European Studies - English - 4 years - Full-time
In a fast-paced, globalised era of constant change, employers need adaptable professionals to help run, market, represent and advise their organisations. Our interdisciplinary European Studies programme equips you for management and marketing jobs in both the public and private sector, or for a master’s programme, giving you international career options.
Testimonials
About business and politics
Karina Delgado Lara
“I’m from Ecuador, was raised in Spain and have lived in the Netherlands for many years, so I always considered myself international. I want to be a citizen of the world and loved the international focus of European Studies. I’m entrepreneurial and like to create things, so I wasn’t sure I was interested in politics, but now I know about business and politics and can work in both areas. I enjoyed learning policy argumentation and discovered I was good at it. I like to raise my voice about the things I believe in to make change, so now I am preparing to do a master on sustainability, either from a business or governance perspective.”
About networking
Guus van de Ven
“I always liked connecting with people from other cultures and hanging out with people from all other the world. This study makes that a reality. My friends are from Slovakia, China and even the Netherlands. I was active in politics and in Lion’s clubs before this, but now I’m specialising in private sector and I want to get into lobbying. Starting with that, you can actually change things.”
Using global procedures in my daily life
Anthony Scott
“One of the many reasons why I choose European Studies is because of its broad perspective. When compared to other programs European Studies has a respectable reputation and during the programme you will be open to variety of different subject areas such as Business, Economics, Law, Politics and Communication. Also, as a foreigner from a non-European origin (Jamaica) I wanted to increase my knowledge about society, not just the Dutch community but more about the continent/globe.”
Admission
European Studies 4 years, 2019-2020
You have a Dutch diploma
| HAVO |
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| C&M |
| E&M |
| N&G |
| N&T |
| VWO |
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| C&M |
| E&M |
| N&G |
| N&T |
| MBO |
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| Niveau 4, middenkader- of specialistenopleiding |
You have a non-Dutch diploma
To enrol for the ES 4 year programme you will need a secondary school diploma comparable to a Dutch HAVO diploma and a good command of English.
Before we can decide on your eligibility, we’ll need to assess your secondary school certificate.
To make sure your certificate is evaluated fairly, we work with NUFFIC, an organisation that specialises in the assessment of international education qualifications.
Bachelor’s candidates who are educated in the Netherlands, UK, Ireland, USA, Canada (Quebec only when the education language is English), Australia, New Zealand, South Africa or Malta, or students holding one of these diplomas (with English as an exam subject), don’t need to take an English proficiency test.
All other prospective students are required to hand in a valid and sufficient language test.
Please check our entry requirements for more information.
If you completed your prior education in another country than those listed above you might still qualify for exemption, if:
- you have an American or International High School Diploma, or
- you have a European or International Baccalaureate Diploma
Please contact the Enrolment Centre and ask for details.
If you have not quite reached the level you need to enrol for a degree but your results are promising, we offer an the Prep School programme, which takes six months or one year. On completion of this, you will not only be ready to join a bachelor's, but you’ll also have learned a lot about the Netherlands, The Hague and our university.
Student for a day
Get a taste of student life
2 November 2019
Open Day
An open day is a great way to see our campus and meet current students, lecturers and our team of study advisors. You can also attend presentations by our lecturers. They’ll introduce you to our interdisciplinary and intercultural vision of ‘global citizenship’ and explain the different career paths that ES graduates typically follow. You can get overview of our courses and projects and speak with a foreign language teacher. Or find out about work placement opportunities and extra-curricular activities and map out where you’d like to go on an exchange.