Application and Requirements

On this page you can find more information about the application procedure. You can also find more information about the requirements, with a special focus on the English Language Proficiency

We make a distinction between students who apply for research purposes only and students who apply for an exchange for study purposes (mainly courses and possibly an additional research project). Traineeships and internships with the focus on research at one of our research groups/institutes are also mentioned as research.

Courses
Research
English Language Proficiency
Complete application? What's next?

Courses

The application process for courses starts with a nomination from your home institution to the University of Groningen (your host institution). We are using the Mobility Online System and your home institution can nominate you via this system.

After your nomination, you will receive an email containing more information about the application process and we will give you more information about how to compose your study programme. More information about our courses can be found here. To find the courses open for exchange students, make sure that you click on our faculty, thereafter you will see a drop down menu for "courses for exchange" students. Also, be aware of the academic year (right top corner).

Before we can confirm that you are accepted for an exchange programme at our Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE), you need to start the application process in Mobility Online and for this you need the following application documents:

Application deadline first semester: May 1^st

Application deadline second semester: October 1^st

Research

In case you apply for research purposes only you must fill out this form and send us the following documents:

You can apply for a research at the University of Groningen throughout the year.

English Language Proficiency

Applicants for course work whose native language is not English must provide adequate evidence of proficiency in English. The following tests are accepted:

Please keep in mind that the test scores cannot be older than two years and that the modality required is 'academic'.

Exemptions:

You are exempted from proving proficiency in English if you:

• are a native speaker and completed secondary education in any of the following countries: Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia

• are enrolled as a student in any one of the following countries: Canada (English-taught education only), USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore

Complete application? What's next?

As we receive the complete set of documents, we will assess your application. If the requirements mentioned above are met, you will: