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Study Guide Bachelor’s programme in International Finance & Control Fulltime 2012-2013

Study Guide Bachelor’s programme in International Finance & Control 2012-2013

© Hogeschool Utrecht, september 2012

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Contents

1 Foreword 5 2 Organization of the study programme 7 2.1 Professional profile .................................................................................................... 7 2.1.1 Profession ........................................................................................................... 7 2.1.2 Details of professional profile .............................................................................. 7 2.1.3 Competencies of a beginning professional practitioner ...................................... 7 2.1.4 Graduate skills .................................................................................................... 7 2.1.5 Field of work and employment functions ............................................................. 9 2.2 Profile of study programme........................................................................................ 9 2.2.1 Study programme objective ................................................................................ 9 2.2.2 The HBO („Higher Vocational Education‟) level of the study programme ............ 9 2.2.3 Didactic principles ............................................................................................... 9 2.3 Organization of the study programme ....................................................................... 10 2.3.1 Programme tracks .............................................................................................. 10 2.3.2 Abridged programme and fast-track ................................................................... 10 2.3.3 Certificates .......................................................................................................... 10 2.3.4 Degrees and titles ............................................................................................... 11 2.3.5 Structure of the study programme ...................................................................... 11 2.3.6 Programme ......................................................................................................... 11 2.4 Main phase ................................................................................................................ 12 2.4.1 Admission to main phase .................................................................................... 12 2.4.2 Programmes ....................................................................................................... 13 2.4.3 Internships and value of internships ................................................................... 14 2.4.4 Optional course profile (minor) ............................................................................ 15 2.4.5 Excellence .......................................................................................................... 16 2.4.6 Graduating .......................................................................................................... 17 2.4.7 Follow-up options ................................................................................................ 17 2.5 Board of Examiners ................................................................................................... 17 2.5.1 Establishment and appointments ........................................................................ 17 2.5.2 Composition ........................................................................................................ 17 2.5.3 Powers and responsibilities ................................................................................ 18 2.5.4 Petitions .............................................................................................................. 18 2.6 Kick-off academic year, excursions, work weeks, and training courses .................... 19 2.7 Facilities .................................................................................................................... 19 2.7.1 Study career planning ......................................................................................... 19 2.7.2 IT facilities ........................................................................................................... 20 2.7.2.1 General ........................................................................................................... 20 2.7.2.2 Student mail .................................................................................................... 20 2.7.2.3 SharePoint ...................................................................................................... 20 2.7.2.4 OSIRIS Student ............................................................................................... 21 2.7.2.5 Password ........................................................................................................ 22 2.7.2.6 Information security and privacy ...................................................................... 22 2.7.2.7 Recording your study progress ....................................................................... 23 2.7.3 Student desk ....................................................................................................... 23 2.7.4 Study association ................................................................................................ 23 2.7.5 Programme committees ...................................................................................... 23 2.8 Contact details ........................................................................................................... 23 3 Courses 25 3.1 Course participation ................................................................................................... 25 3.2 Enrolling for courses .................................................................................................. 25 3.3 Obligation to attend ................................................................................................... 25 3.4 Entry requirements .................................................................................................... 25 3.5 Course descriptions ................................................................................................... 25 4 Exams 26



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4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 26 4.2 Exemptions ................................................................................................................ 26 4.3 Organization of exams ............................................................................................... 27 4.3.1 Duration and form of exams ................................................................................ 27 4.3.2 Exam timetable ................................................................................................... 27 4.3.3 Enrolling for and taking exams (including retakes) ............................................. 28 4.3.4 Facilities for those with functional limitations ...................................................... 29 4.3.5 Proof of identity required for written exams ........................................................ 30 4.3.6 Procedures during exams ................................................................................... 31 4.4 Assessment ............................................................................................................... 31 4.4.1 Assigning the marks; viewing the exam .............................................................. 31 4.4.2 Irregularities / fraud ............................................................................................. 32 4.4.3 Keeping and returning exams ............................................................................. 33 4.4.4 Validity of results ................................................................................................. 33 5 Certification 35 5.1 Procedure for awarding certificates ........................................................................... 35 5.2 „Cum laude‟ or „met genoegen‟ (with merit) ............................................................... 35 6 Timetables 37 6.1 Annual timetable ........................................................................................................ 37 6.2 Holidays and free days .............................................................................................. 37 6.3 Days and times of lessons ......................................................................................... 37 6.4 Opening hours of buildings ........................................................................................ 37 6.5 Timetable information and alterations ........................................................................ 37 7 Complaints, objections, appeals 39 7.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 39 7.2 Objections.................................................................................................................. 39 7.3 Appeals ..................................................................................................................... 40 7.3.1 Lodging an appeal .............................................................................................. 40 7.3.2 Further appeals ................................................................................................... 41 7.4 Complaints................................................................................................................. 41 7.4.1 Submitting a complaint ....................................................................................... 41 7.4.2 Requesting a review of how a complaint has been dealt with ............................. 41 7.5 Undesirable behaviour ............................................................................................... 42 7.6 Complaints, objections and appeals diagram ............................................................ 42 8 Student Affairs 43 8.1 Student support and guidance ................................................................................... 43 8.2 Talent Grant............................................................................................................... 43 8.3 Student counsellor ..................................................................................................... 44 8.4 Confidential counsellor .............................................................................................. 44 8.5 Students‟ doctor ......................................................................................................... 45 8.6 Student Psychologist Office ....................................................................................... 45 8.7 Mediation ................................................................................................................... 46 8.8 Studying with a functional limitation ........................................................................... 46 8.9 Improving your language and writing skills ................................................................ 47 8.10 Media centre .............................................................................................................. 47 8.11 International Office .................................................................................................... 47 8.11.1 Study abroad ................................................................................................... 47 8.11.2 Internship abroad ............................................................................................ 47 8.12 Student participation .................................................................................................. 48 8.12.1 Consultation bodies ......................................................................................... 48 8.12.2 Support for students who are involved with administrative duties ................... 48 8.13 Studium Generale ...................................................................................................... 49 8.14 Student association ................................................................................................... 49 8.14.1 General ........................................................................................................... 49 8.14.2 Administrative grant ........................................................................................ 49 8.15 Top-level sport ........................................................................................................... 50 8.16 Trajectum................................................................................................................... 50



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8.17 Sports ........................................................................................................................ 50 8.18 Safe, healthy, and environmentally-friendly study ..................................................... 50 8.19 Insurance cover: liability, accident, and travel ........................................................... 52 8.20 Having a job while studying ....................................................................................... 52 8.21 Accommodation ......................................................................................................... 53 9 About the HU 54 9.1 General information ................................................................................................... 54 9.1.1 Education profile of the HU ................................................................................. 54 9.1.2 Bachelor‟s and Master‟s system ......................................................................... 55 9.1.3 HU and faculty regulations .................................................................................. 56 9.1.4 Rules governing order ........................................................................................ 57 9.1.5 Quality assurance ............................................................................................... 57 9.1.6 HU organizational chart ...................................................................................... 58 9.1.7 HU locations ....................................................................................................... 58 9.2 General information on the faculty economics & management ................................. 58 9.2.1 General ............................................................................................................... 58 9.2.2 Organizational chart of the faculty ...................................................................... 58 9.2.3 Contact information ............................................................................................. 59 9.2.4 Floor plan ............................................................................................................ 59 9.2.5 Practical provisions and instructions ................................................................... 59 9.2.6 Facilities .............................................................................................................. 59 9.2.7 Enrolment for and unenrolling from the study programme .................................. 61 9.2.8 Admission test .................................................................................................... 62 9.2.9 Study costs, supplementary fees, and rebates ................................................... 62 9.2.9.1 Tuition fees ...................................................................................................... 62 9.2.9.2 Costs of books and learning materials ............................................................ 64 9.2.9.3 Other costs ...................................................................................................... 64 9.2.9.4 Financial assistance ........................................................................................ 64 10 Course descriptions 65 10 1 Course Goals and Learning Objectives 65 11 1 Course Goals and Learning Objectives 82 12 1 Course goals and learning objectives 84 13 1 Course Goals and Learning Objectives 105 11 Appendices 120 11.1 Teaching and Examination Regulations .................................................................... 120 11.2 Other regulations ....................................................................................................... 120

The definitive version of this Study Guide was accepted and approved by the faculty director on 16 July

2012.



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1 Foreword

Dear Student,

Welcome to the 2012-2013 Study Guide for the International Finance & Control (hereinafter IF&C)

Bachelor‟s programme. We hope you have an enjoyable and successful time as a student on our

programme. This Study Guide contains important information and guidelines that can help you do just that.

The HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht provides demand-driven and competency-based teaching.

Competency-based means that you will possess all the competencies you need when embarking on your

professional career (see Section 2.11.). Demand-driven means we aim to structure teaching and the related

support activities so that you can develop during your time as a student in the way that you prefer and

which best suits your needs.

Below you will find information about the most important aspects of your course and the choices available

to you.

Influence of the students

Many of the choices we offer have been devised or improved as a result of initiatives by your fellow

students. The HU (University of Applied Sciences Utrecht) regards you as a partner – you are part of our

knowledge community, so we greatly value your ideas and opinions. Your first opportunity to air your views

is in the evaluations of every module, in which you can give your assessment and tips for improvements.

We also organize dialogue sessions for each programme and in each faculty, in which we discuss your

study programme and all the aspects related to it. The HU supports the active participation of students on

Programme Committees and participatory bodies (8.12). Every year, we ask you to fill in the NSE (National

Student Survey). And if there is a lecturer who has particularly impressed you, you can nominate him or her

as the lecturer of the year!

Excellence

The HU acknowledges different types of excellence. If you get excellent results in your exams, your

diploma may bear the words „cum laude‟ or „met genoegen‟ („with merit‟) (5.2).

However, you can also shine in other areas, like innovation and leadership, something the HU is keen to

promote, and the SIRIUS programme has been developed for that purpose. You can collect „stars‟, and if

you are really outstanding, will be awarded the official designation of „Excellent Student‟ (2.4.5.).

In breadth, in depth

Many study programmes have specializations, in which you can work on a particular part of your field in

depth. In addition, most programmes have an optional subjects component (worth 30 EC; six months) that

you can use to specialize in your own field or to learn about an entirely different field. This could be in your

own faculty or at a different faculty; often, it is even possible to do a course at another educational

establishment entirely (2.4.4).

You can also put together your own exam programme – your study career advisor (2.8.1) can help you with

this. Permission for this is required from the Board of Examiners of your study programme (2.5). There is

also the „Studium Generale‟ (the scientific discussion platform), which runs inspiring programmes.

What else?

You can also use your time as a student to broaden your mind, and to gain experience outside your regular

studies. Examples that come to mind are studying abroad (8.11), or perhaps taking an active part in

running your student association, social organization or students‟ sports club? (8.14, 8.17) We have

already mentioned participatory bodies and Programme Committees. If you are a leading practitioner of

your sport, you could combine your sporting activities with a study programme (8.15). As you see, there is

a huge range of options that the HU actively supports.

Falling behind in your studies

You may find that your studies are not progressing as you had hoped, for all kinds of reasons. If this

happens because of something that is beyond your control, such as illness or problems in a relationship,

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there are various schemes that you can use to get help. If you miss an exam because of your personal

situation, you can request an extra retake (4.3.3). If you have not obtained enough study credits and are

facing the possibility of being given a negative (binding) recommendation on continuing your studies, then

you will be given help with a revised study schedule, which has to be taken into account by the Board of

Examiners (8.3). And if you had a student grant in the past, and are still studying as a result of these

circumstances beyond the term of your grant entitlement, then there is the possibility of receiving financial

support (8.) In all these cases, you should report your situation as soon as possible to your study career

advisor (2.8.1) or your student counsellor (8.3)!

If you take too long with your studies, you could become a „long-term student‟. To prevent this, study

programmes sometimes provide extra catch-up courses. These are announced via your study

programme‟s intranet.

And if you have a functional limitation, it may be that you need a longer time to complete your programme,

but that is by no means always necessary. The HU has a wide range of facilities that can be useful to you

in your studies (8.8).

Problems and complaints

Do you have any problems that are having a negative impact on your studies? Or questions because you

don‟t know where exactly to get assistance? See your study career advisor (2.8.1) or a student counsellor

(8.3): they can give you advice or refer you to the appropriate person or department. If you have any

complaints about your treatment by another student or employee, you can also speak to a confidential

counsellor (8.4). For example, if people have problems working alongside others in your project group,

involving our student mediators at an early stage can often prevent matters escalating and restore harmony

to the group (8.7).

In the event that something at the HU is not right or you disagree with a decision, every faculty and study

programme has its own „complaints desk‟ where you can lodge objections or submit complaints (7.1).

What does the HU expect of you?

We aim to provide you with a study programme and a study climate that enable you to develop as much as

possible. We do not want to see this undermined by students committing acts of unacceptable behaviour

(such as harassment, sending hate mails, verbal abuse or physical violence), so you are expected to

adhere to our internal rules (9.1.4)

To receive a diploma, it has to be genuinely earned. Fraud (4.4.2) is not tolerated. In particular, if it means

that innocent students are affected because exam results are declared invalid, the penalties are severe.

Both unacceptable behaviour and fraud may lead to the perpetrators being expelled from the study

programme.

There are plenty of opportunities to enjoy life as a student at the HU, most of which you will find in this

Study Guide. Read it carefully, before you start your study programme. The table of contents can be used

to locate any given item, but if you are still not clear or cannot find what you are looking for, look at your

studyprogramme‟s intranet or ask your study career advisor or at the Student Desk (2.7.3).

We respect human values, global cultures and religions and we wish you a very fruitful and joyful time at

our International Business School in this important phase of your life

We hope you enjoy your time as a student and wish you the best of luck in the coming academic year.

On behalf of all my colleagues who contribute towards your study programme,

Hans Monpellier

Directorof of Business Economics Institute



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2 Organization of the study programme

2.1 Professional profile

2.1.1 Profession

There is a high demand for business economics graduates on today‟s labour market. After graduation there

is a large range of choices in financial functions from business economical employee, (assistant)

accountant, Financial manager, head of administration, controller, property manager to investment analyst

or financial advisor. The branch offers a lot of opportunities as well: from medium- and small businesses to

multinationals.

2.1.2 Details of professional profile

See section 2.1.4

2.1.3 Competencies of a beginning professional practitioner

See section 2.1.4

2.1.4 Graduate skills

The curriculum of the study International Finance & Control has been arranged to meet (inter)nationally

established competencies. The two general HBO competencies have hereby been translated to specific

activities, integrated in projects. Monitoring hereof is done through the trail of the career advice. Monitoring

of the dual studies happens through the working experience.

In addition to this, six domain competencies were defined that form the themes of the different blocks.

Here these domain competencies are translated into specific professional products as they were laid out in

the graduate profiles.

These are the domain competencies:

1. Designing, setting up and maintaining (automated) informational systems for the managing of

organisations.

2. Shaping, setting up and testing of the administrative organisation.

3. Determining and controlling the financial and fiscal risks.

4. Determining and granting financial and fiscal information for decision-making.

5. Providing of information to external interested parties.

6. Giving of advice and providing services in a financial and fiscal area to interested parties.

7. social and communicative competency (interpersonal):

Cooperating in a professional environment and brainstorming about the objectives and setting up

of the organisation, from which further demands will come that concern the following

characteristics: multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary, customer directedness, collegiality,

leadership (the social part of the competency).

Internally communicating on all levels, effective and in the common business vocabulary, mostly

in Dutch or English. In terms of professional tasks this contains matters like the arranging and

writing of plans and notes, informing, consulting, creating a firm basis, stimulating, motivating,

persuading and verbalizing decisions.

8. Self-steering competency (intrapersonal, job practitioner or professional):

Steering and regulating of the own development with regard to studying, result-driven working,

taking initiative and acting independently, flexibility.

Thinking about and reflecting upon taking responsibility for our own actions, which indicates

involvement and critical self-evaluation.



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Developing a professional attitude with room for normative-cultural aspects, respect for others, a

professional code and ethnical principles for professional operations.

Delivering a contribution to the further professionalizing of the branch, publications, contributing to

congresses, and so on.

In addition to these competencies, there are job-specific competencies c.q. abilities defined as follows:

Job-specific competencies:

Controlling cash-flows and the financial aspects of supply of goods- and services in an organisation,

on short and long term.

The controlling of the information services concerning cash- flows and the financial aspects of the

supply of goods- and services.

Taking care of the quality of the information and information services, on the short and the long term,

on the elements mentioned above.

Providing with and processing information on behalf of the consistently managing of business

processes.

Testing information on supply of money, goods and services on previously established standards.

Supplying in the need of internal and external customers for external information on the activities

mentioned above, considering the legally stated social standards and boundaries for these.

General Competencies:

Being result-driven: a pro-active mentality, the taking and getting to understand the risks and

responsibility, showing initiative.

Being customer directed (customer relationship management): getting to understand and further

research the problems of internal and external customers.

Being organisation directed: critical thinking, integral thinking, working together, being able to bring

about changes or managing these changes.

communication and interaction: answering written or oral reports, including making ethical

considerations. .

Reflectional en behavioural competencies:

Self-knowledge: awareness of your own strengths and weaknesses and insight in the consequences

of your own and someone else‟s behaviour.

Self-regulation: being able to manage your own behaviour by orienting, planning, guarding, examining

and evaluating.

reflection: reflection on the spot and “in action” leads to insight in practical situations that are unique,

complex, diffuse or conflicting.

Aiming at the environment: the attitude of being able to function at a horizontal as well as a vertical

level.

Professional attitude:

The IF&C prepares you for financial functions in the business world. As a financial manager or controller,

you form the basis of the financial web of a organisation. You are partly responsible for the financial welfare

of the organisation. You are at the position in the organisation, where the money comes in and goes out.

Cases that occupy your attention are:

How will I get the necessary information to compile the annual financial statements?

Which informational systems do I need, to make sure the financial administration runs as smoothly and

efficiently as possible?

What financial and non-financial information does the management require for its decision-making?

How can there be an improvement in the controlling of business processes?

As a controller, calculations will be a full-time occupation for you. Calculations form the basis of the

financial information. As a controller you are the one who maps, analyses and controls the business

processes. You are the financial heart of the organisation, leading the administration and formulating

advices for the direction.

Therefore it is needed that you:

Possess a numerical and strategical insight;



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are accurate;

Possess excellent communicative and social skills;

Are interested in the administrative and financial policy of organisations;

Know how to handle informational systems.

2.1.5 Field of work and employment functions

See section 2.1.4

2.2 Profile of study programme

2.2.1 Study programme objective

The world is your office. Each IF&C graduate is a global citizen. Thanks to the internationally

oriented projects, you know how to effectively deal with cultural differences between you and your business

partners. The entire degree is taught in English, enabling you to express yourself in English, not only in

speech and writing, but also in presentations and negotiations. By the end of your studies you will have

ample international experience (through internships or part of your studies abroad) and also a

firm foundation of theory, both of which will help you find a job in internationally oriented environment

immediately after graduation.

2.2.2 The HBO („Higher Vocational Education‟) level of the study programme

The Hogeschool Utrecht has a purpose of preparing its students for a function at HBO-level, and every

graduate should meet a large number of (professional)demands that were derived from the professional

profile. The final terms of the study are, however, derived from the job-requirements. To determine the level

of job-practice the next five coherent criteria are utilized:

Knowledge and insight

Applying knowledge and insight

Forming of opinion

Communication

Educational skills

2.2.3 Didactic principles

The course has chosen a competency-directed educational model. A competency is the ability of a person

to execute (professional)tasks in a certain professional context. This ability consists of the person

posessing a coherent combination of knowledge, skills and attitude aspects.

For education this means the following:

The education is aimed at the acquirement of professional competencies, i.e. The coherent acquiing of

knowledge, skills and attitude aspects by which certain professional tasks can be executed.

The learning is seen as a purposeful acitivity of the student; the education itself stimulates active and

independent studying.

The teacher supports and coaches the learning process of the student and is a professional in a

certain competency-area.

The learning takes place in realistic study-environments, where educational tasks resemble

professional tasks. Hereby, modern media (ICT) is applied when wanted or required,

The education is based in the concurrency-principle, where learning moments in the course and in job

practice influence each other in a positive way.

Learning is a social and interactive process, students work together: with each other, the teacher and

professionals from practice.

Exams are meant to determine whether the needed level for the competencies is reached and to give

the student insight into the developments of his own educational process.



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The educational concept used in International Business and Management Studies is competency-based

learning. The definition of a competency is “the ability to combine knowledge, skills and attitude to show

expected behaviour when performing a professional task in an intercultural business context”.

To develop competencies, students follow theoretical lectures and classes, undergo self-study for exams

and write individual assignments. Training classes in small groups (max. 20 students) allow students to

apply theory to practice, and practise professional skills. Students further enhance professional skills

through cases and projects in small teams, gain work experience on internships, and acquire international

experience by studying abroad.

In competency-based learning, an important concept is reflection of individual professional development.

Therefore, each student has a study career coach. Together with the student, this coach monitors study

progress and the development of competencies. Study career counselling is important during the first year

as well as during the main phase of the course, and information about it can be found in the course

manuals. The study career coaches support students in their study progress and development of

competencies, and advise when there are personal problems. If there are personal circumstances leading

to a delay in their studies, students can also contact (English speaking) student counsellors and a

psychologist.

2.3 Organization of the study programme

2.3.1 Programme tracks

You can take your IF&C study programme on a full-time basis only.

A full-time programme means being available to attend lessons at the HU for forty hours a week. Full-time

programmes are intended for students who have come directly from HAVO (Senior General Secondary

Education), VWO (pre-university education), or MBO (Senior Secondary Vocational Education), level 4.

2.3.2 Abridged programme and fast-track

Abridged and accelerated versions of IF&C are not available.

2.3.3 Certificates

As proof that you have completed the programme (or part of it) – the preliminary year, Associate Degree

(AD), or Bachelor‟s – the Board of Examiners issues you with a diploma, the Dutch legal term for which is

‘getuigschrift’. The following types of diploma are awarded:

The „preliminary year‟ diploma, for those who have successfully sat the preliminary year exam;

The Bachelor‟s degree diploma, for those who have successfully completed the final exam.

The diploma is signed by the chairman and a member of the Board of Examiners. A European-model

International Diploma Supplement (IDS) is added to the Bachelor‟s diploma and the AD. The process

involves no costs. The IDS provides information on the nature and the substance of the study programme

and lists the results obtained by the graduate. This makes it easier for „outsiders‟, including those from

abroad, to appreciate what the study programme and diploma entail.

