Study period abroad (exchange)

General

If you are interested in a study period abroad at one of our partner universities , you can contact the Faculty’s International Office Law. General information can be found on the website. The International Office organises an information session in October for students interested in going abroad as a part of their studies.

Registration / Deadline

The deadline for registration depends on your destination. You can find more information on the website. It is not possible to be selected after the deadline. .For more information, please contact the International Office.

Which courses

LLB students
The study period abroad is a part of the curriculum in the LLB programme International and European Law and is scheduled for the first semester of year 3. LLB students are allowed to take any law course, which is not part of the LLB programme and some non-law courses which are related to the programme (e.g., criminology, international relations, political science, etc.). Please be aware that at least 25 ECTS out of the 30 ECTS should be law credits. The categorisation of the courses is at the discretion of the Board of Examiners.
The study period abroad semester is therefore compulsory, the courses you take within this semester abroad are up to you and as such the semester abroad presents you with 30 ECTS worth of optional courses in the programme.

LLM students
It is also possible for LLM students to go abroad, as an extracurricular addition to the LLM programme. This will always lead to a study delay. Optional courses can be taken abroad, as long as they are within the scope of the programme in question.

Please be aware: the Board of Examiners does not accept any language courses as part of the law degree. Language courses can therefore be taken, but can only appear as extra-curricular courses on the degree certificate.

More information about courses can be found on the website.

Approval of courses

All courses need to be approved by the Board of Examiners. This can be done by filling in the correct online form:

Approval form courses abroad LLB students

Approval form courses abroad LLM students

Approval form courses abroad students of Dutch-taught programmes

Registration of results

Results obtained will be registered in Progress as separate courses, provided that the courses are approved by the Board of Examiners. .

Scholarship

More information about scholarships can be found on the website.

Last update 08-07-2025