IB Pathways

University of Groningen · Netherlands

Information Science

Applied AI, data science and language technology: building and evaluating software that processes large amounts of text and data, with attention to human and societal needs.

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

First-year courses cover language technology, information science, programming from scratch, statistics, data manipulation, machine learning, humane AI in digital societies and web development. Teaching favours group projects over big exams, with real-world data challenges, software development exercises and collaborative co-creative AI work, balanced between theory and practice. Electives lean towards law and IT, business, AI, linguistics and communication, and the fifth semester can be a minor or study abroad before a bachelor thesis project. Graduates work as data scientists, software developers, analytics consultants or content managers, or continue to a master in Information Science or Natural Language Processing.

What you need

  • Maths AA (SL or HL) or AI HLJudged from your course descriptions; if short, you sit an entrance exam.
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 by 1 May 2027; matching is optional and its advice is not binding.
Sources (2)
  1. Information Science at RUG — checked 2026-09-25
  2. Entry requirements

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