You will pay your tuition fee by means of a digital direct debit authorisation to Breda University of Applied Sciences. You will receive an e-mail with the request to enter your payment details via your ‘To do’ list in Studielink. Once your direct debit authorisation has been confirmed you will receive a message from Studielink.

As of May you can indicate via Studielink whether you want to

• pay the full tuition fee at once;
• pay the tuition fee in 12 monthly instalments

If you choose to pay in 12 instalments, you will pay a € 24,- administration fee, which will be collected at the same time as the first instalment, in September.

The instalment will take place every month around the 25th so please make sure that the balance in your account is sufficient at that moment. If this is not the case, the bank will reverse the transaction, which means that the tuition fee is not paid. In that case, you will automatically receive a reminder. More information on this can be found in the regulation regarding overdue payments. 

Tuition fee regulation
Regulation regarding overdue payments
 

Changing your direct debit authorisation 

All year round, you can change the payment details you entered in Studielink. For instance, you can change the account number, specify that someone else is going to pay, and change from paying in one instalment to multiple instalments and vice versa. The change will take effect from the next payment date. This can also be in the new academic year. Breda University of Applied Sciences determines when the change will take effect.

Information about changing payment details in Studielink.

Someone else is paying your tuition fee

Forward the email containing the payment link to the person who pays your tuition fees. You will receive a confirmation when this person has made the payment.

Payment via a bank account outside the SEPA area*

If you don’t have a bank account within the SEPA area, you will have to pay the appropriate tuition fee to Breda University of Applied Sciences yourself, before 1 August. You will find the bank account details in Studielink after you have filled in your payment details. Unfortunately it is not possible to pay the tuition fee in instalments.

Please note:

• You can only confirm the digital authorisation once. You cannot change it afterwards.
• Non-EEA students, who need to apply for an entry visa and/or a residence permit, are subject to different rules.

* an overview of SEPA countries can be found on the website of the European Central Bank

If you do not live in an EEA country, please take into account that you will also have to transfer proof of sufficient means of support. More information can be found in the application procedure (pdf).

Registration for and payment of student activities can be arranged via the webshop More.

If your question is not listed below, don't hesitate to contact one of our students. They will be happy to help you.

How much tuition will I have to pay? 

Have a look at the overview of the tuition fees.

How do I arrange my payment? 

From May it is possible to arrange your payment. Visit the ‘Payment’ tab in Studielink. Select ‘Enter payment details’ and complete the necessary arrangements. Your payment details will be used on an ongoing basis. 

This means that we will use these payment details for multiple academic years, until you change them orhave finished studying at our university. A Q&A about filling out your payment details in Studielink can be found here. 

Someone else pays my tuition 

When someone else is paying your tuition fees (and has an account within SEPA area), that person must confirm the digital authorisation. You will receive an email with a link that you must send through to this person. It is important that the authorisation is confirmed before 31 August. 

If this is not possible, you can change the payment details via 'payment’ in Studielink, this way you can confirm the authorisation. On 25 September the first tuition fee will be deduced*. Make sure you have sufficient funds in your account.

* If the 25th falls on the weekend, the tuition fee will be deduced after the weekend in most cases. 

I chose two programmes; do I have to pay the tuition twice?

If you have chosen to follow two bachelor programmes, you are not supposed to pay the tuition fee at both institutions. In that case, you can apply for a proof of paid tuition fees (BBC). A BBC is a piece of evidence showing that you have paid the statutory tuition fee at an educational institution in higher education. 

A proof of paid tuition fees can only be requested in Studielink if you are already fully enrolled for a study programme at an educational institution and you have submitted an enrolment application for a study programme at another educational institution for the same academic year.

Depending on whether the educational institution supports this, the BBC can be requested digitally and forwarded in Studielink. If the educational institution does not support this, you will request the BBC outside Studielink from the educational institution where you have already paid. You will then forward the BBC to the educational institution where you want to pay your tuition fees with a BBC. Read this Step-by-Step instruction 
about how to arrange a request for proof of paid tuition fees'. 

Please note: you can only use a 'Proof of Payment' if you owe the statutory tuition fee at both institutions.

The direct debit could not be debited from my account, should I transfer the fee myself?

When a direct debit fails, you will receive a reminder by email. When you receive this reminder, you will have to transfer the instalment, stating your student number. After this reminder, you will have 14 days to pay the overdue amount without any extra costs being charged. If you do not do this on time, you will receive a demand and your BUas account will be closed immediately. After payment of the tuition fee plus €24.00 administration costs, your account will be reactivated. More information can be found at the arrears settlement. 

Can I change the date when the direct debit will be withdrawn from my account?

This is not possible. More information can be found at the arrears settlement.

In what month will the first and last monthly direct debits be taken?

The first direct debit will take place in September, the latest in August if you pay in instalments. 

I want to pay in instalments, I have EU nationality and I do not live in an EEA country.

If you would like to pay in instalments, you need a bank account within SEPA area. In this case, you should fill in the payment details via Studielink as soon as you open a Dutch bank account. Normally the deadline is 31 August. If this is not possible for you, please make sure to do so as soon as possible.

You can also choose to pay at once. Then you need to fill in the payment details of your current bank in Studielink. Then you will be requested to transfer the money to Breda University of Applied Sciences. This simplifies your registration.

If you choose to pay in 12 instalments, you will be charged an extra € 24 for administration fees. The direct debit will take place every month around the 25th 

How do I change my payment details? 

One hour after entering your payment details, it is possible to change your payment details in Studielink.

Please follow the following steps to change your payment details: 

• Go to <Study programmes> and click on the study programme for which you would like to change the payment 
  details.
• Click on the tab ‘Payment’
• You will find the <Change payment method> button under <Payment details>.
• This will take you to <Change payment details>. This means that you can change your payment details yourself.
• Here you can change the payment method, instalments and who will pay, as well as the details about the 
  account holder.

More information can be found via Step-by-step instructions – Changing payment details (studielink.nl)