Global Responsibility and Leadership

The BSc Global Responsibility and Leadership is based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and will allow you to build your own curriculum and contribute to solving global challenges. Discover local solutions for global problems, and learn how to use your skills to promote justice, sustainability, and equality.  Dive into subjects such as politics, psychology, economics, global health, and Earth and energy studies. Additionally, GRL has been the best-rated Bachelor's programme in the Netherlands for three consecutive years!

Web class

The GRL web class gives you a first taste of what studying Global Responsibility & Leadership can look like. During the four weeks of the web class, you will be introduced to a variety of academic disciplines and lecturers, representative of the first year of the GRL programme. The disciplines that are addressed are: Politics, Global Health, Environmental Economics & Circularity, Data Science, Earth System Sciences and Psychology. In the web class, you can choose 4 disciplines from this list. Each web class will explore one discipline, but the common thread throughout the programme is the link to the Sustainable Development Goals created by the United Nations.

Registration autumn edition

The autumm edition of the web classes will take place from 17 November - 14 December 2025.
Registration via this site starts on Monday 13 October 2025 at 10:00 CET.

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