If you are admissible, you will have to finalise your application by submitting certified copies of your original diploma and transcript via the Certified Documents Portal.
When a certified copy is required, a regular copy is not accepted. A certified copy of your diploma and transcript needs to be in colour and contains an original signature and an original stamp. A regular photocopy is not sufficient. The photocopy itself needs to be certified. A certified copy can be made by your high school, a notary, a sworn translator, or at a City Hall.
How to make a certified copy:
- The school official/notary/translator makes a photocopy in colour of the original diploma and transcript.
- The school official/notary/translator verifies that the photocopy is true and an unaltered copy from the original document by signing and stamping each page of the photocopy in coloured ink (not black or grey).
- The photocopy now contains a new and original coloured signature and stamp in additional to possible photocopied signatures and stamps that were present on the original document.
- Scan the certified copies (PDF format) and submit them in the Certified Documents Portal
Translations
Any document originally in a language other than English or Dutch needs to be translated by a sworn translator. Both the original document and its translation need to be certified following the instructions at the top of this page, then merged into one PDF before uploading in the portal.
International Baccalaureate
In case you have applied based on an IB diploma, you can choose either of the following two options:
- Instruct the IBO to send us your final IB-results electronically. We are registered with the IBO under the account of Erasmus School of Economics, code 037280.
- Visit the IB Organisation website via https://rrs.ibo.org
- Choose the option; Request for results to Institutes of higher education
- Choose “Netherlands”
- Choose “Erasmus School of Economics” (code 037280). IMPORTANT: Do not choose Erasmus University Rotterdam OR Erasmus University College. Failing to do so might result in a considerable delay in your final admission to the programme.
- Upon receipt of your final results in July, we will upload these onto your personal certified documents portal. You don’t have to upload anything yourself in the portal for now. IMPORTANT: Should your school counselor take care of this procedure, please confirm that your counselor chooses the option of Erasmus School of Economics (code 37280) and not Erasmus University – Central Admissions or Erasmus University College.
- Or, upload a PDF-scan of your IB Candidate Result Statement, or IB Diploma and Final Transcript, in our Certified Documents Portal. Please make sure that the document is a coloured copy of the official IB Candidate Result Statement (or official IB diploma and transcript) and make sure that the copy includes a fresh stamp + signature from your secondary school. We do not accept documents which are self-made by the school; it must be the original format of the IBO. Please follow the instructions at the top of this page on how to certify documents.
A-levels
In case you are applying based on GCE A-levels, the instructions depend on the Examination Board which will grant you your A-level certificates.
- Cambridge: A-levels taken at Cambridge can be verified by us online. Therefore, certificates or A-level Statements of (Provisional) Results made by Cambridge do not need to be certified copies. You can directly upload the certificate or statement in your certified documents portal.
- Pearson / AQA / others: We cannot verify certificates from these Examination Boards online. Please follow the instructions at the top of this page to certify your certificates / Statement of (Provisional) Results before uploading in your Certified Documents Portal.
Sending documents by mail
Some schools prefer to send us the documents directly via mail. While this approach does not have our preference, as documents can get lost in transportation or arrive at the wrong department within our university, it is possible to send documents this way. In this case, please make sure to use the following address:
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Erasmus School of Economics, E-building (Room EB-29)
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA Rotterdam
The Netherlands
If you have lost access to your personal Certified Documents Portal, or if you have any other questions, please contact us.