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Application and admission

Are you interested in the Honours College track Governance and Global Affairs? Here you will find an overview of the admission requirements and the admissions procedure.

Admission requirements

  • You will obtain your first-year diploma at the end of year 1. Admission is on a conditional basis until you have obtained your diploma.
  • You have time and discipline to take part in an additional programme;
  • You have an academic interest in today's challenges;
  • You are motived to dedicate yourself to both your bachelor's studies and your honours track and intend to successfully complete both programmes. You are required to complete your bachelor's studies with a minimum grade of 7.0 and to successfully complete all Honours courses.
  • You have an grade average of 7.0 or higher and have obtained 30 EC by the end of January. The admission committee will check this for you (this means you don't need to send us a transcript of grades). 

Admissions Procedure

Learn more about the admission procedure (pdf). 

When?

Start date

Application from

Application closes
Second semester of first academic year October onwards 31 January 23:59
First semester of second academic year 2025: to be determined 2025: not applicable yet

Application

Your application should be accompanied by a completed motivation form

There are no additional fees associated with attending an Honours College track.

After application

Once you have submitted your application, the admission committee will decide at the beginning of February whether you can be admitted. Is the applications outnumber the available places lottery will be used. See our admission procedure.

If you have applied to begin in the second semester of your first academic year, you can be 'provisionally' admitted and permitted to start your honours studies. If you fulfil the admission condition of obtaining your propaedeutic (first-year) diploma within one year and the other conditions, your admission will be made 'definitive' in October.

If you think about applying for entrance in the second year, keep in mind that at that time our programme is usually still fully booked. Therefore we would strongly advice you to apply for entrance in the first year.

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