UG/Campus Fryslȃn bachelor programme Global Responsibility & Leadership for the fourth time the no. 1 in the Netherlands

For the fourth time in a row, the programme University College Fryslân’s Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL) is recognised as the best bachelor's programme in the Netherlands with a total of 99/100 points. It has been awarded the top quality label ‘Top Degree Programme’ by the Dutch Higher Education Guide for Universities (Keuzegids) 2025. 

Top-rated since the first year

A programme receives the top-rated label above 76 points. It is, therefore, a great acknowledgement that the Campus Fryslân bachelor programme is again at the top of the league with 99/100 points. GRL has received the quality label each consecutive year since its foundation in 2018. 

University College Fryslân programme director dr. Élise Rouméas says: “Fourth time Best Bachelor’s Programme in the Netherlands! We are incredibly proud and deeply grateful to our students, staff, and strong network of partners. What’s our secret? Small-scale education, a future-oriented degree, and a unique ecosystem that inspires critical and constructive thinking. Leeuwarden has truly become a laboratory for educational excellence and innovation. Come join us!”

Students proud to study at UG/Campus Fryslân

Teddy Lagerweij, student assessor and second-year student in Global Responsibility & Leadership: “To be a student at University College Fryslan is a diverse, enriching, wonderful experience. Next to the small-scaled classes, enriching discussions, and supporting personal growth, being part of a college community is inspirational. The Global Responsibility & Leadership bachelor challenges you in interdisciplinary learning, offering different perspectives and collision of dimensions. All of the above, enhances your experience at the University College Fryslan, which makes it such a wonderful place to learn more about the world, your interests and yourself. 

About the Dutch Higher Education Guide

The Dutch Higher Education Guide for Universities 2025 was published on 19 December 2024. The guide highlights new statistics regarding study success, classroom experience and student assessments of all bachelor’s degree programmes offered by research universities in the Netherlands, as well as sharing information about the feasibility of a degree programme and its language of instruction. The Dutch Higher Education Guide for Universities is published annually by the Centre for Higher Education Information (Centrum Hoger Onderwijs Informatie CHOI) and is intended for school pupils and deans who want to inform themselves about bachelor’s degree programmes. The assessments provided in the guide are based on student evaluations (National Student Survey 2025), data from the national degree programme database Studiekeuze123 and visitation reports by the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO).