VU-NT2 registration form Evening and Saturday courses

Welcome at the Department Dutch as a Second Language!

You can apply for evening and Saturday courses that start in September 2025.
A course takes 8 weeks.
Evening courses: lessons twice per week, on Monday and Thursday, 18.00-20.30
Saturday courses (up to A2): one lesson per week, 09.30-12.30

If you apply as an advanced learner (preferably with a certicate A1 or above), you will have to take part in a mandatory central intake. Please be aware that placement is not guaranteed after taking part in an intake.

Are you a VU student (Bachelor, Master, Prospective, Exchange, Semester in Amsterdam)?
You can apply for Basic Dutch on Campus.This course is exclusively for VU students (but not PhD students!).
That course takes 16 weeks, with one lesson per week on a Tuesday.
There are also three additional culture lessons on a Wednesday.
Please go to: Language course Basic Dutch on Campus VU-NT2 - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Of course you can apply for a regular (8 week) evening or Saturday course as a VU student.
Please be aware that the regular courses are very demanding and intensive!

Choose course

Which course would you like to attend? *

It is not possible to pay for this course with a DUO loan for civic integration (inburgering).

If you have a civic integration obligation (inburgeringsplicht), you cannot apply for this course individually. Your 'gemeente' will have to contact us. We cannot accept individual applications in this case.

If you have a civic integration obligation (inburgeringsplicht) as a 'gezinsmigrant' and you yourself are responsible for and can choose / pay for your Dutch language courses, you can apply here.

Are you an absolute beginner in Dutch? *

I'm an absolute BEGINNER

I'm ADVANCED / NOT an absolute beginner (you have a certificate level A1 or higher, mandatory central intake)

When would you like to attend an Everyday Dutch (Saturday morning) course? *

Period 1: 06 September 2025 - 25 October (final exam on 25 October) - BEGINNER

When would you like to attend an Everyday Dutch (Saturday morning) course? *

Period 1: 06 September 2025 - 25 October (final exam on 25 October) - for advanced students A1-A2

When would you like to attend the Dutch for Work and Study evening course? *

Period 1: 01 September 2025 - 23 October (final exam on 23 October) - BEGINNERS

When would you like to attend the Dutch for Work and Study evening course? *

Period 1: 01 September 2025 - 23 October (final exam on 23 October) - for ADVANCED students at or above A1!

Personal data

Family name *

First name *

Name by which one is generally known *

Gender *

Date of birth *

Street *

House number (+addition) *

Postal / ZIP code *

City *

Phone number *

If available: extra or foreign phone number

E-mail address *

If available: extra or foreign e-mail address

Extra questions

Where do you come from? (country of birth) *

What is your mother tongue? (first language) *

Your first language is not mentioned in this list. What is your first language?

If your first language is German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian or Afrikaans you will be able to learn the basics of Dutch more quickly. You can take the course Dutch for Work and Study SPRINT (A0-A2). SPRINT is a more intensive course than
Basic Dutch on Campus. One module of the SPRINT course equals two modules of the regular course and leads to A2.The discount rate for VU students also applies to this course.

Your first language is German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish or Afrikaans.
Would you like to register for the course Dutch for Work and Study SPRINT (A0-A2)?
*

Yes

Which other foreign languages do you speak?

English

French

German

Other foreign language(s) and/or dialect(s):

What is your prior education (school leaving certificate or university degree) and / or work (in your country)? *

When did you arrive in the Netherlands? *

Do you have a civic integration obligation? (In Dutch: 'ïnburgeringsplicht') *

Yes

Don't know

What date did the obligation for civic integration started? (In Dutch: per wanneer startte de inburgeringstermijn?) *

Please attach the DUO letter "Kennisgeving inburgeringsplicht".

Are you working or studying in the Netherlands?

I have a job (a paid job, internship, voluntary job)

I'm a student.

Other:

What study programme? At which insitute?

Have you ever attended a Dutch course before? *

At which language school? *

Which course materials (books, cdroms, websites, methods) did you use? *

How many class hours per week?

The language level (of the European Framework of Reference) you achieved is *

Did you receive a certificate?

Yes

Please bring the certificate of your language course(s) with you to the consultation hour.

How do you know VU-NT2 (department Dutch as a second language)?

Course fee

Who is going to pay the course fees? *

Please ask your employer to send an e-mail to vu-nt2@vu.nl to confirm that the company will pay for your Dutch course.

In order to prepare the invoice we need both the e-mail confirmation from your employer and the following information:

Company name *

Company contact person *

Telephone number contact person *

E-mail address contact person *

Internal reference number for invoice *

Address for invoice (e-mail address) *

Address for invoice (postal address) *

If you have a loan from DUO for civic integration, you can not pay for this course with that DUO loan.
That DUO loan is only valid for an intensive day course and not for an evening/Saturday course.
We will still take your details and refer you to the respective NT2 team. However, applicants coming to us via a 'gemeente' will always have priority due to the contracts that we have with the respective 'gemeentes'.

Please attach the DUO letter "U krijgt een lening" and/ or an overview of your DUO loan which shows your name, BSN number and available amount (at Mijn Inburgering www.inburgeren.nl).

Please let us know your current situation. *

I'm not connected to the VU; I'm not an employee or student.

I'm an employee of the VU.

I'm a PhD student of the VU.

I'm a prospective student of the VU.

I'm an exchange student of the VU.

I'm a regular student.

I'm a VASVU student.

I'm an UAF client.

Other:

At which faculty / service do you work? *

At which department do you work?

At which faculty do you study? *

Which study programme? *

What is your VUnetID?
(3 letters, 3 numbers, for example ABC123)? *

Please upload a scan of your VU-student card.
Prospective students who did not yet receive their student card may upload their Admission Letter.

Scan VU-studentcard or Admission Letter.

Have you been accepted by the UAF? *

Who is your UAF study companion? *

What's your UAF client number? *

Questions/Remarks

Do you have questions/remarks?

General terms and conditions VU-NT2 Academy

Click here for the general terms and conditions of VU-NT2 Academy.

All prices are subject to change. *

Yes, I accept the general terms and conditions of VU-NT2 Academy

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