Biodiversity

Admission & Application

When and how can you sign up?

The minor is open to students with an interest in biodiversity. Students can be invited for an initial interview with the coordinator of the minor and may be asked to study selected parts of textbooks before the start of the minor.

Registration
Students of Leiden University can register from May 8 (13:00) until July 15 (13:00); TU Delft and Erasmus University Rotterdam students can register from May 8 (13:00) until May 31 (13:00).

Other students
Students from other universities can register until July 15 (13:00) by sending an e-mail including motivation letter, CV, transcript and letter with permission from your own University to Education Office Biology.

The minor has a minimum number of participants of 15 and a maximum capacity of 40 participants.

Application start and deadline

* A minor with admission requirements is a minor with a different selection procedure. You can check which minors have admission requirements in the Studiegids or on the website of TU Delft and Erasmus.
An overview with all relevant information about the minors can be found on this website.

Limited number of places

Every minor has a limited number of places. These are allocated on a first come, first served basis (with the exception of TU Delft and Erasmus minors with admission requirements*). So apply on time.

Reserved spots for LDE-students

Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam collaborate closely on a range of educational matters, thus making it easy to follow a minor at TU Delft or the Erasmus University. During the application period for Leiden students TU Delft and the Erasmus University reserve a third of their minor places for Leiden University students.

Maximum of one minor

You may only apply for one minor with admission requirements. You may only apply for one TUD/EUR/LDE minor. If you are placed on a waiting list, you may apply for another Leiden minor (without admission requirements). Please note: you can only follow one minor. Are you placed on two waiting lists? Deregister from one of the two minors and apply for a different one. 

For questions about applying, contact 071 – 527 1111 or studielijn@leidenuniv.nl.

Application Process

Steps to take
Students of Leiden University, TU Delft and Erasmus University have to apply via EduXchange.

• Read more information about the application process
• Create an eduID
• Register for your minor via eduXchange

External students (from research universities as well as universities of applied sciences) can apply for just one of the Leiden minors. This is not done through eduXchange, but through the procedure described here.