European School of Physiotherapy (Internationaal)

Studying at the ESP means that you are taught a combination of theoretical subjects and practical skills from the beginning. Physiotherapy concerns a broad field of different activities. Therefore, the ESP interns have to get practical experience in different physiotherapeutic situations. Each year of the programme starts with a period of training and theory and is concluded by practical experience in an internship. The internship is the most challenging period of education. During an internship, everything comes together. Knowledge, attitude and skills should be combined in relation to real patients. The ESP programme includes three internships of which two are completed outside The Netherlands. The internships are facilitated all over the world. We have been sharing our expertise with international students for many years. Over the past decades, more than 700 students with approximately more than 40 nationalities from all over the world have graduated from our school.

Accreditation: NVAO

Erasmus Mundus program: This is an Erasmus Mundus program.

Admission requirements

Further the knowledge of human occupation, valuing diversity & culture for improving health, wellbeing & social participation; make judgements about research methodology, critically appraiss & implement research findings; apply knowledge about human occupation, integrating social- and bio-medical aspects; advance an European dimension within OT & OS; foster autonomous, life long learning.

Other requirements

1. minimum kennis (ISPAC: overige vereisten) Further the knowledge of human occupation, valuing diversity & culture for improving health, wellbeing & social participation; make judgements about research methodology, critically appraiss & implement research findings; apply knowledge about human occupation, integrating social- and bio-medical aspects; advance an European dimension within OT & OS; foster autonomous, life long learning.
2. vooropleiding (ISPAC: vereiste vooropleiding) BSc-graad in Ergotherapie van een instituut goedgekeurd door de WFOT of een vergelijkbare kwalificatie.
3. vooropleiding (ISPAC: vereiste vooropleiding) Exploration of concepts of occupation and research; Societal and scientific aspects of occupational therapy and occupational science; Scientific reasoning about human occupation, diversity, culture and participation; Evaluating and enhancing occupational performance; Planning and conducting a research project within the body of knowledge of the occupational therapy discipline.
4. werkervaring (ISPAC: vereiste werkervaring) Studenten kunnen hun BSc-niveau in Ergotherapie aantonen door hun academische mogelijkheden middels een professioneel portfolio te overleggen.
5. werkervaring (ISPAC: vereiste werkervaring) Lectures, small group work (problem-based learning), workshops, study visits, individual assignments, supervised individual research project.
6. minimum kennis (ISPAC: overige vereisten) Toegang tot het internet en e-mail.