Anton de Kom University of Suriname

The Anton de Kom Universiteit van Suriname (AdeKUS) is a university in Paramaribo, Suriname, with its university complex at Leysweg 86. It is organised in faculties, among them the Faculty of Law (Faculteit der Juridische Wetenschappen), the Faculty of Medical Sciences, the Faculty of Social Sciences (Faculteit der Maatschappijwetenschappen) and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. It also has a university library and institutes such as the University Institute for Children's Rights, part of the Faculty of Law.

• Bachelor's programmes, such as the three-year Bachelor of Laws (LLB) worth 180 study points
• Programmes in Medicine, Physiotherapy, Public Health, Psychology, Business Administration and Biology
• Pre-master programmes
• A bridging year (schakeljaar)
• A master's programme in Surinamese Law

Places are limited (numerus fixus) in nine programmes, including Medicine, Physiotherapy and Public Health; Psychology admits 30 students and Business Administration 35. The law bachelor's requires a VWO diploma or equivalent with a pass in Dutch, English and Economics I or Mathematics; applicants without it can still be admitted through a colloquium doctum or after the bridging year. New students register during set periods each year: for the 2026-27 academic year, bachelor's registration ran from 4 to 31 August 2026.