IRIO Selection Form 2018

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Introduction

The Bachelor's degree programme in International Relations and International Organization (Croho 50627) is a quota programme (numerus fixus). The reason for this is the wide interest for the programme, which means that the programme gets more applications than there are places available. A fixed number of places is available for quota programmes. For the IRIO Bachelor degree programme this number is 260. For these places a Selection Procedure takes place.

It has been decided to select students in this way because we would like to admit the most suitable and best motivated candidates. As a result, all candidates for this programme will need to complete a number of steps in order to have a chance to start the IRIO Bachelor programme at the RUG in September 2018.

1 › 14 The complete application procedure 2018-2019 in steps

1) Registration in Studielink First you will need to register for bachelor programme 50627 International Relations and International Organization (English) of the University of Groningen in Studielink, the Dutch enrolment system for higher education. Registration in Studielink opens on 1 October 2017 and closes on 15 January 2018. Within two days after you enrol in Studielink you will receive a seven digit University of Groningen student number (example: s1234567) via email.

For questions concerning Studielink, please contact the University Student Desk.

2) Diploma validation If you are a candidate with a non-Dutch or International Baccalaureate education background, you will receive an email from one of the General Admission Officers of the University of Groningen after you enrol in Studielink. This email contains an account and instructions for the Online Admission System (OAS). You will need to supply a number of details and documents in OAS, such as a copy of your passport, proof of English language proficiency, and your diploma. The Admissions Officer of the University of Groningen will determine whether or not you meet the general admission requirements.

For questions concerning OAS, please contact the Admissions Office.

3) Fill out the IRIO Selection Form 2018 All candidates must fill out the IRIO Selection Form 2018. You will need your University of Groningen student number (see step one). While filling out this IRIO Selection Form 2018, you are asked to gather additional documents of proof which you will have to submit in step 4.

4) Submit your complete application in the IRIO Application File After you have filled out the IRIO Selection Form 2018, you will need to submit it, together with all the required documents of proof, in the Online IRIO Application File 2018.

2 › 14 IRIO Selection Form 2018

Instructions

Please fill out all the required fields in this form and save the document according to the instructions in step 7. For questions regarding technical or procedural issues please contact [email protected]. Please include your full name and your seven digit University of Groningen student number in your correspondence.

Unfortunately we will not be able to answer individual questions concerning the contents of this IRIO Selection Form 2018.

Deadlines

We encourage you to upload your complete IRIO Application File for the decentralized selection before 15 December 2017.

- The final deadline for Non-EU/EEA students is 15 January 2018 - The final deadline for EU/EEA students is 15 January 2018

3 › 14 Step 1 - Personal details

1A Personal details

Please fill out your personal details below. In the IRIO Application File 2018, you are asked to upload a copy/scan of your Passport or European Identity Card as document of proof.

First name: ______Surname (Family Name): ______Nationality: ______Date of Birth ______(dd/mm/yyyy) Gender: ______(M/F) Address: ______City: ______Postal code ______State/Province: ______Country: ______

1B University of Groningen student number

After you enrol in Studielink, you will receive an email from the University of Groningen with your unique, seven digit student number within 24 hours. If you have not received this email, please first check your spam folder! If you previously applied for, or studied at, the University of Groningen, use the student number you were issued at that time.

Your University of Groningen student number: ______

If you did not receive a student number you can send an email to: [email protected]. Please include your full name, nationality, address and contact details in your email.

1C University of Groningen and IRIO Information Events

If you participated in any of the University of Groningen IRIO information events, please indicate so in the table below.

Event Yes If yes date /N (DD/MM/YYYY) o University of Groningen Open Day - IRIO IRIO Student for a Day Event Successfully completed the IRIO Webclass

4 › 14 Step 2 – Education

In step 2A, the department will weigh the grades of your previous, or current education. The information we need from you depends on your personal situation. There are four possible situations. Read the possibilities described below carefully and follow the instructions for the situation that is applicable to you:

1) You have not yet finished secondary school. If you have not yet finished your secondary education, enter the subjects and grades that are on your pre-exam year report in table 2A. This effectively means the report over your last fully completed school year, for current exam class students in the Dutch VWO system, for example, this means your VWO5 report over the year 2016-2017! If you have already received an official report with expected grades (International Baccalaureate for example) you are allowed to use this report.

You will have to upload a full colour scan of your complete official report with grade list, which includes your personal details, in the IRIO Application File 2018. A screenshot of an online grade registration programme is not sufficient for this step!

2) You have finished secondary school and you have received your diploma. If you have already finished your secondary education, please enter the subjects and grades that are on your transcript of records or grade supplement of your degree certificate in table 2A.

You will have to upload a full colour scan of your complete official degree certificate with grade list, which includes your personal details, in the IRIO Application File 2018. A screenshot of an online grade registration programme is not sufficient for this step!

3) You have finished a propaedeutic degree programme at a Dutch HBO institute. If you have already finished a propaedeutic HBO exam you can opt to use this instead of your secondary school degree. If you choose to use you HBO exam, please fill out the subjects and grades that are on the transcript of records of your propaedeutic degree in table 2A.

4) You have finished an academic propaedeutic degree programme, or finished a full bachelor´s degree programme. Please see step 2, you can use your propaedeutic or bachelor’s diploma under additional education.

