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Creative Media & Game Technologies

Hanze University of Applied Sciences · Netherlands

Creative Media & Game Technologies

Design and build games and interactive experiences with Unity, Unreal Engine, AR/VR and virtual production, learning through projects for real clients rather than exams.

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Where
GroningenNetherlands
Degree
BSc
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
15 August 2027
Admission
Open to all who qualify
EU/EEA fee
€2,7712027/28 statutory fee
More facts
Degree
BSc
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 21 November 2026

    On-campus Open Day
    DetailsSource

  2. 1 December 2026*

    Create your Studielink account
    Your own plan
    Details

    Not an official deadline. With a Dutch address you log in with DigiD, which the government says takes about five days. Without one you upload a scan or photo of your passport or EU identity card and Studielink verifies it automatically. Either way, do it well before 15 January.

    Source

  3. 15 August 2027

    General application deadline, EU students (September 2027 start)
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (2 more)

  1. 13 February 2027

    On-campus Open Day
    DetailsSource

  2. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    Both Dutch deadlines fall well before this. How a conditional place pending results is handled is set by each institution; ask yours.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the Netherlands

What it is

Year one runs in blocks on Design & Prototyping, 2D Game Development, 3D Games & Assets, and Production & Reflection; year two brings client projects using VR, AR, AI and virtual production, focus tracks, electives and a Game Lab for building a releasable game. You learn by making things in international teams rather than through exams, using the Makerspace and Spacelab for prototypes. Year three is an industry internship and year four a capstone project with external clients. Graduates work as game designers, 3D artists, UI/UX designers, game developers, technical artists or studio entrepreneurs, or continue to a master in digital transformation or international communication.

What you need

  • Any IB MathsA pass on your final results; Hanze sets no IB level. The OMPT-A maths test (55%) can make up for it.
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Hanze

The IB Diploma meets the HAVO-level entry for 4-year programmes and counts as VWO-level for the 3-year ones. It also exempts you from the English test.

Where it says so

Check it on hanze.nl

How places are decided

    • Everyone eligible is admitted
    Not selective: meet the requirements and you are admitted. EU/EEA: apply in Studielink by 15 August. An online Multicultural Personality Test is compulsory.
Sources (2)
  1. Creative Media & Game Technologies at Hanze — checked 2026-09-25
  2. IB applicants at Hanze

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