IB Pathways

Leiden University · Netherlands

South and Southeast Asian Studies

The history, cultures and politics of South and Southeast Asia, studied alongside a language of the region: Hindi, Sanskrit, Tibetan or Indonesian.

Where
LeidenNetherlands
Degree
BA
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
1 May 2027
Admission
Open to all who qualify
EU/EEA fee
€2,7712027/28 statutory fee
More facts
Degree
BA
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 1 December 2026*

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    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

  2. 1 May 2027

    Programmes without numerus fixus (with matching): apply by
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 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

You study the history, cultures and politics of South and Southeast Asia, including development and inequality, ethnic and religious conflict, political and cultural movements and the tension between modernity and tradition, and learn one language: Hindi, Sanskrit, Tibetan or Indonesian. You specialise in either modern societies or classical cultures, with lectures, seminars and language classes. In the third year you spend a semester in the region, at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, the University of Hyderabad or the Rangjung Yeshe Institute in Kathmandu depending on your language, and write a BA dissertation.

What you need

  • Full IB Diploma required (not certificates); send grade 11, November grade 12 and predicted grades. English-taught IB or English A HL waives the English test. Science programmes set HL subjects.
Requirements in full

Where it says so

Check it on universiteitleiden.nl

How places are decided

    • Everyone eligible is admitted
    Not selective: meet the requirements and you are admitted. Apply by 1 May 2027; online matching is compulsory, its advice not binding.
Sources (2)
  1. South and Southeast Asian Studies at Leiden — checked 2026-09-30
  2. IB applicants at Leiden

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