Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you can add more than one diploma in each section of the application form (secondary, bachelor and/or master).

The earlier you submitted your application, the earlier your application will be pre-screened. For applications submitted close to the deadline, it may take up to 6 weeks.

The number of spots for the Bachelor programme in International Business Administration (IBA) for the entry year 2022 is set at 750.

The  IBA programme does not offer direct admittance to a higher year. If you started your studies elsewhere and you want to complete your bachelor at Rotterdam School of Management, you must apply as a first year student. If you are selected, you formally start in the first year of the programme. Exemption requests for overlapping courses are only handled once you're enrolled into the programme and can only be submitted at the start of the academic year. We cannot guarantee that your request(s) will be granted as the decision will be made by the RSM Examination Board. 

If you have started the application process in Studielink but did not receive your ERNA login details, please contact the Erasmus University IT Servicedesk: servicedesk@eur.nl. 

In your message, explain the problem clearly, include your name, student number, email address and that you are applying for a programme offered by Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.

The IBA programme does not offer direct admittance to a higher year. All students must formally start in the first year of the programme. It is also not possible to transfer your grades or credits obtained at another university to the IBA programme. Requests for course exemptions are only handled once you're enrolled into the programme and can only be submitted at the start of the academic year. We cannot guarantee that your request(s) will be granted as the decision will be made by the RSM Examination Board. 

You will be asked to upload your test results directly into the Online Application Form (OLAF). Be patient as it may take some time before the upload possibility opens. We will send you a notification once you can upload the results. The results must be submitted by the 1st of April.

Due to the high number of applications, it will not be possible to add more documents to your application, unless you receive a message from the RSM Admissions Office, asking you to do so. You will then upload the documents directly into the Online Application Form (OLAF). DO NOT send documents to us by e-mail.

No. We will evaluate your application based on the information available on the application deadline.

The College Board institute code for Rotterdam School of Management is 6767. 

A conditional offer of admission means that you still need to do something before you will be allowed to start your studies at RSM. For the vast majority of our applicants, this means that you need to bring or send either certified hard copies or originals of your diploma(s) and final academic transcript. Once all of the conditions in your offer of admission have been met, your offer will become unconditional and you may officially enroll in the programme.

Many of our applicants ask why we require certified hard copies or originals of their diploma(s) and academic transcripts when we already have digital copies. RSM requires official hard copies because digital documents are easier to forge and are therefore not legal documents.

For students with an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma, the IBO institute code for Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) is 034892.

On 15 April all applicants who submitted a complete application in the online application form (OLAF) will receive a rank number via e-mail from Studielink. Applicants with rank number 1 to 750 will also receive a second e-mail from Studielink with an offer for the programme, which must be either accepted or declined in Studielink within 14 days. Failure to respond to your offer within 14 days will automatically result in loss of the spot in the programme.

Applicants with rank number 751 and higher will automatically be put on a waiting list. If someone with an offer for the programme decides to decline their offer, it will be automatically assigned to the next person on the waiting list. IMPORTANT: You will remain on the waiting list for the IBA programme as long as you do not withdraw your registration in Studielink. If you withdraw your registration for IBA, your rank number will be passed over by Studielink and you will not be offered a place in the programme even if your number is called. The last number will be issued on the 7th of August.