Registration fixed-quota programme

• Artificial Intelligence (175 places)
• Biomedical Engineering (125 places)
• Computing Science (200 places)
• Dentistry (48 places)
• International Business (550 places)
• International Relations and International Organization (IRIO) (300 places)
• Medicine (410 places)
• Psychology (600 places)

You will be officially enrolled when all requirements on the checklist have been completed before the start of the degree programme.

• You meet the (admission) requirements of the degree programme you have chosen.
• You have submitted your application in Studielink before the deadline.
• Your personal details and previous education have been verified.
• You have arranged the payment of the tuition fees before the deadline.

You will be admitted to university with a Dutch VWO diploma, but certain programmes may apply additional requirements.

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Additional requirements for VWO profiles

The additional requirements can be found in the overview below. The requirements are based on the current VWO profiles.

If a programme is not listed, you can start it with any of the vwo profiles.

*) Subject to change. These requirements are based on current VWO profiles. If you have an 'old' VWO profile, the requirements may be different. Please contact the study advisor in this case.

**) Do you have an 'old' VWO profile or does your profile not match one of the Faculty of Science and Engineering programmes? Then contact the BSc programmes Admissions Board at: admissions.board.bsc.fse@rug.nl

***) From 2024-2025, chemistry will be an additional entrance requirement.

You are not always automatically admissible to the university with a HBO propaedeutic certificate. Some programmes at the UG have additional requirements.

Additional admission requirements

For more information, see the admission requirements of the individual Bachelor's programmes. If you have any further questions, please contact the programme's study advisor.

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If your VWO profile does not contain the required subjects, the programme may decide not to admit you. In that case, you will first have to acquire the missing knowledge by obtaining an additional VWO certificate.

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My profile is insufficient

If your profile is insufficient, please contact the study advisor* of your chosen study programme.

_{*For questions about the admission requirements for medicine and dentistry, please contact cbt@umcg.nl. For questions about the admission requirements for programmes at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, please contact the BSc Admissions Board at admissions.board.bsc.fse@rug.nl.}

The colloquium doctum procedure is a special entrance examination for prospective students who do not have a qualification that grants direct access to a Bachelor’s degree programme. At the start of the degree programme, you must be 21 year or older.

Application procedure

Each faculty has its own application procedure:

• Arts
• Behavioural and Social Sciences
• Economics and Business
• Law
• Medical Sciences
• Philosophy
• Religion, Culture and Society
• Science and Engineering

Please contact the Education desk or Student administration of the faculty if your faculty is not mentioned in the overview.

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Questions?

Contact the Education desk or Student administration* of the faculty if you have questions about the colloquium doctum entrance examination.

_{* For questions on the admission requirements for programmes at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, please contact the Admissions Board Bachelorprogrammes FSE admissions.board.bsc.fse@rug.nl}

We will first need to determine whether you are admissible to the programme on the basis of your qualification(s).

There is a separate registration procedure for a fixed quote programme for students with a non-Dutch qualification.

You can apply for admission to a fixed-quota programme via Studielink. Applications will be accepted from 1 October 2023 until 15 January 2024.

Limited number of programmes

You may only apply for a maximum of two fixed-quota programmes in one academic year, with the exception of Medicine and Dentistry.

This means that you cannot apply for two programmes in Medicine, but you can apply for Medicine and another fixed-quota programme. For example: Dentistry.

Should you be offered a place in both fixed-quota programmes, please note that you will need to choose between the two; it is not possible to be enrolled in two fixed-quota programmes at the same time.

You will be granted one, two or three attempts at the selection procedure, depending on the programme.

You will have used up a selection attempt if you have an active application after 15 January, regardless of whether or not you actually take part in the selection procedure.

For more information about the number of attempts, go the programme page:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computing Science
• Dentistry
• International Business
• International Relations and International Organization (IRIO)
• Medicine
• Psychology

Number of registered selection attempts

If you took part in decentralized selection or a draw in the past, these attempts also count towards your total number of attempts.

You will see the number of selection attempts that you have used up in Studielink. If you think that the number of registered selection attempts at the University of Groningen is incorrect, you must contact the University of Groningen before 1 september via the form Selection and placement.

You may be required to submit extra information before 15 January. This depends on the fixed quota programme you are applying for.

Go to the programme page for more information about the selection criteria:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computing Science
• Dentistry
• International Business
• International Relations and International Organization (IRIO)
• Medicine
• Psychology

If your personal details have not been verified by 15 February, you will not be eligible for the selection procedure and you will have used up one of your selection attempts.

Verification personal details in Studielink

In order to create a Studielink account your personal details must first be verified.

Do you have a Dutch residential address?

If you have an official home address in the Netherlands, you must create an account by logging in with your DigiD. Your personal details are automatically verified via DigiD.

Don't have a DigiD?