For each study programme, you receive just one preliminary year and one Bachelor‟s diploma. See Section

5.1. for the procedure by which diplomas are issued. In principle, diplomas are in Dutch, but an English-

language version can be issued on request. The International Diploma Supplement is always in English.

If you have successfully completed more than one exam without gaining a degree, you can ask the Board

of Examiners to issue a declaration listing the exams that you have passed. Like a diploma, the declaration

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2.3.4 Degrees and titles

If you successfully complete a degree programme (Associate Degree or Bachelor‟s) at the HU, you will

earn a title, as well as a degree. The degree is granted by the Board of Examiners on behalf of the

Executive Board. A degree confers the right to bear a title – Bachelor in the case of a Bachelor‟s

programme, and Associate Degree in the case of an Associate Degree programme. The subject or field in

which the degree has been obtained is added to the degree title.

The awarding of a Bachelor‟s degree confers the right to list it after your name, abbreviated to „B‟ (plus any

additional information). Alternatively, you may use instead (so not as well as):

The title „ingenieur’, abbreviated to „ing.‟, preceding your name, if it concerns a study programme in the

field of agriculture and the natural environment, or the field of technology;

The title „baccalaureus‟, abbreviated to „bc.‟, preceding your name, if it concerns any other study

programme.

The awarding of an Associated Degree confers the right to list it after your name, abbreviated to AD (with

any additional information).

2.3.5 Structure of the study programme

Academic phases

The programme consists of two academic stages: the preliminary stage (propedeuse) and the main phase.

The preliminary takes one year. This stage is concluded with a first year (propedeutic) certificate. After this

stage is the main phase of three years, which concludes with a bachelor diploma. See also sections 4.2

and 4.3.

Statutory study duration, course load, and study points (credits)

The work load of the programme, and the courses that make up the course load, are expressed in study

points (credits) in accordance with the European Credit Transfer System. This credit system was

introduced in 2004 to make higher education programmes comparable throughout Europe at the

international level. The course load of each EC corresponds to 28 study hours (actual hours) including

contact time. The standard bachelor‟s programme takes four years. The programme is built around an

average course load of 60 credits, or 1,680 hours, per academic year. The total course load of the

programme (teaching, self-study and internships) is therefore 240 credits.

The credits are broken down across the study years as follows:

First year: 60 credits

Main phase: 180 credits (major of 150 credits + minor of 30 credits)

Table of breakdown of course load over the entire programme:

Preliminary year (60 credits)

Main phase (180 credits)

Major (150 credits)

Optional subjects component (30 credits)

The course description of each course includes the course load, expressed in whole credits. See OSIRIS

(www.osiris.hu.nl). Credits are only awarded after the course in question is completed with the

corresponding exams (and all sub-exams (if applicable)). See also section 6.3.6.

2.3.6 Programme

First Year (Propedeuse)

The Institute for Business Economics has a flexible First Year for all available courses in Utrecht. During

the First Year you aim at taking in a large amount of basic knowledge. At the start of your studies you will,

amongst others, get acquainted with business economics, marketing, communication and business

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processes. Towards the end of the year it is more about the direction that was chosen by you and will

include subjects like business administration and external reporting. For more details on the First Year, a

separate study guide is available.

Main Phase

During the main phase of your study, the focus will shift to solving and analysing complex financial

situations. You will lay a firm basis in budgeting. You will develop skills in business economics, financial

management, external reporting and management accounting & control. You will learn how to set up an

administration and manage it, and also how to analyse the data of this administration.

In your future job, your employer will expect you to possess a certain amount of knowledge, but more so

that you know how to apply this knowledge in the right manner. During every block you will follow two

courses, a project and a training. Seeing that you will work in small groups for this project, you will learn

how to cooperate and take responsibilities.

Internships

At the end of your second study year you will follow an internship of ten weeks. For many students this

internship is a first acquaintance with the professions field. In the fourth year you will run another

internship, this time of twenty weeks. You will try to cooperate as full-fledged as possible on a financial or

administrative department. Next to this you will work on a graduation project during your internship. You will

carry out a research with the organisation of your internship and write an investigation report or thesis

about this. For more details on internships see 4.3.4.

Minor

Inside the educational programme in the main phase, you have a half year of optional courses. You can fill

this in with a choice programme, a minor. For more details on the optional course profile see par. 4.3.5.

Table of study structure

First Year Main Phase

Periods A+B

P1

Periods

C+D

P2

Periods

A+B

H1

Periods

C+D

H1

Periods

A+B

H2

Periods

C+D

H2

Periods

A+B

H3

Periods C+D

H3

Internship

1

Period D

Optional

course

profile -

minor

Internship 2 +

Graduation

2.4 Main phase

The main stage is the period of study after the preliminary year, and lasts until the conferral of your degree.

The main stage involves three years of study (nominally) and consists of the following:

A major (main programme) of 150 ECs;

An optional subjects component of at least 30 ECs.

The final exam relates to the following parts of the programme:

Lessons during the main stage (semester 3 to 5 + minor semester 7);

Internship; component based outside the HU, with a study load of at least 30 ECs (semester 6);

Graduation component (or graduation assignment /project/thesis as the case may be) of at least 15

ECs (semester 7 and/or 8).

2.4.1 Admission to main phase

Once you have successfully completed your preliminary year and received your diploma for that year, you

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diploma for a study programme from another institute and wish to be admitted to the main stage of a study

programme at the HU on the basis of that diploma, you must submit a request to that effect to the

programme. The programme will then assess whether your diploma is acceptable. If you are admitted, you

will not be able to obtain a preliminary diploma from the HU. See Section 4.2 (exemptions).If you have not

yet completed your preliminary year, then it may be nonetheless possible to take courses in the main

phase and sit exams for them, provided that:

You have received a positive BSA on the continuation of your studies;

You have the required prior knowledge for being able to take the course (in other words, you must

meet the entry requirements).

If you decide to take courses in the main phase of the programme before receiving a positive BSA as

meant in Section 2.4.2, you should be aware that the norm for receiving a positive BSA on the continuation

of your studies relates only to courses that have successfully been completed in the preliminary year part

of the programme. So if you decide to take courses in the main phase but do not have a sufficient number

of study credits from your preliminary year at the time that the BSA is issued, you may find yourself being

given a negative BSA. This means you will have to leave the programme, regardless of how many study

credits you may have gained in the main phase.

Exempt students and exemptions

If you have received a preliminary year diploma for a study programme from another institute and wish to

be admitted to the main phase of a study programme at the HU on the basis of that diploma, you must

submit a request to that effect to the programme. The programme will then assess whether your diploma is

acceptable. If you are admitted, you will not be able to obtain a preliminary diploma from the HU. See

Section 4.2 (exemptions). Who already has earned (a part of) the preliminary year at another university (of

applies sciences) may also enrol. Then you are an exempt student and you may qualify for exemptions in

the preliminary year. Your Intake coordinator may give you an indiciation ot the number of exemptions

when you enrol. After your enrolment, the Board of Examiners will discuss your petition to see if you

actually qualify for exemptions. If the Board approves, you will receive an official notification and the

exemption will be registered in Osiris. For more information about abridged routes see section 2.3.2.

2.4.2 Programmes

In each academic year, the programme department sets the curriculum of the main phase. This is valid

only in the year for which it is set.

The main stage courses are shown below, for each year of the programme, and include the number of ECs

that they are worth, and the OSIRIS code. You can find complete descriptions of the courses in OSIRIS.

Table curriculum overview

Year Period Programme 2012-2013 Credits OSIRIS-code

Main phase,

year 1

A Financial Planning & Control

6 MEIB-PROFINPC-08

Cohort 2011 Management Accounting 1 3 MEIB-MANACC1-08

Doing international business 3 MEIB-INTBUS-08

Financial accounting 2 3 MEIB-FINACC2-08

B Business Processes Navision 6 MEIB-BUSPRONA-08

Business Processes 3 MEIB-BUSPROC-08

Research Skills & Statistics 3 MEIB-RSKISTA-08

Financial Calculations in advanced Excel 3 MEIB-FINCALEX-08

C Performance Management 3 MEIB-PROPEMA-08

Management Accounting 2 3 MEIB-MANACC2-08

Micro-economics & Business 3 MEIB-MICECBUS-08

Business communication & English 3 MEIB-BUSCOMM2-08



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D Internship 15 MEIB-INTSHIP1-08

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Main phase,

year 2

A Project Intercultural Business

6 MEIB-PROIMBUS-09

Cohort 2010 Corporate Behavioral Organisation 3 MEIB-COBEHORG-09

International Business Law 3 MEIB-INBUSLAW-09

International Taxation 3 MEIB-INTTAXA-09

B Intopia 6 MEIB-INTOPIA-09

Advanced Accounting 3 MEIB-ADVACC-09

International Marketing 3 MEIB-INTMARK-09

International Strategic Management 3 MEIB-INTSTMAN-09

C Treasury Management 3 MEIB-TREASPRO-09

Capital Budgeting, WCM, STF 3 MEIB-CBWCMSTF-09

Macro-economics 3 MEIB-MACROECO-09

Monetary Economics and Policy 3 MEIB-MONECPOL-09

D International Asset Management 6 MEIB-INTASSMA-09

Asset Management & Financial Markets 3 MEIB-ASMANFMA-09

Valuation of companies 3 MEIB-VALCOM-09

Business Communication in English 3 3 MEIB-BUSCOM3-09

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Main phase,

year 3

A-B Minor

30

Cohort 2009

C-D Internship and thesis 30 MEIB-INTSHIP2-10

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2.4.3 Internships and value of internships

For the internship, graduating assignments, work guidance, career guidance and workshops, separate

course guides are available. The study IF&C knows two internships that take place in the first year of the

main phase and the last year of the main phase. For internship 2, go through a combined

internship/graduation assignment at the end of the course.

To make the internship meaningful, the students must meet a certain number of standards. These are as

follows:

Internship I: On March 1st, 2013, having obtained at least 50 EC from the first year, whereunder five

out of six of the following subjects: BE101, BE102, Financial Accounting 1, Accounting 1, Business

Information Systems and Calculations Financial Management, having completed all study career

planning assignments, participation in all workshops and having followed all courses in period A, B and

C, having obtained a minimal of 15 credits from the main phase. For this purpose, the grades up to

and including period B of the first year of the main phase (second year of the study) are included. The

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Internship II: Successfully completed the first year and internship 1 and in total at least 157 EC. The

acquired grades up to and including period A of the main phase, third year (fourth year of the study)

are included.

The conditions mentioned above can be checked in the course guide and on the back of the internship-

approval form, both can be found on Sharepoint. When you do not meet the demands to go on an

internship, it is sometimes possible to get admission anyway. In that case you should contact the practice

coordinator of the institute. With him/her you can discuss all the possibilities.

The standard dates for course year 2011 - 2012 are:

Internship I period D

Internship II periods C + D

Graduation assignment possible in every period

More details on the course of internships are described on the site of the practice office on Sharepoint and

in the course guides that are available for each internship.

Workshops are organised for all students of the second study year (first year main phase). Workshops are

part of the career planning programme and/or of the preparation for the internship. For the workshops, a

separate course guide is available. For more information you can always contact the practice counter;

opening hours can be found on Sharepoint as well.

2.4.4 Optional course profile (minor)

The study IF&C knows, in addition to their main programme (major), the so-called optional course profile

(minor), a free optional part of 30 credits. This minor is meant to give your own accent to the studies and

can be filled in with:

a minor (= a coherent package of optional courses);

A pre-master (as preparation for a master studies);

a package of optional courses that you compile yourself.

The Hogeschool Utrecht has a varied offer of minors and separate optional courses which has been

developed by all faculties of the HU together. You can also make use of the offer of other colleges and

universities (as well as abroad). It is also possible to compose a minor yourself, while discussing it with

your coach.

Ask your career planning coach for advice and guidance on the optional course profile. By discussing it

together, you will set up a profiling plan, where your choice from the profiling offer of the HU-education

catalogue and possible external minors and/or optional courses is documented. From this profiling plan, it

should become apparent in which way the chosen courses attribute to the preparation for the intended job-

practice or further studies.

The filling in of the optional course profile is formally bound to a previous approval by the Exam Board of

the course where you are registered. On advice of the coach the profiling plan can be further motivated

when approval by the Exam Board is wanted. The Exam Board can refuse approval when the course of

choice or minor is not from a HBO-level, or when there is talk of substantial overlap between the course of

choice or minor on the one hand, and the main programme on the other hand.

For more information about the optional subjects component and minors, go to www.minors.hu.nl.

Information about studying abroad can be found at www.io.hu.nl. Note that the registration period for

studying abroad opens and closes much earlier than is the case for a regular minor. The deadline is on 1

February before the academic year in which you propose to study abroad. See Section 8.10.

To view the range of HU minors, optional subjects and pre-Master‟s courses, and for information on

enrolment, go to www.osiris.hu.nl. You can also visit the annual HU minormarkt, which is held in March and

where all the HU faculties present their range of optional subjects.

More information about pre-Master‟s courses is available in the publication entitled, „Doorstuderen na je

bachelor aan de UU’ and at www.premasters.hu.nl.

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2.4.5 Excellence

Within the FEM there are two possibilities to stand out: via the Topclass programme or the Sirius

programme.

Topclass

The FEM has a Topclass for students who wish to do more during their bachelor‟s programme. Starting in

the second year, the main phase, a limited group of talented, ambitious students may participate in the

Topclass, to take additional courses (in English) to distinguish yourself from other bachelor students and to

get prepared for a Master‟s programme.

Participating in the Topclass programme means an extra challenge and extra effort. It is an extension and

intensification of the regular bachelor‟s programme. In an inspriring group of students and lecturers you

work focused on professional skills, with special focus on consultancy, project management, international

work and research.

Topclass is intended for a select group of students who scored above average in their prelimineray year.

As a Topclass-student you will be offered an extra programme during the main phase (year 2, 3 and 4) with

a total of 30 credits. The programme is highly multidisciplinary as you will work (for example) as a junior

advisor for an external project led by one of our lecturers.

If you participate with success in this programme you will receive an honourable mention on your

bachelor‟s degree, plus a letter of recommendation of the Executive Board of Hogeschool Utrecht

University of Applied Sciences.

You will not only develop a professional consultancy attitude (through consultancy assignments in the

regional business), but also a broad perspective, because a part of your study programme is at a business

school abroad and to participate in multidisciplinary projects. In the pre-master phase, you do an applied

research.

Sirius

The HU excellence programme offers you as a student the opportunity to have activities you have

undertaken to be recognized as an excellent achievement. The basis of excellence is formed by the „stars

system‟. Five aspects of excellence – leadership, reflective professional and expertise; vision, motivation

and passion; internationalization; innovation and dissemination – are operationalized in assessment

criteria. You can demonstrate excellence in each of these aspects, which will earn you a star. In order to

gain the Excellent designation in full, you must have shown excellence in more than one aspect and, in

principle, have invested at least six months of your study time in it.

Activities that are eligible can be suggested by both the HU and yourself. They are assessed on the basis

of a fixed procedure. The Board of Examiners has the task of procedurally safeguarding the assessment

policies.

Information on excellence in your faculty can be found on the informationsite at www.excelleren.hu.nl.

Procedures

Achieving aspects of excellence

1) You can take part in programme projects that lead to the awarding of one or more stars, or come up

with suggestions yourself for activities or projects of your own that could be considered for stars.

In the case of the latter, you should put your proposal to the relevant examiner or your study

programme Excellence Committee.

2) The examiner or assessment committee will assess the proposal in accordance with the established

procedure and will inform you about the outcome.

3) In the event of a positive decision, you should complete your activities, where necessary. They will

be assessed by the relevant examiner or Excellence Committee in accordance with the

established criteria. Achievements that are recognized as sufficiently excellent will be registered

as such.

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Obtaining written recognition of excellence

1) If you believe you can demonstrate that you have met all the criteria for achieving recognition for

„excellence‟, you should present your achievements to an Excellence Committee.

2) In the event of achieving recognition for „excellence‟, you will receive a written document to that

effect when you graduate. You will also receive a written document for the individual stars you

obtain; this will state clearly which aspects/stars are involved.

2.4.6 Graduating

For more information about the exam and the diploma, and for unenrolling after graduation, see Section

5.1.

Digital submission and publication of theses and research articles

The HU is one of the Institutes of Higher Education that is actively involved in the HBO Knowledge Base, in

which publications such as theses and research articles produced in these institutes are made available in

digital form to any interested party anywhere in the world. Conversely, they can also be of use for those

involved in teaching and research. If you obtain a mark of 7 (out of 10) or higher for your thesis, then you

may have it digitally published on the HBO Knowledge Base free of charge. One important precondition for

this is that the company where you worked on your internship agrees, and that your thesis does not contain

any confidential information.

For more information, go to www.hbo-kennisbank.nl

2.4.7 Follow-up options

With a Bachelor degree you will end up in (higher) executive functions. If you want to apply for executive-

or higher management functions, you can continue your studies. You will then choose for a Masters

education at a college or university. Examples are the Master of Business Administration (MBA), the

Master of Finance Controlling, the Master of Accounting and Finance, the Master of Accounting, Auditing

and Control, and different Masters in Financial Management (TiasNimbas).

2.5 Board of Examiners

2.5.1 Establishment and appointments

A Board of Examiners operates for every study programme at the HU. The Board of Examiners supervises

the quality of testing and is the body that issues diplomas on behalf of the Executive Board. The Boards of

Examiners reach their decisions independently from the management of the study programme.

The faculty has Boards of Examiners for the following programmes or groups of programmes:

The Board of Examiners for the Institute for Business Administration;

(BM, IBMS Bedrijfskunde MER, LE Bachelor‟s programmes and the Intercedent, BM AD

programmes and FM and BM in Amersfoort);

The Board of Examiners for the Institute for Business Economics;

(BE, AC and FSM Bachelor‟s programmes and the Accountancy AD programme);

The Board of Examiners for the Institute for Marketing & Commerce;

(IBL and CE Bachelor‟s programmes and the Assistant Marketeer AD programme).

The Board of Examiners of the FEM in Utrecht meets regularly once a week, except during student

holidays. To be able to take legal decisions, at least two members need to be present at a meeting. In case

of emergency, the (vice-) chairman is allowed to take decisions individually. The other members of the

Exam Bord will be informed about this the first coming meeting. To get in touch with the Board of

Examiners see section 2.6.4.

2.5.2 Composition

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Check the informationsite of the Board of Examiners for the most up to date information to see the

members of your Board of Examiners. You can find this informationsite via your study programme‟s

intranet.

Every Board of Examiners is made up of at least three members, namely a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman

and one or more members. The members of the Board of Examiners are appointed by the Faculty Board.

The Board of Examiners can be contacted by email via [email protected]

2.5.3 Powers and responsibilities

The powers and responsibilities of the Board of Examiners are laid down in Chapter 4 of the HU Teaching

and Examination Regulations for Bachelor‟s programmes and in the HU Board of Examiners Faculty

Regulations.

Among the responsibilities of the Board of Examiners is to ensure that the rules relating to teaching and

exams, as laid down in the HU Teaching and Examination Regulations for Bachelor‟s programmes and

study guides are correctly implemented. In addition, the Board safeguards the quality of the exams, gives

advice with regard to policy formulation, appoints examiners, grants exemptions, gives advice on study

progress, and awards diplomas.

In addition to the frame of reference in the previously mentioned regulations, the Board of Examiners may

also lay down rules with regard to:

Procedures during written exams (examination regulations);

Invigilation during written exams (instructions to invigilators);

Procedures during oral exams (examination protocol);

Setting and assessing exams (examination guidelines);

Imposing penalties for irregularities (fraud procedure), including declaring exam results invalid.

2.5.4 Petitions

The lecturers/examiners and the Board of Examiners implement the rules contained in the HU Teaching

and Examination Regulations for Bachelor‟s programmes and in the Study Guide. If you believe that a

deviation from the rules should be applied in your case – an extra opportunity to sit an exam, for example,

or a different exam schedule – then you may submit a petition to the Board of Examiners, but be sure to do

so in time. For example, if you would like to sit an exam during a forthcoming exam term, you should

remember that the Board of Examiners will require a period of three weeks in which to deal with your

request.

All petitions must be accompanied by the following information:

a. Your name, address, and student registration number;

b. Date;

c. Your request, and the reason for it;

d. The study programme and type (full-time, part-time, dual) for which you are enrolled;

e. Any documentary evidence.

If you wish to make a request to the Board of Examiners on the grounds of the Teachting and Examination

Regulations, Study Guide or course guides, you can submit a petition. This also counts for dispensations

for study points as regulated by the study guide and course guides. The Board of Examiners only takes

your petition in consideration if it has been submitted by the designated form. Petitions which are

incomplete will not be taken in condideration. Please check the information site of the Examination Board

via your study programme‟s intranet for further conditions tot hand in a petition. Here you can also find the

digital form. Bes Sure to submit your request in good time.

The Board of Examiners should inform the student within three weeks after recipt of the petition about the

decision.

Please note! Additional rules apply to requests for exemptions – see Section 4.2.

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There is a difference between a request and an objection or appeal. You should submit a request if you

wish to obtain a decision from the Board of Examiners.

If you do not agree with a decision of the Board of Examiners, you may lodge an objection (and appeal).

This works as follows:

You submit an objection no more than two weeks (the time limit for objections) after you have

received the decision of the Board of Examiners, directly to the Board of Examiners or via the

legal protection office of the faculty;

The general principle is that the Board of Examiners must reach a decision within two weeks of

receiving the objection;

If you do not agree with the decision on your objection, you have the option of appealing against it.

You should do this through the HU Legal Protection for Students office. Appeals are dealt with by

the Board of Appeals concerning Examinations. The period during which an appeal may be

lodged is six weeks after you receive the decision on your objection from the Board of Examiners.

For more information on submitting an objection or appeal, see Chapter 7 or go to

www.klachtenwegwijzer.hu.nl.

2.6 Kick-off academic year, excursions, work weeks, and training courses

Kick-off programmes, excursions, work weeks, etc., are part of the teaching programme. Consequently,

participation is mandatory. Students who are prevented from participating in field trip, work weeks, training

and guidance days due to circumstances beyond their control and/or personal circumstances (including

financial difficulties), may be eligible to complete a substitute assignment. Requests for substitute

assignments can be submitted to the Board of Examiners. See Section 2.5.4.

2.7 Facilities

2.7.1 Study career planning

They function as a link between you, as a student, and your study programme: you can contact them for

any questions or problems you may have in relation to your studies. This could involve such matters as

your study progress, or the options available to you in the curriculum. If you receive an interim negative

study advice on the continuation of your studies, your study career advisor will help you draw up a study

plan.

During group meetings and individual interviews with your coach, you will reflect on experiences associated

with your studies, your choice of a profession and the possibilities for your future career. On the basis of

this self-reflection and your study objectives, you will build up a study career portfolio and create a personal

development plan for your future career.

Study career planning is a process in which students learn how to direct and plan their studies and career

paths. Some of the goals are to:

help you adjust to your new study environment

help you reflect on your progress and get the most out of your studies

ensure you know about the BSA

help you develop professional competencies

advise you about your future studies and career

help you decide whether you have the necessary competencies and drive for your future career

help you make optimal use of the facilities and time available to achieve maximum academic

success

Although you will meet your coach regularly, there might be other times when you have a question or

problem. Do not hesitate to contact your coach. You can make an appointment during your coach‟s walk-in

hours, by telephone or by email. After receiving a cautionary interim study advice in February you are

obliged to set up a study plan in consultation with your study career coach.

The intensity of study career planning will decrease gradually over the course of your studies.

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Should there be special circumstances that might delay your studies, report them as soon as possible to

your coach and a student counsellor. Student counsellors can advise you on a large number of matters and

also help you personally during your studies if desired. They can, for instance, help you with registration

and deregistration, study options, further education questions, personal problems, study delay, financial

support information, binding study advice, study grant information, facilities for people with disabilities, HU

top sport regulation information, and Board of Appeal objections and appeals procedures.

For our international students the international student advisor (ISA) Ms Elma Kronemeijer can help you

with specific problems that international students face when living in the Netherlands.

2.7.2 IT facilities

2.7.2.1 General

The HU provides a number of standard IT facilities, which you can access using your HU user name and

password. You will receive these by e-mail, shortly before you are due to start your studies, after which you

will be able to log on to:

Your own e-mail address ;

The computers at the HU. You can also use the wireless network inside the HU buildings to log on to

your own laptop (Eduroam, www.eduroam.nl) ;

The online catalogue of the media centre (www.catalogus.hu.nl) ;

The HU intranet (https://intranet.sharepoint.hu.nl) ;

Your own space for storing files (My Site, via your study programme‟s intranet) ;

OSIRIS Student (www.osiris.hu.nl) ;

A number of public sites, such as Surfspot (www.surfspot.nl). You can use this to buy hardware and

software at reduced rates.

More information about the IT facilities and current developments can be found on the IT website

(www.ict.hu.nl).

2.7.2.2 Student mail

Students at HU are given their own e-mail address. This is an important channel of communication for

keeping you up to date with the latest information regarding your study programme; in fact, it is the only

communication channel that is used for this purpose. You can use your HU user name and password. It is

your responsibility to check your HU e-mails on a regular basis.

You can also use your student mail to contact your fellow students and lecturers. Every e-mail address can

be found in the address book, and there is also a diary, a to-do list, and a list of contact persons. In

addition, you can have mail automatically sent to your private e-mail address, and of course it is possible to

synchronize your mail, to-do list and contact persons with your mobile or Smartphone.

2.7.2.3 SharePoint

The HU intranet runs on Microsoft SharePoint. Within HU we use this intranet for passing on information to

users. SharePoint works best with the Microsoft Officepack, which makes it easy to work jointly on

documents, presentations or spreadsheets.

Intranet (https://intranet.sharepoint.hu.nl)

The HU intranet contains information from every faculty, institute, study programmes and HU

service department. All information relating to education and the organization can be found here.

Your study programme‟s intranet contains links to coursesites, informationsites, notifications and

important HU-related data, which lecturers are off sick and the latest news of your study

programme, the faculty and HU.

http://www.eduroam.nl/

http://www.catalogus.hu.nl/

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Courses

Every course has a coursesite and can be traced via your study programme‟s intranet. The use of

these sites can vary from the exchange of study material – such as PowerPoint presentations by

lecturers – to working in collaboration with your fellow students on projects or assignments or

submit a rapport.

MySite

MySite is a personal page on the intranet. You can use it to keep files that you can open and alter

both at home and at the HU. You can also create workspaces where you can work either by

yourself or with other students on projects, papers, or assignments. In addition, you can create a

blog with which to share your knowledge with others. If you want look up more information about

your lecturer check their MySite.

2.7.2.4 OSIRIS Student

OSIRIS stands for „Onderwijs en Studenten Informatie, Registratie en Inschrijf Systeem‟ (teaching and

student information, records and enrolment system). The HU uses this system to record students‟ progress

– it contains your details, exam results, and information on which exams you have enrolled for.

Every student can access OSIRIS via www.osiris.hu.nl. Once you have logged on, you can use the

following basic functionalities:

View your exam results

Using the „Resultaten’ (results) tab, you can see the marks you have gained for your last 15 exams

(including interim exams), and there is a statistical overview of the average marks achieved for each

exam. If you would like to view all your results in the current academic year, click on the „Voortgang’

(progress) tab. Under „Dossier‟ (file), you will find an overview of all your results from throughout your

time at the HU. You can choose yourself whether to view all your results or just those from the main

phase, for example. You should check the results as soon as they are online, and report any errors

within four weeks of their being uploaded to OSIRIS to the examiner whose name is listed alongside

the result in question, or to the Board of Examiners.

Study progress

If you would like to know which subjects you still need to do before being able to graduate, go to the

„Voortgang’ (progress) tab. Under the „Studievoortgang’ (study progress) heading, select your study

programme and indicate that you would like to view your ‘nog te volgen onderwijs’ (lessons still to be

completed). OSIRIS will then compare your results with the curriculum, and will highlight which parts of

the programme you have completed, and which you still need to do.

Applying for exemptions

You can fill in an application form for exemptions under ´Studievoortgang – vrijstelling aanvragen´

(study progress – applying for an exemption). Your curriculum will then be displayed; this serves as

the basis for your exemption application, to be completed on the relevant form which you can then

print off. More information about granting exemptions can be found in Section 4.2.

Exam and course information

Information about exams/tests, courses, minors and optional courses, and on how to enrol, can be

found in OSIRIS.

Enrolling for courses and exams

Using the „Inschrijven’ (enrolment) tab, you can select with the help of a simple wizard whether you

wish to enrol for a course, an exam, or a minor. This means, for example, that you can choose from

the courses from the compulsory part of your curriculum, or look for a course from the complete range

on offer at the HU. Information about the enrolment period can be found in Section 4.3.3 of this Study

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If you would like to know for which courses and exams you have enrolled, go to the „Inschrijven’

(enrolment) tab, and look under the „Overzicht inschrijvingen’ (enrolment overview) heading. The

overview only displays the courses and exams that are being given at present or in the future.

Confirmation of enrolment

It sometimes happens that you think you have enrolled correctly for a course or exam, but there is no

record of this in the relevant administration. To prevent this situation from arising, you receive a

confirmation e-mail in your HU account each time you enrol. You should therefore always check that

you have received this notice, and be careful not to delete it.

Unenrolling from courses and exams

If you have enrolled for a course or exam and now wish to unenrol from it, click on the „Uitschrijven’

(unenrol) tab. Check the components (courses or exams) from which you wish to unenrol, and select

unenrol. Unenrolment from a course or exam is only possible during a set period. You will receive a

confirmation e-mail of your unenrolment. Be careful not to delete it.

Amending your personal details

Use the „Personalia’ (personal details) tab to enter your change of address and to upload a passport-

sized photograph. This will be used for your student identity card, a new version of which will be sent to

you every year. If any of the information in the personal details section is incorrect, you should contact

the Enrolments Office. Changes of address can also be entered via Studielink.

E-mail notification of results

If you click on the „Aanvullende informatie’ (additional information) link, you can sign up to e-mails every

time you receive a result. If 'E-mail resultaten' (e-mail results) is set to 'Aangemeld' (signed up), you will

receive an e-mail whenever a result is entered into OSIRIS. If you have it set to 'Afgemeld' (not signed

up), you will not.

2.7.2.5 Password

Your HU password expires after a period of time, and you will receive an automatic request to enter a new

password. This can be done from any workplace at the HU. You can also change your password from

home via www.inloggen.hu.nl. The new password must consist of eight characters and contain both letters

and numerals. You can also use this website to reset your password in case you have forgotten your old

one; a one-off text message containing the new password will be sent to you.

Please note: different passwords are needed for some elements of your study programme.

If you have any questions or need assistance in relation to your password, go to the Student Desk (see

Section 2.7.3) or the www.ict.hu.nl website.

2.7.2.6 Information security and privacy

The HU attaches a great deal of value to information security. We have applied measures to our entire

infrastructure to ensure the maximum possible protection from misuse of the data at HU. In addition, there

are rules with regard to the use of the computers and the HU network – these are contained in the IT code

of conduct (see www.reglementen.hu.nl). You are expected to know and adhere to these rules. As a user,

you can also take steps to improve security:

Do not leave any computer you have logged into unattended;

Do not tell anyone else your password;

Remove immediately letters and lists containing confidential information from the printer;

Mail any questions or comments regarding the topic of confidentiality to

[email protected].

The HU also has privacy regulations based on the Dutch Data Protection Act, which deals with the

protection of personal information. The regulations describe, among other things, what information is

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confidential and what rules apply with regard to how it is used. The www.ict.hu.nl website has more

information on this.

2.7.2.7 Recording your study progress

Your study results are recorded in the HU digital study progress system, OSIRIS. See Section 2.7.2.4.

Study progress is expressed in study credits in accordance with the European Credit Transfer System

(ECs). For each course that you conclude with a pass, you will be awarded the ECs available for that

course. No ECs are awarded for interim exams. See also Section 4.4.

2.7.3 Student desk

You can use the Student Desk for all educational questions, like:

Questions about the organisation;

Making appointments with student counsellors;

Information on changing your registration or changing your study programme;

General questions on the study programme, such as: timetables, exam timetables and availability of

lecturers;

Complaints via Tips & Dips 088 481 62 40

You can call the Student Desk on 088 481 62 01 or e-mail [email protected]. You can also consult

information at the information of the Student Desk via your study ptrogramme‟s intranet. There you can

also consult answers to frequently asked asked questions (FAQ‟s)

Student Desk opening hours:

During teaching and organisation days: Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 16.00;

During vacations: daily from 10.00 to 12.00 and 13.00 to 15.00 with the exception of days of obligation.

During test days: daily from 30 minutes before the start of the first exam until 30 minutes after the start

of the last exam.

2.7.4 Study association

The aim of study associations is to help you enjoy your time as a student as much as possible. Study

associations not only organize fun and social activities, but they also help you become involved with your

programme, the HU, and your future professional field. The study associations at HU are united in the

OSHU umbrella organization, which represents the interests of the various associations across the HU. For

more information, go to the OSHU website: www.oshu.nl

SV Forum is active at the FEM. You can find it in room 0.49 or reach them by telephone 088 481 63 47 or

e-mail: [email protected]

2.7.5 Programme committees

There is a programme committee for each study programme. The committees are advisory bodies to the

institution management, advising on such matters as the content of lessons, study progress advice that is

given and the practical components of study programmes. The programme committees always include

students among their number. If you have a good idea for improving your study programme, be sure to let

the programme committee know!

If you would like to become a member of your programme committee yourself, you can stand as a

candidate at the next elections. You can get more information from the coach for administrative

participation by students, who can be reached at [email protected]. The coach also provides support to the

programme committees.

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3 Courses

3.1 Course participation

Your study programme curriculum is composed of „teaching units‟, or courses. A course is a cohesive

whole of the knowledge, insight, and skills to be acquired by the students, with a study load expressed in

ECs. Each course is concluded with an exam. Every course is listed at the back of this Study Guide, and

they are all published in OSIRIS (www.osiris.hu.nl) before the start of the academic year, as well as in the

course descriptions in Section 3.5.

3.2 Enrolling for courses

You can only take a course if you have enrolled in OSIRIS (www.osiris.hu.nl) on time. You are responsible

for doing this yourself, so you should always check to see if you are enrolled and print off the confirmation

notice that you receive. If you are not correctly enrolled, you will not be able to take the course. It is

possible to enrol (and unenrol) up to two weeks before the start of the term in which the course lessons

take place. If you have enrolled for a course, you will be automatically enrolled for the first regular exam

following the course. Should you not wish to take this exam, you must unenrol yourself from it no later than

lessonweek 6. See Section 4.3.3.

During the academic year you can only enroll yourself once for a course. This can only be waived after a

decision from the Board of Examiners, requested by the student.

If you enrol for a minor, this means you are enrolled for all the courses that make up the minor.

In article 32 part 6 OER-HU is included that for minors and courses of choice it is possible that the FEM

may decide to cancel one in case not enough students have registered (with an exception for all

international students).

Overview of the dates for enrolling for and unenrolling from courses:

Teaching term Date

Term A (block 1) Fri. 07-09-2012

Term B (block 2) Fri. 16-11-2012

Term C (block 3) Fri. 08-02-2013

Term D (block 4) Fri. 19-04-2013

3.3 Obligation to attend

It is very important for the sake of your study progress that you attend every lesson. You not only learn

from your lecturer, but also through interacting with your fellow students. Year in, year out, it has been

shown that students who attend every lesson perform better in their studies and complete their programme

more quickly. For some courses, attendance is compulsory: this is stated in the course descriptions. See

Section 3.5

3.4 Entry requirements

Every course is subject to certain entry requirements - see the course descriptions in Chapter 10. If you do

not meet these requirements, you may not take the course unless the Board of Examiners has given you

permission to do so. For more information about the procedure for applying for such permission, see

Section 2.5.4.

3.5 Course descriptions

The descriptions of the courses in your study programme, which contain all relevant information, are listed

at the back of this Study Guide.

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4 Exams

4.1 Introduction

Regular exams

Each course concludes with an exam, designed to test your knowledge, insight, and skills. An exam may

take the form of a test of the professional attitude of a student. The primary purpose of an exam, including

group-based exams, is to compare what individual students have learned with the set objectives of the

course. The Board of Examiners appoints the examiners who will set and mark the exams, and enter the

results into OSIRIS. An exam can be split into more than one interim exam.

An exam pass is defined as one for which a mark of 5.5 (out of 10) or more has been awarded – marks are

rounded up to whole numbers (see Section 4.4.1.). If interim exams have been held, the exam as a whole

is deemed to have been passed only when every interim exam has been taken, and when their collective

results are sufficient for a pass. The course descriptions detail the weightings given to each interim exam,

including any interim exams for which a minimum mark must be obtained.

Final exams

Every study programme has two sets of final exams: at the end of the preliminary year and of the main

phase. To pass these exams, you must fulfil the preset norms. This means that all the exams for the

relevant stage of study must have been passed, and all the required ECs obtained (60 for the preliminary

year, and 180 for the main phase). You can only take the exam at the end of the main phase if you have

successfully completed the preliminary year.

As soon as you have completed the preliminary year or main phase programme, the Board of Examiners

will assess your results at their next meeting. If you have passed and have complied with all the other

obligations in relation to the study programme, then the Board of Examiners will award you a diploma.

Procedural rules apply here: see Section 5.1.

Graduation component

Anyone wishing to obtain a diploma must successfully complete the graduation component.

The graduation component is a form of final exam and involves a final internship and a graduation thesis

for a total of 30 EC. You may only embark on the graduation component if you have successfully

completed all your obligations relating to your preliminary year.

4.2 Exemptions

The Board of Examiners can grant you an exemption from exams and interim exams. This means you do

not have to take the course in question and that you will be awarded the study credits that go with it. By

law, an exemption may only be granted if you are enrolled at the HU.

The HU has decided only to grant exemptions on the basis of exams that the student has already passed,

as follows:

- Previous education, on the basis of which you were admitted to the study programme;

- Exams that you passed that formed part of an accredited study programme;

- Exams during a study programme, the quality safeguards of which are comparable to those of the

accreditation system (see below). This is especially important in the case of foreign study

programmes.

In the Netherlands, „accredited‟ means the study programme in question has been subjected to an

independent external audit by the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders. In practice,

every HBO and WO study programme for which you can enrol via Studielink meets this criterion. If other

study programmes are involved, primarily those from other countries, the Board of Examiners will

investigate whether the quality of the programmes is safeguarded in a similar manner.

No exemptions are granted for the graduation component (project/thesis/assignment). It is true that in the

past the HU was more generous in granting exemptions; any exemptions previously granted will continue

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Exemptions are valid for six years and are granted by the Board of Examiners on the basis of the

procedure listed in Article 40 of the HU Teaching and Examination Regulations for Bachelor‟s programmes

2012-2013. In exceptional cases, the Board of Examiners may deviate from the six-year period. See

Section 2.5.4. for general information about the procedure for requesting exemptions.

Note: if you have more than 15 study credits of exemptions in your preliminary year, this could affect the

norm for receiving a positive recommendation on the continuation of your studies.

Discuss first with your study career advisor whether it makes sense to apply for an exemption. Requests

must always be accompanied by written documentary evidence (diploma, list of marks, declaration, etc.).

Exemptions for subjects in the main phase may only be requested once you have formally been admitted

to the main phase.

4.3 Organization of exams

4.3.1 Duration and form of exams

The purpose of exams is to test and assess the work you have done in your studies. This can take different

forms, the most common of which are:

Exams with closed questions;

Exams with open-ended questions;

Exams with multiple-choice questions;

Papers or other forms of written assignments;

Portfolios;

Reflective reports;

Creating and/or giving a presentation or carrying out a task;

An oral exam.

The course descriptions indicate whether or not an exam can be taken without your having taken the

course. This is important if you believe you already possess the relevant competencies as a result of work,

other experience or a non-recognized form of schooling. As mentioned above (4.2.), the HU only grants

exemptions on the basis of previous schooling, and not on the basis of other forms of experience.

However, by taking an exam for which no attendance on the preceding course is necessary, you can

„convert‟ your experience into something tangible and accelerate your progress in the study programme.

The examiners set the assignments, questions and assessment criteria and ensure (together with others

who are involved with the exam) that the required secrecy is observed until the candidates have been

given the questions.

The amount of time available for each exam is given in OSIRIS and on the question paper, and is also

announced by the invigilator.

In exceptional circumstances, exams may be extended or curtailed.

4.3.2 Exam timetable

Most exams are given during the exam term at the end of every term (every block). Your study programme

department will inform you of your exam timetable (possibly as part of the semester timetable) via intranet.

The timetable will be published no later than 5 weeks before the start of the exam term via the notice

boards. You can use your yearly timetable to see in which term certain courses are concluded.

Exam retakes are held in the week preceding the final week of the term, except the retakes for the exams

held in the final term. For the preliminary year these retakes are timetabled in early July and for the main

phase for the last full week in August, just before the start of the next academic year (which starts on 1

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The exam timetables give exact information on which day, at what time, and in which room the exams (or

retakes) are being held.

4.3.3 Enrolling for and taking exams (including retakes)

Enrolling for exams

You may only take an exam if you have enrolled for it in OSIRIS (www.osiris.hu.nl) in time. You are

responsible for this yourself, so you should always check to see whether you are enrolled and print off your

confirmation notification. If you are not enrolled correctly, you may not take the exam.

If you have enrolled for a course, you will be automatically enrolled for the first regular exam that follows it.

If you do not wish to take the exam, you must unenrol from it no more than three weeks in advance. If you

are enrolled for an exam but do not actually take it, your result will be recorded as „NA‟ („not present‟) in

ORISIS. This is treated as an exam result, which means you will only have one more opportunity to sit the

exam. Enrolling for exams that do not take place immediately after the course (that is, the retakes) is your

responsibility.

After deadline enrollment (post-enrollment)

If you have not used the regular enrollment period, you can use the post-enrollment. Post-enrollment for

written exams can only run in lecture weeks 5 and 6 (until Friday, 17.00hr) and you have to pay a fee of €

15,- per exam, with a maximum of € 60,- per semester.

Post-enrollment by the Board of Examiners

The Board of Examiners may, exceptionally, still enroll you for one of more extra exams in case of:

Personal circumstances (e.g. serious illness) which made it impossible for you to enroll in time

AND

A study delay of at least 3 months occurs.

If you send in a request based on you personal circumstances, your motivation has to be supported by a

student counselor.

See chapter 6 for exam timetables

Table of enrolment dates for exams and retakes:

Teaching term Dates

Term A (block 1) Monday 17 September 2012 – Monday 1 Ocotber 2012 (23.59hr)

Term B (block 2) Monday 25 February 2013 – Monday 11 March 2013 (23.59 hr)

Term C (block 3) Monday 6 May 2013 – Tuesday 21 May 2013 (23.59hr)

Term D (block 4) Monday 1 July 2013 – Sunday 7 July 2013 (23.59hr)

Term E (block 5) Monday 1 July 2013 – Monday 5 August 2013 (23.59hr)

Number of exams / Retakes / Replacement assignment

The number of times that an exam is held in one year is expressed in exam sittings. The number of times

that a student may take the same exam is expressed in exam attempts.

During the academic year, there are multiple dates for each course on which you may sit the exam. To find

out when these dates are, see OSIRIS. Every academic year you have two attempts for a regular exam

unless mentioned otherwise in OSIRIS or the courseguide.

For some courses there is only one possibility exam sitting, because the nature of the course is such that a

retake is not reasonably possible in the same academic year. Examples include internships. The course

descriptions in Chapter 3 show when this situation applies.

For some of the courses there is only one attempt to take the exam, because a retake isn‟t possible given

to the nature of the course. For example, in the case of internships. In section 3.5 is enlisted when this

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A retake is only possible when the mark is below 5,5 (out of 10), unless there‟s a section in the OER that

the Board of Examiners may decide otherwise. Taking a retake annuls all previous results obtained for the

exam in question.

If you have run out of attempts at passing a particular exam, and have not yet passed it, you may request

the Board of Examiners to grant you an extra attempt in the following circumstances.

Events beyond your control

If you are unable to take an exam because of events beyond your control, you should enroll for the retake.

If you still haven‟t passed the exam you should ask the Board of Examiners for an extra attempt at taking

the exam. „Events beyond your control‟ refers to one or more of the following:

Illness;

Physical or other functional disorder;

Pregnancy;

Exceptional family circumstances;

Other situations, to be assessed by the Board of Examiners.

