Overview

The International Teacher Education for Primary Schools (ITEPS) programme from NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences has a strong practical focus and enables you to gain extensive teaching experience at international primary schools in the Netherlands and abroad. You will develop your educational, pedagogical and teaching skills at a pace that suits you and in a way that enables you to demonstrate your personal skills and potential. This teaching degree has a holistic approach, so students learn to integrate the academic, social, emotional and ethical needs of their pupils into their lessons.

Career opportunities

International primary school teacher
Educational assistant
Special education teacher
Principal or deputy principal

Accreditation

This bachelor programme is accredited by the NVAO in the Netherlands (The Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders).

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Educational studies (pedagogy, didactics, development psychology)

Mathematics

English as an international language

Democratic citizenship environment

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-31 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

61

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IELTS

6

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Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Meppel, Netherlands

Disciplines

Teaching Primary Education View 7 other Bachelors in Teaching in Netherlands

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

61

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IELTS

6

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General requirements

Academic

To be admitted to a 4-year bachelor programme, you will need to meet the admission requirements as outlined in Dutch Higher Education law. You need a diploma that is at least equivalent to an NLQF 4/EQF 4 level (Dutch/European Qualifications Framework) and comparable to the required Dutch diploma.

Language

All non-EU/EEA applicants are required to submit an English proficiency test with their application to show that their English language skills are at a high enough level to succeed in their studies.

NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences accepts the following official language tests:

Academic IELTS 6.0 (with an advised minimum of 5.0 for each skill)

TOEFL iBT (with a minimum score of 80)

Cambridge ESOL score First FCE-B (scale 173-175) or First FCE-Grade C (scale 169-172)

TOEIC 865 (Listening and Reading) and 335 (Speaking and Writing)

LanguageCert academic (minimum score of 65)

Pearson PTE Academic (minimum score of 61)

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

10335 EUR / year

≈ 10335 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

2694 EUR / year

≈ 2694 EUR / year

Living costs

Meppel

Netherlands

780 - 1160 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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EU/EEA Applies to you

Living costs

Meppel

Funding

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