IB Pathways
Chemical Engineering

University of Groningen · Netherlands

Chemical Engineering

Designing and optimising large-scale processes for fuels, food, medicines and materials, through thermodynamics, transport phenomena and reactor engineering.

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Where
GroningenNetherlands
Degree
BSc
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
BSc
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

    Application deadline for all other bachelor's
    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

Year one is shared with Chemistry, covering mathematics for chemistry, organic, physical and inorganic chemistry, spectroscopy and an introduction to chemical engineering. Year two turns to thermodynamics, transport phenomena, reactors, separation processes, polymer chemistry and green chemistry. Laboratory practicals run throughout, with a process design project and a bachelor research project carried out with industry partners, and a semester abroad is optional. The programme draws on companies such as Shell, BASF and AkzoNobel. Graduates become chemical or energy engineers, product developers or researchers, or continue to a master in Chemical Engineering or Energy & Environmental Sciences.

What you need

  • Maths AA HL
  • Physics (SL or HL)Physics or Chemistry must be HL (at least one of the two).
  • Chemistry (SL or HL)Physics or Chemistry must be HL (at least one of the two).
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at University of Groningen

The IB Diploma counts as Dutch VWO; no minimum points. An IB taught in English waives the English test.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on rug.nl

How places are decided

    • Everyone eligible is admitted
    Not selective: meet the requirements and you are admitted. Apply in Studielink by 1 May 2027; no matching needed if you apply by then.
Sources (2)
  1. Chemical Engineering at RUG — checked 2026-09-25
  2. Entry requirements

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