animal species (on referral from a veterinarian), while educating veterinary students. The Equine Clinic and the Farm Animals Clinic also have an ambulatory section that can provide treatment to patients on location.

All three clinics are being or are scheduled to be renovated in order to raise the level of infrastructure and patient care facilities to a higher level. The patient care provided by our clinics are at least comparable to that provided by human clinics in the range and quality of care provided. Together, these three clinics make up the largest animal hospital outside of the United States.

Participation in the clinical rotation programme is limited to students from institutions the faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Utrecht University has a student exchange agreement with. When there is a partner agreement between our faculty and yours it is possible to apply for a clinical rotation. For more information about the application procedure please contact the International Office of your home university.

Students with a non-EER nationality will need a work permit (Te Werkstellingsverklaring) to be able to follow clinical rotations. The International Office of Veterinary Medicine will guide you through this process. Collecting the right documentation will take around a month, submitting the request and receiving the work permit will take around 6 weeks. So please be aware of a process close to three months.

Please note that the work permit is not automatically combined with a visa. For any questions please contact the International Office via email; international.office.vet@uu.nl

At Utrecht University we expect our Exchange students to be proficient in English.  

Are you an Erasmus+ student? You may hand in a signed 'language proficiency form'. This form will be send to you together with the application instructions. Your home university International Coordinator could sign the form or refer you to someone who is authorized to do so.

The following test scores indicate the level of English that is required:

Bachelor level:

• IELTS : Academic Module. Minimum score: 6.5 overall band, 5.5 for writing. IELTS is the test preferred by Utrecht University.
• TOEFL: Internet based. Minimum score: 83. Institutional scores are not accepted. The TOEFL institution code for Utrecht University is 9062.
• Cambridge Certificates: Advanced English or Proficiency in English, minimum score C.
• CERF: minimum level B2.

* please note that some level 3 courses might have higher entry level requirements. If so, this is mentioned in the course catalogue external link

Master level:

• IELTS, Academic Module. Minimum score: 6.5 overall band, at least 6 for writing.
• TOEFL, Internet based. Minimum score: 93, institutional scores are not accepted (the TOEFL institution code for Utrecht University is 9062).
• Cambridge Certificates
  • Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English, at least a B grade.
  • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English, at least a C grade.
• CERF: minimum level C1.

Chinese students have to take the IELTS or TOEFL test due to visa requirements (Bachelor & Master).

Exceptions:

• If you have obtained a secondary school diploma and/or a BA degree in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Malta, New Zealand, Singapore, UK, USA, or South Africa
• You obtained an International Baccalaureate Diploma (with English A or B as final exam subject at either Standard or Higher Level) or European Baccalaureate Diploma (with English as Language 1 or 2)
• You had English at the required level in one of the following diploma programmes:
  • Aruban VWO-Diploma (final exam subject);
  • Austrian Reifezeugnis (Prüfungsfach);
  • Belgian Getuigschrift Algemeen Secundair Onderwijs (up to and including the final year);
  • Curaçao VWO-Diploma (final exam subject);
  • Danish Bevis for Højere Hændelseksamen (HHX)/Bevis for Studentereksamen /Højere Forberedelseksamen (HF)/Højere Teknisk Examen (HTX) (up to and including the final year);
  • Finnish Ylioppilastutkintotodistus/Studenteksamensbevis/Matriculation Examination Certificate (final exam subject, Basic or Advanced Syllabus);
  • French Diplôme du Baccalauréat Général, Option Internationale du Baccalauréat (OIB) (Section américaine or Section britannique only);
  • German Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife (Abitur) (at least Grundkursfach);
  • Icelandic Studentprof of the Mentaskoli, with the Maladeild/Staerofraedideild profile (up to and including the final year);
  • Norwegian Vitnemål videregåonde opplaering (at least ENG1002);
  • Surinamese VWO-Diploma (final exam subject);
  • Swedish Gymnasieexamen/Yrkesexamen (up to and including the final year);
  • Swiss Maturitätszeugnis/Diplôme de Maturité/Attestato di Maturitá (up to and including the final year).