The programme may also grant an extra exam attempt if it forms part of a policy aimed at students who

have fallen behind with their studies (or who are likely to do so).

Exam sittings in the event of failure to achieve BSA norm in the case of abridged route

Students who:

a. are taking an abridged programme and who therefore have more than 15 ECs of exemptions, and

b. who, in their first enrolment year, are taking a programme set by the relevant department on account of

their abridged route that includes courses from the main phase,

may submit a request to the Board of Examiners to resit an exam during the final exam term for a module

from the preliminary year that they have not yet successfully completed. The Board of Examiners will grant

the request if there is a possibility that the student will be able to meet the BSA norm.

Students more than three months behind schedule with their studies

Students who:

a. have taken the exam at least once, and

b. who look likely to fall behind with their studies by at least three months;

may submit a request to the Board of Examiners for an extra exam attempt.

Exam sitting in the event that a course is altered or replaced

The name, form, or substance of courses and exams may change or be replaced from one year to the

next. In the academic year after any such change or replacement, two exam sittings will take place based

on the old course.

As well as an extra exam attempt, you may also ask the Board of Examiners for a replacement

assignment. This means that you take the exam in a form other than the regular version. The Board of

Examiners may grant such a request if;

a. You have the right to an exam attempt, and

b. You have already taken the regular exam at least twice, and

c. A lecturer of the subject has given a positive recommendation regarding your request,

and

d. You are likely to fall behind schedule in your studies by at least three months.

The Board of Examiners will also give permission for a replacement assignment if the student is unable to

take part in a compulsory introduction, excursion or work week as a result of events beyond his or her

control or personal (including financial) circumstances.

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If you have a functional limitation or chronic illness, you can ask the Board of Examiners to modify facilities

in order to allow you to take an exam in an amended form.

If you fall into this category, you should contact the student counsellor as soon as possible (see Section

8.8). He will be able to advise you on the options available and to assist you with submitting your request.

A functional limitation is defined as all physical, sensory and psychological conditions of a chronic – that is,

of a long-term - nature. Some limitations are easily observable, such as sight impairment or a stutter.

However, other conditions are not especially noticeable, if at all. Examples that come to mind are dyslexia,

chronic fatigue, ADHD, RSI, rheumatoid arthritis, psychological conditions such as depression, forms of

autism, such as PDD-NOS and Asperger‟s Syndrome.

See Section 8.8 for general information on studying with a functional limitation, and Section 2.5.4 for

general information on the procedure for submitting a request to the Board of Examiners.

You must submit any request for modified facilities to the Board of Examiners in writing and in good time,

together with a statement from a specialist. „In good time‟ means that the programme department has

sufficient opportunity to deal with your request and to make the necessary logistical arrangements before

the start of the exams to which it relates. The student counsellor can advise you on the submission of your

request.

Amenities and facilities

The HU provides the following amenities:

Modified exam material (such as a larger typeface, different coloured paper because of dyslexia or

visual impairment);

The use of a laptop during an exam;

Extension of the duration of an exam;

Physical amenities in the buildings (in relation to the accessibility, for example).

It also provides the following facilities:

Digital programs like Kurzweil, intended primarily for students with dyslexia;

A place to rest;

Student psychologists.

General validity of amenities

Any particular amenity granted by the Board of Examiners on account of a functional limitation or chronic

illness will be valid for a limited time set by the Board. During the set term, you will be entitled to use the

same amenity for taking another exam from a different study programme if:

You have notified the Board of Examiners of the other programme at the time of your enrolment and

before the exam;

At the start of an exam, you can show the written decision stating that the amenity has been granted;

The Board of Examiners of the other programme has not refused your request for an amenity (any

refusal must be in writing, and include the reasons for the refusal, and should be communicated to you

before the exam takes place).

See art. 39 OER-HU

4.3.5 Proof of identity required for written exams

To take a written exam, you must prove your identity using a valid HU student identity card. In addition, you

should be able to prove your identity at all times with a valid identity document (see Section 9.2.5) – this is

to prevent fraud. You may be asked to produce this during an exam, so make sure you always have it with

you.

If you do not have a valid student identity card, then you may only take exams if you have a valid exam

pass and identity document with you.

The following documents (which must still be valid) are recognized as identity documents:

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European ID card,

Dutch or international driving licence or refugee document.

If you do not have a student identity card because you have not yet received one, then you may apply for

an exam pass in the week before the exam term (no charge is made for this). This is valid only for the

exam term stated on the card.

If you do not have a student identity card because you have lost it or because it has been stolen, then you

may apply for an exam pass during the exam term. This is valid only on the day on which it is issued; the

cost is €25 per pass, up to a maximum of €100 for each exam term. You are entitled to a reimbursement of

the costs if you are able to prove that you lost your student identity card as a result of events beyond your

control (such as by presenting an official report from the police in case of theft).

Exam passes will only be issued if you:

Are properly enrolled as a student at the HU;

Show a valid identity document when making your application;

Are enrolled for the exam in question.

4.3.6 Procedures during exams

The rules applied to written exams can be found on the information site from the Board of Examiners.

4.4 Assessment

4.4.1 Assigning the marks; viewing the exam

Assessment of exams

The marks given for exams (including interim exams) are expressed as follows:

As a figure on a scale of 1 to 10, whole numbers only;

As a figure on a scale of 1.0 to 10.0, and to one decimal place;

In words: VRY2 (exemption); Pass/Fail; Fail, Pass, Pass Plus, Good, Very Good, Excellent.

The words correspond to the ten-point scale as follows: Excellent 10 Very Good 9 Good 8 Pass Plus 7 Pass 6 Fail ≤ 5

If you are enrolled for an exam but do not actually take it, your result will be recorded as „NA‟ (not present)

in ORISIS. This is treated as an exam result, which means you will only have one more opportunity to sit

the exam, so if you do not wish to take an exam, make sure you unenrol from it in good time.

No rights may be derived from any results communicated verbally.

A student is considered to have passed an exam (or interim exam) if they achieve a mark of 5.5 or a pass

or better, or if they have been given a VRY-O. The mark in figures must be at least 5.5 before any

rounding off. This means that if the mark is below 5.50, it will be rounded down to 5.4 (and subsequently to

5, if the marks are to be expressed in whole numbers only). In other words, a 5.49 will be rounded down to

5.4, and not up to 5.5, and the student will have failed the exam in question.

2 Exemptions are shown as „VRY-O‟ (on the basis of previous education) and, until the last academic year, as „VRY-A‟

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If an exam consists of multiple interim exams, it may be that not only the weighted average mark should be

sufficiently high, but also that the marks given for the individual exams should reach a certain minimum

level. If there is such a minimum level, this is listed in the course descriptions in Chapter 10.

If you complete an exam successfully, you will be awarded the ECs for the course in question. No ECs are

awarded for passing interim exams.

See art. 30, 31 en 34 OER-HU.

Announcement of exam results

As proof that a student has taken an exam, the results are announced by the relevant examiner or

examiners in OSIRIS (www.osiris.hu.nl). Exam results are always under reservation of arithmetical, typing

and other errors. You can print off lists of results from OSIRIS, and you should check them. You should

report any possible errors to the examiner or Board of Examiners no more than four weeks after the

publication of the results in OSIRIS. Marks in OSIRIS can still be amended after they have been checked,

or if the norms have been changed, or if it is clear that an error occurred when the marks were being

entered. After the four-week period following the publication of the marks, they are deemed to be definitive.

They may only be altered subsequent to the four-week period with the approval of the Board of Examiners.

See Article 37 paragraph 4 of the HU Teaching and Examination Regulations for Bachelor‟s programmes.

For questions about marks or corrections, please contact the Student Desk, see section 2.8.3.

Exams results must be published within the following time frames3:

No later than three weeks after an exam has been sat;

In the case of an oral exam, on the day of the exam itself. The result should be published in OSIRIS

within three weeks.

Viewing exams

As a student, you have the right to view the exams you have done and which have been marked, whether

for its own sake or as part of a post-exam consultation. You can view your work up to three weeks after the

publication of the exam result, but no later than the resit. In exceptional cases, the Board of Examiners may

deviate from this period, provided that the interests of students are not disproportionately harmed.

The time at which exams may be viewed is given in the annual timetable. Students are not obliged to take

part in any post-exam consultation or discussion, but you are entitled to view your written work during such

meetings. You will also be given an explanation of why your exams were marked as they were. The

lecturer presents the correct answers to the questions. The discussion also serves as an opportunity to

raise any questions resulting from the comparison between your written work and the model answers

presented by the lecturers.

See art. 31 en 37 OER-HU.

4.4.2 Irregularities / fraud

Fraud during exams is prohibited, and the penalties are severe. If you commit fraud (or are guilty of any

other irregularities; see Article 38 of the HU Teaching and Examination Regulations for Bachelor‟s

programmes, 2012-2013), the Board of Examiners can take one or more of the following measures:

Exclusion from taking one or more exams for a period not exceeding one calendar year;

Withholding of the diploma, declaration or certificate;

Obligation to take a new exam on areas designated by the Board of Examiners, and in a form to be

determined by the Board.

In serious cases, the Board of Examiners will advise the faculty management to terminate your enrolment

at the HU permanently. You will then not be able to re-enrol for the same study programme at the HU. This

advice will be given if:

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1. You have been guilty of irregularities on a previous occasion for which you were unable to take

exams for at least six months, or;

2. There are aggravating circumstances, for example if criminal behaviour was involved such as: o Threatening behaviour or violence;

o Using forged documents (such as diplomas and lists of marks);

3. You have in your possession, without the permission of the lecturer, the exam (or part of it) or

information on how the exam norms are to be applied, having obtained them through theft,

misappropriation, handling stolen goods, or from a fellow student, for example.

You will be given a hearing before the Board of Examiners takes a decision. The Board will inform you of

its decision as soon as possible, but within two weeks. For details of the procedure in full, see Article 38 of

the HU Teaching and Examination Regulations for Bachelor‟s programmes (www.reglementen.hu.nl).

If you unenrol upon receiving a penalty, then the penalty will be suspended and only reimposed when you

re-enrol.

The Board of Examiners is responsible for the quality of exams and may therefore be forced to take

measures that also affect the interests of other students. This means that all exam results have to be

declared null and void on occasions.

It is also possible that the examiners or Board of Examiners have good reasons for suspecting that fraud

has occurred, but that they do not have enough evidence and can therefore not impose a penalty.

However, serious doubts remain in such cases about whether you have genuinely achieved your result

through your own efforts. In that situation, the Board of Examiners may require that you take an additional

exam. If you fail that, that is regarded as confirmation that the doubts were well-placed, and the result is

annulled (code NV). If you pass the additional exam, then the original result from the first exam is upheld.

Zie art. 38 OER-HU

4.4.3 Keeping and returning exams

Every exam is kept for at least six months after publication of the results, or until a decision has been

reached in any appeals procedure relating to the result. For graduation products, the period is two years

from the date of certification. Exams and graduation projects that are stored digitally are kept for seven

years.

You can get back your exams at your own request only after the storage period has lapsed. However, you

may obtain photocopies of your work in the meantime (for which costs are payable).

Every document relating to:

exam results (passes);

exemptions;

the student‟s enrolment;

the issuing of diplomas and declarations;

is kept for a period of thirty years, in accordance with the HU Student Privacy Regulations. This is

supervised by the institute or departmental director.

See art. 41 OER-HU.

4.4.4 Validity of results

The results of exams, interim exams, internships and practical exercises are valid for six years, as are

exemptions. Once it has lapsed, you may request the Board of Examiners to extend the validity, or it may

rule that you must take an additional or replacement exam. Results from a successfully completed

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The validity of a result expires after 6 years. In your study list the not valid results are indicated with an

asterisk. If the validity of your results expire, you can submit a request to the Board of Examinders through

the form on their informationsite on the intranet. You will then ask for an extension of the validity of your

results. For this purpose you must have a graduation plan to add. Without the graduation plan the Board of

Examiners will not take your request in consideration. If the Board of Examiners will decide to extend your

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5 Certification

5.1 Procedure for awarding certificates

The Board of Examiners will only award a certificate (or diploma) when the faculty management has

declared that the procedural requirements have been met. Before such a declaration is made, a check is

carried out to make sure you have complied with all your obligations with regard to the study programme.

This means that you must have passed every exam, that you are properly enrolled as a student, and that

you have met all your payment obligations.

In principle, the diploma will be in Dutch, but an English-language version will be awarded if you so

request. The International Diploma Supplement, which is issued free of charge with the Bachelor‟s diploma

and the Associate Degree, is always in English.

You can only receive one diploma for each study programme. If you already have a diploma for the

programme in question, and you subsequently take extra courses or complete a second specialization, you

will not receive a second diploma – instead, you will be given a declaration stating what you have done.

Anyone who is entitled to receive a diploma may ask the Board of Examiners to postpone the awarding of

it. You should request this in writing, stating your reasons, no later than one week before the date of your

last exam or completion of your final research project.

If you ask that you receive your diploma at a later time, there are two possible reasons for doing so:

1. You are still in the process of completing a second specialization. In this case, both

specializations will be listed on your diploma, the date of which will be the date of your

final exam of your second specialization.

2. You are still in the process of completing extra courses. In this case, your diploma will be

awarded for the exams you have taken as part of your study programme, and will bear

the date of the final exam from the programme. For the extra courses, you will receive an

additional declaration.

You can send a request to the Board of Examiners via the official form which can be found on the

information site on the intranet. See art. 42 OER HU

Please note!

When you have obtained your diploma, you will have to unenrol yourself from the study programme via

Studielink. This is not automatic. Your liability to pay tuition fees only lapses when you are unenrolled.

Check the information site from the enrolment office for the most up to date information.

If all course of the preliminary year have been completed or you have completed the main phase, you can

apply for the propaedeutic or bachelor‟s degree in Osiris.

5.2 „Cum laude‟ or „met genoegen‟ (with merit)

If you achieve good marks, you may be eligible for a „cum laude’ or ‘met genoegen’ (with merit)

endorsement on your diploma. This is not done automatically: you have to apply for it yourself if you

believe you should be considered for it. It is only included on your diploma if you have requested it in

advance. In order to get such an endorsement, you must meet each of the following requirements:

Cum laude endorsement (see Article 44 paragraph 1 of the HU Teaching and Examination

Regulations)

For each of the courses in the main phase (except any exemptions), you must have achieved a mark

of at least 6.0 (this is the mark achieved before any rounding off of figures to the right of the decimal

point);

The weighted average of all the marks achieved in the main phase (except any exemptions, and not

including interim exams) must have been at least 8.0 (before any rounding off of the figures to the right

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The final mark of the graduation assignment or final thesis must have been at least 8.0 (before any

rounding off of the figures to the right of the decimal point);

You have not been enrolled on the study programme for more than four academic years;

You have not obtained more than 90 ECs in exemptions for the study programme in question;

Results expressed with the words „Pass‟, „Fail‟ or „VRIJ‟ do not count for the purposes of this

assessment; the same is true for additional study credits (such as those obtained during an „excellent‟

route).

‘Met genoegen’ (with merit) endorsement (see Article 44 paragraph 2 of the HU Teaching and

Examination Regulations)

For each of the courses in the main phase (except any exemptions), you must have achieved a mark

of at least 6.0 (this is the mark achieved before any rounding off of figures to the right of the decimal

point);

The weighted average of all the marks achieved in the main phase (except any exemptions, and not

including any interim exams) must have been at least 7.0 (before any rounding off of the figures to the

right of the decimal point);

The final mark of the graduation assignment or final thesis must have been at least 7.0 (before any

rounding off of the figures to the right of the decimal point);

You have not been enrolled on the study programme for more than four academic years;

You have not obtained more than 90 study credits in exemptions for the study programme in question;

Results expressed with the words „Pass‟, „Fail‟ or „VRIJ‟ do not count for the purposes of this

assessment; the same is true for additional study credits (such as those obtained during an „excellent‟

route).

If you have been enrolled for more than four academic years as a result of acknowledged personal

circumstances, the Board of Examiners may decide that you nonetheless should be considered for a „cum

laude’ or „met genoegen’ endorsement, but you must have met all the other requirements.

Scope

The above only applies to you if you first took a course from the main phase of your study programme after

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6 Timetables

6.1 Annual timetable

During both the preliminary year and the main phase, the curriculum is divided into five terms, A to E (or

blocks 1 to 5). Terms A and B (blocks 1 and 2) together form one semester, as do terms C and D (blocks 3

and 4).

Every year, an overview is drawn up of the terms for the forthcoming academic year, showing the weeks

during which lessons will be given, the weeks during which exams will take place, and the holiday dates.

The annual timetables of the faculties are available at www.roosters.hu.nl. The annual timetable for the

study programme in the 2012-2013 academic year, divided into two semester timetables.

6.2 Holidays and free days

Holiday dates, 2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 academic year, the dates shown below will be compulsory holidays at the HU:

Description Dates

Christmas holiday 24 December 2012 to 4 January 2013

Compulsory free days, including public holidays

Christmas Day and Boxing Day

25 and 26 December 2012

New Year‟s Day 1 January 2013

Good Friday 29 March 2013

Easter Day and Easter Monday

31 March and 1 April 2013

Queen‟s Day 30 April 2013

Liberation Day 5 May 2013

Ascension Day 9 May 2013

Day after Ascension Day 10 May 2013

Whit Sunday and Whit Monday

19 May and 20 May 2013

6.3 Days and times of lessons

Days on which lessons are given

Lessons are timetabled from Monday to Friday, from 8.30hr to 18.00hr. Lessons can be planned after

18.00hr if a class room or a lecturer isn‟t available.

Lesson times

All courses are timetabled in units of 10 minutes. When attending a lesson, you should make sure you

arrive at the classroom on time. The following lesson times apply in the study programme.

6.4 Opening hours of buildings

The FEM is open Monday to Thursday from 07.00 to 18.00hr and on Friday from 07.00 to 22.00hr.

Incidentally, the bulding is also on Tuesday open until 22.00hr. During holidays and exam terms there can

be different opening hours. For current opening hours check Netpresenter (screensaver) or your study

programme‟s intranet.

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Announcements about lessons and exams will be communicated via your study programme intranet and,

wherever possible, via notice boards and your student mail. The same applies to corrections and additions

to this Study Guide. The HU assumes that the postal address you have given to the student administration

is correct and that you check your HU e-mail account on a regular basis.

For each term, a weekly timetable will be set, listing which courses are being given at which time and by

which lecturer, in which classroom and for which group. The idea is that you note the information that is

relevant to you. This timetable will be published no later than one week before the start of the new term.

Lecturer absent

In the event that a lecturer is absent or ill, the programme will make every effort to ensure that lessons can

continue.

If a lesson is cancelled, you will be notified via your study programme‟s intranet and, wherever possible, via

the notice boards and your student mail. When the lecturer returns, he or she will discuss with you how the

course material that was due to be covered in the lessons that were cancelled, will be dealt with.

Student absent

If you are ill, you must inform the lecturer if attendance on your course is compulsory. In the event that you

are ill for a long time (or if you expect to be), you should inform your study career advisor as soon as

possible and contact your student counsellor (see Section 8.2).

Timetables, and timetable alterations, can be found on the timetable site: www.roosters.hu.nl.

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7 Complaints, objections, appeals

7.1 Introduction

If you do not agree with a decision, if you believe that another person has misbehaved towards you, or if

something else is not as it should be, you can do something about it.

The first step is to contact the person causing the problem directly, and to try to resolve it jointly. The HU

expects lecturers, study career advisors and Boards of Examiners to be willing to listen to complaints and

to do all they can to deal with them. But of course it is possible that you are unable to resolve situations in

this way, or that you are not keen to speak to someone who has been harassing you. You then have the

option of the „formal route‟.

The formal route at the HU exists on two levels, and is available to students and prospective students. The

first level on which to pursue a matter is your faculty. This involves an objections or complaints procedure.

You may submit your objection or complaint directly to the body concerned, but if you do not know where to

go, or if you need advice, you can contact the faculty‟s Legal Protection desk on

[email protected], which is located in the faculty at the Student Desk.

A standard form is available on which you can describe your objection or complaint. The Legal Protection

desk will ensure that it is delivered to the appropriate part of the faculty. The form can be found on the

www.klachtenwegwijzer.hu.nl website.

The faculty desk may refer you to the student counsellor or, in the case of complaints about behaviour, to

the confidential counsellor. They will be able to advise you about the procedures. Like the student

mediators, they provide support for attempts at reaching solutions through discussions, thereby preventing

the need for using official procedures.

If the objections or complaints procedures at your faculty have not dealt with your objection or complaint to

your satisfaction, you can submit an appeal (in the case of an objection) or a request for a review (in the

case of a complaint) through the HU Legal Protection for Students Desk, who will ensure that they are dealt

with by the appropriate body. The HU desk can also inform you about the procedures.

You can also submit an appeal or complaint directly to the HU Legal Protection for Students Desk – that is,

without first going through the objections and complaints procedures in your faculty. However, the faculty

procedures are specially designed to be quicker and less formal. If you do not agree with their outcome,

you can always try the HU desk. You are therefore advised to always use the extra faculty option and

submit your objections and complaints there. In the description that follows, it is assumed that this is what

you would do.

Take careful note of the time limits! If you submit an objection or complaint to the faculty, it should be within

two weeks after the decision or event to which they relate. In the case of appeals and requests for a

review, you should contact the HU Legal Protection for Students Desk within six weeks of the date on

which the faculty reached its decision.

The various procedures are explained below, and the procedure is illustrated in a diagram at the end of the

chapter.

7.2 Objections

Objections may be made against decisions taken on the basis of the Teaching and Examination

Regulations. These are decisions that are directly related to teaching and exams, such as exam

assessment, amenities, and a binding negative recommendation on the continuation of your studies. It only

concerns decisions that are aimed at you as an individual student. Decisions often state that you may

submit an objection, but not always. For example, you may object if you believe that you have been given

an incorrect mark for an exam you have taken, even though no mention is made of the option of objecting

on the OSIRIS page where the marks are published.

You should submit a written objection to the faculty desk or Board of Examiners within two weeks of the

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your objection to the desk, it will ensure that it is sent on to the Board of Examiners. The Board of

Examiners may ask you to give a verbal explanation of your objection, in which case you will be invited to

attend a hearing.

