Fontys University of Applied Sciences | ENPODHE

University information

Name of the University	Fontys University of Applied Sciences
Street address	Ds. Th. Fliednerstraat 2
Postal code	5631 BN
City	Eindhoven
Country	The Netherlands
Telephone number University	0031-8850 80000
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Information about the Podiatry Department

Name of the department	Opleiding Podotherapie
Address of the department	Ds. Th. Fliednerstraat 2
Telephone number department	0031-8850 80000
Contact	Mrs. Karin Korf k.korf@fontys.nl
Bachelor	Full time – 4 years
	240 ECTS (60 each year)
	Full time – 40-50 students each year (total 180-200 students)
	Language: Dutch (last 1,5 year available in English language)
Clinical placement bachelor (how many hours/ECTs do bachelor students spend in seeing real patients outside the University)	Depending on the year (different curriculum) 5 ECTS in 2nd year 25 ECTS in 4th year
Clinical practice bachelor (how many hours/ECTs do bachelor students spend in seeing patients within the University)	Approx. 320 hrs.
Master	No


PhD	No

General academic information

Education Periods (semesters/quarters/weeks)	Four quarters of 10 weeks each academic year (total 40 weeks) Each quarter: 8 weeks teaching and 2 weeks assessment (during the assessment weeks some clinical work takes place as well)
Start academic year	September
End academic year	July
Holidays	Autumn break – 1 week
	Christmas – 2 weeks
	Spring break -1 week
	May break – 1 week
	Summer – 6 weeks
Entry requirements bachelor	In Dutch: HAVO degree, VWO degree or MBO-4 degree https://www.epnuffic.nl/en/#tab-foreign-education-systems
Program starting	Full time – September

Information for exchange

Exchange possibilities students	Yes, in the 3rd and 4th year
Language level for exchange	Dutch: NT2 exam English: IELTS 6.0
Exchange possibilities staff	Yes
Accomodation service	Yes

Exchange possibilities students	Yes
Language level for exchange	B2 in French
Exchange possibilities staff	Yes
Accomodation service	Yes