Double Degree master - full-time

DDM Supply Chain Management

Study service and supply chain management in Porto and Groningen to build a successful career in service-oriented companies.

In this Double-Degree Master’s programme, you follow MSc Management with a specialization in Service Management at the Católica Porto Business School in your first year. You will learn about the service management and strategies critical for modern business operations. You take multidisciplinary courses such as Operational Excellence, Marketing in the Digital Age, Digital Services and Technologies, Project Management, and Business Analytics.

In the second year, you will advance your expertise in MSc Supply Chain Management here at the University of Groningen where you can specialize in the supply chain discipline or broaden your knowledge of societal challenges, such as the energy transition, sustainable supply chains, and a healthy society.

You will learn to think critically and develop solutions that enhance productivity, reduce costs, and improve social and environmental outcomes in supply chains.

By the end of this double degree programme, you will graduate with two diplomas from highly ranked universities: MSc Management with a Specialization in Service Management from Católica Porto Business School (CPBS), Universidade Católica Portuguesa, and MSc Supply Chain Management from the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen.

Facts & Figures

Degree: MSc in Supply Chain Management
Course type: Double Degree master
Duration: 24 months (120 ECTS)
Croho code: 60093
Language of instruction: English
Start: September
Faculty: Economics and Business

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Why study this programme in Groningen?

You can earn two Master's degrees from leading-edge business schools—the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Groningen and the Católica Porto Business School at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa—in just two years. You will get advanced knowledge of supply chain and service management in different business environments and cultural contexts.

Both Groningen and the Católica Porto Business School have been internationally accredited by the AACSB and EQUIS, ensuring a high-quality education, which only 1% of universities reach worldwide.
The programme is unique in combining the areas of Service Management and Supply Chain Management.

Programme

You will start at Católica Porto Business School. In the 1st year (60 EC) you will have courses like Operations Management, Management of Innovation in Services and Service Management.

To see an overview of the courses and specializations, please visit:

Note that you will always start the programme in the 1 st year (September/October) in Porto. It is not allowed to start the MSc SCM courses in the double degree programme before following the Católica Porto Business School courses in year 1.

CoursesCourse Catalog >
Study in UC, Porto (60 EC)

You start with the mandatory course SCM Fundamentals, covering the basic knowledge and skills to analyze supply chain performance and the important role of coordination.

Each of these aspects is further advanced in the mandatory courses Supply Chain Processes, focusing on diagnosing and improving supply chain processes, and Supply Chain Coordination, providing state-of-the-art knowledge on managing complex supply chains. Research methods for SCM prepares you for a successful Master’s Thesis in SCM. Theory comes to life when you join guest speakers, work on case studies with practical data sets, and present your project results to managers.

Recent innovations towards sustainability and digital business that affect supply chain management decisions are discussed in the programme, both in mandatory and elective courses. Option group A courses enable you to specialize within the supply chain management discipline, in courses such as Sales and Operations Planning, Purchasing, Facility Design, or Sustainable Transportation. Other electives enable the application of your supply chain management knowledge to societal challenges, in courses such as Carbon Footprint of Supply Chains, Healthcare Operations, Strategic Collaboration in Healthcare and Sustainable Energy Supply.

	Semesters
CoursesCourse Catalog >	1a	1b	2a	2b
Facility Design and Planning (5 EC, optional) Option group A
SCM Fundamentals (5 EC)
Service Operations (5 EC, optional) Option group A
Supply Chain Processes (5 EC)
Electives(s) MSc SCM (10 EC) A few examples are: Sustainability: Strategies, Innovation & Change; Healthcare Purchasing and Supply Chains; Data-driven Business Processes; Sustainable Energy Supply; Business Research and Consulting; Energy Transition & Innovation; Challenges in Healthcare; Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Healthcare Operations (all 5 EC). The full list of electives can be found on Ocasys.
Purchasing (5 EC, optional) Option group A
Research Methods for SCM (5 EC)
Sustainable Transport and Logistics (5 EC, optional) Option group A
Global Supply Chain Man & Sustainability (5 EC, optional) Option group A
Supply Chain Analytics (5 EC, optional) Option group A
Supply Chain Coordination (5 EC)
Master's Thesis SCM (20 EC)
Inventory Management (5 EC, optional) Option group A
Sales and Operations Planning (5 EC, optional) Option group A

