Housing for exchange students

How to request housing

In case you are an exchange student (including non-EU/EEA students) you can indicate if you would like to reserve a room via the Saxion exchange application in the Saxion application portal.

Please note we only have limited availability.  

Application deadline 

You can indicate you would be interested in reserving a Saxion room via your exchange application until 1^st of November 2025 for our spring semester.

Rental costs 💰

The standard period for exchange students that get assigned to a Saxion room is one semester (5.5/6 months). The ending date of the contract is 1 August 2026. It is not possible to cut the contract short. The rental fee for a Saxion room for this period is dependent on the location and room type that you will be assigned to (e.a. m² and energy label). 

Deventer: most rooms have the same m² and all rooms have same energy label. Prices to be announced . 
Enschede: rental price per room differ. Prices to be announced.  
Rental prices above include all utilities, such as water, gas, electricity and WiFi etc.

Additionally, a deposit of approximately € 500,- is required. This deposit will be refunded after leaving the accommodation tidy, clean and without any damages. Details on the type of rooms Saxion offers can be found in this website.  

Payment deadline ✅

The Saxion payment deadline for exchange students is set in December 2025, exact date to be announced (Spring semester). It is not possible to cut the rental arrangement short.  

Alternative offer

In case it is not possible to make use of our own offer we will try our utmost to arrange an alternative offer via one of our student housing partners. Please note for this alternative offer the prices, rental period, facilities, distance to Saxion and type of rooms might differ from the Saxion rooms.    

When to expect to receive information 

If you did hand in a request for reserving Saxion housing as an exchange student, you will be  contacted  at the end of November. In case of different room prices, you might receive a form via email in which you may indicate your room type preference.  

Room type preferences are not accepted by email, and only via the designated form that you receive from us. 

Reservation procedure 

1. Register for a room via the student registration portal (SIS) (this registration does not mean your room is confirmed, this is only a request). 
2. Room type preference filled in via designated form.  Which you receive via e-mail end of November 2025.
3. Room type will be assigned after preferences form has been completed. More information will be shared via email communication. 
4. On the invoice the payment deadline will be mentioned. You room reservation will be confirmed after receipt of the payment