Pre-University Honours Programme: International Relations

About

Note: We have two cohorts for this programme. One beginning on the 17th of June 2025 and the other on the 1st of July 2025. Please see our website for further details.

Course leader

Roel van Engelen (MSc) is a lecturer and assessment coordinator in the Political Science Department of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG), and is Academic Director of the Pre-University Honours Programme in International Relations. Roel has designed and taught undergraduate courses on International Relations and Political Economy, and has ample experience with different teaching methods and activating and interactive work forms. Roel is particularly passionate about teaching International Relations, an extremely exciting field of study that is in constant movement and in which connections to current developments in world politics are never far away.

Target group

For current high school students (must be 16+) interested in international relations and political science.

Course aim

The speed and scope with which international developments unfold is unprecedented. In order to make sense of the increased complexity of world politics, we need historical as well as theoretical perspectives. How can we understand contemporary international relations? How is globalisation changing the practice of international politics? Is the world becoming less or more peaceful, and how can we understand and promote international cooperation to achieve common goals? This on-campus summer programme will bring together high school students from across the world to study an important topic at the university level.

Fee info

The fee above includes both tuition and housing costs. Staying in housing is mandatory for all pre-university students