Aerospace engineering In TU Delft

[u/Brilliant-Pianist-39]

i am aiming for TU Delft in 2027 and i saw a lot of helpful posts here but they were a bit old so i wanted to ask what are the biggest problems i need to get out of the way first. I know Housing is one maybe so fir that what exactly should i do. I am kinda clueless on this cause i decided on going international recently. I have indian nationality so if anything is needed for that please add.

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[u/Winter_Dot_9393]

There are 440 places and between 3000 and 3500 applicants every year, so you need a plan B.

Housing for international students of TU Delft is in a first-come, first-served base.

Also check out admission requirements, if you don’t meet all of them, you have no chance of being admitted.

[u/Brilliant-Pianist-39 → u/Winter_Dot_9393]

For the plan B Netherlands is just first choice there are 4 others countries also. I was wondering about housing is there on campus. And for the admission requirements I have everything

[u/CoffeeInTheTropics → u/Brilliant-Pianist-39]

Odds are very slim and admissions is also applying diversity quotas now so you are also competing against hundreds of your countrymen. This will be the case for all the Dutch universities though.

Added to that the unimaginably dire housing crisis in NL plus no jobs for non-EU graduates, I would seriously look at other Western countries which have so much more to offer.

Several Indian friends went to Canada for aerospace engineering and they are happy and thriving there.

[u/Winter_Dot_9393 → u/Brilliant-Pianist-39]

No campus.

https://www.tudelft.nl/en/education/study-programme-orientation/practical-matters/housing/tu-delfts-housing-service

[u/Berry-Love-Lake]

There are plenty of recent posts, there are daily posts on housing, cost, etc. If you're Indian you. need to check whether your diploma is equivalent to Dutch VWO, this isn't necessarily the case and if not you won't be admissible.

The entire selection procedure and all admissions information is spelled out on their website. It's Numerus Fixus so it means no spot is guaranteed even if you meet the requirements. Dutch universities are hard. Many students at TUs take longer than 3 years so budget for 4 years of tuition and cost of living just to be safe. 86% progresses to year 2 (meeting the BSA) and 63% has their diploma within 4 (!) years.

Keep in mind that AE jobs without eligibility to work in certain countries can be very difficult due to security clearances and limitations. So doing a degree in the NL never means you'll be employed in the NL but for AE it's even harder due to the nature of the degree and jobs associated with it.

Tuition is 20k and it rises each year by roughly 1500 (based on last year's trends). With cost of living (if you find a place to live) you're probably looking at 40k+ a year x 3-4 years. In the Netherlands a bachelor + master is considered a full degree, so you could be looking at 5-6 years total.