If you do not have a DigiD and cannot apply for a DigiD, your identity will need to be verified by another means in order to create a Studielink account. You must upload a scan or photo of your passport or European identity card in Studielink, which will then be checked to see if your details are authentic and complete.

If you are unable to scan your ID or if you run into other difficulties, please check the Verification personal details & Studielink page or report your issue to Studielink.

The ranking numbers will be announced on 15 April 2024 and confirmation of admission is sent to those students who have been offered a place in the programme. Studielink is responsible for sending out these notifications.

Explanation
If a programme has a maximum of 100 places, the students ranked number 1 to 100 will be offered a place. Students ranked number 101 and above will be offered places in turn, if other students do not accept their place (in time).

Accept your confirmation of admission within two weeks!

You must accept your confirmation of admission via Studielink within two weeks of receipt.

If you do not, your offer will expire and the place will be automatically offered to the student on the waiting list.

Not accepted in time

If, for some reason, you were unable to accept your confirmation of admission in time, you can submit a request for admission in the following academic year.

You must provide evidence of why you were unable to accept your offer in time.

• Submit your request as soon as possible using the form Selection and Placement.
• Enclose the required documentary evidence.

If your request is approved, you will be sent confirmation of admission for the academic year (following the year for which you made the request).

Failing your exams

If you fail the exams you need to be admitted to the programme, your selection attempt can be cancelled. This is only possible if you submit your cancellation request before 1 September. In this case you will not have used up an attempt and will be able to take part in the selection procedure the following year.

• Submit your request using the form Selection and Placement before 1 September.
• Enclose the required documentary evidence.

Lodging an appeal

You can lodge an appeal to decisions relating to selection through the Central Portal for the Legal Protection of Student Rights (CLRS).

Appeals must be lodged within six weeks. For more information see Regulations for Selection and Placement.

Make sure that you have provided proof of satisfying the entry requirements by 15 July at the latest.

If you fail to do so, your confirmation of admission will expire and your place will be offered to another student.

Important for non-EU applicants

A different deadline may apply to applicants with a non-EU nationality. Make sure to check your decision letter and other important information you received from the Admissions Office.

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Problems?

If you are unable to provide proof of satisfying the entry requirements by 15 July, submit a request for postponement using the form Selection and Placement before 15 July.

If you are still unable to provide proof of satisfying the entry requirements by the new deadline, your confirmation of admission will expire.

Go to the programme page for more information about the entry requirements:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computing Science
• Dentistry
• International Business
• International Relations and International Organization (IRIO)
• Medicine
• Psychology

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Receiving confirmation of admission after 15 July

Make sure that you have provided proof of satisfying the entry requirements within two weeks.

If you fail to do so, your confirmation of admission will expire and your place will be offered to another student.

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Failing your exams

If you fail your exams, your selection attempt can be cancelled. You will not use up an attempt and will be able to take part in the selection procedure the following year.

• Submit your request using the form Selection and Placement before 1 September.
• Enclose the required documentary evidence.

In order to start your degree programme on 1 September, the UG must have received your payment no later than 31 August*.

* For non-EU students, other deadlines may apply due to the immigration procedure.

Then you will not be enrolled.

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Consequences

Not being enrolled will have consequences for

• Participation in education and exams.
• Access to the University Library.
• Your student grant from DUO.
• Your student travel product (DUO).

Every one who registers for a degree programme at the UG via Studielink is allocated a University account.

You will receive a one-off UG student card that is valid for your entire study career. Have you deregistered from your programme? This means you will no longer be able to use your UG student card.

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When will I receive my UG student card?

You will receive the UG student card within 2 weeks after you are officially registered and have uploaded a passport photo in your Student Portal.

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Where do I receive the UG student card?

• Do you have a Dutch address? Then the University card will be sent to this address.
• If no Dutch address is registered in our systems, then you will receive an email when you can pick up your student card from Student Information & Administration.

From the moment you are officially registered for the academic year,

• you will automatically receive the statement of enrolment by email within 2 working days.
• you can also download the statement via the Student Portal. Go to UG tools and click on 'Statement of enrolment and photo'.

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What do you use your statement of enrolment for?

You can use the statement of enrolment for non-university bodies such as insurance companies, health insurers, pension or orphan funds, travel companies, etc. A student association may also ask for a statement of enrolment.

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Request a statement of enrolment with an official university stamp or from a previous year

• Fill in the Application Form Statements and receive the statement by post or email.
• Collect the statement at the Student Information & Administration.

Before start of the programme

You can cancel your registration via Studielink up until the starting date of your programme. Any tuition fees you have paid will be reimbursed in full.

For example:

• starting date is 1 September: you can cancel your registration until 31 August.
• starting date is 1 February: you can cancel your registration until 31 January.

Do you receive a student grant from DUO?

To avoid any financial issues you must notify DUO that you have cancelled your registration in time.

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After start of the programme

You cannot cancel your registration after the degree programme has started, but you can deregister.