Artificial Intelligence

• Artificial Intelligence in Groningen has been designated as the best Artificial Intelligence education in the Netherlands, reviewed by Elsevier and the Keuzegids (Dutch Higher Education Guide).

• We have a unique position when it comes to research on cognitive modeling, logic, and handwriting recognition.

• Artificial Intelligence in Groningen is an international bachelor. When you have graduated, jobs will be available to you all over the world!

• Our faculty is the home of the 2016 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Ben Feringa, and the Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Frits Zernike.

Credits per year: 60 ECTS; most courses are 5 ECTS.

The Bachelor's programme in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Groningen has a Numerus Fixus (fixed quota). This means that, in addition to an admission procedure, prospective students will have to successfully complete a selection procedure before they can be admitted. Candidates are selected based on their suitability and motivation for our programme: the 150 highest ranked candidates will be admitted. Prospective students should apply before January 15th, 2019.

The admission procedure for prospective students with a Dutch diploma is significantly different from that of candidates with a non-Dutch diploma. You can find information on the Dutch procedure on https://www.rug.nl/education/nederlandse-studenten. Information on the international procedure can be found on https://www.rug.nl/education/international-students/application-procedure. More information on non-regular Dutch diplomas, such as HBO-P and Colloquium Doctum, can be found on https://www.rug.nl/fse/beta-studie/praktisch/toelating-inschrijving. The Numerus Fixus procedure is separate from the admission through Studielink, and takes place after January 15th. This Fixus procedure consists of 2 parts: sending a portfolio (before March 1st), and the results of an online selection test (around March 2nd). The portfolio should consist of a copy of your grades list and qualifications, a (conditional) admission letter, a résumé, and a motivation letter. Candidates will receive the result of the procedure on the 15th of April.

You can find more information on the Numerus Fixus (fixed quota) programmes, the admission procedure and the selection procedure on the AI Numerus Fixus page. Should you have any questions concerning the Numerus Fixus procedure, please check the general University of Groningen website on fixed quota programmes (https://www.rug.nl/education/nederlandse-studenten/inschrijven/studies-met-een-numerus-fixus). If you have any Numerus Fixus questions not covered by the webpages, please email numerusfixusai@rug.nl. For questions about the admission procedure for non-Dutch qualifications, contact the Admissions Office at admission@rug.nl. For questions about non-regular Dutch qualifications, like HBO-P or Colloquium Doctum, please contact the Admissions Board of the FSE bachelor's programmes at admissions.board.bsc.fse@rug.nl. Do note that none of the parties will correspond about the contents of the online selection test.

More information: https://www.rug.nl/fse/beta-studie/praktisch/artificial-intelligence-numerus-fixus

The Dutch government intends to halve the statutory tuition fees for specific groups of first year bachelor's students starting from the 2018/19 academic year.

https://www.rug.nl/education/tuition-fees-halved

A degree in Artificial Intelligence equips you for a wide range of fields, precisely because your knowledge is so broad and you can approach matters from various perspectives. You can also communicate well with other specialists in the discipline. That makes you highly employable for companies and organizations. You will have broad knowledge and a logical reasoning ability… therefore excellent career prospects!

Finding work when you graduate

Many graduates find suitable jobs in the business sector in the Netherlands or abroad. Other graduates choose another path, such as setting up their own business. Once they have their Bachelor's degree, most students choose a related Master's programme in Artificial Intelligence or Human-Machine Communication. When you choose Artificial Intelligence you can work at institutions who work with large data files, like hospitals or banks. You can also find a job at research and development departments of multinationals and build autonomous systems. When you go for Human-Machine Communication, you can become a cognitive ergonomist and develop software and devices.

User-friendly software or devices

With your Master's degree you are employable in companies that produce software or devices. Among other things, your work will involve making these as user-friendly as possible. Examples of companies our graduates currently work at are: Accenture, Ethical Hacker, TNO, Deloitte, Educational game researcher, Nederlands Forensisch Instituut, ORTEC, KPN Consulting, Achmea, en Almende.

The mission of the Bernoulli Institute is to perform outstanding academic research and teaching in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Artificial Intelligence, and to maintain international leadership herein; to foster these disciplines as a living body of knowledge, and to make it relevant to society in its broadest sense. The symbiosis between pure and applied science, and between mono- and multidisciplinary research and teaching, is a distinguishing characteristic of our institute. As an important part of this mission we aim to transfer our results to other areas of science and technology, and initiate and expand inter- and multi-disciplinary research collaborations.

The following research groups within the institute focus on Artificial Intelligence:

• Autonomous Perceptive Systems
• Cognitive Modeling
• Multi-Agent Systems
• Robotics