In principle, the Board of Examiners will reach a decision within two weeks of receiving your objection. You

will be informed of the decision in writing. The decision will be based on a fresh assessment and must be

substantiated.

If your objection is upheld, the Board of Examiners will also make a new decision on the matter in question.

If your objection is rejected, the original decision will stand. In the event of the latter, you may submit an

appeal to the HU Legal Protection for Students Desk within six weeks of the announcement of the ruling on

your objection.

It is also possible to object to a decision taken by your departmental or faculty management – in the case

of a refusal to provide a particular amenity, for example, or if a disciplinary measure has been imposed.

The same procedure applies in this case.

The complete objections procedure is described in the Legal Protection for Students Regulations, and the

procedure relating to the Board of Examiners is dealt with in Article 45 of the HU Teaching and

Examination Regulations for Bachelor‟s programmes (www.reglementen.hu.nl).

You can contact the Board of Examiners FEM via [email protected] and via the HU Legal

Protection via the Student Desk, [email protected] or 088 481 62 01

7.3 Appeals

7.3.1 Lodging an appeal

You can appeal against decisions and against decisions on objections that have been taken on the

grounds of the Teaching and Examination Regulations, such as exam marks, amenities, and binding

negative recommendations on the continuation of your studies. This is also the case with decisions on

objections relating to other matters, including enrolment on and unenrolment from the study programme,

financial matters, disciplinary measures, and so on.

Within six weeks of the announcement of a decision, you may submit a written appeal to the HU Legal

Protection for Students Desk. You can do this digitally, via [email protected],

but you must also send it by post, and sign it. The HU desk will make sure that your appeal is dealt with by

the appropriate body. This may be the Board of Appeal for Examinations (for most decisions taken by the

Board of Examiners) or the Disputes Advice Committee (decisions taken by the programme or faculty

management on the basis of the Higher Education and Research Act). These are independent bodies

operating across the HU to which students (including prospective and external students) can appeal. In

other words, they have no links to any particular faculty or study programme.

Your appeal must be signed and contain at least the following:

Your name, student registration number, your home address, and telephone number;

The name of the faculty and department/study programme on which you are enrolled;

The date;

A clear description of the decision (with date) against which the appeal is directed, including the name

of the person or body that took the decision;

The ground or grounds on which your appeal is based;

What you are demanding, described as accurately as possible.

You must also enclose a copy of the disputed decision.

Send your appeal to: HU-Loket Rechtbescherming Studenten, Postbus 573, 3500 AN Utrecht.

If your appeal is to be dealt with by the Board of Appeal concerning Examinations, it will first decide

whether it is well-founded or unfounded. If your appeal is deemed well-founded, this often means that the

Board of Examiners that took the original decision will have to take a new one. The Board of Appeal

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concerning Examinations does not make that decision itself. If your appeal is declared unfounded, the

original decision stands.

If your appeal is to be dealt with by the Disputes Advice Committee, it will investigate the matter at hand

before issuing a recommendation to the Executive Board, which will take a decision on the basis of that

recommendation. The Disputes Advice Committee also advises the Executive Board on whether your

appeal is well-founded or unfounded. If the Executive Board accepts the recommendation, it will order the

management to take a new decision in the event that the appeal is deemed well-founded.

The HU Legal Protection for Students Regulations (www.reglementen.hu.nl) describe the procedures in

greater detail. For more information, go to www.klachtenwegwijzer.hu.nl. Information and advice can also

be obtained from your student counsellor (see Section 8.2) or the secretarial offices of the HU Legal

Protection for Students Desk, tel. 088-4818594.

7.3.2 Further appeals

If you do not agree with the verdict of the Board of Appeal concerning Examinations or the decision of the

Executive Board, you may lodge an appeal externally, to the Higher Education Appeal Board in The

Hague. Information about the procedure and time limits can be found on the following website:

www.cbho.nl.

See H 9 Reglement Rechtsbescherming Students.

7.4 Complaints

7.4.1 Submitting a complaint

There are some decisions and forms of behaviour by other students or employees against whom you

cannot make an objection, but you can still submit a complaint. This should be done within two weeks, and

here, too, you can use the standard form, which you can download from www.klachtenwegwijzer.hu.nl. You

can submit your complaint to the faculty desk at the Student Desk or directly to the body concerned.

The faculty desk will ensure that your complaint is dealt with by the appropriate body. The procedure is

very similar to that for objections. The body that deals with your complaint may give you an opportunity to

attend a hearing. If your complaint relates to a fellow student or an employee, they will always be given an

opportunity to respond to your complaint. In principle, you can expect a decision about your complaint to be

made within two weeks.

If you do not agree with this decision, you can submit a request for a review of the decision, within six

weeks, to the HU Legal Protection for Students Desk.

You can also submit an oral complaint to the faculty desk, in which case the standard form will be filled in

on the spot. The procedure does not apply to decisions of a general nature.

You can reach HU Legal Protection for Students Desk / Tips & Dips via Student Desk:

[email protected] or by telephone: 088 481 62 01 or 088 481 62 64

Check www.klachtenwegwijzer.hu.nl for the standard complaint form.

See art.8 Reglement Rechtsbescherming Studenten.

7.4.2 Requesting a review of how a complaint has been dealt with

If you are not satisfied with how the faculty has dealt with your complaint, you can submit a request that it

be reviewed to the HU Legal Protection for Students Desk. This must be done within six weeks from the

decision taken as a result of your complaint. You can submit your request for a review digitally, to

[email protected], but you must also sign it and send it by post, to: HU-Loket

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The HU Legal Protection for Students Desk will ensure that your request is dealt with by the appropriate

body. For most complaints, this is the Student Complaints Committee, unless your complaint concerns

undesirable behaviour, in which case it will be dealt with by the Undesirable Behaviour Complaints

Committee. See Section 7.5, below.

These are both independent complaints bodies that operate across the HU and have no links to any of the

faculties. They make recommendations to the Executive Board, which then reaches a decision.

The HU Legal Protection for Students Regulations and the Regulations on Undesirable Behaviour

(www.reglementen.hu.nl) describe the procedures in greater detail.

See H 10 Reglement Rechtsbescherming Studenten en H4 Reglement inzake Ongewenst Gedrag.

7.5 Undesirable behaviour

It may be the case that your complaint relates to conduct that is so intimidating that it falls under the rules

governing undesirable behaviour. This could be verbal or sexual harassment, for example, the

consequences of which can be very serious. The faculty desk will always refer you to the option of

contacting a confidential counsellor (see 8.4). If you submit a complaint, you may decide to have it dealt

with by the faculty (the complaint will be investigated either by the programme director or by someone

acting on his behalf) or to place it before the HU Undesirable Behaviour Complaints Committee. The

complaint will then be forwarded to the HU Legal Protection for Students Desk. The time limit for submitting

a complaint about undesirable behaviour is two years after the behaviour in question has occurred. See art.1.8 Begripsbepaling en art. 19 Termijnen Reglement Ongewenst Gedrag.

7.6 Complaints, objections and appeals diagram

Issue?

Step 1:

Direct approach

(informal)

Step 2:

Faculty desk

Objections procedure

Complaints procedure

Step 3:

HU desk

Board of Appeal concerning

Examinations

Disputes Advice Committee

Student Complaints Committee

Undesirable Behaviour Complaints

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8 Student Affairs

8.1 Student support and guidance

Introduction

As an HBO graduate, you are supposed to be able to act independently, so you will be encouraged during

the study programme to do so and to show initiative. Our type of teaching stimulates critical and

independent learning through problem-driven and project-based lessons. This means that you are

responsible for your own learning process and study progress. The study programmes at the HU provide

the right preconditions and the right type of support.

The programme provides support and guidance for students in the various facets of the studying and

learning process. We make a distinction between four types of guidance: that which relates to the actual

programme content, to study-related skills, to your study progress, and to personal problems, whether

study-related or otherwise. The HU assumes that you will seek out these forms of support and guidance on

your own initiative.

Support and guidance in relation to your study progress

As a student, you are entitled to the services of a study career advisor, who will help you in the

development of your competencies. Based on your competency development and your results, he or she

will monitor your study progress and act accordingly. The tasks of the study career advisor include:

Monitoring and discussing your study results;

Together with you, drawing up a study plan in the event that you have received an interim warning on

the continuation of your studies;

Advising you on the choices that are important in the context of your study programme;

Referring you to a student counsellor if your questions and problems are not directly related to your

studies (personal circumstances, student grants, objections and appeals).

See for more information about study support and guidance section 2.8.1.

8.2 Talent Grant The Talent Grant is a provision for financial support for students, and consists of four different schemes.

Graduation support scheme

This grant enables HU students who have fallen behind in their studies as a result of exceptional

circumstances during the period of receiving their regular student grant to complete their studies as soon

as possible, or to continue with them.

Administrative grant scheme

Students who are members of the administration of an association may be eligible for an administrative

grant. The scheme explains how HU students who perform recognized administrative activities, either

during or within twelve months of the end of the period in which they are entitled to a regular grant, can

receive assistance. See Section 8.13.2.

Knowledge grants

Financial support for non-EEA students who have to pay institutional tuition fees instead of statutory tuition

fees.

Top-level sport scheme

The HU has a number of arrangements in place that allow students who also compete in sports at a high

level to combine their activities as effectively as possible. The arrangements are made available on the

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Each of the schemes is described in a separate chapter. The Talent Grant also includes provisions of a

general nature, which apply to all these forms of support. The Talent Grant only covers full-time or dual

students at the HU who first received a regular student grant on or after 1 September 1996 for a study

programme at the HU or any other higher education institution or university (performance-related grant

students).

See www.reglementen.hu.nl for information on the Talent Grant.

It is important that you notify your student counsellor of any exceptional circumstances affecting you in

order to increase your chances later of being eligible for Talent Grant support. See Section X.

8.3 Student counsellor

HU student counsellors give you information, advice and guidance. Every faculty and HU Amersfoort has

one or more student counsellors. They are there to support you in dealing with questions or problems

during your studies. Student counsellors can also refer you to other bodies or individuals, such as the HU

psychologist or HU doctor. Everything you discuss remains confidential. The student counsellors are bound

by the HU Student Counsellor Regulations and the Code of Conduct of the HU Student Counsellor

Platform.

Study progress and personal circumstances

You may find yourself falling behind in your studies as a result of family or relationship problems, for

example. Psychological problems, chronic or other illness or a functional limitation may also hinder your

progress, or it could be that you need to interrupt your studies because of a long stay in hospital. Another

possible obstacle is the fear of failure. The student counsellor can help you clear up the problem and look

for solutions. He can also help you look for other forms of assistance.

Study advice and procedures

The student counsellors have an advisory function in the procedure by which recommendations for

continuation of studies are issued if there are exceptional circumstances. They are very well versed with

the regulations in which the rights and obligations of students and those of the HU are set down. The

student counsellors can give you advice and support if you are involved with an objection or appeals

procedure. They are the people to contact if you have doubts about your studies, your choice of profession

or if you need advice on follow-up study programmes.

Financial matters

Financial problems can be a headache, especially when you are in a real emergency situation and find

yourself without any money, as a result of events beyond your control, for example. In some cases, you

can apply for financial assistance from the Talent Grant. Your student counsellor will be able to advise you

on this.

For more information, go to www.studentendecanaat.hu.nl. See also Article 40 of the Student Charter and

the HU Student Counsellor Regulations (www.reglementen.hu.nl).

Study Choice Centre

If you have doubts about your study programme, if you are stuck in a rut, or if you would like to continue

studying after your Bachelor‟s degree, you can go to the Study Choice Centre, a joint HU and Utrecht

University initiative. Here, you can get advice and ask for support in relation to your choice of study. For

more information, go to www.centrumstudiekeuze.nl.

8.4 Confidential counsellor

The confidential counsellor is available for anyone, students and employees alike, who is (or has been) the

victim of undesirable behaviour.

Examples of undesirable behaviour are physical violence, aggression, verbal and sexual harassment,

discrimination, dishonesty, and racism. However, it also extends to inappropriate touching, jokes made in


https://www.sharepoint.hu.nl/sites/student/Begleiding%20%20advies/Bureau%20Studentenpsychologen.aspx

https://www.sharepoint.hu.nl/sites/student/Begleiding%20%20advies/Bureau%20Studentenpsychologen.aspx

https://www.hu-sharepoint.nl/sites/Reglementen/Openbare%20documenten/00%20011%20Reglement%20Studentendecanen%20HvU.pdf

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poor taste, harassment and intimidating e-mails or text messages. Everyone determines for themselves the

boundaries beyond which no-one else should go. In other words, people have different ideas of what

constitutes undesirable behaviour: this could be due to differences in background and upbringing.

Undesirable behaviour can have a profound effect on people, sometimes to the extent that it makes them

ill. Many people believe that the behaviour will end if it is ignored, but this is rarely the case. Anyone who is

affected by undesirable behaviour, in whatever form, will require courage to talk about it. Experience has

shown time and again that talking helps, and for that you can go to the confidential counsellor. Your

anonymity will be guaranteed and your information will be treated as confidential.

If you contact the confidential counsellor, he or she and you will together look at how the undesirable

behaviour can be stopped as soon as possible. Whatever action is taken, you will be consulted first –

nothing is done without your consent. If you wish, the confidential counsellor can provide you with support

for an extended period of time.

The „Vertrouwenspersoon voor studenten en medewerkers’ (confidential advisor for students and

employees) brochure is available from the confidential advisor and the Student Desk. More information is

also available at www.studentzaken.hu.nl. The Regulations on Undesirable Behaviour and other relevant

information can be found on the public website of the HU confidential advisors:

www.vertrouwenspersoon.hu.nl. See Article 51 of the Student Charter and the Regulations on Undesirable

Behaviour (www.reglementen.hu.nl).

If you would like to report undesirable behaviour, you are free to approach any confidential advisor,

including those in a faculty other than your own.

Confidential advisor for FEM are:

Tilly Hoppe FEM [email protected] 088 481 64 30

Marco Oteman FEM [email protected] 088 481 62 35

8.5 Students‟ doctor

If you come to Utrecht not just to study, but also to live, you must register with the Utrecht city council.

Under the terms of your healthcare insurance, you are also obliged to register with a doctor in Utrecht. As a

student, you can register with the Huisartsenpraktijk Campus Uithof via www.huisartsdeuithof.nl, regardless

of where you live in Utrecht. This general practice operates from two addresses in the city, on Uithof in

Casa Confetti (Leuvenplein 10-11) and in the Galgenwaard stadium (Herculesplein 379).

If you miss exams or have to suspend your studies through illness, or if you have to apply for support from

the Talent Grant, you may sometimes have to provide a doctor‟s note. Not every GP is prepared to issue a

note on behalf of a third party. In addition, the Royal Dutch Medical Association has put out a guideline

stating that the doctor treating a patient is not the right person to write such a note.

Whenever you need a statement about your health, you should first ask your own GP. If he cannot or will

not provide you with one, then you can go to the students‟ doctor. The only person who can refer you to the

students‟ doctor is the student counsellor (see Section 8.3).

The HU students‟ doctor is Huisartsenmaatschap Therapeuticum Utrecht, telephone (030) 275 95 00,

Dekhuyzenstraat 60, 3572 WN in Utrecht.

8.6 Student Psychologist Office

It may be that you encounter difficulties during your studies. This could be directly related to your studies,

but it could also be of a more personal nature and have a negative impact on your study progress. If you

are unable to resolve your situation yourself, you can contact the HU Student Psychologist Office, which is

based in Utrecht and Amersfoort.

Over the course of several conversations with you, the psychologist will look for a solution to your

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will not need that amount. As well as individual consultations, the Student Psychologist Office organizes

group training courses on matters such as fighting fear of failure, assertiveness, and the „Niet Piekeren‟

(don‟t worry) course, in cooperation with Indigo.

It may be that the help offered by the students‟ psychologist does not meet your problems or expectations.

In that case, the Student Psychologist Office will be able to assist you in finding other organizations that

offer help.

To get in contact with the Student Psychologist Office, you first need to be referred by a student counsellor,

so you should contact him or her in order to get a referral. You will then be able to drop by or call by phone

during the consultation hours. Everything is confidential. Apart from yourself and the Student Psychologist

Office, nobody will know about the nature of your conversation. If you wish – and the choice is entirely

yours – you may involve other people. For students, these services are free of charge.

You can find more information at www.bureaustudentenpsychologen.hu.nl.

8.7 Mediation

Are you having trouble working alongside a fellow student? Are you locked in a dispute with your lecturer?

Are there problems in your student accommodation? There is a good chance that a student mediator can

help!

Mediation is a way of resolving disputes. Together you look for a solution, assisted by a neutral and

independent mediator. The mediator gives you the opportunity to discuss every area of disagreement,

helps re-establish lines of communication and improve the relationship between the relevant parties.

Mediators do not put forward any solutions themselves, but help you find the solutions that best suit

everybody.

If you would like to know more about student mediation, of if you would like to use the services of one,

contact HU Mediation for advice or help on (088) 4819838 or www.mediation.hu.nl.

You can find more information at www.mediation.hu.nl or www.studentvoorzieningen.hu.nl.

8.8 Studying with a functional limitation

If you have a functional limitation or a chronic illness, we advise you to contact a student counsellor in your

faculty at the start of the academic year, even if you do not think you will need any help. You can contact

him or her by mail, telephone, or by calling in person. The www.studentendecanaat.hu.nl site has details of

the student counsellors in your faculty. Having a functional limitation or a chronic illness can cause you to

fall behind in your studies or even drop out of studying altogether.

Modifications and provisions

It is a good idea to inform your study career advisor and a student counsellor in your faculty of any

limitations you have as soon as possible, so that any provisions that may be needed can be arranged in

good time. In an intake conversation with a student counsellor in your faculty, you can discuss what

functional limitation or chronic illness you have and what problems may occur during your studies. This is

followed by an examination of what provisions or measures need to be taken, if any. The student

counsellor will give an indication of how realistic it will be to make the necessary modifications in order for

your to be able to study successfully; if something is impossible, they will mention that too. If no measures

are needed (yet), the student counsellor will discuss the next steps to be taken in the event that problems

do occur. Naturally, everything you discuss with the student counsellor will be in complete confidence.

What is a functional limitation?

A functional limitation is defined as all physical, sensory and psychological conditions of a chronic – that is,

of a long-term – nature. Some limitations are easily observable, but other conditions are not especially

noticeable, if at all. Examples that come to mind are dyslexia, chronic fatigue, ADHD, RSI, rheumatoid

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arthritis, psychological conditions such as depression, forms of autism, such as PDD-NOS and Asperger‟s

Syndrome.

More information about studying with a functional limitation or chronic illness can be found in Section 4.3.4

of this Study Guide, and at www.onbelemmerdstuderen.hu.nl.

8.9 Improving your language and writing skills

If you have problems with spoken and written Dutch, ask your student counsellor for information about the

available options for improving them. You can also use the digital language desk for the same purpose, at

www.taalloket.hu.nl, or take a course at the James Boswell Instituut. See www.jbi.uu.nl

8.10 Media centre

As an HU student, you can use your student identity card to gain free admission to all HU media centres.

You are also entitled to free membership of the Utrecht University Library. As well as books and journals,

the media centres have an extensive digital collection, and you can use the www.mediatheek.hu.nl website

to visit the media centres digitally. The site also gives you access to the HU catalogue in which you can

search in all the media centre collections. In addition, you have access to reference works and internet

sources that are relevant to education at the HU. In addition, each faculty has its own portal in which the

sources for individual subjects are located together.

See Article 41 of the Student Charter (www.reglementen.hu.nl).

8.11 International Office

HU students are given the opportunity to go abroad to study or go on an internship. For some students, it is

actually a compulsory part of their Bachelor‟s programme, while all other students can use their optional

subjects component for this purpose. With regard to student exchange schemes, the HU focuses on

European partners, although it has had contacts for many years with partners in countries outside Europe,

such as China, Thailand, and South Africa.

If you are interested in spending six months studying in another European country, such as France, the

UK, Germany, or Spain, or further afield, like Canada, the United States, China, the International Office will

be able to help you. There is an International Office desk at the FEM and HU Amersfoort. At HU

Oudenoord 330, there is a Student Service Desk for questions of a general nature. Here you can also pick

up relevant forms and the „Study & Internship Abroad Guide‟. There is also more information about

locations and opening times at www.io.hu.nl. For more specific questions, your best option is to make an

appointment on (088) 481 89 28 or at [email protected]. Alternatively, you can come to the ‘Wil Weg

Dag’ to find out about studying and internships abroad. This event is organized by the International Office

every year, on the second Tuesday in October.

8.11.1 Study abroad The HU has a large number of partner universities inside and outside Europe that operate student exchange schemes. Contacts with these partner universities are maintained by the International Office, which can also organize your enrolment there. It provides any relevant information to the partner university during your stay abroad, and it collects and processes all the evaluations and exam marks upon your return. If you would like to sign up for an HU exchange programme and international minor, go to www.io.hu.nl and look under Study Abroad for the options, conditions and forms. Another useful section is Grants & Scholarships.

NOTE: the deadline for signing up to study abroad is at the end of January – in other words, it is not the

same as for other minors. The exact date will be announced via your study programme‟s intranet.

8.11.2 Internship abroad If you would like to go on an internship abroad, you should contact the internship coordinator or your study

programme internship office. They will inform you about the procedure to follow, and they must also

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approve your internship place. You are responsible for finding an internship place yourself, although an

internship coordinator or the internship office may sometimes help you with this. Make sure you start

looking in plenty of time – a year in advance is usually advisable, especially if you are considering going on

an internship outside Europe. Arranging visas and other practical matters can sometimes take a long time.

Go to www.io.hu.nl and look under Grants & Scholarships for more information on those topics, or make an

appointment with an International Office employee on (088) 481 89 28. For internships within Europe, you

may be eligible for an Erasmus Placement grant, for example.

Another good source of information is www.wilweg.nl, including useful internship sites and a checklist.

See Section 0 for more information about internship opportunities on your study programme.

8.12 Student participation

Students who are enthusiastic, involved, and keen to learn are essential to the HU. If you believe it is

important for students‟ views to be aired and thereby contribute to the quality of teaching, and you would

like to gain some administrative experience during your time as a student, or if you are just curious, critical,

and have some good ideas of your own, then get involved with the committees or councils where you can

exercise some influence on your own education, how your faculty is run, or policies at HU level. For more

information, go to www.medezeggenschap.hu.nl or www.bps.hu.nl.

