Hanze University of Applied Sciences · Netherlands

International Communication

How stories, news and campaigns shape opinion: PR and marketing, crisis communication and public affairs, consultancy and media writing, with a second year spent as a consultant on real client briefs.

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Where: GroningenNetherlands
Degree: BA
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

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Degree: BA
Length: 4 years
Taught in: English
Starts: Autumn 2027

Deadlines

21 November 2026

On-campus Open Day

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1 December 2026*

Create your Studielink account

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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.
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15 August 2027

General application deadline, EU students (September 2027 start)

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All dates for this programme (2 more)

13 February 2027

On-campus Open Day

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6 July 2027*

IB results released

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Both Dutch deadlines fall well before this. How a conditional place pending results is handled is set by each institution; ask yours.
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* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the Netherlands

What it is

You study visual communication and design, communication and media theory, crisis and reputation management, PR and marketing, public affairs, media writing and event organisation. Teaching is project-based with real clients: you design campaigns, create corporate identities and websites, and produce live talk shows, trying every production role from host to camera operator, using the Mediadesk and Medialab. Year three brings an internship abroad or an exchange semester, and you can take a minor in Language and Communication, Business and Economics, or Science and Engineering. Graduates work as PR advisors, communications coordinators, brand identity consultants, event managers or social media strategists, or continue to a master such as International Communication.

What you need

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.

Requirements in full

Where it says so

Check it on hanze.nl