5 › 14 Step 2A

Please fill out the table underneath with all subjects and grades of the document you have to use according to the above instructions. We ask you to start with filling out your English Grade, you can list the remainder of subjects and grades in the order they appear on your transcript of records, report card or grade supplement. Lastly we ask you to fill out your average grade if this is on your report (for example gemiddeld cijfer, Durchschnittsnote or GPA).

You can enter your local grades, just as they are on your report, certificate or diploma!

Subject Grade English

Your average grade (GPA, Durchschnittsnote)

6 › 14 Step 2B – English proficiency

As the IRIO Bachelor programme is offered in English, thorough command of this language is important. To demonstrate your English language proficiency, we ask you to enter your English Grade from step 2A again, and we give you the option to add one additional test score if you have taken an extra English Language Proficiency test.

If you list an additional Language Proficiency test score, you will have to provide the IRIO department with a scan of the complete document of proof, meaning all the pages of certificate or diploma, in the IRIO Application File 2018.

Overall score English Grade from step 2A TOEFL Computer TOEFL Internet IELTS Cambridge test TOEFL Paper

Step 2C – Additional education

If you have participated in any extra educational or schooling activities that you think are relevant to your application for the IRIO programme, you can list them here with a maximum of two. For example, you can use summer schools and additional language courses. It is up to you to decide if you want to list anything here, as well as what it is you want to list.

If you list any additional education under step 2C, you will have to provide the IRIO department with proof of your successful participation by means of a scan of the official document, certificate or transcript of records in the IRIO Application File 2018.

Additional education (name, organization, place and year)

7 › 14 Step 3 – Assignment

Within the IRIO Bachelor programme, critical analysis of academic texts and academic writing are two important skills. In step three we ask you to first carefully read the article ‘’The Road back to European Power’’, and answer two questions. You can download the article as a pfd on the website of the European Council on Foreign Relations.

The direct link to the pdf, which you can copy and paste in your browser, is: http://www.ecfr.eu/page/-/ECFR_138_THE_ROAD_BACK_TO_EUROPEAN_POWER-Final.pdf

Depending on your version of MS Office or Open Office, clicking this link can trigger a warning. Both the website and the pdf file are safe to open.

8 › 14 3A – Question 1

According to the authors, “[t]he EU will only succeed in acting in a serious and focused way in the world if it defines a strategy that member states are prepared to put their weight behind, and that goes beyond fudging the differences in outlook that currently divide us” (p. 2). Furthermore, in doing so, “Europe’s first priority must be to limit the damage caused by the crises on its eastern and southern borders” (p. 2).

What do the authors mean with “the crises on its eastern and southern borders?” Describe these two crises and identify what – according to the authors – stands behind these.

Furthermore, how do the authors suggest the European Union tackles these two crises?

You can use a maximum of 400 words for your answer.

9 › 14 3B – Question 2

Why do the authors regard the idea of a small “intergovernmental conference” crucial for putting the European Union back on the global political map?

Furthermore, what is the idea behind what the authors call “variable geometry?”

You can use a maximum of 400 words for your answer

10 › 14 Step 4 – Experience

In the IRIO Application File 2018, you will have to provide the IRIO department with a CV (doc or pdf). Your CV should at least include your personal details, education, (work)experience and personal interests.

If you have already gained experience through volunteer work, a job, an internship, publications, or if you have other notable achievements on your CV, such as prizes, publications or special accomplishments, you can list only one per category in the table below. If you have more than one per category on your CV, select the one you think is most relevant.

For all aspects you list hereunder the IRIO Department will need some form of proof. This means that your CV must include the full contact details of relevant employers, organizations and supervisors. Furthermore, in the IRIO Application File 2018 you will have to option to add an pfd or jpg of a publications and possible certificate as proof.

Description (include what, where and when) Work

Internship

Notable achievement

Publication

Other

11 › 14 Step 5 – Motivation

The IRIO department is looking for strongly motivated students. In the following two questions you are asked to relate your personal interest and motivation to the IRIO bachelor programme at the University of Groningen.

5A) Question 1

Please point out the three specific aspects of the IRIO Bachelor programme of the University of Groningen that suit you best and explain why. You can use a maximum of 300 words.

12 › 14 5B) Question 2

Please take one aspect of your CV (see step 4) and explain how this aspect, whether it is work, education or personal interest, relates to the IRIO Bachelor programme of the University of Groningen and your future career. You can use a maximum of 300 words.

13 › 14 Step 6 – Review and accept

Please review this IRIO Selection Form 2018 and check if you have entered all the relevant information you want to provide us with. In addition, make sure that you have collected the digital version of your CV and of your required documents of proof. You will need these in step 8.

I confirm that I have answered all the above questions truthfully and that I will provide the IRIO department with all the requested documents of proof in the In the IRIO Application File 2018:

(yes or no) ______Date (DD/MM/YYYY) ______

Step 7 – Save this document

When you are sure you are finished with this IRIO Selection Form 2018, save this document (file > save as) and rename it in the following format: Your UniversityofGroningenStudent Number_ Your Surname.doc.

For example: if your name is Maria de Vries and the student number you received is 1234567 you should save the file as 1234567_DeVries.doc.

Step 8 – Important! What to do next?

After you have saved this IRIO Selection Form 2018 according to the instructions in step 7, you can proceed to the final step of the application process: submitting your complete application through the IRIO Application File 2018.

Fill out all the required fields, attach all the required documents (browse > double click on the files you want to add > click Upload Now > the document has been added) and click submit.

We recommend that all candidates complete the entire four step application procedure before 15 December 2017. The final deadline to complete all steps is 15 January 2018.

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