Global Responsibility & Leadership
Bachelor
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Join the BSc. Global Responsibility & Leadership programme, the no. 1 bachelor's programme in the Netherlands (three times in a row) according to Keuzegids 2024! Explore local solutions to global challenges. Learn about politics, governance, psychology, economics, global health, energy and climate.
✔ Inspired by the UN Sustainable Development Goals: global challenges – local solutions
✔ Learn from projects with local and global partners (Living Labs)
✔ Choose your major: "Politics, Philosophy and Economics", "Ecology, Energy and Climate", "Psychology and Global Health"
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This hands-on and future-oriented bachelor's is rooted in the Liberal Arts & Sciences philosophy. As a student of our University College, you get the opportunity to foster your personal development in a small-scale, international learning campus.
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- Open Day: 8 November
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- Web classes: 18 November - 15 December
Explore classes from the programme and complete real assignments in this 4-week taster course!
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English
Title
Bachelor of Science
Duration
3 years
ECTS credits
ECTS
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a student-centred system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a programme of study. Its aim is to facilitate the recognition of study periods undertaken by mobile students through the transfer of credits. The ECTS is based on the principle that 60 credits are equivalent to the workload of full-time student during one academic year.
Accreditation
Numerus Fixus
No Numerus Fixus
Without numerus fixus.
Tuition fee 2024/2025
EU/EEA
The EU/EEA rate is the regular fee for students from within the EU/EEA.
€ 16,700
Non-EU/EEA
The non-EU/EEA rate is the rate for students from outside the EU/EEA.
€ 16,700
Institutional
The institutional rate is for all students who have already obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree and who want to start a second programme leading to a degree at the same level or at a lower level.
€ 16,700
Admission
Application requirements
VWO or HBO-propedeuse diploma or Colloquium doctum *Colloquium doctum applicants are advised to apply until December
English: VWO English with min. final grade 7 or one of the certified English tests. Disclaimer: as of 1st September 2023, Maths A or B (or their international equivalent) is not longer an entry requirement for this programme.
After passing the first step of the selection procedure, you will be invited for an interview. This will take place in person in Leeuwarden or online.
Letter of Motivation or a Video Presentation in English
Language requirements
- C1
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English
- C2
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
- 6.5
- IELTS overall band
- 90
- TOEFL internet based
Check when you can start and what you have to pay!
| Tuition fees | |
|---|---|
| € 16,700 | |
| € 16,700 | |
| € 16,700 |
| Start date | App. deadline EU/EEA | App. deadline Non-EU/EEA |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep '25 | 1 Jun '25 | 1 Jun '25 |
| 1 Sep '26 | 1 Jun '26 | 1 Jun '26 |
Contact
Main addressWirdumerdijk 34
8911 CE Leeuwarden
058-205 5000
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