School of Journalism

See the ‘latest news’ at the top of this page!

Study Abroad is one of the options to choose as part of your ‘profiling space (30EC)’. You can study at one of our partner universities as part of your third or fourth-year programme.

Each year in November/December Elvira van Noort, elvira.vannoort@hu.nl, the Study Abroad coordinator, will inform you on the possibilities in an orientation session (‘voorlichting’). These sessions are in the school roster for second year students. Students in 3rd or 4th year and up will receive notifications through the SLB Hoofdfase Canvaspage. Besides the presentation given and uploaded under ‘latest news’ at the top of this page, make use of the Study Abroad Overview page of the HU International Office.

Criteria for selection Study Abroad:

• first year certificate (P) + as many ECTS as you could gather
• a motivation letter that includes: propedeuse Y/N | amount of ECs and how many to expect | the name of your SLB’er | did you follow GO or SLOW in semester 1 | uni’s you’d want to go to (the same ones as in Mobility Online) | do you want to go in the fall or spring semester
• registration in Mobility Online
• availability at the partner university – check the Mobility Online Portal for your options.

Application deadline Study Abroad 2026/ 2027: 1 February 2026 at midnight.

The International Desk of the School of Journalism will check if you meet the requirements and will select a partner university for you, on the basis of your preferences. The results of the selection procedure will be communicated by the HU International Office. This can take a couple of weeks.

Once selected for Study Abroad:

• seek approval of the exam board (see the Study Abroad site Course Selection and Learning Agreement Approval for more information and the form)
• check the language requirements
• register at your partner university (the HU International Office will assist you)
• check if you need a visa
• apply for funding and/or a scholarship (visit the funding page)
• Make sure you read, sign and e-mail this Travel-Abroad-Protocol-and-Consent-Form_2023 and apply for the free travel insurance. Follow all the necessary steps in the form.

During your 3rd or 4th study year at the School of Journalism you can go on an internship abroad as part of your Practical Semester (‘Praktijksemester’). This internship abroad is not a mandatory part of your programme.

It is up to you to find a place/ organisation or correspondent that meets the requirements set out by the Practical Semester programme.

The School of Journalism has funding available for internships outside Europe, within Europe you can apply for Erasmus+ grants (visit our funding page).

TAKE NOTE: all students on an internship abroad need to fill in this Travel-Abroad-Protocol-and-Consent-Form_2023 and apply for the free travel insurance. Follow all the necessary steps in the form.

For advice and procedure, you can e-mail the IvM internship office (Praktijkbureau): praktijkbureau@hu.nl.

Each academic year the coordinator of internationalisation and international programmes will inform you on the options for internationalisation in year 3 and 4 and how to apply.

General information will be given in November, after which detailed information on Study Abroad is supplied in a separate session in December (see elsewhere). Detailed information on the Specialisations is provided in the information session in March.

• You can download the presentation of the Information Session about the International Specialisations (15/17 April 2025, presentation in both Dutch and English)

Please be aware that we have limited space for SvJ-students in our international programmes (English taught specialisations) as spaces are reserved for incoming exchange, minor and KOM-students too.

Therefore, we have a selection procedure to admit SvJ-students to these specialisations.

Please use this Entry-Form_Specialisations-English to apply (before 1 May) to secure your placement for next academic year. You need to email this form to svjinternationaal@hu.nl

For Cultural Journalism you can apply before 1 November on available places, but May applicants will be placed first.

Once you are selected for this programme we will register you on the courses in Osiris.

For further questions, email the International Desk: svjinternationaal@hu.nl

The School of Journalism offers three international programmes for Minor and KOM students:

1) Crossborder Journalism | application deadline 1 April | use this entry form to apply: Cross-border-Form_minorKOM

2) Cultural Journalism| application deadline 15 October | use this entry form to apply: Cultural Journalism Form_minorKOM

3) CampusDoc International | application deadline 1 April | e-mail course coordinators Pim Mak – pim.mak@hu.nl – and Milada Stipetic – milada.stipetic@hu.nl – for more information

The School of Journalism offers three programmes for international exchange students:

1) Cross-border Journalism | application deadline 1 May | use this entry form to apply: Cross-border-Journalism-entry-form-Exchange-students

2) Cultural Journalism | application deadline 15 October | use this entry form to apply: Cultural Journ-entry-form-Exchange-students

3) CampusDoc International | application deadline 1 April | e-mail course coordinators Pim Mak – pim.mak@hu.nl – and Milada Stipetic – milada.stipetic@hu.nl – for more information

Download our welcome magazine for exchange students here! Welcome Magazine