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Accommodation

Please note! Available student housing is limited. Please check your options as soon as possible. If you cannot secure suitable accommodation by the start of the semester, we strongly advise you not to travel to the Netherlands.

Before starting your studies at Fontys, you must find suitable housing. Unfortunately, due to the housing crisis, it is difficult for international students to find accommodation in the Netherlands. Start your accommodation search early. Please be aware that finding a place to live is your own responsibility.

While Fontys has no campus dorms, we have established partnerships with several reputable housing agencies and landlords. Through these collaborations, Fontys is committed to assisting you in your accommodation search for the first semester or academic year. It's important to note that applying for accommodation through Fontys does not automatically guarantee housing, and we are unable to accept new applications after the deadline.

If you are currently residing abroad, applying for an English-taught study programme, and have a non-Dutch previous education, you are eligible to apply for accommodation through Fontys. We do make an exception for students from the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Despite many of them having a Dutch secondary school diploma, they are still able to apply for accommodation through Fontys.

Please note: To qualify for accommodation, it is important to complete your admission process as soon as possible. More information is listed in the terms and conditions.

Check out these tips

  • Fontys can offer housing for a limited number of students. Fill in the application form before the 15th of June (Fall semester) the 8th of December (Spring semester).
  • You can find a room through (commercial) housing agencies in the city you want to study in.
  • If you know students that already study at Fontys, make sure to ask for their help.
  • Expand your search. Don’t just look for a room in the city but also in villages nearby.
  • Post a message on social media that you are looking for housing.
  • Beware of scammers. Check our tips to prevent scams.
  • Listen to the experiences of international students in the Nuffic podcast 'Finding student housing in the Netherlands'.
  • Look at Study in NL, your official starting point to studying in the Netherlands

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Need help?

Get in touch with Student Administration International.

internationalstudents@fontys.nl

How to apply through Fontys

  • Read the General information on Accommodation and the Terms and conditions.
  • Fill in and send the accommodation form before the deadline: Fall semester 15 June, Spring semester 8 December.
  • You will receive a confirmation on receipt of the accommodation form
  • Only after the deadline has passed, will Fontys inform you whether a room will be offered to you.
  • You will receive detailed information about the housing agency 4 weeks before start of study at the latest.
  • The Housing agency will contact you.
  • Transfer the required amount of rent + deposit before arrival to housing agency (no payment = no entrance accommodation, but still the obligation to close rental contract)
  • Accommodation is available on the agreed date.
  • You are obliged to accept and pay for the offered room for the whole period. For bachelor students this means one academic year, for exchange student one (or two) semester(s). In the spring semester it is only possible to apply for one semester.
  • Fontys can only guarantee housing for a limited number of students. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you keep on trying to find a room yourself and start your search process well in time.
  • Mail to internationalstudents@fontys.nl for further questions.

In Eindhoven we can offer:

  • A standard room < € 600,-, private room with shared facilities;
  • A semi-studio < € 700,-, private bathroom and toilet / shared or private kitchen;
  • A studio > € 800,-, all facilities private (only for Bachelor students).

You can tick the box of your preference (no guarantee) on the accommodation form.

  • Read the General information on Accommodation and the Terms and conditions.
  • Fill in and send the accommodation form before the deadline: Fall semester 15 June, Spring semester 8 December.
  • You will receive a confirmation on receipt of the accommodation form
  • Only after the deadline has passed, will Fontys inform you whether a room will be offered to you.
  • You will receive detailed information about the housing agency 4 weeks before start of study at the latest.
  • The Housing agency will contact you.
  • Transfer the required amount of rent + deposit before arrival to housing agency (no payment = no entrance accommodation, but still the obligation to close rental contract)
  • Accommodation is available on the agreed date.
  • You are obliged to accept and pay for the offered room for the whole period. For bachelor students this means one academic year, for exchange student one (or two) semester(s). In the spring semester it is only possible to apply for one semester.
  • Fontys can only guarantee housing for a limited number of students. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you keep on trying to find a room yourself and start your search process well in time.
  • Mail to internationalstudents@fontys.nl for further questions.

In Tilburg we can offer a standard room < € 600,-.

How to apply for an accommodation in Venlo

  • Read the General information on Accommodation and the Terms and conditions.
  • Fill in and send the accommodation form before the deadline: Fall semester 15 June, Spring semester 8 December.
  • You will receive a confirmation on receipt of the accommodation form
  • Only after the deadline has passed, will Fontys inform you whether a room will be offered to you.
  • You will receive detailed information about the housing agency 4 weeks before start of study at the latest.
  • The Housing agency will contact you.
  • Transfer the required amount of rent + deposit before arrival to housing agency (no payment = no entrance accommodation, but still the obligation to close rental contract)
  • Accommodation is available on the agreed date.
  • You are obliged to accept and pay for the offered room for the whole period. For bachelor students this means one academic year, for exchange student one (or two) semester(s). In the spring semester it is only possible to apply for one semester.
  • Fontys can only guarantee housing for a limited number of students. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you keep on trying to find a room yourself and start your search process well in time.
  • Mail to internationalstudents@fontys.nl for further questions.

(Commercial) housing agencies

Unfortunately Fontys can only guarantee housing for a limited number of students. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you keep on trying to find a room yourself. Keep us informed if you have found your own accommodation.

A listing of commercial accommodation agencies is included below.

  • Funda - Accommodation search platform

Student Accommodation in Venlo

Venlo offers a number of apartments which can be rented by students. Please note that additional costs may be charged by commercial accommodation agencies. In those cases, Fontys does not act as a broker. Please also be informed that student houses are scarce in Venlo, so make sure to start looking for housing in time.

Student Service Centre

If you have any questions about the financial or administrative consequences of moving to the Netherlands, or about living in Venlo in general, please do not hesitate to contact us via internationalstudents@fontys.nl.

Brixhousing

Visiting Address (by appointment only):
Kaldenkerkerweg 2
5913 AD Venlo
+31(0)77 390 59 44

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hello@brixhousing.nl
Website Brixhousing
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Finding rooms online

There are various websites and Facebook pages where you can find rooms in Venlo.

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