Programme options
Energy Transition and Climate Change Focus Area (specialization) Focus on the serious changes within the energy sector by dealing with issues such as how firms adapt to renewable energy, how the higher taxes are managed during this transition and how to deal with the weather dependent production of energy systems. Gain the knowledge and skills to shape a sustainable future in this evolving energy sector. More information about this option
Healthy Society Focus Area (specialization) Focus on tackling problems that impact healthcare providers and their societal partners in their day-to-day work. Issues such as scarce human resources combined with a higher, more complex demand for care, and more demanding citizens require solutions, which you will think about and design. More information about this option

Programme options

Energy Transition and Climate Change Focus Area (specialization)

Focus on the serious changes within the energy sector by dealing with issues such as how firms adapt to renewable energy, how the higher taxes are managed during this transition and how to deal with the weather dependent production of energy systems. Gain the knowledge and skills to shape a sustainable future in this evolving energy sector.

More information about this option

Healthy Society Focus Area (specialization)

Focus on tackling problems that impact healthcare providers and their societal partners in their day-to-day work. Issues such as scarce human resources combined with a higher, more complex demand for care, and more demanding citizens require solutions, which you will think about and design.

More information about this option

Study abroad

Study abroad is required

Our double degree partner is Católica Porto Business School, Portugal.

Entry requirements

Transfer options

Transferring from...

Tilburg University

Nyenrode New Business School

University of Groningen

University of Amsterdam

Maastricht University

Radboud University Nijmegen

Leiden University

Erasmus University Rotterdam

All Research universities

Wageningen University

VU University Amsterdam

Utrecht University

University of Twente

Study programme	Organization	Transition
Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation	Tilburg University	No additional requirements
Economics	Tilburg University	No additional requirements
Fiscale Economie	Tilburg University	Additional requirements with a maximum of 45 EC Additional requirements: professional experience More information: You need to first complete the 45 EC (or less) Pre-Master's programme. For information about the Pre-MSc application and entry requirements, please check https://www.rug.nl/feb/premaster.
International Business Administration	Tilburg University	No additional requirements
Econometrics and Operations Research	Tilburg University	No additional requirements

Study programme	Organization	Transition
Accountancy	Nyenrode New Business School	Additional requirements with a maximum of 45 EC Additional requirements: professional experience More information: You need to first complete the 45 EC (or less) Pre-Master's programme. For information about the Pre-MSc application and entry requirements, please check https://www.rug.nl/feb/premaster.
Business Administration	Nyenrode New Business School	No additional requirements

Study programme

Organization

Transition

Accountancy

Nyenrode New Business School

Additional requirements with a maximum of 45 EC

Additional requirements:

professional experience

More information:

You need to first complete the 45 EC (or less) Pre-Master's programme. For information about the Pre-MSc application and entry requirements, please check https://www.rug.nl/feb/premaster.

Business Administration

Nyenrode New Business School

No additional requirements

Study programme	Organization	Transition
Psychology (NL)	University of Groningen	Via a pre-master with a maximum of 45 EC Additional requirements: professional experience More information: You need to first complete the 45 EC (or less) Pre-Master's programme. For information about the Pre-MSc application and entry requirements, please check https://www.rug.nl/feb/premaster.
Economics and Business Economics	University of Groningen	No additional requirements
Sociology	University of Groningen	Via a pre-master with a maximum of 45 EC Additional requirements: professional experience More information: You need to first complete the 45 EC (or less) Pre-Master's programme. For information about the Pre-MSc application and entry requirements, please check https://www.rug.nl/feb/premaster.
Econometrics and Operations Research	University of Groningen	No additional requirements
International Business	University of Groningen	No additional requirements
Business Administration	University of Groningen	No additional requirements

Study programme	Organization	Transition
Actuarial Science	University of Amsterdam	No additional requirements
Econometrics and Data Science	University of Amsterdam	No additional requirements
Fiscale Economie	University of Amsterdam	Additional requirements with a maximum of 45 EC Additional requirements: professional experience More information: You need to first complete the 45 EC (or less) Pre-Master's programme. For information about the Pre-MSc application and entry requirements, please check https://www.rug.nl/feb/premaster.
Business Administration	University of Amsterdam	No additional requirements
Business Analytics	University of Amsterdam	No additional requirements
Economics and Business Economics	University of Amsterdam	No additional requirements

