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Confirmattionofparticcipation
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Toconclud deyouradmmissionsprocesswewillnneedtoreceivecertifiedcopiesofyooureducation nal
qualificationsonwhichyouhaveb beenadmitteed.Formore einformation nwhichdocuumentswew willneed
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youwillthhereforenottbeabletosstartyoursttudiesatthe eUniversityo ofGroningenn.Itisthusvvery
importantttofollowthheinstruction nsonthene xtpage.

Ifyoucannotobtainth herequiredcertifieddip lomadocum mentsbeforethestartof yourstudyp program,

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Importanttnoteforstu udentswhow willgraduateeinthesumm merof2017butwillnotrreceivefinaldiploma

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Yourfullnameandd dateofbirth
Theofficcialnameoftthequalificationyouhavveobtained
Thefinalexamcourssesandtheresults
Stampan ndsignatureeoftheschoo ol/institute
Ifapplicaabletheamo ountofcreditsoutoftheetotalmaxim malamounto ofcredits

Specialno oteforIBstuddents:pleaseemakesure youarrange ewithyourIB BschoolthatttheUniverssityof

Groningen nisauthorizeedtoviewyoourfinalIBr esultsassoo onaspossible.TheUniveersityofGron ningen
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certifiedccopiesofyou urdiplomaan ndtranscripttdocumentss.Alternative ely,youcanssendusacerrtified
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Pleasesen ndtherequirreddocumen ntsto:

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VerificationReportofChhinaSecondaaryEducation nStudentAccademicTrannscript
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Accommo odation

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SSH
Oneoftheeorganizatio onsinternationalstudenttsrefertoisSSH(Stichtin ngStudentennHuisvestingg:
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