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University of Amsterdam · Netherlands

Economics and Business Economics

A broad economics degree on the choices of people, firms and governments and their effects on society, combined with how companies are organised and run.

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Where
AmsterdamNetherlands
Degree
BSc
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
15 January 2027
Admission
SelectiveEntrance exam · 850 places
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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    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. 15 January 2027

    Applications close
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 1 April 2027

    Deadline if you want UvA Housing (non-selective programmes)
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (1 more)

  1. 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 mathematics, principles of economics and business, accounting, microeconomics, macroeconomics, statistics and finance, and ends with a research project. In year two you study money and banking, econometrics, international finance and methodology, then choose a major: Economics, with game theory and advanced micro and macro, or Business Economics, with corporate law, strategy, accounting and finance. A research laboratory brings you into real projects. Year three starts with a semester of your choice, an internship, study abroad, a minor or electives, followed by a specialisation in accounting and control, finance or organisational economics for business economists, and a thesis.

What you need

  • Maths AA (SL or HL) or AI HLminimum 4
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at University of Amsterdam

Full IB Diploma needed (IB courses alone are not accepted); English as an IB exam subject covers the English requirement.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on uva.nl

How places are decided

    • Entrance exam
    • Lottery
    Numerus fixus: 850 English-track places. Apply and sign up for the online test by 15 Jan 2027; the top 300 scorers get ranked places, the middle group is drawn by lottery.
Sources (3)
  1. Economics and Business Economics at UvA — checked 2026-09-30
  2. Entry requirements
  3. IB applicants at UvA

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