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In a fast-paced, globalised era of constant change, organisations, institutions and businesses need adaptable professionals, to advise and assist them in dealing with the realities of operating in Europe and facing the big challenges of the 21st century.

If you can keep up with that pace and you like a challenge, you can get your Bachelor of Arts in just three years in this fast-track programme.  

This fast-track offers the same mix of knowledge of business and politics, as well as  professional skills and foreign languages, and equips you for the same variety of jobs in policy advice, communications, export and other fields at public and private  sector organisations, but follows a slightly different route. Some courses are combined and some projects include extra elements to accommodate the acceleration, but results in the same diploma, which can also be used to enter an international master’s programme in business, public policy or international relations, giving you international options. 

European Studies will turn you into a global citizen, by offering you an English-language education in an international classroom, by sending you on exchange to a foreign university and by putting you to work on an internship at an non-profit organisation, government institution or private business, where you’ll find out what you have to offer the job market. It will also help you establish an international network of European Professionals to keep you connected as you move forward in your career.  

Interested, check to see if your diploma qualifies you for this accelerated track.  

Admission requirements

Degree programme in figures

60

credits per year

20

hours of lectures per week

10

hours of projects per week

20

hours of independent study per week

Programme degree

What will you study each year?

Year 1
Year 2
Year 3

Career perspective

What you will become

  • Exportmanager

  • European Accountmanager

  • Regulatory Affairs Officer

  • Corporate Social Responsibility Advisor

  • Business Development Analyst

     

  • (Social) Entrepreneur

  • Compliance Officer

  • Consular Officer

  • Corporate Communications Officer

More about career opportunities

 

  • Europe Specialist

  • Event Planner

  • International Liaison

  • Journalist

  • Lobbyist

  • Marketing Coördinator

  • Marketing Consultant

  • Online Marketeer

  • Parliamentary Assistant

 

  • Policy Officer

  • Political Advisor

  • Public Relations Officer

  • Project Leader

  • Recruitment Officer

  • Sales Manager

  • Small Business Owner

  • Social Media Coördinator

  • Social Media Marketing Officer

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Continue studying

Do you want to go straight to or continue studying after graduation? Many ES graduates go on to earn master’s degrees, often in the following fields:  

  • International Relations  
  • Political Science  
  • Development Studies  
  • European Union Studies  
  • Public Administration  
  • Law  
  • Communication  
  • Marketing  
  • International Business  
  • Master of Business Administration  

While some Dutch universities may require you to do a pre-master programme, ES graduates have studied at places like Coventry University, King’s College, the College of Europe, the London School of Economics, Sciences Po Lille, Johns Hopkins and more.  

There are many possibilities but make sure that you carefully study the entry requirements before applying for a master’s degree. 

Practical information

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