IB Pathways

University of Groningen · Netherlands

International and European Law

International, European and comparative law rather than one national legal system, with an optional Technology Law track from year two and a semester abroad for every student.

Where
GroningenNetherlands
Degree
LLB
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
LLB
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 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

  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 covers legal English and research skills, Dutch law as an example of legal skills, criminal law, legal history, contract and tort law, and an introduction to international and European law; year two adds comparative constitutional law, technology law, EU law, property law, law, power and politics and public international law. From year two you choose International and European Law or Technology Law. Everyone spends a semester abroad at a partner university in year three and writes a bachelor thesis. Almost all graduates continue to a master, and they work as diplomats, policy advisors, NGO and UN specialists or compliance officers.

What you need

  • Compulsory online matching. English test can be waived if your IB school teaches only in English, or with English A or English B HL (B SL: a 5 and 35 points).
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, but the online matching activity is compulsory (its advice is not binding); skip it and your registration is blocked. Apply and upload by 1 May 2027.
Sources (3)
  1. International and European Law at RUG — checked 2026-09-25
  2. Entry requirements
  3. IB applicants at RUG

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