Overview

Key features

The embeddedness of the Governance of Sustainability Transformations programme at Wageningen University and Research in one of the world’s leading life sciences universities creates opportunities for the development of true interdisciplinary skills and science for impact, which are needed to address today’s and future grand sustainability challenges.

Why this programme?

Join an advanced social science programme that applies governance knowledge to the causes and consequences of current and future global sustainability challenges in food, climate, energy and biodiversity systems

Become an expert in advanced theories on governance and transformative change processes across different governance scales and regional contexts

Develop state-of-the-art research skills and competences to unpack the complexity of today’s sustainability challenges and to analyze the functioning, design, and implications of sustainability governance arrangements

Learn hands-on skills to develop solutions and negotiate transformative sustainability processes to contribute towards a more sustainable future.

Join an interdisciplinary and real-life consultancy project to solve real world problems

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Sustainability Governance Challenges

Transformative sustainability practices

Comparative Public Governance

Transnational Environmental Law

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Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Wageningen, Netherlands

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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90

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A WUR BSc degree in Economics and Goverance, or equivalent.

The norm for this equivalence is ≥60 ECTS in one or more of the following disciplines:

Human geography

Sociology

Anthropology

Organisational science

Law

Rural development

Political sciences (policy development, governance)

≥5 ECTS in statistics.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

21200 EUR / year

≈ 21200 EUR / year
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EU/EEA Nationals

2601 EUR / year

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Living costs

Wageningen

Netherlands

700 - 800 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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