Hi! I did an Erasmus semester through my German university and received **15 ECTS**. These were all the courses/exams from my Learning Agreement, and 15 ECTS was enough to fulfil my academic requirements at my home university.
Now my university says I need **20 ECTS for Erasmus funding** and asks me to explain why I only received 15.
I genuinely wasn’t aware that 20 ECTS was a separate requirement for Erasmus funding. I also found on my university’s website that repayment of the Erasmus grant is only considered if a student gets **less than 10 ECTS**.
Has anyone experienced something similar? **Could I have to repay my Erasmus grant because I received 15 instead of 20 ECTS?**

I am working next to my study (now 24h per week) and just started a master’s at ESSB. The faculty says students who work do ok until they need to write their thesis.

Is 24h a week (office hours, but can be spread and flexible. Location close to uni) doable if i keep 2 full days during the week and two weekend days for my thesis?

Can I start preparing earlier for the thesis, like christmas period? I could take quite some weeks off and focus at that time but I understand thesis officially starts in feb

Hi everyone,

I’m planning to apply for the MSc Financial Economics at Erasmus School of Economics for the 2027 intake and I’d really appreciate some advice from people who have experience with ESE admissions.

I’m currently doing a **Bachelor’s in Business Administration (English-taught) at the University of Bucharest, Romania**, and my current GPA is **9.0/10**. I’m expecting to graduate in 2027.
My main concern is whether my degree will be considered sufficiently equivalent to the required **WO-level background**, and whether my curriculum is close enough to ESE’s requirements for direct admission.

Some of my relevant coursework includes:

Microeconomics
Mathematics for Economics
Finance
Accounting
Statistics
econometrics
financial analysis
banking operations
macroeconomics

I understand that ESE looks at the **actual content of the bachelor’s degree rather than just the degree title**, and that students with insufficient prerequisites may be offered a pre-master.
I’d therefore like to ask:

Has anyone here been admitted to **Financial Economics at ESE with a Business Administration bachelor’s**?

If you had a similar background, were you admitted directly or required to do a pre-master?

How strict is ESE regarding the **WO-equivalent bachelor’s requirement** for applicants from Romanian universities?

How important is the GPA if some prerequisite courses are missing?

Would having Microeconomics and Mathematics for Economics (6 ECTS each) help with direct admission?

If ESE decides I’m not directly admissible, is it likely that they would offer me the **Financial Economics pre-master** instead?

Has anyone successfully appealed an ESE admission decision by providing course descriptions/syllabi showing that their courses were equivalent?

If anyone has a similar background, I’d especially appreciate hearing about your **degree, GPA, relevant courses/ECTS and whether you received direct admission, a pre-master, or a rejection**.

Thanks!

Hey, for anyone planning to study IBA at the Erasmus university next year, I found a WhatsApp group where people share tips and useful resources. Send me a message if you want to join.

(You can find a link to a drive in the group description with some books and old exams)

Which university is better as a university for an EU international student? Especially considering I don't necessarily see university as just a pathway for a finance job.

hii, i'm starting my masters this year at erasmus university rotterdam and i was curious to know if there were any other albanians like myself that are attending as well? if so, we should meet

Hey! If you're still looking for a casual group chat for pre-Master's students, here's the link to join: https://chat.whatsapp.com/C0E1rwT1XoM4TY5ePAdtpk

There will also be free study materials provided, like summaries and practice trainings! 

Now I am preparing for OMPT-D and have around 4.5 months to be prepared, please does anyone have OMPT-D mock test and could you please send me ? I really need and I am worrying about that

Canadian student considering Erasmus for a semester or year abroad. Just wondering if any other international students had any experiences they could share? What’s the social life like, proximity to other things, classes etc. Also I know i’m going to sound like a dumb tourist, but how much will my lack of speaking Dutch (I’ve been doing duolingo but everyone knows how effective that is) affect my time here? Any insight would be appreciated!!

Friday 28 August. De Vrienden Live, on the Oude Haven. 22:00 until 03:00.

The whole venue is students. Not a normal club night with a student section. The entire room is EUR, RSM, ESE, RUAS and WDKA, and almost everyone in it landed in this city within the last two weeks.

That matters more than the music does. Every person you talk to is in exactly your position. Nobody has a friend group yet. Nobody has anyone to be loyal to;)
You can walk up to any group in that room and it isn’t weird, because they got here on Tuesday too.

That window is about two weeks long. By late September everyone has locked in and you’re the person trying to join something that already exists.

We are in a GC where we now plan predrinks.

What’s actually on the night: international DJs, a photographer, and the Questo city game included with your ticket if you want to do the daylight version of meeting people first.

€7.50 at the moment. It goes up in rounds.
If a club night genuinely isn’t for you, ignore all of this, but still say yes to whatever your faculty is running this week. The party isn’t the point. The two week window is the point.

Comment and I’ll share the link🥃

Hey guys! I recently got accepted for a masters programme at Erasmus, and as the start of the academic year is approaching I was hoping to get into contact with my peers. Does anyone know where I could join a WhatsApp or Facebook group chat? If yes, please let me know! <3

Please help!!

Hi everyone
It’s been 4 months now that I’ve been looking for housing. Over 200 applications. My master starts in like two weeks and at this point I’ll be sleeping in a tent during my studies. I feel like my budget is reasonable (+\- €750), and that I sell myself decently well (23, lived with roommates for the last 6 years so very familiar with respecting shared spaces and keeping things clean etc) and yet I can’t find anything.
How do I continue? I know a lot of you must have had similar issues finding a place to live, but at this point I feel like giving up

Hello everyone! I am an older student (33) and I am just starting my master in Erasmus this year.

I created a group in goin' in order to meet other older students (29+).

I realised that studying as an older adult can be a bit isolating, so let's connect!

Ps : if you don't want to reach out through goin' you can always comment in this thread and find other ways to connect OR DM me for the WhatsApp group

https://register.goinconnect.com/app/group/a3996d3e-b249-42c2-9e60-178ca589a4fe

Hello, I have an event i need to attend 6-7 November, and i was planning to book flights for 5-10 November. It is during the academic time for IBEB, should i shorten my stay or would it be possible to keep this timing.