IB Pathways

Hanze University of Applied Sciences · Netherlands

Fine Art

A studio-based route to becoming an independent visual artist, where making and thinking go together across media, with tutors who are practising artists and options for exchange, minors and research projects.

Where
GroningenNetherlands
Degree
BA
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
1 June 2027
Admission
SelectivePortfolio
EU/EEA fee
€2,7712027/28 statutory fee
More facts
Degree
BA
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. 1 June 2027

    Applications close
    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

Studio work is at the heart of the degree: in shared studios you start an artistic process and make independent work, supported by theory on contemporary art, professional practice, technical workshops and labs, and electives. Assignments come from the academy's Project Bureau and Art & Society Research Centre, there are excursions abroad, and students show work in public exhibitions and a joint graduation show. Year three offers a semester at a partner academy or an in-house minor, and honours projects are available. The academy in Groningen leads on to four master programmes. Graduates build a practice as independent artists, in their own workshop or a shared one.

What you need

  • Minerva Art Academy; taught in Dutch and English. Portfolio, motivation letter and CV uploaded in Hanze Apply by 1 June 2027, then an admission interview.
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 academieminerva.nl

How places are decided

    • Portfolio
    • Pre-assignment
    • Interview
    Round 1: one PDF with portfolio, motivation letter and CV by 1 June 2027. Round 2: home assignment and a 10-minute online interview with two tutors and a student.
Sources (2)
  1. Fine Art at Hanze — checked 2026-09-25
  2. IB applicants at Hanze

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