You can also contact the coach for administrative participation by students, on [email protected], who will inform,

support and coach you in the student participation bodies at the HU, and who organizes relevant activities

such as workshops, training days, and social events for students who are actively involved in administrative

duties.

8.12.1 Consultation bodies

What topics matter most to you? The content of your study programme? The way your faculty is run? Or

perhaps HU-level strategic policies? You can take part in the consultation process at all three levels and

gain some administrative experience, all of which will be useful in your later life: Your study programme has a Programme Committee, about which more information is given in Section

2.7.5. The way in which your faculty is run is discussed in the Faculty Participation Council. The policies of the

faculty management are put before the council for approval. Examples that come to mind are IT policies,

policies relating to flexible working, and the faculty budget. The council can itself put items on the agenda

and discuss them with the board. Every faculty has its own council, consisting of nine employees and nine

students. The Central Employees’ and Students’ Council is the Executive Board‟s discussion partner. Policies that

affect the whole of the HU are put to the council for its approval. Among the items covered are strategic

policies, the Teaching and Examination Regulations, policies relating to the buildings, and policies relating

to quality. The council, which consists of ten employees and ten students, also discusses affairs with the

Supervisory Board every year. The consultation bodies can exercise influence in numerous ways, with the ultimate aim being to raise the

level of education provided at the HU. For more information about participation and the consultation bodies,

go to www.medezeggenschap.hu.nl.

8.12.2 Support for students who are involved with administrative duties The HU encourages you, as a student, to be involved with administrative duties in order to help you gain

practical administrative and organizational skills. At the same time, we are keen to see enthusiastic and

involved students who are eager to learn contribute towards the development of policies at the HU. For that

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As a student member of a consultation body, you can have free and unlimited training in certain competencies. There is a handbook for student members of the central council, faculty council or Programme Committee. You can use the intranet that has been specially set up for all students who are involved with administrative duties (www.bps.hu.nl) for quickly sharing knowledge and information with student members of other consultation bodies. Apart from a great deal of administrative experience, you also receive a payment of €40 for each meeting,

although the level of financial recompense for administrative activities is subject to a maximum limit. See

the relevant regulations at www.reglementen.hu.nl. If you would like to become a member of one or more of the consultation bodies, then you can stand as a

candidate at the next election (www.verkiezingen.hu.nl). You can put yourself forward as a candidate, or

via a participation body – see Section 2.7.4.

For questions about the Programme Committee, ask the secretarial office of your study programme, or

send an e-mail to the coach for administrative participation by students ([email protected]). For more information,

go to www.bps.hu.nl.

8.13 Studium Generale

Studium Generale is a place for HU students who are looking for an extra challenge or greater depth, in

addition to their regular studies. Under the leadership of motivated professionals, the Studium Generale

programmes offer you the opportunity to examine and sharpen your entrepreneurial skills, academic

development or social ideals. During debates about developments at the HU, higher education, and

society, you will learn to substantiate your opinions and to construct sound arguments, while in the „HU

Popprijs‟, you will be able to demonstrate your musical qualities.

In addition, we regularly organize challenging assignments for students who are willing to commit

themselves to a current social theme, a local activity or organizations that are looking for innovative ideas.

We highlight our activities in our monthly newsletter, and you can always find the latest news at

www.studiumgenerale.hu.nl.

8.14 Student association

8.14.1 General

There is a bustling student life in Utrecht, shaped by all kinds of associations and student organizations.

The best-known are the social organizations.

There are also other types of association, such as those based around a particular ideology, as well as

international and intercultural associations. And of course, students have their own sports and cultural

associations. You can find an overview of all the associations at www.utrecht.studiestad.nl.

The HU provides financial support to student associations, for structural and incidental activities. If you

would like to know more about applying for a grant, and about the terms and conditions for eligibility for

one, go to www.studentvoorzieningen.hu.nl, and look under „Geldzaken‟ (financial matters).

For the sake of clarity, study associations and student associations are not the same thing. The former are

linked to your study programme. See Section 2.7.4.

8.14.2 Administrative grant

Administrative grant

If you are on the board or a committee of a student association (either at the UU or the HU), then you may

be eligible for an administrative grant. This is a payment that is intended to compensate for the delay in

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The student organizations and administrative functions that qualify for an administrative grant can be found

in the Appendix to the Regulations pertaining to Administrative Grants for student administrators in UU/HU

student organizations. See Chapter D of the HU Talent Grant (www.reglementen.hu.nl).

For more information about the procedure, or to apply for an administrative grant, go to

www.studentvoorzieningen.hu.nl, and look under „Profileringsfonds‟ (Talent Grant).

8.15 Top-level sport

If you compete in a sport at a high level and you wish to study at the same time, you will be pleased to

know that the HU offers a large number of facilities to students seeking to do so. Based on your individual

circumstances and the level at which you compete, the HU will assess whether you can benefit from these

facilities. You may be eligible for the following:

Assistance with planning your studies;

If necessary, deferment of your exams;

Collaboration with coaches, trainers, sports associations, Olympic support points and the Individual

Guidance department of the Dutch Olympic Committee and the Dutch Sports Federation;

The opportunity to use sports locations and sport-related medical assistance;

Financial support if you fall behind in your studies.

For more information, contact the HU top-level sports coordinator, Mieke Wikkerman ([email protected]) or

(088) 481 51 26), or your student counsellor (see Section 8.2), or go to www.topsport.hu.nl.

8.16 Trajectum

Trajectum is the independent magazine at the HU and appears every two weeks. It contains articles about

students, studying, student life, education and research, the city of Utrecht, and culture. There are

contributions by students and lecturers alike. Every day, you will find news, competitions, films, blogs by

students and lecturers, and practical information on the www.trajectum.hu.nl website. You can also follow

Trajectum on Facebook and Twitter.

8.17 Sports

For student prices, you can do sports at Olympos, the HU and Utrecht University sports centre. Olympos

has a wide range of fitness, ball, dancing, combat, and racquet sports. Go to www.olympos.nl for detailed

information about what is available, dates, and prices.

See Article 42 of the Student Charter (www.reglementen.hu.nl).

8.18 Safe, healthy, and environmentally-friendly study

The HU attaches much importance to safe, healthy, and pleasant learning and working surroundings, as

well as to the environment and careful use of energy. It aims to guarantee your health and safety by

reducing, to an acceptable level, the risks associated with conditions in the workplace. For that reason,

every HU faculty and service department has a Health, Safety and Environmental Committee that acts as

the point of contact for these matters, and which coordinates the implementation of the relevant policies in

the faculties. Of course, you too share some of the responsibility for health, safety and the environment.

How can you contribute towards health and safety?

You are expected to cooperate in creating and maintaining healthy, safe and environmentally-friendly

surroundings at the HU. Areas of focus are:

knowing what to do in the event of a fire, accident, or other emergencies (see below);

preventing CANS (RSI)

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What should you do in the event of fire, an accident, or other emergency?

You should be aware of what to do in the event of a fire, emergency, or a report of an accident (see below),

and you should know where the emergency exit routes and emergency exits are. Emergency exit routes

and exits are shown on the floor layouts in the building. Instructions on what to do in the event of an

emergency are posted in every room.

Never call the fire brigade, police, or an ambulance yourself. Instead, phone the internal alarm number

immediately 6441; you will be connected to an employee of the main faculty or site reception desk.

Give the following information – clearly and succinctly:

Your name and classroom / location;

Your telephone number;

The current situation (how, what, where);

Whether there are any casualties, and how many;

Where it has occurred.

The employee will alert a First Aid worker or, in the event of a major emergency, the head of the internal

emergency response team. Remain calm at all times, warn everyone around you who is in danger, and

wait till help arrives.

Internal emergency response team and First Aid

Every location has an internal emergency response team that can be deployed in the event of a fire,

accident or other emergency. The members of the team can be identified during an emergency by the

coloured tabards bearing the text „BHV’er’. Always strictly follow their instructions during a fire, accident, or

other emergency.

Do not use lifts when evacuating the building. Remain outside at the assembly point designated by the

internal emergency response team member and await further instructions. Always keep space free for fire

engines and ambulances. Never leave the area without letting somebody know: this will prevent searches

being conducted unnecessarily.

Studying and CANS (RSI)

“It seems as if I am having more and more problems with my neck.” Perhaps you have pain in your arm,

shoulder, elbow, or wrist. At first, you think it will pass of its own accord, but unfortunately this is not always

the case. This is because this type of pain could be a sign that you have CANS (Complaints of Arm, Neck

and/or Shoulder), which used to be known as RSI. It can affect anyone. If you do not take the first signals

seriously, the complaints may spread. CANS can be caused by:

Repetitive work;

A static work posture;

Not changing your work posture enough, and too little exercise;

Not sitting properly (information on how to sit properly can be found in the HU‟s „Geef CANS geen

KANS’ leaflet);

Stress, especially at busy times (exams, or when writing your thesis).

While studying, you sometimes spend a long time working in the same position or making the same

movements again and again. For example, you regularly work long hours at your computer, at home as

well as at school. Then, there are the times you spend on the internet and playing computer games.

You can largely prevent CANS yourself.

The most important tips are:

Vary working at a computer screen with reading, making notes, etc.;

Do not work for more than five to six hours a day at a computer screen (standard desk top) and no

longer than two hours with a laptop;

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separate mouse;

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Make sure you get enough relaxation and exercise in addition to your studies;

Take physical complaints seriously. Emerging symptoms (pain, tingling feelings, stiffness) can quickly

get worse.

If you have CANS symptoms, you can go to your study career advisor or student counsellor, or to the

health and safety advisor in your faculty (see www.arboenmilieu.hu.nl). If your complaints have reached the

stage where they are serious enough to require the attention of a doctor, go to your own GP. (See Section

8.8 about studying with a functional limitation.)

Environment

The faculty is environmentally aware. This means using water and energy sparingly, producing less waste,

and separating waste properly. You can do your bit by:

not turning lights on when it is light enough; turning the lights out when you leave a room;

not wasting any water and by using the „small‟ flush option on the toilet (if there is one);

not opening the window when it is warm, but instead turning down the heating;

by turning off your computer and screen when you have finished work;

by putting waste (batteries, paper, food leftovers) in the appropriate containers, including in the canteen;

by keeping the building clean and not leaving litter lying around;

by not smoking in the building. In any case, this is forbidden.

More specific information about health, safety, and the environment, and about arranging your computer

workspace correctly can be found on the HU health, safety and environment website: www.arboenmilieu.hu.nl

For questions, comments or ideas on health, safety and environment-related matters, contact the Health,

Safety and Environment Committee in your faculty, or the HU Health, Safety, and Environment Team. For

more information, go to: www.arboenmilieu.hu.nl

8.19 Insurance cover: liability, accident, and travel

You are liable for the financial and other consequences of accidents and damage caused to third parties.

You can cover yourself by taking out liability insurance for private citizens.

For accidents/death and legal liability while in or on your way to faculty buildings, the HU has limited

insurance cover. This also includes activities relating to your studies that occur outside HU locations (but in

the Netherlands), as well as activities relating to HU education abroad.

If you cause any damage during your internship, then any claims will be made using the liability insurance

of the company or organization that is providing the internship. If this does not provide any cover, then the

claim will be made through your insurance. If neither policy offers cover, then the HU insurance will be

used.

If you are going to study abroad (as part of your programme at the HU), then you should arrange

supplementary insurance. You are obliged to register your stay abroad before you leave, so it is good to

know that by registering you are automatically covered by the free HU travel insurance policy. For more

information about registering and the free travel insurance, go to www.gratisverzekerd.hu.nl.

8.20 Having a job while studying

If you are looking for a job that is relevant to your studies, the place to go in and around Utrecht is Campus

Recruitment. Here, you can get personal career advice, have your CV polished up, and most importantly,

an interesting job (part-time or otherwise) for which a lack of experience is not a problem. Go to

www.campusrecruitment.eu.

You can also contact knowledge centres where students can jointly carry out applied research under the

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In addition to your student grant, you are allowed to earn a limited amount per calendar year without

affecting your right to the grant. The limit can be found on the DUO (Dienst Uitvoering op Onderwijs)

website, www.ocwduo.nl, and applies to everyone who is entitled to a student grant. If you work so much

that you fall behind in your studies, then it is often more sensible to borrow money from the DUO. Your

student counsellor can advise you on this. (See Section 8.2.)

8.21 Accommodation

Finding a good and affordable room in Utrecht is not easy. Remember that the market will be extra busy in

the summer months. Register with www.kamersinutrecht.nl, www.kamernodig.nl or www.woningnet.nl.

If you have found somewhere to live and you have moved, then register with the local authority. One

reason why this is necessary is to show to the DUO that you are not living with your parents. You can

register at the Dienst Burgerzaken (civil affairs department), and must do so within five days of moving.

Take a valid identity document with you.

You should also inform the HU of any change of address; use OSIRIS to do this. See Section 2.7.2.4 of

this Study Guide. Alternatively, you can use Studielink.

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9 About the HU

This chapter contains more information about the Hogeschool Utrecht.

9.1 General information

You are studying at the Hogeschool Utrecht. With more than 38,000 students and 3,400 employees, the

HU is one of the larger HBO institutions in the Netherlands, offering a wide range of study programmes

spread over six faculties. The more than eighty Bachelor‟s programmes provide learning in the fields of

communication and journalism, economics and management, nature and technology, healthcare,

education, and society and law, in both Utrecht and Amersfoort.

The HU also runs Master‟s programmes, from which you can gain a Master‟s degree in various fields.

The scale of the HU means we are both large and small: we organize teaching for each study programme

separately, which makes things clearer and more personal for you, the students. At the same time, our

large scale enables us to offer you more than just a study programme. You can, for example, take part in

educational activities of other HU study programmes, or indeed at other educational establishments

elsewhere in the Netherlands or abroad. Examples that come to mind are a minor or internship.

9.1.1 Education profile of the HU

Higher Vocational Education in the knowledge society

No two colleges are alike. Like other institutions, the HU has to make careful choices with regard to its

education profile. Through our teaching, we seek to contribute towards a sustainable knowledge society.

We organize our teaching in a way that enables you, the student, to develop to the maximum possible

degree. We therefore believe it is very important that you feel at home here, and the work we do is aimed

at that goal.

HU has other tasks in addition to providing education. For example, we invest in research that is embedded

in knowledge centres. This means we not only train professionals, but also contribute towards innovating

the environment in which professionals operate. That is why the HU is strongly oriented towards social,

economic, and societal issues, and this is something you will encounter in our teaching.

So with regard to our education profile, the above has led us to deliberately opt for competency and

demand-driven teaching, ensuring that students are able to study in a robust study environment. We have

set out below what exactly this means.

Competency-oriented teaching

Teaching is competency-oriented when you, the student, acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitude that

you need to practise a particular profession.

The study programmes formulate, reinforce, and bring up to date the competencies in close consultation

with those in the professional field. Competency-oriented teaching also means that we provide „customized‟

teaching. We use competencies that you already possess as a springboard, we encourage you to take an

increasingly greater control of your own learning process, to make choices and to justify them. You have to

be able to act professionally in typical professional situations of increasing complexity.

We also challenge you to develop your research skills and your competencies in an international and

multicultural environment.

Demand-driven teaching

Our teaching is aimed at both demand from the professional field and demand on the part of the students.

We match your knowledge and learning needs with that of the field in a way that meets the quality

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and that the task of the HU is to support you in that process. You have opportunities for structuring your

studies according to your own wishes.

A robust learning environment

A competency-oriented and demand-driven study programme requires a robust learning environment – an

environment that inspires and challenges you, and enables you to push the limits of your abilities, again

and again. It is an environment in which learning is shaped through practice-based work: to learn is to

work, and to work is to learn. If need be, the learning environment has an international orientation.

Every study programme has a knowledge base, laid down with the help of professionals in the field. From

the very first year, the acquisition of knowledge and skills based on realistic professional tasks is key. The

teaching consists of a variety of methods, both individual and in collaboration with you and your fellow

students, with an ever-greater emphasis on authentic professional situations.

9.1.2 Bachelor‟s and Master‟s system

Hogeschool Utrecht operates as part of the Dutch education system. This means that a series of structural

factors, such as the duration of the study programmes, are determined by law. Because there are two

types of study programme - Bachelor‟s and Master‟s - in higher education (HBO and WO), the term

„Bachelor‟s-Master‟s system‟ is sometimes used.

Bachelor’s-Master’s system

Education at universities (both HBO and WO) is divided into two phases, the Bachelor‟s phase and the

Master‟s phase. A four-year HBO study programme is called a Bachelor‟s study programme4, upon

completion of which you receive a Bachelor‟s degree. You can obtain a Bachelor‟s diploma in three years

at university.

After that, you can continue studying for a Master‟s diploma. Both HBO and WO universities offer Master‟s

study programmes. If you are studying at an HBO university, you may be entitled to a grant, although this is

not the case for those studying part-time. For more information on student grants, see the DUO website,

(www.ocwduo.nl).

Bachelor’s study programmes

The Bachelor‟s diploma is internationally recognized, which is useful if you wish to work abroad. In most

cases, you can also spend some time abroad as part of your study programme.

The Bachelor‟s study programmes at the HU also have many optional subjects. You can choose a minor (a

cohesive package of optional courses) or a package of optional courses that you put together yourself. For

more details, see Section 2.4.4 (optional subjects component).

The optional subjects component also means that you can study some study components at other

universities, both inside and outside the Netherlands.

Master’s study programmes

After completing your Bachelor‟s programme, you can go on to do a Master‟s programme at a university

(HBO or WO). The HU has a growing number of Master‟s programmes, including for people with several

years‟ work experience. For more information, go to www.masters.hu.nl.

If you would like to do a Master‟s at a WO university, you should know that there are sometimes gaps

between HBO qualifications and the requirements for embarking on a Master‟s at a WO university. In order

to bring your knowledge and skills to the required level, special courses have been devised for a number of

Master‟s, known as pre-Master‟s. You take them before starting on the Master‟s proper. For more

information, go to www.premasters.hu.nl, or consult the brochure entitled, „Doorstuderen na je bachelor

aan de UU’.

4 The period of four years is for the full-time version. In the case of part-time and dual programmes, the period may be

different.

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9.1.3 HU and faculty regulations

HU and faculty regulations

Under the terms of the Higher Education and Research Act, the HU, as an institute for Higher Vocational

Education, has a number of obligations. These have been incorporated by the HU into various regulations

and set out in more detail.

There are regulations that apply to all students at the HU, which can be found at www.reglementen.hu.nl.

In addition, there are regulations that apply only to students in a particular faculty or who are on a specific

study programme. These regulations can be found on the intranet site of your faculty or study programme.

Regulations that apply to all at the HU

The most important HU-wide regulations for you are those in the „Student and Teaching‟ and „Participation‟

categories. Examples are:

- The HU Student Charter:

Your general rights and obligations as a student;

- The HU Teaching and Examination Regulations:

These set out your rights and obligations as a student with regard to teaching, exams, and

other related matters;

- The Enrolment Regulations:

These describe the procedural aspects of enrolment, tuition fees, and unenrolment. See

Section 9.2.7;

- The HU Legal Protection for Students Regulations:

These describe the steps you can take if you do not agree with something. See Chapter 7

and www.klachtenwegwijzer.hu.nl;

- The Talent Grant:

The different types of financial support that HU can provide you with are set out here. See

Section 8.2;

- Programme Committee Regulations:

These cover everything related to the Programme Committee (departmental level advisory

bodies). See Section 8.12.1;

- Regulations on Undesirable Behaviour: These set out the rules of conduct at the HU.

- IT Code of Conduct This describes the rules of conduct in relation to the use of computers and the HU network.

The most up-to-date versions of the regulations can be found at www.reglementen.hu.nl.

The most important regulations for students, including the Teaching and Examination Regulations and this

Study Guide, are revised every year. The new versions replace the old versions, which then cease to be

valid. If it is necessary to maintain old rules, a transitional arrangement will apply, stating for whom and

until when certain old rules shall apply. The HU Teaching and Examination Regulations for Bachelor‟s

programmes and the Study Guide for a particular academic year apply to every student who has enrolled

for that academic year.

Faculty and study programme regulations

You can find faculty regulations via the intranet site of your study programme and the information site from

the Student Desk. Examples include house rules, exam protocols, and other matters that only apply to

students in the faculty in question.

Chapter 10 of the HU Teaching and Examination Regulations for Bachelor‟s programmes also contains

rules that apply to every student in the faculty concerned. Chapter 10 of the same regulations for your

faculty can be found at www.reglementen.hu.nl. The HU Teaching and Examination Regulations are set

out in greater detail in the Study Guide in the form of rules relating to study programmes – these apply to

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9.1.4 Rules governing order

Article 48 of the Student Charter (see www.reglementen.hu.nl) regulates the maintenance of order at the

HU. Briefly, it entails the following:

Provisions and instructions

In order to maintain order, provisions and instructions that have been laid down by or on behalf of the

Executive Board and faculty management apply at the HU, in addition to the law in general. They relate to,

but are not limited to, the following topics:

Undesirable behaviour;

Fraud and irregularities during exams (see Section 4.4.2);

The use of the buildings and grounds and their facilities;

Reporting of absence by students as a result of illness or other causes;

Exceptional circumstances.

Clothing that covers the face is banned at the HU. Study programmes may impose additional clothing-

related rules if this is considered necessary on account of the practical nature of the lessons.

Obligations of students

As a student, you have the following obligations on the basis of the Working Conditions Act:

The obligation to act carefully and cautiously when working and studying;

The obligation to be familiar with safety and other regulations that relate to your work and studies;

The obligation to use safety provisions correctly and to wear or apply compulsory protection

equipment;

The obligation to report unsafe or unhealthy work situations to the relevant faculty management.

Sanctions

If you are in breach of any of the provisions or instructions, or if you fail to fulfil your obligations, the faculty

management may impose the following sanctions:

The issuing of a warning or reprimand;

Denial of access to the buildings and grounds of the HU for a period not exceeding one year;

Termination of your enrolment.

Your enrolment as a student at the HU may also be refused or terminated. This will occur if you show by

your words or your actions that you are not fit for the profession for which you are being trained, or are

unsuitable for the practical preparations that the training involves.

If you are guilty of any irregularities, the Board of Examiners may also impose sanctions. It may decide, for

example, that you may not take any exams for a certain amount of time, and it can also withhold your

diploma. The Board can also advise your faculty director to terminate your enrolment permanently. The

sanctions available to the Board of Examiners are described in greater detail in Section 4.4.2 of this Study

Guide and in Article 38 of the HU Teaching and Examination Regulations for Bachelor‟s programmes 2012-

2013.

