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Chemistry and Biotechnology for Sustainability

Admission & Application

When and how can you sign up?

Admission requirements
Given the chemical nature of the topics, without a good basic knowledge of chemistry of the students, the required level cannot be reached. Entrance levels have been formulated: 

  • Academic bachelor’s students in the natural sciences that teach chemistry at least as supporting subject can enter the minor. 
  • HBO bachelor’s students in Chemistry who have completed all courses of the first three years can participate.
  • Students of the bachelors LST, MST, Biology, BFW and Nanobiology are admissible to this minor.

The admission committee will decide on admission in other cases on an individual basis.

Selection criteria:

  • LDE students who are eligible for automatic admission are admitted in the order of registration;
  • LDE students have preference over students from other universities;
  • Academic students have preferences over HBO students;
  • Students that are not automatically eligible can be admitted by the admission committee only before 9 June.

LDE = Leiden/Delft/Erasmus Universities

Registration
The minor Sustainable Chemistry and Biotechnology is a selection minor with an early registration deadline. There are still places available.

  • Registration via Edu-Exchange is closed, but you can still register by sending an email to the education coordinator at minor-scb@lic.leidenuniv.nl