University of Groningen · Netherlands
Spatial Planning and Design
Planning and designing living environments: physical and institutional design, water management, infrastructure, environmental planning and spatial software, with excursions to see real projects and a closing research project.
- 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
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1 December 2026*
Create your Studielink accountYour own planDetails
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 -
1 May 2027
Application deadline for all other bachelor'sHard deadlineDetails
Source -
6 July 2027*
IB results releasedDetails
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.
What it is
Year one introduces the power of design, urbanism and planning, economic geography, research skills, statistics and GIS, with a Spatial Design Atelier for studio work; year two covers infrastructure and mobility, water management, governance dynamics, physical geography and research methods. Learning happens in studios, on excursions to see spatial projects in real life, in virtual environments and in team projects that reflect professional practice, ending with a bachelor thesis. Year three leaves room for a minor or exchange, and an honours college is available. Graduates work in policy for spatial planning, environment and mobility, in consulting and real estate development, or continue to one of 13 master programmes in spatial sciences.
What you need
- Maths AA (SL or HL) or AI HL
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.
How places are decided
- 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)
- Spatial Planning and Design at RUG — checked 2026-09-25
- Entry requirements