Study programme	Organization	Transition
Global Studies	Maastricht University	Additional requirements with a maximum of 45 EC Additional requirements: professional experience More information: You need to first complete the 45 EC (or less) Pre-Master's programme. For information about the Pre-MSc application and entry requirements, please check https://www.rug.nl/feb/premaster.
International Business	Maastricht University	No additional requirements
Econometrics and Operations Research	Maastricht University	No additional requirements
Economics of Taxation	Maastricht University	Additional requirements with a maximum of 45 EC Additional requirements: professional experience More information: You need to first complete the 45 EC (or less) Pre-Master's programme. For information about the Pre-MSc application and entry requirements, please check https://www.rug.nl/feb/premaster.
Economics and Business Economics	Maastricht University	No additional requirements
Business Engineering	Maastricht University	No additional requirements
Business Analytics	Maastricht University	No additional requirements

Study programme	Organization	Transition
Economics and Business Economics	Radboud University Nijmegen	No additional requirements
Business Administration	Radboud University Nijmegen	No additional requirements

Study programme	Organization	Transition
Computer Science	Leiden University	No additional requirements More information: For students following the profile Computer Science & Economics.
Public Administration Science	Leiden University	No additional requirements More information: For students following the profile Economics, Public Administration and Management.

Study programme	Organization	Transition
Economics and Business Economics	Erasmus University Rotterdam	No additional requirements
International Business Administration	Erasmus University Rotterdam	No additional requirements
Business Administration	Erasmus University Rotterdam	No additional requirements
Econometrics and Operations Research	Erasmus University Rotterdam	No additional requirements
Fiscale Economie	Erasmus University Rotterdam	Additional requirements with a maximum of 45 EC Additional requirements: professional experience More information: You need to first complete the 45 EC (or less) Pre-Master's programme. For information about the Pre-MSc application and entry requirements, please check https://www.rug.nl/feb/premaster.

Study programme	Organization	Transition
Industrial Engineering and Management	All Research universities	No additional requirements

Study programme	Organization	Transition
Economics and Governance	Wageningen University	No additional requirements
Management and Consumer Studies	Wageningen University	No additional requirements

Study programme	Organization	Transition
International Business Administration	VU University Amsterdam	No additional requirements
Business Administration	VU University Amsterdam	No additional requirements
Economics and Business Economics	VU University Amsterdam	No additional requirements
Business Analytics	VU University Amsterdam	No additional requirements
Econometrics and Operations Research	VU University Amsterdam	No additional requirements

Study programme	Organization	Transition
Economics and Business Economics	Utrecht University	No additional requirements

Study programme	Organization	Transition
International Business Administration	University of Twente	No additional requirements

Application deadlines

Type of student	Deadline	Start course
Dutch students	01 May 2025	01 September 2025
EU/EEA students	01 May 2025	01 September 2025
non-EU/EEA students	01 May 2025	01 September 2025

Admission requirements

Specific requirements	More information
previous education	EU/EEA students from an undergraduate programme of the University of Groningen who have direct admission to the MSc Supply Chain Management may apply for admission to this double degree programme through the procedure described below. All other students need to apply through the CPBS admissions office. Application deadlines may differ from the University of Groningen (UG) application deadlines below (see Double Degree with University of Groningen). EU/EEA students already registered in an undergraduate programme at UG that grants direct admission to the MSc Supply Chain Management should submit their applications in English via the double degree programme coordinator: dr. ir. Paul Buijs at p.buijs rug.nl (deadline 1 May). Application includes: writing a motivation letter in English; providing a copy of your university marks (results); indicating that you have completed your undergraduate programme or providing evidence that it will be completed before the double degree programme starts; The coordinator will inform the students before 1 June whether they will receive an offer for this programme or not. Note that several conditions need to be met before you receive a Certificate of Acceptance from Católica Porto Business School. The most important condition to be met is the possession of a Bachelor's degree or Pre-MSc certificate with an overall GPA of preferably 7 or higher. To decide on acceptance, students with a final GPA lower than 7 will be invited for a personal interview. Since it is not allowed to start MSc SCM courses that are in the double degree programme before having followed the Porto courses, applicants who already passed MSc SCM courses that are part of the double degree will be rejected. If you have any questions concerning admission, please contact the Admissions Office https://www.rug.nl/admissions
language test	IELTS Academic overall score 6.5 (Speaking 6, Writing 6.5); TOEFL internet-based overall score 90 (Speaking 20, Writing 24); Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency (overall score 176, Speaking 169, Writing 176).