9.1.5 Quality assurance

The HU devotes a great deal of care and attention to quality. Quality assurance relates, among other

things, to every aspect of teaching, the curriculum, study progress, supervision, the organization of

teaching, and the relationship between the study programme and the employment market.

The system of quality assurance used by the programme is described in precise detail in the quality plan.

This describes how a clearer idea of the quality of the programmes is obtained, how things might be

improved, how you are involved with the evaluation of the quality of teaching, and how the results of the

evaluations are reported. Programme Committees play an important role in the system of quality assurance

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The quality of teaching is of course best evaluated by you and your fellow students. You will therefore be

approached on a regular basis to complete anonymous questionnaires in which you can give your

evaluations.

Surveys

At the FEM you will be given the opportunity to fill in course- and teacher evaluations at the end of eacht

study term. In the spring you will take part in a university-wide Student Satisfaction Survey, the results of

which are made known via Netpresenter and your study programme‟s intranet. The Operations department

conducts a Customer Satisfaction Survey amongt students, teachers and staff. The results of this survey

are also published via Nepresenter and your study programme‟s intranet.

Do you have a complaint or a good idea?

We like to now both! Not only can you express a complaint, but also so that we can hear how you think we

can improve the FEM. For your ideas or complaints, call the Tips & Dips Line: 088 481 62 40. All telephone

calls are treated in confidence. You can also register your ideas or complaints using a special form

available at the Student Desk‟s informationsite.

9.1.6 HU organizational chart

An organizational chart of the HU is shown at www.hu.nl/overdeHU Click on „In het kort‟ and then on

„Organogram‟.

Teaching at the HU is organized in institutes, academies, and centres. The Bachelor‟s programmes are

provided by the institutes. Institutes are groups of lecturers who are each responsible for one or more study

programmes. Knowledge centres are groups of professors who are responsible for the implementation of

research programmes. De parttime bachelorstudies at the FEM are a part of the Centre for Business &

Management.

The HU is organized into faculties. See Section 9.1.7.

9.1.7 HU locations

HU locations in Utrecht and Amersfoort

The addresses and route descriptions for all locations in Utrecht and Amersfoort are on

www.hu.nl/adressen. For those using public transport, go to www.9292ov.nl.

9.2 General information on the faculty economics & management

9.2.1 General

The Faculty of Economics & Management (FEM) is one of the six faculties at Hogeschool Utrecht

University of Applied Sciences. The FEM has almost 5.500 student and employs a staff of around 400.

Thee basis for our education is competence-base learning and the professional field is the guiding principle

for our graduate profiles. The faculty develops itself from educational institution into knowledge institution

where education, research, innovation and knowledge circulation are central themes. The FEM promotes

itself as a broad Business School cinsisting of the following three institutes:

Institute for Marketing & Commerce

Institute for Business Economics

Institute for Business Administration.

Within these institutes bachelor courses are being organised on fulltime and parttime basis. Also, master

courses are being offered.

9.2.2 Organizational chart of the faculty

An organizational chart of the faculty is available at your study programme‟s intranet.

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9.2.3 Contact information

The FEM can be easily reached by car and public transport. Directions can be found on www.hu.nl.

Visitors address: Padualaan 101, 3584 CH Utrecht

Postal address: PO Box 85029, 3508 AA Utrecht

Telephone (main switchboard): 088 481 62 00

Internal alarm number: 088 481 64 41

Director Institute for Business Administration

Karin van Grafhorst ([email protected])

Managers IBMS

Job Krijgsman ([email protected]) & Marlies Schuman ([email protected])

9.2.4 Floor plan

To see the floor plan, check „studiegids Accountancy 2012-2013‟ via www.studiegids.hu.nl

9.2.5 Practical provisions and instructions

The following rules apply at the HU:

- You have to be able to prove your identity with a valid identity document5;

- Mobile telephones must be switched off during lessons;

- If you are late, you may be refused entry;

- Smoking, cycling, roller skating, skating, and bringing pets in the building are prohibited;

- Clear away your waste, and dispose of it in the correct containers and bins;

- Faculty property may not be removed from the premises without written permission;

- Posters and placards may only be hung up on the notice boards in the lift area of the building;

- In the event of an emergency, call the alarm number for the building: 088 – 481 64 41

The faculty management may impose further instructions of a practical nature.

9.2.6 Facilities

Reception

The reception is on the ground floor near the main entrance. The reception employees can show you the

way in the building, are in charge of supervision and the telephone switchboard and receive the calls from

lecturers reporting sick. There is a digital information board near the reception on which timetable changes

and absences of lecturers are mentioned. Reports of sickness can also be found on Netpresenter

(screensaver) or your study programme‟s intranet.

Restaurant

Warm meals, rolls, drinks and other snacks are available at the canteen. In the canteen you can only pay

by Facility card (see paragraph payment in the building). If the canteen is closed you can get coffee, soft

drinks and snacks at the vending machines that are in the building.

The student restaurant is named HUgo! The space above HUgo is also especially for the students and is

named HUib. Personnel have a separate space called FEMke, above reception. The opening hours of the

restaurant are form Monday – Friday 09.30 – 14.00. During examination weeks and holidays, opening

hours can be adjusted.

Service desk

For everything not directly related to education you can contact the Service desk.

Facility Reporting Centre

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You can report complaints, requests, information and technical problems with facilities such as

photocopiers via 088 481 6666 or [email protected], or at the Service Desk.

Paying within the building

At photocopiers and printers and at the coffee and soft drink vending machines you can only pay by

„chipknip‟. The same also applies to purchases in the restaurant. The chipknip loading point is located on

the ground floor opposite the jungle patio. There are also loading points at the Communication and

Journalism Faculty, the University of Utrecht (Educatorium) and around the corner at the „De Basket‟

restaurant. You can also purchase prepaid chipknip cards (€10 and €20 denominations) at the Utrecht

University Educatorium.

Facilities for the disabled

The building is excellently accessible for the disabled with an extra wide entrance, automatic sliding doors

and wide doors and gangways. There are two elevators and there is a toilet for the disabled on each floor

for which the key can be collected at the reception. The parking places for the disabled are situated at the

back of the building. An application for this can be filed at the Facility Reporting Centre

([email protected]).

Study environment/work stations for students

The education in our faculty is based on what is known as competency-based learning. This means that

not only knowledge, but also attitude and practical skills play an important role in the education. You will

therefore regularly carry out assignments, individually or in groups. Computers are often essential for

these, and so FEM makes special facilities available for students in this area. There are over 450 computer

workplaces for students in computer rooms, project rooms, the Media Library and on the study squares.

FEM also has a wireless network, so you can work with your own laptop. The number of power points has

been greatly increased in the summer of 2010. Also in the summer of 2011 extra power points will be fixed.

Experience has shown that the computers are most fully occupied at the end of the course term. To avoid

capacity problems, it is important to plan well and not wait until the last minute to complete project

assignments and reports.

You can only work in computer rooms 0.01 to 0.08, 0.46 and 1.02 if they are not being used for lectures.

You can find the times when these rooms are timetabled for lectures on the doors of the rooms. During

examination terms only a limited number of rooms are available for independent working.

Computer rooms 0.45 and 0.47 are silent rooms where you can work undisturbed. There are a total of 52

PCs there for individual work. You can use project rooms 0.41, 0.42, 0.43, 0.44, 0.48 and 0.50 when you

want to work in a group.

You can also make use of project rooms 0.61 to 0.86 for assignments with fellow students. There are

thirteen rooms for a maximum of six people with two PCs (odd room numbers) and thirteen rooms for a

maximum of eight people with three PCs (even room numbers). The rooms are available during the

opening times, and can be used for group work. You can reserve a project room at the Service Desk. Of

course we expect that you will leave the rooms in a tidy condition.

There are group workplaces in HUib (the upper canteen) for meetings of groups of 3 to 5 people.

The study squares are areas where students and lecturers can meet and cooperate. You will find

workspaces here where you can work together with your group and where you can consult your lecturer.

There are pc‟s and laptop workspaces available on the squares.

Printing, scanning and faxing

There are printers available for students available in the study squares, in the corridor of the computer

workstations, in the Library, in the Facility square and in the corridor of the project rooms. In addition there

is a colour printer available in the Facility square. From each PC you can print on one of these printers. In

the Library you can use a scanner. There is in the Facility square a copying machine equipped with a

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Are you using Apple or Windows on your laptop? Then you can add a printer from the HU-network via

www.printen.hu.nl (Use Internet Explorer as your browser for Windows). Because laptops can have

multiple personalised settings, HU can not guarantee a smooth functioning. Are you not allowed to add a

printer via the site? Please go with you notebook to the Service Desk at the back of the building.

IT problems

Problems with or breakdowns of PCs or software programmes can be reported to the Service desk.

Audiovisual equipment Mobile audio visual equipment can be reserved at the reception. This concerns equipment in addition to the

„fixed‟ equipment present in the halls and classrooms.

Beamers

tape recorders for interviews.

Online reservations can only be fulfilled 24 hours in advance, otherwise your request can not be taken into

consideration. The reservation form can be downloaded via your study programme‟s intranet

Repro service

The repro service can print small or large quantities for you and can bind reports for you. Faculty of

Communication and Journalism, Padualaan 99 Utrecht, Xerox Reproshop, 088 481 3565 or

[email protected]

Readers

For some courses it may be required to order a reader. These can be ordered online via

https://hu.xeroxwebwinkel.nl/

9.2.7 Enrolment for and unenrolling from the study programme

Enrolments Office

The Enrolments Office is responsible for enrolling and unenrolling students at the HU, for collecting tuition

fees, and for issuing student identity cards.

Enrolment

You may enrol as a student for a study programme if you fulfil the following conditions:

You meet the admission requirements (see Sections 9.2.8 and 2.4.1);

You have paid your tuition fees (or if payment has been arranged by a standing order or letter of

guarantee);

You meet the other requirements, as stated in the HU Enrolment Regulations (see

www.reglementen.hu.nl).

You may only use the services and facilities of the HU when you have officially enrolled.

If you have successfully completed a preliminary year for an HBO or WO study programme, you may be

able to enter the study programme at a more advanced stage of the programme. In that case, you will be

exempt from the preliminary year subjects.

If you wish to enrol for the main phase, you can use www.studielink.nl, but you should first contact the

study programme. They will be able to tell you more about your options and determine whether you meet

the requirements for being able to enter the main phase of the programme.

Re-enrolment

You must re-enrol in every academic year. You can arrange this and payment of your tuition fees online,

via Studielink - www.hu.studielink.nl. Before the start of a new year (in around June), you will receive a

message from the Enrolments Office on how to re-enrol.

If you have received a negative recommendation on the continuation of your studies (see Section 2.4.2) at

the end of the academic year, you may not re-enrol for the same study programme (and in some cases, not

for related programmes either) at the HU in the following academic year.

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Student identity card and proof of enrolment

When your enrolment or re-enrolment process has been completed, you will receive a student identity card

and proof of enrolment. Your student identity card also serves as proof of enrolment.

Termination of enrolment

If you do not re-enrol for the new academic year, your enrolment will end on 1 September. This is expected

to change in the future. In that case, you will enrol once, and remain enrolled until you unenrol via

Studielink. If your enrolment ends, then you will no longer be entitled to a student grant or your student

public transport pass.

You may also request that your enrolment be terminated during the academic year. This will then take

effect from the first following month.

Even if you have graduated, you still need to unenrol yourself, using Studielink. You can unenrol with effect

from the first month that follows the month in which your diploma is issued. Please note! The unenrolment

date is important for the purpose of getting back any tuition fees that may be owed to you. For more

information about possible reimbursement of tuition fees when unenrolling, see the HU Enrolment

Regulations at www.reglementen.hu.nl.

Finally, your enrolment may be terminated if you have not paid your tuition fees after receiving a reminder.

It will then be terminated with effect from the second month following the reminder.

The above information is just a summary. The procedures are described in full in the HU Enrolment

Regulations (see www.reglementen.hu.nl). For more information about enrolling and unenrolling, go to the

Enrolments Office website: www.inschrijven.hu.nl.

9.2.8 Admission test

There is no first year‟s programme in the 2012-2013 academic year.

9.2.9 Study costs, supplementary fees, and rebates

Education at the HU costs money.

9.2.9.1 Tuition fees

Your situation determines whether you pay statutory tuition fees or institutional tuition fees. In general, the

rules are as follows. You pay statutory tuition fees if:

You are not already in possession of a Bachelor‟s or Master‟s degree. This does not apply if you

intend to start a study programme in the field of healthcare or education, unless your previous

degree was in either of these fields;

You live in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg or in the German Länder of North Rhine-

Westphalia, Lower Saxony or Bremen and;

You are of Dutch nationality or equivalent (in accordance with Article 2.2 of the Student Grant Act

2000).

For the 2012-2013 academic year, the tuition fees are as follows:

€1,771 for full-time students;

€1,771 for dual students;

€1,451 for part-time students;

€1,589 for part-time students who are taking a government-funded Master‟s at the FE or the FMR.

The higher tuition fees for students who have been given a „V‟ designation (that is, including the penalty for

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€4,652 for part-time students who are taking a government-funded Master‟s at the FE or the FMR.

The institutional tuition fees for the 2012-2013 academic year are:




€6,791 for part-time students who are taking a government-funded Master‟s.

If you were taking two Bachelor‟s programmes in 2011-2012, then the fees are different (see below).

If you have to go abroad as a compulsory part of your studies or for an internship (and as a result are

unable to remain registered with the local city council), you are subject to institutional tuition fees which are

set at the same level as statutory tuition fees.

Two Bachelor’s programme at the same time

If you were enrolled on two Bachelor‟s programmes in the 2011-2012 academic year or earlier, or if you are

going to enrol on a second Bachelor‟s programme in 2012-2013, then you fall under a different

arrangement. If you have obtained your degree for the first programme and are aiming to complete the

second one, you will have to pay institutional tuition fees (unless your degree is in the healthcare or

education fields). On the basis of an agreement between HBO institutions and the Ministry, you will be

liable to pay institutional tuitions fees for 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 that have been set at the same level as

statutory tuition fees.

Two Bachelor’s programmes in succession

Legislation was drastically revised with effect from 1 September 2010. One important change is the law

whereby the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science only funds one Bachelor‟s and one Master‟s, with

no distinction being made between HBO and WO degrees. If you have already obtained a Bachelor‟s or

Master‟s degree (unless it was before 1991-1992) and you wish to enrol, or if you already have a degree

and are now enrolled for a second Bachelor‟s or Master‟s programme, then you come under the category

known as ‘stapelaars’. For their second Bachelor‟s or Master‟s programme, they do not pay statutory tuition

fees, but institutional tuition fees. The government has made an exception for those taking a programme in

healthcare or education, but only if the first degree was not in either of these fields.

Institutional tuition fees are considerably higher than their statutory counterparts, because the HU no longer

receives any government support for students who take a second Bachelor‟s or Master‟s programme.

However, the HU has decided to introduce the increase in tuition fees gradually for „stapelaars‟ who were

already enrolled before the 2010-2011 academic year on a programme at the HU and who have not

interrupted their studies since then. In 2011-2012, you pay 50% of the institutional tuition fees, and in 2012-

2013 you will pay the full amount.

Tuition fees are in some cases tax deductible (www.belastingdienst.nl). If you work, then ask your

employer about the options.

Enrolling as an external student

Examination fees for external students have been set by the HU at €1,771. This type of enrolment is for

students who are only taking exams and who do not need any supervision or support. External students

may not attend lessons; they only take exams.

It is not always possible to enrol as an external student. For this programme, a student may not enrol as an

external student.

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From the 2012-2013 academic year, statutory tuition fees will be increased for students who are more

than a year behind schedule with their studies. After the regular duration of a Bachelor‟s and a Master‟s,

you have one more year in which you pay the standard statutory tuition fees.

Note: previous enrolments on other similar Higher Education programmes (from 1991 onwards) will count

towards the calculation of the duration of your enrolment.

When you have „used up‟ your „extra year‟, you will start to pay the higher rate of statutory tuition fees –

that is, the normal statutory fees plus a supplement of €3,063, which is indexed every year by the Ministry

of Education, Culture and Science. If you are awarded an extra year‟s grant, you will also be given an extra

year for your studies.

9.2.9.2 Costs of books and learning materials

According to the booklist you can calcute the costs for study books and other learning materials.

9.2.9.3 Other costs You will need at least € 600 per month to cover rent, food, insurance, transport and other expense. This does not cover study expenses. Excursions are occasionally arranged by lecturers which may involve

a small transport cost. Students studying at a partner university will be charged regular Dutch tuition fees,

not the fees of the university abroad. Most student visas allow part-time work to help with the expenses of

living abroad, such as accommodation, travel, etc. Students on internships usually receive some financial

help from the company to help with expenses

9.2.9.4 Financial assistance

If you are no longer able to bear the costs for certain educational facilities on account of demonstrable

financial reasons, you may be eligible for financial assistance. You should submit such a request to the

faculty management.

The HU provides financial support for students who have fallen behind schedule with their studies for

exceptional reasons. These could be related to administrative acitivites or other exceptional circumstances.

To obtain financial support in relation to exceptional circumstances, you must apply through your student

counsellor. For more information, see the HU Talent Grant or go to www.studentvoorzieningen.hu.nl.

For financial support for students involved in administrative activities, see Section 8.14.2.

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10 Course descriptions

Titel Advanced Accounting Opleidingsvariant Voltijd

Collegejaar 2012-2013

Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-ADVACC-09

Cursusnaam Engels Advanced Accounting

Aantal EC's 3 European Credits

Studiefase/niveau B (bachelor hoofdfase)

Toegankelijkheid voor studenten van andere faculteiten

Nee

Excellentieniveau

Contactpersoon ADJ van der Leij (tel. 088 4816544) ([email protected])

Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:

werkvormtype aanwezigheid frequentie contactduur per bijeenkomst (in minuten)

totale contactduur (in uren afgerond)

blok

Werkvorm verplicht 7 maal per blok 180 minuten 21 uren

Toetsen:

toets toetsvorm resultaatschaal minimum cijfer toetsduur (in minuten)

gelegenheid

Written exam Tentamen Standaard resultaatschaal toets (>2011) 4 120

bij aanvangsblok 2:

1. blok 2, week 46

2. blok 3, week 6

Inhoudelijke gegevens Korte beschrijving

Learning outcomes

Inhoud

10 1 Course Goals and Learning Objectives

To be able to produce the ledgers, journal bookings and valuation of participations as well as to produce the consolidated financial statements.

Special attention will be dedicated to issues that originate from the administration and controllers‟ office. The subjects focus on the accounting practices in larger, multinational companies.

WORKLOAD:

The total study load is 3 EC's or 84 hours of work.



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Below is an estimate of the time an average student should spend on attending lectures, study and

class preparation for an entire module of 1 block.

Class Contact Hours: 19 hours:

7 hours of large lectures,

Readings (240 pages) 21 hours

Problem Solving 21 hours

Individual Assignment 13 hours

Exam preparation 8 hours

Exam 2 hours

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Total 84 hours

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload

Contactduur (uren): 21

Toetsduur (uren): 2

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 23

Het totaal aantal uren is berekend na optelling van de drie onderdelen in minuten.

Door afrondingen kan de optelling van de onderdelen in uren iets afwijken van het totaal.



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Titel Asset management and Financial markets

Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-ASMANFMA-09

Cursusnaam Engels

Asset management and Financial markets




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok

Werkvorm verplicht 7 maal per blok 180 minuten 21 uren bij aanvangsblok 4:

blok 4

Toetsen:


gelegenheid

Written Exam Tentamen Standaard resultaatschaal toets (>2011) 4 120

bij aanvangsblok 4:

1. blok 4, week 16

2. blok 5, week 27


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

the student should be able to make investment decisions (eg on savings, stocks, bonds, real estate,

derivatives), assess risks and returns, decide on portfolio management issues all in an ethical

context.

WORKLOAD:

3 ECTS (84 hours)

lectures and tutorials



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self study reading + exercises: 21 hrs + 28 hrs

preparation for exam 16 hrs

7 x 160 minuten = 19 hrs

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren): 2

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 23





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Titel Business Communication in English 2 Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-BUSCOMM2-08

Cursusnaam Engels Business Communication In English 2




Nee

Excellentieniveau

Contactpersoon E Haenen (tel. 088 4816468) ([email protected])

Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 3

Toetsen:


gelegenheid

Test in the class Tentamen Standaard resultaatschaal toets (>2011) 4

bij aanvangsblok 3:

1. blok 3, week 6

2. blok 4, week 16


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

The goal of this course is to improve students‟ speaking, writing, listening, vocabulary

and grammar skills in the field of business and to increase their effectiveness.

Specifically, students will learn how to write a letter of application and cv. They will also

learn how to describe a business graph, send an informal business email and to write

an executive summary. In the field of oral proficiency they will give presentations, take

part in role simulations, discussions and meetings or debates. They will also improve

their reading and listening proficiency.

The training will take seven weeks and each training session will last three hours. The

course will finish with a final

written exam, to be taken during the last session of the course (in week 7).

WORKLOAD:

The course „Business Communication in English 2‟ is a 3 EC course. One EC (short for

European Credit Transfer System) is the equivalent of 28 hours.

Students will be granted 3 credits at the end of Term C if all the requirements have been



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met.

Total hours: 84

Lectures (3-hour training sessions during 7 weeks) 21

Self study, including reading and homework 42

Preparation for the final exam 21

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren):

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 21





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Titel Business Communication in English 3 Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-BUSCOM3-09

Cursusnaam Engels Business Communication in English 3




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 4

Toetsen:


gelegenheid

Test in the class Tentamen Standaard resultaatschaal toets (>2011) 4

bij aanvangsblok 4:

1. blok 4, week 16

2. blok 5, week 27


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

The goal of this course is to improve students‟ speaking, writing, listening, (financial)

vocabulary and grammar skills in the field of business and to increase their

effectiveness. Specifically, students will practise writing reports, proposals and

executive summaries. In the field of oral proficiency they will give presentations, take

part in role simulations, discussions, meetings and negotiations. They will also improve

their reading proficiency.

The training will take seven weeks and each training session will last three hours. The

course will finish with a final group presentation on a report (also a group assignment)

and a written exam, to be taken during the last session of the course (in week 7).

