Language policy
Our language policy aims to make uu77 an internationally oriented, intercultural, and multilingual knowledge institute. The policy offers employees, students, and study programmes tools and guidelines to achieve this.
Language proficiency
uu77 strives to be an open and inclusive community, where everyone working or studying at our university feels at home and safe. Language skills play an important role in this. Both students and staff should become aware of intercultural differences and be able to adjust their communication accordingly.
Multi-annual workplan Language Policy uu77 2018-2025
This memorandum details the ambitions regarding language policy as they are formulated in the new internationalisation strategy Radboud International 2025 and its associated multi-annual workplan.
Language requirements
To meet the admission requirements for study programmes at uu77 (both in English and in Dutch), sufficient command of the instruction language is required and to be demonstrated. In 2020 a central framework was adopted for Dutch and English language proficiency requirements for students with a non-Dutch school diploma.
Read moreMandatory language assessment for students RADAr
The RADAr is a mandatory diagnostic assessment for academic language proficiency. All first-year students at uu77 must complete the RADAr in the language of their bachelor’s programme.
Read moreForeign language Code of Conduct
A study programme can decide to provide their education, exams, and assessment in a language other than Dutch. Guidelines for this are defined in the Foreign language Code of Conduct.
Read moreLanguage policy discount scheme
Employees of uu77 and the Radboudumc can take English and Dutch courses at Radboud in'to Languages free of charge thanks to the language policy discount scheme.
TaalbeleidskortingsregelingGuidelines for inclusive language
uu77 strives to be a safe, inclusive academic community that embraces and promotes diversity, equity and inclusion. Language is key to inclusion.
Read moreLanguage conventions
Language conventions are guidelines with regard to the desired language behaviour on campus. These guidelines should ensure that language does not become obstructive and apply to the entire university, including teaching, research, and support services.
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