After my bachelors

Not sure what you want to do after your bachelor's degree? Whether you decide to continue your studies or step into the workplace, we are here to support you with your career and academic journey!

• Enter the Job Market Looking to start your career with your bachelor’s degree? Check out our tips, tricks, and workshops to explore your career opportunities.
• Continue your studies Are you considering pursuing a master’s degree after your bachelor’s? Discover how you can prepare for a master’s programme here.

• Which master fits my bachelor’s programme? Curious to know which master’s programmes match with your bachelor's? See what the options are.

Not sure yet?

You might feel stressed if you don’t have the answer yet and wonder if you’re supposed to know already. Wherever you are in this process, we offer support.

• Study choice guidance Are you completing your bachelor and looking for a suitable master? The study choice advisor will be happy to guide you in your choice.
• Career officer If you have questions about your career(orientation) and how to start your career, make an appointment with your faculty's Career officer.

Looking for a job? Check out these job banks:

• Find student jobs at UU via Topselect
• Check out the job banks of the study associations, for example Proton, A-Eskwadraat, svsticky.nl or Amino
• Or look at the job bank of Career Services
• Look for jobs at the Faculty of Science (PhD-, werkstudent- and other vacancies)
• Keep an eye on the student newsletter each month which also contains jobs

Want to do a PhD?

You can find all PhD positions on this website.

Finding a job as an international

Are you an international student thinking of finding a job here? Look at the links on this page that might be useful at the different stages of the job search. 

Learning Dutch

You can increase your job opportunities in the Netherlands if you speak (a little) Dutch. The beginners' course in Dutch offers you the opportunity to learn the basics of the language through fun interactive exercises. Or look take a look at Nederlands taalcafe Utrecht. 

Information about working in the Netherlands:

• Netherlands point of entry
• Welcome to nl
• International jobs in the Netherlands

Working while studying

If you want to work alongside your studies while staying in the Netherlands, there are some things to keep in mind. Do you need a work permit when you are self-employed? How about when you do an internship? And how many hours are you allowed to work as an international student? In their flyer Working while studying in the Netherlands the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment answers these questions and more.