Specific requirements

More information

previous education

EU/EEA students from an undergraduate programme of the University of Groningen who have direct admission to the MSc Supply Chain Management may apply for admission to this double degree programme through the procedure described below. All other students need to apply through the CPBS admissions office. Application deadlines may differ from the University of Groningen (UG) application deadlines below (see Double Degree with University of Groningen).

EU/EEA students already registered in an undergraduate programme at UG that grants direct admission to the MSc Supply Chain Management should submit their applications in English via the double degree programme coordinator: dr. ir. Paul Buijs at p.buijs rug.nl (deadline 1 May). Application includes:

writing a motivation letter in English;
providing a copy of your university marks (results);
indicating that you have completed your undergraduate programme or providing evidence that it will be completed before the double degree programme starts;

The coordinator will inform the students before 1 June whether they will receive an offer for this programme or not. Note that several conditions need to be met before you receive a Certificate of Acceptance from Católica Porto Business School. The most important condition to be met is the possession of a Bachelor's degree or Pre-MSc certificate with an overall GPA of preferably 7 or higher. To decide on acceptance, students with a final GPA lower than 7 will be invited for a personal interview.

Since it is not allowed to start MSc SCM courses that are in the double degree programme before having followed the Porto courses, applicants who already passed MSc SCM courses that are part of the double degree will be rejected.

If you have any questions concerning admission, please contact the Admissions Office https://www.rug.nl/admissions

language test

IELTS Academic overall score 6.5 (Speaking 6, Writing 6.5); TOEFL internet-based overall score 90 (Speaking 20, Writing 24); Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency (overall score 176, Speaking 169, Writing 176).

Application deadlines

Type of student	Deadline	Start course
Dutch students	01 May 2025	01 September 2025
EU/EEA students	01 May 2025	01 September 2025
non-EU/EEA students	01 May 2025	01 September 2025

Tuition fees

Nationality	Year	Fee	Programme form
EU/EEA	2024-2025	€ 2530	full-time
non-EU/EEA	2024-2025	€ 20800	full-time
EU/EEA	2025-2026	€ 2601	full-time
non-EU/EEA	2025-2026	€ 21400	full-time

The tuition fees above are for the one year studying in Groningen. For an estimation of the total tuition fees for the double degree, please see DD fees .

Practical information for:

Dutch students International students

After your studies

Job prospects

After your studies, you have gained important knowledge and skills related to the field of supply chain management, as well as general professional skills like how to communicate in business, how to write management reports, how to give presentations, and how to work in teams. Our alumni are highly versatile and can work in a wide range of positions and industries, such as production, retail and e-commerce, energy, and logistics.

You might decide to work as a supply chain planner to efficiently link production and sourcing, as a logistics engineer to improve the transport, storage, and distribution processes, or as a continuous improvement specialist to ensure high-quality products and processes. Also, you can work at consulting firms and advise businesses on supply chain optimization, future technologies, and strategic planning. You may opt for an academic career, instead, and delve even deeper into the dynamics of supply chain management. Thanks to the programme’s focus on energy and a healthy society, you can kickstart your career in organizations committed to sustainable practices.

Job examples

Management trainee
Supply chain manager
Service manager
Procurement manager
Logistics manager
Continuous improvement specialist
Researcher
Business analyst
Strategy advisor

Research

Linking education to research and career preparation

Our research-driven education is strongly rooted in business practice and society. At the heart of our teaching approach is (interdisciplinary) research and in collaboration with external partners, students and professors conduct projects on societally relevant topics.

In collaboration with external partners, we conduct research projects on (e-commerce) logistics, healthcare and service supply chains, resilience, port logistics, transportation, energy transition, sustainable energy supply, last-mile deliveries, and sustainable logistics. Example projects can be seen at our research group Centre for Operational Excellence (COPE) . The research institute related to the MSc programme is Operations Management and Operations Research .

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TeMa

TeMa is the study association specialised in the masters Supply Chain Management and Technology and Operations Management. TeMa organizes social, study and career activities, like monthly socials, the TeMa Conference and the Inhouse Tour.

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