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Sigrid Paans
Head of Programme Jazz
sigrid.paans@zuyd.nl
Jazz - Bachelor
step 1
Do I have the required prior education?
If you want to study at Conservatorium Maastricht, you need to have obtained one of the following qualifications:
- HAVO or VWO (Dutch General Secondary or Pre-University Education);
- HBO (Dutch Higher Professional Education)
- MBO (Dutch Senior Secondary Vocational Education) programme of at least 4 years with a certificate stating that you have passed the final examination;
- an equivalent state examination diploma or certificates
- You must also meet certain language requirements, see our Language Requirements
EU candidates
If you register before March 1, 2021 and pass the admission procedure and also meet the legal admission requirements you are guaranteed a place at the programme.
Application between March 1 and May 1 is possible but we can not guarantee a place in the Classical programme.
Non-EU candidates
You must register before March 1, 2021. Applications after 1 March will not be accepted.
Need help?
If you need help with your application, please contact the Zuyd Enrolment Office, enrolmentoffice@zuyd.nl.
Step 2
Register via Studielink
If you want to study at Conservatorium Maastricht (part of Zuyd University of Applied Sciences) and take the entrance examination, you first need to register via Studielink. This is the national application website for higher education in the Netherlands. It is also available in English and German. Do not worry, you only need to pay for your studies if you are admitted to the programme. Conservatorium Maastricht doesn’t handle an audition fee.
Read more about how to use Studielink.
After registration at Studielink, you will receive a proof of registration and a student number.
Non Dutch applicants will also receive (from noreply-osiris@zuyd.nl) an invitation for an online application to upload your documents (passport, diploma, etc.)
From the ICT department of Zuyd University (noreply-ict@zuyd.nl) you will receive an email with your username and password. This is sent to the e-mail address you entered in Studielink. This gives you access to several online facilities of Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, such as Zuyd e-mail, the electronic study platform Moodle, Teams and the Zuyd information portal Zuydnet.
Do not confuse your username and password with the login data you have created for Studielink.
Non-European applicants will also receive a questionnaire around May from Zuyd University and Osiris for the application of the resident permit/visa.
Need help?
If you need help with your application, please contact the Zuyd Enrolment Office, enrolmentoffice@zuyd.nl.
Step 3
Entrance examination
The audition consists of a practical exam and a theoretical exam.
For the practical exam you need to provide some documents (including an audition video). This part must be completed before May 1. The detailed information will be sent to you by email. Information about the specific admission requirements is also available on our website, see this page and choose your main subject. See this page and choose your main subject.
On the basis of the result of the submitted documents, it will be decided whether you will be invited to take the second part of the theory exam and invited to take a live audition / streaming or you will be rejected.
The live auditions / streamings will take place between March 15 to April 16, 2021. These dates will be published on the website around January.
The first part of the theoretical exam will take place online. This part must be completed before March 1, 2021. You will receive the necessary instructions by email on time.
The second part of the theory exam will take place between March 15 and April 9, 2021.
After both parts (practice and theory) have been completed, a decision will be made and you will receive notification of the results of the admission procedure no later than 1 May 2021.
Need help?
If you need help, please contact the Educational Affairs Office, bo.conservatoriummaastricht@zuyd.nl.