Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) offers accommodation at the accommodation provider SSH for 550 of our yearly incoming international students. These rooms are reserved for first year international Bachelor, (Pre-)Master or Exchange students for the maximum rental period of 12 months.
SSH will handle the whole process – from making a room reservation to payments. But certainly EUR is constantly in touch with SSH ‘behind the scenes’ to make sure the quality and services level remain high.
After you register with SSH, your housing application is automatically sent to your faculty’s contact person. They will review your application, usually on a first-come, first-served basis, to decide if you are eligible for the accommodation reserved by Erasmus University. Keep in mind that your faculty may also use other criteria to approve students.
Each program at Erasmus University Rotterdam has a limited number of spots for students. We cannot approve more students than there are available rooms. So, even if you see available rooms, if your status is “on hold” or “for approval,” your faculty may not be able to approve your registration. The remaining rooms are reserved for students from other faculties.
If your status is “for approval” or “on hold”, it means you have been placed on a waiting list, even if you registered when the form first opened. This means you cannot book a room yet.
Once your application status changes to "Approved," you can book a room. You will have 3 days to book an available room. If you do not book a room within this 3-day window, your approval will be withdrawn, and your status will change to "Not Approved."
If you still want a room through SSH after this, you can update your “Not Approved” registration and click “Save.” Your registration will then be marked as "for approval" again, and you will be placed on the waiting list.
We have reserved 167 rooms at SSH exclusively for our Spring exchange students.
Rental Offer
Between 4 November and 11 November, you cannot book a room yet, but you can explore the different rooms we offer at Student Housing.
You can register for free starting from the opening date through this website: SSH Short Stay Registration.
Important: Do not register before the date and time mentioned below. The correct options for Spring 2025 will not be available in the form before then. If you select the wrong option, your account will not be approved!
Registration Opens:
- Monday, 4 November 2024 at 12:00 PM (noon) CET
Your registration will be reviewed by Erasmus University Rotterdam. For more information, see the topic Procedure.
Only after your registration has been approved can you book accommodation.
Booking Starts:
- Monday, 11 November 2024 at 12:00 PM (noon) CET
The rent for short stay accommodation for international students is in general always higher than rents Dutch students are paying. This is because you are renting fully furnished accommodation, including several extra services, available upon your arrival.
Prices for short stay accommodation range between around € 500,- and € 825,- including services.
Also SSH has fixed rental periods. For 2024 - 2025 those are:
Bachelor/(Pre-)Master:
- 1 August 2024 – 30 July 2025
Exchange (Fall semester):
- 1 August 2024 – 29 December 2024*
- 1 August 2024 - 28 January 2025*
* Due to maintenance works the start date for a few rooms in the building ‘d Blaauwe Molen will be 20 August 2024.
Exchange (Spring semester):
- 31 December 2024 – 15 May 2025
- 31 December 2024 – 15 July 2025**
- 30 January 2025 – 15 July 2025**
** Due to maintenance works the end date for rooms in the buildings Hatta and Overhoningen will be 2 July 2025.
Before applying take note that you have to meet the all of following criteria (no exceptions):
- you are going to start your first year at EUR;
- you don't have the Dutch nationality;
- you are new to the Netherlands, you have not completed your prior education in the Netherlands, and you currently live abroad;
- you are (conditionally) accepted to your study programme;
- you are not older than 30 years.
- For the Spring 2025 rental periods only Spring exchange students will be approved
Keep in mind that faculties can add additional requirements for approval at SSH!
Under certain conditions you can cancel your accommodation, which is also stipulated in the Terms and Conditions.
You can find the the cancellation process of SSH on the following website: Short Stay cancellation - SSH Student Housing - Help Center (sshxl.nl) .
You can find the terms and conditions here: Erasmus University Rotterdam (sshxl.nl)
Location rooms
All SSH accommodation designated for short stay is located on Woudestein campus or within walking distance of campus.
The buildings F and Hatta are located on campus Woudestein
- See pictures below of the rooms in Hatta building.
- The other buildings are within walking distance (15 minutes) of the campus.
On the SSH website, you can check out the available accommodations. It goes without saying that if you’re late making a reservation, fewer options will be available.
Terms of notification
Please be aware of the fact that short stay rooms are available through SSH on a fixed-rental agreement only, meaning that the tenancy cannot be terminated early. Look on the SSH website for the Terms & Conditions.