Application procedure

Deadlines

Application

In order to apply for the Exchange Programme of the Faculty of Law please fill in the application form by clicking on the button below. You can find detailed explanation on how to fill in the form here: How to fill in the application form.

After filling in the form, you get access to our system, Mobility Online, in which you can upload the required documents. You may download the Mobility Online manual for Erasmus students here: Erasmus Student Exchange.

The application form for outside of Europe (Marco Polo exchange) opens on 15 December 2026 and for inside of Europe (Erasmus exchange) on 1 February 2027.

Problems with the application form? Please contact the International Office at exchangelaw rug.nl.

Application form must be submitted fully in English. You have to choose three universities to apply to, in order of preference (Attention: all three universities have to be either inside or outside Europe!). You may optionally add up to 5 universities to your application. By adding a university to your application, you agree to go on exchange to any of the chosen universities. This means that you preemptively approve the results of the placement. Think well about all your choices!  

After filling in the application form, the following documents have to be uploaded in Mobility Online:

• Motivation letter in English. A short motivation (1 A4-page / maximum 500 words) in which you mention all universities you applied for.
• Budget overview (1 A4 page uploaded under "Other documents") showing that you researched the costs of your exchange destinations including the travel and visa costs, but also the accommodation and average costs of living in the host country.
• Resume (CV) in English. An overview of work experience, extracurricular activities, language, management and administrative skills etc.
• Official list of grades (passes and fails). Official Transcript can be obtaiend from the Student Services Law, by filling in a request form.
  Please make sure that your document includes a sentence stating that you have passed all first year courses of your programme.
• Proof of language proficiency for the language of instration. ​Either a language certificate or a proof of your nationality. More information about these requirements and the exceptions for LLB and LLM students, please see IESE.
• For application Inside Europe only (LLB students): Long-term study plan*. If at the moment of applications you have obtained at least 75 ECTS but not yet the required minimum of 90 ECTS (or if you still are missing a first-year course), you have to submit a long-term study plan to the study advisers llb rug.nl. Only a signed document with an official "Exchange advice" attached to it, will be approved. IMPORTANT: students with a long-term study plan receive a PROVISIONAL nomination, meaning that if they do not meet the requirements before departure, their exchange will be cancelled!
• Any other additional requirements mentioned for the host university in IESE.

Frequently Asked Question: If the placement is done through a lottery system, why do we still have to upload so many supporting documents?

The motivation letter and the budget overview allow you to do a proper research and reflect on your choices. The Transcript of Records and the language certificate allow us to asses whether you meet the minimum requirements for the universities of your choice. 

An outline of the procedure

• You submit a well prepared application before the deadline to the International Office via Mobility Online;
• If the number of the applications exceeds the number of the available places at a specific host university, the placement will be done through a lottery system.
• You will be notified about the results of the placement on your UG email within 6 weeks after the deadline;
• The International Office will nominate the students at the host universities (depending on the deadlines, this can happen between 1 to 8 weeks after the placement);
• Further instructions and information from the International Office will be given during a mandatory preparation session in April/May;
• Your host university will send you information on their application procedure (registration for courses, registration at the faculty, application for housing, etc.).

Please check your RUG email and your spambox/junkmail folder regularly!