RELICResponsible Leadership in Cultural and Religious Heritage
Humanities, Languages and Heritage, Economics, Business and Management
Selected for EU funding in 2026; not yet in the official Erasmus Mundus catalogue.
Route
Where you study each semester.
Semester 1, English track
- University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsMap of Groningen on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
Overview
Two-year, 120-ECTS heritage master; the whole cohort starts at the University of Groningen, then follows one of two mobility pathways (Poland, Spain, Cyprus; extended to India and Mexico). Up to 25 students a year.
- Field
- Humanities, Languages and Heritage, Economics, Business and Management
- Duration
- 24 months, 120 ECTS
- Degree
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Teaching language
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Universities
- RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN; THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE; UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA; UNIWERSYTET JAGIELLONSKI
Eligibility
- Degree
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent (EQF level 6) in a relevant field: religious studies, cultural heritage, anthropology, sociology, history, archaeology, art history, philosophy, cultural studies, law, political sciences, public administration, (cultural) geography, social work or a related discipline.
- Subjects
- Bachelor's or equivalent in a relevant field such as religious studies, heritage, history or anthropology.
- Other prerequisites
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Grades
- At least a 2:1, or an average of at least 75% or equivalent.
- Final-year students
- Final-year students may apply if they complete the degree before the programme starts.
- English
- IELTS 7.0 overall with no band below 6.5 (other tests accepted).
- English exemptions
- Some applicants are exempt.
- Other languages
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
Documents
Academic transcripts Mandatory
Official transcripts with an explanation of the grading system.
Grading scale explanation Mandatory
Grade-system explanation.
CV / résumé Mandatory
Europass recommended.
Recommendation / reference letters Mandatory
One reference letter.
Motivation letter Mandatory
Up to 750 words.
English language certificate Conditional
Unless exempt.
Deadlines and scholarship
- Scholarship
- Scholarship availableAdmission outcomes include an Erasmus Mundus scholarship or a place on its reserve list.
- Applications open
- 15 Jan 2027
- Deadline
- 28 Feb 2027
- About the deadline
- Application period 15 January to 28 February 2027, through the RELIC website; up to 25 students a year.
Sources
The official pages the requirements, deadlines and scholarship status above come from.
- RELIC: home (opens in a new tab)read 22 Oct 2026
- University of Groningen: Responsible Leadership in Cultural and Religious Heritage (EM) (opens in a new tab)read 22 Oct 2026
- Erasmus+: EMJM projects selected under the 2026 call (PDF list) (opens in a new tab)read 22 Oct 2026
- Erasmus+: EMJM call 2026, list of selected projects and participating institutions (PDF) (opens in a new tab)read 22 Oct 2026