To be considered for admission, applicants must meet the below criteria:

1. A Bachelor degree of (or equivalent to) 180 ECTS in an appropriate subject (e.g. Engineering, Earth sciences, environmental sciences, mineral resource engineering) issued by one of the partner universities, or an equivalent university qualification from other top universities worldwide in an appropriate subject.*


2. A proof of average grade following the requirements that can be found here.
   For students who obtained their BSc at one of the partner universities, special CGPA requirements apply. Please see the requirement for each partner university below:
   
   
   
   • Aalto University: min. CGPA of 2.5
   
   
   • RWTH Aachen: min. CGPA of 2.5
   
   
   • TU Delft: min CGPA of 7.0
   
   
   
   


3. Certificate of a recognised English language proficiency test:**
   
   
   • TOEFL iBT (with an overall band score of 90 and min. 21 for each section)
   
   
   • IELTS (with an overall band score of 6.5 and min. 6.0 for each section)
   
   
   • CAE/CPE (min. C with an overall score of 176(C1) or 180 (C2) and min 169 for each section (C1&C2))
   
   
   
   


4. Letter of motivation (max. 2000 words)


5. Curriculum Vitae


6. Two Letters of recommendation***


7. Proof of payment of €100,- administration costs****

All documents need to be presented in English. Students are selected and admitted to the programme based on their academic results, fulfilment of requirements, motivation and language skills.

_{* Students in their final year of a Bachelor degree are eligible to apply provided that they complete their degree before the start of the programme. Acceptance in the programme will then be conditional on the student obtaining the necessary degree. Proof of completion of the degree must be shown before the start of the program. All applicants must deliver an officially attested copy of an official Bachelor degree certificate. This is a condition for the acceptance and no enrolment to the university can be made before the delivery of this certificate. The copies of study certificates must be certified by the issuing institution or by a notary public.}

_{** Please note that students who obtained their B.Sc. at one of the partner universities and nationals from the USA, U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada are exempt from the English language test. Applicants who obtained a bachelor’s degree in one of the aforementioned countries are also exempt from the English language proficiency requirement.}

_{***Students who obtained their B.Sc at one of the partner universities are also exempt from the two letters of recommendation.}

_{**** Refundable if student is admitted.}

While the study is conducted through the three universities, all registrations are completed through TU Delft and within the Dutch system.

1. Register at tudelft.studielink.nl.


2. Choose the master track European Mining Minerals & Environmental Programme.


3. You will receive the following by e-mail: a confirmation of your registration in studielink, your TU Delft NetID (username) and email address and an invitation for TU Delft registration system Osiris.


4. Activate your netID.


5. Login at Osiaan and upload all required documents. The application must contain the required signatures and certified copies.
   If you have not received your Bachelor's Degree yet, you will need to upload your most recent transcript(In Osiaan, an application fee of 100 euros must be paid).


6. The admissions committee, with representatives of all three universities, meets in April to asses all applicants. Applicants will receive an acceptance or rejection letter after this meeting.


7. See also TU Delft application procedure.