Regulations & registration procedure

for Dutch courses paid for by the University of Groningen

International students, PhD students and postdocs at the University of Groningen are being offered Dutch courses at the Language Centre by the Board of the University of Groningen.

The University of Groningen pays partly or wholly for the following Dutch courses, up to a total of 5 vouchers per person. A course equals 1 voucher, unless indicated otherwise:

Dutch courses for University of Groningen students, PhD students and postdocs up to level B1
All Dutch language courses for native speakers of German
Conversational courses up to A2 and B1

For whom?

Find out here if you are eligible for these courses:

Course costs fully paid for by the University for:

University of Groningen Bachelor’s and Master’s students
University of Groningen PhD students who are NOT using the 30% tax facility
University of Groningen Postdocs employed for more than 2 years who are NOT using the 30% tax facility

Course costs partly paid for by the University for:

University of Groningen PhD students who are using the 30% tax facility.
University of Groningen Postdocs employed for more than 2 years who are making use of the 30% tax facility.

Course costs not paid for by the University for:

Exchange students are not eligible for a course paid for by the University. They can however register on their own costs for a Dutch course for University of Groningen students and staff or for a standard Dutch group courses.
University of Groningen staff members other than PhD students and postdocs can not register for a Dutch course for University of Groningen students, PhDs' and postdocs. They can however register for a standard Dutch group course. They can also apply for an intake for a tailor-made course, which is designed according to your personal wishes and precise objectives. In some cases the standard Dutch group courses or tailor-made courses are paid for by the Faculty. This internal page of the UG explains exactly which reimbursements are possible for UG staff.

Registration procedure

To register for the Dutch courses paid for by the University of Groningen, please follow the registration procedure below.

Registration procedure

Don’t have your S or P number yet? Questions regarding the 30% tax facility?

Students – if you have already registered for a degree programme via Studielink but have not yet received a student number, please contact the Student Information & Administration (SIA).
PhD students - only PhD students employed by the University or the UMCG are eligible for the 30% tax facility. Please contact the HR department of your Faculty for more information.

Cancellation procedure

The following cancellation procedure applies to the Dutch courses paid for by the University of Groningen:

Cancellation procedure

You can request a cancellation by email via languagecentre@rug.nl.

If you cancel more than 10 working days before the start of your course, you will not lose any credit.
If you cancel within the final 10 working days before the course starts the number of vouchers for the cancelled course will be deducted from your total (5 vouchers).

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30 September 2022 12.23 p.m.

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