If you are looking for a list of English-taught bachelor's degrees at Suriname's national university, here is the honest finding first: the Anton de Kom University's own programme list does not state a language of instruction for any programme. Not one. So this article will not print a list of "English programmes" — it will tell you what the university does publish, which turns out to be more useful.
What the programme list actually says
The published bachelor's offering lists each programme with its level and credit load — Bachelor, 180 credits — and a downloadable description. The programme names are in Dutch: Milieuwetenschappen, Natuurkunde, Taal en Communicatie, Rechtswetenschappen, Psychologie, Onderwijs- en Pedagogische Wetenschappen, and so on.
Two carry English names: Public Administration and Public Health. Be careful with that. A programme name is not a language of instruction. An English title may reflect the field's international vocabulary rather than the language the lectures are given in, and the university's list does not resolve it either way.
What to do instead of guessing: write to the faculty that runs the programme you want and ask two questions — in which language is teaching delivered, and in which language may examinations and the thesis be written. Those are different questions and in Dutch-system universities they often have different answers.
The admission requirements tell you more than the language question
This is where an expat's real obstacle sits, and it is published in detail. Admission is built on the Dutch secondary-school system. The requirements are set per programme, with specific grade arithmetic. For Business Administration, for example, the university asks for a VWO diploma or an equivalent, with at least 18 points combined across Wiskunde Q or Wiskunde 1, Economie I and Economie II, and no individual grade below a 6.
If you do not hold a Dutch or equivalent diploma, the published routes in are:
- Certificaat Schakeljaar — a bridging year, itself with point requirements per direction (for Business Administration, the same 18 points across those subjects).
- Verklaring Colloquium Doctum — a declaration from an entrance examination, the route for applicants without the required diploma.
So the practical sequence for someone arriving from outside the Dutch system is not "find an English programme". It is: get your diploma assessed for equivalence, and if it does not qualify, ask about the Schakeljaar and the Colloquium Doctum.
Numerus fixus, and why you should check it early
Some programmes cap intake. The university publishes a Numerus Fixus page, and the cap is set volgens de geldende Numerus Fixus beschikking van het Ministerie van Onderwijs, Wetenschap en Cultuur — by decision of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. Meeting the admission requirements therefore does not guarantee a place in a capped programme.
The university also publishes an enrolment regulation covering bachelor's and master's programmes, and separate pages on admission and enrolment, tuition and financing, and refunds of enrolment and tuition fees. If you are planning a move around a study place, read the enrolment regulation before you book anything: it is the document that governs the dates and the money.
The faculties
The programmes sit under the faculties of Maatschappijwetenschappen (social sciences), Humaniora, Juridische Wetenschappen (law), Medische Wetenschappen (medicine) and Technologische Wetenschappen (technology), with an Interfaculty Graduate Studies and Research. Each faculty has its own examination committee and programme committee, which is where a question about language or credit recognition will ultimately be decided.
What expats should know
- No language of instruction is published for any bachelor's programme. Treat any list of "English-taught degrees at AdeKUS" as unsourced.
- Public Administration and Public Health have English names. That is a name, not a guarantee.
- Ask the faculty two separate questions: language of teaching, and language of examination and thesis.
- Admission runs on the Dutch system — a VWO diploma or equivalent, with point minima per programme and no grade below a 6 where that applies.
- Two alternative routes are published: the Schakeljaar bridging year and the Colloquium Doctum entrance examination.
- Check the numerus fixus before counting on a place; the cap is set by ministerial decision.
- All bachelor's programmes are listed at 180 credits.
- Read the enrolment regulation for dates, fees and refunds before you commit to a move.
Where to check
The programme list is the university's bachelor's offering; the requirements are on its admission requirements page; and the dates, fees and refund rules are under admission and enrolment. All read on 24 October 2026. For the language a programme is taught in, the faculty is the only source.
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