Applying for admission

(Image: The Academy building, at the University of Groningen)

Here you will find information about applying to our LLB programme, including:

• Admission requirements
• Application deadline
  
  

The application process is done online. The Dutch government has implemented a system of online application for all Dutch universities and ‘hogescholen’ (universities of applied science), called Studielink. All applicants are required to register themselves through Studielink for the programme(s) of their choice. IMPORTANT: When applying for the LLB programme in Studielink, be sure to choose the programme Bachelor International and European Law (do not choose Pre-LLM).

Applicants with non-Dutch qualifications
After starting your application in Studielink , applicants with non-Dutch qualifications will continue the application process in our Progress Portal.

Please note that for the 2025-2026 admissions round, all applicants with non-Dutch qualifications will have to pay an application fee of €100. More specific details about the application fee can be found here. Application files/documents will only begin being reviewed after the application fee has been received.

After submitting their application in Studielink , an applicant will receive an email with their student number*, instructions on how to set up their UG Student Account and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and instructions to log into the Progress Portal to upload their application documents. These instructions to log into the Progress Portal are included in subsequent emails about the application fee and their UG email account as well. Once logged into the portal, the applicant selects the correct application and is then instructed to upload specific application documents. Once all mandatory application documents have been uploaded in their respective slots, the Admissions Office will be notified that an application is ready to be reviewed. A significant difference compared to the previous system is that the applicant does not have to click ‘submit application’ as a final step in the process, but simply has to upload all mandatory documents in the portal.

*Please note that (re-applying) applicants that already have a student number will also receive an email with instructions to log into the Progress Portal.

If applicants do not receive any notifications, or have questions about your application, please contact the Admissions Office through this form, as something might have gone wrong.

As the procedure is a little bit complicated because of our obligation to use Studielink, you can find instruction and more information on the exact application procedure here.

If you are interested to transfer credits into the LLB programme to request exemption from a specific course, read more about such requests here.

Applicants with Dutch qualifications
After starting your application in Studielink, applicants with Dutch qualifications other than the VWO-diploma, can upload their application documents on a special form here. Please note this form can have extra questions/fields appear based on answers to previous questions.

In case of questions, please contact our International Office at llb rug.nl.

Are you a HBO student that wants to apply to the International and European Law LLB programme? Please read here.

If you are interested to transfer credits into the LLB programme to request exemption from a specific course, read more about such requests here.

All applicants
Instructions regarding the matching process can be found here. If ever any questions about the matching procedure, please contact matching.llb rug.nl

Applications sent to us by regular mail will not be considered unless the students in question completed an online application!

If you are experiening problems with starting your application in Studielink, please contact Student Information and Administration.

All questions regarding submitted applications for applicants with non-Dutch qualifications can be sent to the Admissions office through this form. For applicants with Dutch qualifications, please contact llb rug.nl.

Please note, the LLB programme only begins September 1st of each year. There is no February start date (like some other degree programmes at the University of Groningen). There is also no "shortened" or "fast-track" option offered for the LLB programme.