WORKLOAD:

The course „Business Communication in English 3‟ is a 3 EC course. One EC (short for

European Credit Transfer System) is the equivalent of 28 hours.



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Students will be granted 3 credits at the end of Term D if all the requirements have been

met.

Total hours: 84


Self study, including reading, homework and writing a report (in a group)

42

Preparation for the final exam 21

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren):

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 21





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Titel Business Performance Project Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-PROPEMA-08

Cursusnaam Engels Business Performance Project




Nee

Excellentieniveau

Contactpersoon GJ Lanting (tel. 0884816313) ([email protected])

Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok

Werkvorm verplicht 7 maal per blok 180 minuten 21 uren bij aanvangsblok 3: blok 3


blok 3

Toetsen:


gelegenheid

Assignment Opdracht Standaard resultaatschaal toets (>2011) 4

bij aanvangsblok 3:

1. blok 3, week 6

2. blok 4, week 16


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

After completing this course the student will be able:

to conduct an internal and external analysis

to draw up a SWOT table

to analyse and set up a confrontation matrix

to advise an entrepreneur on a strategy

to connect control measures to a strategy

to evaluate motivation systems for managers

to critically evaluate a company‟s definition of profit, investments and investment

centre

to use different management tools

to name the Critical Success Factors of a company

to deduct the performance indicators that go with the formulate CSFs

to set up a Balanced Score Card for an organisation or part of an organisation



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WORKLOAD:

6 EC

Students work out cases individually and take the results to class. In class they work in project-

groups of no more than 5 students to create a group version from the individual results. This group

version is given to the teacher to evaluate. During the second part of the project students work in

teams on designing and implementing a performance measurement system for a company.

There is a weekly class with a duration of 180 minutes.

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren):

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 25





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Titel Business Processes Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-BUSPROC-08

Cursusnaam Engels Business Processes




Nee

Excellentieniveau

Contactpersoon AH van Delden (tel. 088 481 6547) ([email protected])

Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok

Werkvorm niet verplicht 7 maal per blok 180 minuten 21 uren bij aanvangsblok 2:

blok 2

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 2:

1. blok 2, week 46

2. blok 3, week 6


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

Analyse logistical processess, from raw material to consumer. Assessment of costs, lead times,

customer satisfaction. Thorough understanding of purchasing process and uncertainties involved and

handling price fluctuations

WORKLOAD:

3EC i.e. 84 hours consisting of home study; teaching; class preparation

Hand in on weekly basis exerpt from lesson

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren): 2

Zelfstudie (uren):



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Totaal (uren): 23





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Titel Business Processes Navision Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-BUSPRONA-08

Cursusnaam Engels Business Processes Navision




Nee

Excellentieniveau

Contactpersoon AH van Delden (tel. 088 481 6547) ([email protected])

Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 2

Toetsen:


gelegenheid

Group Assignment Opdracht Standaard resultaatschaal toets (>2011) 4

bij aanvangsblok 2:

1. blok 2, week 46

2. blok 3, week 6


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

Course Goals and Learning Objectives

1. the goal of this module is to learn how to analyse, describe and document the company‟s Business

Processes

and Business Data needs , focussing on the key business activities of a company and the business

logistics

for making forecast- and planning-decisions in a production/trade-company.

2. the student will learn to report on the efficiency and effectiveness of the company‟s business data

needs and

how to make solutionproposals for possible management-decision-making improvements based upon

a present situation-desired situation analysis-research. With conclusions and recommandations.

3. the student will develop understanding and insight on ERP-systems concepts; and on acquiring,

implementing, installing, and managing (parts of) an ERP-Business Administrationpackage.

After the module the student will have insight in:



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- analysis of the company‟s business processes in the internal control situation

- assessment of the present situation compared to the desired situation: variance analysis.

- also the student will be able to advice and recommend on decision-making IC-improvements

The result of the structuring of the internal control of a company will have to produce the business

data

and management information needed by the management of the company for decision making and

control.

company and the business logistics

for making forecast- and planning-decisions in a production/trade-company.

2. the student will learn to report on the efficiency and effectiveness of the company‟s

business data needs and

how to make solutionproposals for possible management-decision-making improvements

based upon a present situation-desired situation analysis-research. With conclusions and

recommandations.

3. the student will develop understanding and insight on ERP-systems concepts; and on

acquiring, implementing, installing, and managing (parts of) an ERP-Business

Administrationpackage.

WORKLOAD:

Projectteam contact-hours - instruction and feedback: 14

Plan of Approach: 30

Computerlab ERP Navision: 30

Research, studying and making of Case-assignments: 30

Problemsolving-Analysis of Case-assignments: 25

Business Advisory Report: 25

Individual Essay: 14

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TOTAL STUDYWORKLOAD 168

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren):

Zelfstudie (uren):



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Totaal (uren): 21





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Titel Capital Budgeting, WCM, STF Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-CBWCMSTF-09

Cursusnaam Engels Capital Budgeting, WCM, STF




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 3

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 3:

1. blok 3, week 6

2. blok 4, week 16


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

Course Goals and Learning Objectives

Purpose of the course is to extend knowledge and skills to students to succesfully conclude financial economic problems in corporations. Emphasize is on corporate finance and valuation.

WORKLOAD:

3EC’s, being 84 hours.

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren): 2

Zelfstudie (uren):



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Totaal (uren): 23





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Titel Corporate Behavioral Organisation Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-COBEHORG-09

Cursusnaam Engels Corporate Behavioural Organisation




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 1

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 1:

1. blok 1, week 37

2. blok 2, week 46


Learning outcomes

Inhoud


By the end of this course, you will be able to recognise the advantages as well as the disadvantages

of diversity in teams and organizations. You are able to observe differences in corporate behaviour,

and evaluate this behaviour according to the other‟s cultural frame of reference, rather than according

to yours. You are able to recommend, and to take the most strategic as well as the most synergistic

approach in leading a multicultural workforce to global excellence.

WORKLOAD:

The total study load is 3 EC's or 84 hours of work.

Below is an estimation of average time spend on attending lectures, study and class preparation for an

entire module of 1 block.

Class Contact Hours: 19 hours:



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Reading 21 hours

Homework questions 21 hours

2 Group Assignments 12 hours


Exam 1 hour

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Total 84 hours

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren): 2

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 23





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Titel Doing International Business Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-INTBUS-08

Cursusnaam Engels Doing International Businees




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 1

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 1:

1. blok 1, week 37

2. blok 2, week 46


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

12 1 Course goals and learning objectives

This course aims to offer the students

Basic knowledge and skills in the field of intercultural communication, which are

essential to performing successfully in the international business world

Confidence and effectiveness in operating in an international environment, which

should increase their career prospects

Relevant case studies in an international setting

An improvement of their overall language skills, both orally and written

Practice of their presentation and discussion skills

WORKLOAD:

The course „Doing International Business‟ is a 3 EC course. One EC (short for European

Credit Transfer System) is the equivalent of 28 hours.



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Students will be granted 3 credits at the end of the first term if all the requirements have

been met.

Total hours: 84


Self study, including reading and homework 42

Consultancy session 1

Preparation for the written exam 20

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren):

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 21





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Titel Financial Accounting 2 Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-FINACC2-08

Cursusnaam Engels Financial Accounting 2




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 1

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 1:

1. blok 1, week 37

2. blok 2, week 46


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

Acquire indepth knowledge of managing fixed and liquid assets. Optimize corporate finance and

management of forex positions. Evaluate financialposition: balance sheet; profit & loss plus cash

flow stement; investment projects; managgement of working capital and interest/currency risks

WORKLOAD:

3EC i.e. 84 hours, consisting of home study; teaching; class preparation

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren): 2

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 23




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Titel Financial Calculations & Advanced Exel

Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-FINCALEX-08

Cursusnaam Engels

Financial Calculations And Advanced Excel




Nee

Excellentieniveau

Contactpersoon T Mooibroek (tel. 0884816548) ([email protected])

Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 2

Toetsen:


gelegenheid

Toets in de les Tentamen Standaard resultaatschaal toets (>2011) 4

bij aanvangsblok 2:

1. blok 2, week 46

2. blok 3, week 6


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

Calculation of Financial assignments in Excel, practice the contruction of Excel sheets for Financial

calculation

WORKLOAD:

3EC i.e. 84 hours consisting of home study; teaching; class preparation.

three weeks of Excel instruction, concluding in examination; remainder of the



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time used for building Excel model in win-win-case

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren):

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 21





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Titel Financial Planning and Control Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-PROFINPC-08

Cursusnaam Engels Financial Planning And Control




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 1

Toetsen:


gelegenheid

Group assignment Opdracht Standaard resultaatschaal toets (>2011) 4

bij aanvangsblok 1:

1. blok 1, week 37

2. blok 2, week 46


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

Throrough knowledge in developments in financial planning and control.

Operate cost, profitabilityand decision calculations. Evaluate intercompany pricing and

management performance

WORKLOAD:

6EC , consisting of home study; teaching; class preparation; project assignments

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren):

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 21




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Titel International Asset Management Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-INTASSMA-09

Cursusnaam Engels International Asset Management




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 4

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 4:

1. blok 4, week 16

2. blok 5, week 27


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

The main purpose is to acquire skills to place investment decisions in an international setting.

It is important to gather information from internet sources that is useful for the asset management

concept in a given situation.

Through teamwork optimal solutions are negotiated that are based on numerical analysis with

help of excel applications.

Solutoins will presented in a paper and eventually in a powerpoint presentation as a co-

production of all teammembers involved

WORKLOAD:

The workload is 6EC's meaning 168 hours.

Weekly assignments contain the following activities:

Analysis of team assignment.

Distribution of individual tasks amongst the teammembers

Individual problem solving of assignment through reasearch on internet and textbooks.



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Numerical solutions to the assignment.

Team discussion on viable options.

Preparation of teampaper.

Presentation of teampaper during weekly meetings with tutor.

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren):

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 21





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Titel International Business Law Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-INBUSLAW-09

Cursusnaam Engels International Business Law




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 2

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 2:

1. blok 2, week 46

2. blok 3, week 6


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

Through weekly exercises the student‟s ability is improved to

apply legal concepts and skills on short and practical cases

related to International Business Law.

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be

able to:

- identify and avoid legal problems related to conflict of national

laws in different countries;

- explain the role of international organizations like the World

Trade Organization;

- use the adequate legal instrument for entering a specific foreign

market;

- explain the issues related tot the application of multilateral

treaties related to Intellectual Property Rights;

- understand and know the basic legal principles and rules of

European Competition Law.



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WORKLOAD:


Lectures (7 weeks) 14

Self study including reading and homework

40

Exam preparation including sample exam 28

Exam 2

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren): 2

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 23





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Titel International Marketing Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-INTMARK-09

Cursusnaam Engels International Marketing




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 1

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 1:

1. blok 1, week 37

2. blok 2, week 46


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

1. Assessment of marketing strategies :

Learning from past successes and failures and allocate and explain the reasons. Propose

changes and improvements in marketing strategies to increase success likelihood ratio.

2. Internal and external Analysis:

Students need to be able to understand and analyse the company‟s internal resources as

well its market environment in order to be able to assess its Strengths and Weaknesses

and its Opportunities and Threats in its different markets. This needs to be done in a

tangible and weighted way to avoid irrational and emotional decision making.

3. General:

Students will develop techniques to minimize uncertainties and maximize their chances to

success in marketing decision making. They will learn how to analyse market trends,

discover opportunities and translate them to executable action- and contingency plans.

Good financial understanding and estimated value of the marketing goals forms the basis

of rational decision making on strategic marketing plans.



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WORKLOAD:

Week 1 till 7: 5 hours x 7 = 35 hours

Assignments: 50 hours

Exam: 3 hours

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren): 2

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 23





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Titel International Strategic Management Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-INTSTMAN-09

Cursusnaam Engels International Strategic Management




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 1

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 1:

1. blok 1, week 37

2. blok 2, week 46


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

- Analyzing problems and making judgements; is able to break complex problems down into

component parts and make reasoned judgements.

- Problem solving and decisiveness; respond constructively to problems by analysing them

into simple lists of tasks or activities, making choices and transforming these into actions.

- Visioning; long-term thinking and making choice based on general outlines

- Creativity; breaks fresh, new ground; finds new solutions.

- Project Management; planning, organizing and monitoring the progress of a project in a

team situation.

- Customer-orientation; organizes one‟s activities in accordance with customers‟ needs with a

view to maintaining long-standing relations, both internally and externally.

WORKLOAD:



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Total hours: 84

Lectures (6 weeks x 80 minutes): 8

Workshops (6 weeks x 80 minutes): 8

Self study: 12

Assignment: 24

Exam preparation: 30

Exam: 2

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren): 2

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 23





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Titel International Taxation Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-INTTAXA-09

Cursusnaam Engels International Taxation




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 2

Toetsen:


gelegenheid

Written exam Tentamen Standaard resultaatschaal toets (>2011) 4

bij aanvangsblok 2:

1. blok 2, week 46

2. blok 3, week 6


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

The goal of this course is to give you an insight into the complex set of tax laws and rules, as well as

the treaties between countries. The awareness of the basics will help you in researching future

questions that you may encounter in the future.

Starting from the OECD Model Tax Convention, we will work from the Internal Tax Primer and related

articles. A basic understanding of tax rules and issues concerning the different countries.

Analysis of tax principles in global investments. Assessment of tax legislation in international business

and its impact on day to day business

WORKLOAD:


Below is an estimate of the time an average student should spend on attending lectures, study and

class preparation for an entire module of 1 block.



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Class Contact Hours: 19 hours

Readings (300 pages) 21 hours

Research & Articles 21 hours

Individual Assignment 13 hours


Exam 2 hours

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Total 84 hours

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren):

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 21





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Titel Internship 1 Opleidingsvariant


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-INTSHIP1-08

Cursusnaam Engels Internship 1




Nee

Excellentieniveau

Contactpersoon EPM Tiggelman (tel. 088-4816948) ([email protected])

Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:

werkvormtype aanwezigheid frequentie

contactduur per bijeenkomst (in minuten)

totale contactduur (in uren afgerond) blok

Toetsen:


gelegenheid

Internship Assignment

Opdracht Standaard resultaatschaal toets (>2011)

4

bij aanvangsblok JAAR:

1. blok JAAR, week 36


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

More information about this course:

A more elaborate description of the content of this course can be found on the sharepointsite https://www.sharepoint.hu.nl/sites/CursuswijzersFEM. There you will also find a description of the competences and skills to be obtained.

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload

Contactduur (uren):

Toetsduur (uren):

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 0





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Titel Internship 2 Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-INTSHIP2-10

Cursusnaam Engels Internship 2




Nee

Excellentieniveau

Contactpersoon EPM Tiggelman (tel. 088-4816948) ([email protected])

Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok

Werkvorm verplicht


blok JAAR

Toetsen:


gelegenheid

Internship Assignment

Opdracht Standaard resultaatschaal toets (>2011)

4


1. blok JAAR, week 36


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

More information about this course:

A more elaborate description of the content of this course can be found on the sharepointsite https://www.sharepoint.hu.nl/sites/CursuswijzersFEM. There you will also find a description of the competences and skills to be obtained.

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload

Contactduur (uren):

Toetsduur (uren):

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 0





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Titel Intopia Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-INTOPIA-09

Cursusnaam Engels Intopia




Nee

Excellentieniveau

Contactpersoon JAM Vijverberg (tel. 6986) ([email protected])

Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok



blok 2

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 2:

1. blok 2, week 46

2. blok 3, week 6


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren):

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 27





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Titel Macro-economics Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-MACROECO-09

Cursusnaam Engels Macro-economics




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 3

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 3:

1. blok 3, week 6

2. blok 4, week 16


Learning outcomes

Inhoud


The aim of Management and Economics is to enable students to:

1. Make a country analysis of recent economic developments with principal trade

partners;

2. Find and interpret basic economic figures;

3. Analyse the determinants of the interest rate and the working of financial markets;

4. Determine the most important causes of GDP (economic) growth in a country;

5. Determine the main causes of inflation in a country;



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6. Analyse the determinants of the exchange rate in a country;

7. Recognise how governments and central banks try to influence levels of economic

activity;

8. Describe the key elements of general economics and relate them to international

financial management;

9. Identify international financial issues in the media and explain these;

10. Recognise how a company can be influenced by its external environment;

11. Find the major industries/sectors in an economy and distinguish between them;

12. Determine how certain industries are supported by government policy (such as

export promotion);

13. Identify the relationship between corporate investments and the interest rate;

14. Identify the relationship between corporate profits and the exchange rate; and

15. Identify the relationship between corporate profits and levels of economic activity.

WORKLOAD:

Total study burden in hours per student = 3 EC (European credits) x 28 hours = 84 hours

Total hours: 84 hours

Regular classes (7 x 2 x 80 minutes) 19

Self study (9 weeks x 5 hours) 45

Country report 18

Exam

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren): 2

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 23





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Titel Management Accounting 1 Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-MANACC1-08

Cursusnaam Engels Management Accounting 1: Cost Allocation And Budgeting




Nee

Excellentieniveau

Contactpersoon JC Smits (tel. 6329) ([email protected])

Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 1

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 1:

1. blok 1, week 37

2. blok 2, week 46


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

Acquire thorough understanding about the financial and non-financial information in managing a

corporation. I.a.: job/process costing; produce budgets and privide for respinsibility accounting.

WORKLOAD:


Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren): 2

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 23





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Titel Management Accounting 2 Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-MANACC2-08

Cursusnaam Engels Management Accounting 2




Nee

Excellentieniveau

Contactpersoon JC Smits (tel. 6329) ([email protected])

Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 3

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 3:

1. blok 3, week 6

2. blok 4, week 16


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

In this course Management Accounting 2 you will learn about:

Ø Control systems and transfer pricing

Ø Control systems and performance measurement

Ø ABC, pricing, target costing and customer profitability analysis

Ø Quality and throughput concerns in managing costs

Ø Accounting for just-in-time systems

Ø Strategic management accounting



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This course is very important for the Business Performance Project which is in the same block scheduled.

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren): 2

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 23





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Titel Micro-economics and Business Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-MICECBUS-08

Cursusnaam Engels Micro-Economics And Business




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 3

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 3:

1. blok 3, week 6

2. blok 4, week 16


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

The aim of Management and Economics is to enable students to:

1. Make a country analysis of recent economic developments with principal trade

partners;

2. Find and interpret basic economic figures;

3. Analyse the determinants of the interest rate and the working of financial markets;

4. Determine the most important causes of GDP (economic) growth in a country;

5. Determine the main causes of inflation in a country;

6. Analyse the determinants of the exchange rate in a country;

7. Recognise how governments and central banks try to influence levels of economic

activity;

8. Describe the key elements of general economics and relate them to international

financial management;



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9. Identify international financial issues in the media and explain these;

10. Recognise how a company can be influenced by its external environment;

11. Find the major industries/sectors in an economy and distinguish between them;

12. Determine how certain industries are supported by government policy (such as

export promotion);

13. Identify the relationship between corporate investments and the interest rate;

14. Identify the relationship between corporate profits and the exchange rate; and

15. Identify the relationship between corporate profits and levels of economic activity.

WORKLOAD:

Total study burden in hours per student = 3 EC (European credits) x 28 hours = 84 hours

Total hours: 84 hours

Regular classes (7 x 2 x 80 minutes) 19

Self study (9 weeks x 5 hours) 45

Country report 18

Exam 2

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren): 2

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 23





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Titel Monetary economics and policy Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-MONECPOL-09

Cursusnaam Engels Monetary economics and policy




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 3

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 3:

1. blok 3, week 6

2. blok 4, week 16


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

At the end of period 3 (term C) and after you have successfully finished the course, M-Monetary

Economics and Policy/01, you must be able to:

- To reason with taking into consideration the following: why events in markets for money,

financial markets and institutions and international financial system are of great concern to

politicians.

- To be able to recognise the monetary policy and economics behind it and to analyse

financial problems with a modelling approach (graphically) and supply and demand

analysis.

- To extend numerical skills to solve financial problems successfully.



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WORKLOAD:

The total study load is 3 EC‟s or 84 hours of work.

Below, you can find the estimated average time that is required to spend on this course, including

attending lectures, study and tutorial class preparation for an entire module of 1 period.

Class Contact Hours: 17 hours

Lectures 11 hours

Tutorials 6 hours

Readings 33 hours

Exercises 14 hours Exam Preparation 18 hours Exam 2 hours

Total 84 hours

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren): 2

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 23





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Titel Project Intercultural Business Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-PROINBUS-09

Cursusnaam Engels Project Intercultural Business




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 1

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 1:

1. blok 1, week 37

2. blok 2, week 46


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

Analysis of differences in global perception of intercultural contracts. Assess the theory behind it.

Evaluate the changes over time.

WORKLOAD:

6EC's

In project teams assignments are concluded. Presentations made in weekly meetings.

The project is concluded in a live project for third parties

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren): 2

Zelfstudie (uren):



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Totaal (uren): 16





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Titel Research Skills and Statistics Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-RSKISTA-08

Cursusnaam Engels Research Skills and Statistics




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 2

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 2:

1. blok 2, week 46

2. blok 3, week 6


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

Calculation of statistical constants used in research and application of results for conclusive

examination

WORKLOAD:


Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren): 2

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 23



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Titel Treasury Management Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-TREASPRO-09

Cursusnaam Engels Treasury Management




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok



blok 3

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 3:

1. blok 3, week 6

2. blok 4, week 16


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren):

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 32





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Titel Valuation of companies Opleidingsvariant Voltijd


Organisatorische gegevens Cursuscode MEIB-VALCOM-09

Cursusnaam Engels Valuation of companies




Nee

Excellentieniveau


Voertaal Engels

Werkvormen:



blok


blok 4

Toetsen:


gelegenheid


bij aanvangsblok 4:

1. blok 4, week 16

2. blok 5, week 27


Learning outcomes

Inhoud

Assessment of market and book value of a commercial enterprise, based on live companies

WORKLOAD:

3EC i.e. 84 hours consisting of home study; teaching; class preparation

Ingangseisen Geen

Workload


Toetsduur (uren): 2

Zelfstudie (uren):

Totaal (uren): 23





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11 Appendices

11.1 Teaching and Examination Regulations The OER-FEM bachelors 2012-2013 is published on the informationsite www.reglementen.hu.nl.

11.2 Other regulations

The exam rules and regulations document can be found via the informationsite Examorganisation FEM.


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