Student Counselling

The grades have been released: what now? You can find all your options in this flow chart (in Dutch).

Higher education at an academic level differs from secondary education in many ways: processing larger amounts of study material, learning to work more autonomously, getting used to new teaching methods, developing the right study method, making a good study plan, etc. Especially in the first year, this is a big adjustment and often a difficult search. The student counsellors can help you with this search.

As a higher-year student, you can also contact the student counsellors with questions about your study method or planning, or if you get stuck with your bachelor's or master's dissertation.

Information

On the Ufora page of the Student Counselling Service (in Dutch), the student counsellors announce all their activities and you will find useful documents such as brochures and planners.

Read up on specific information about:

regaining credits of your study account lost due to force majeure (in Dutch) (due to illness, death in the family, …)
filing an appeal against a refusal to enrol

Group offer

In the course of the academic year, the student counsellors will organise several workshops where you will be given concrete tips on planning, study methods, note-taking and diagramming. The dates will be announced in the course of September.

The university-wide training offer (e.g. more efficient studying, fear of failure, procrastination, sleep problems) can be found on the page of the Counselling Service.

Workshop STUDYING AND PLANNING at university

In this workshop, we will tell you more about (efficient) studying and good planning.

11 February, 16:00-18:00 in classroom 2.24 (Blandijnberg 2)
19 February, 9:00-11:00 in classroom 2.24 (Blandijnberg 2)

Workshop PLANNING

This workshop is entirely dedicated to planning a good study schedule during the semester. You will draw up your own schedule during the workshop and receive feedback on it.

12 February, 10:00-12:00 in classroom 2.24 (Blandijnberg 2)
13 February, 9:00-11:00 in classroom 2.24 (Blandijnberg 2)

Workshop NOTES AND SCHEMA'S

In this workshop, you will learn why note-taking is essential and how best to go about it. We discuss pitfalls and offer practical tips for taking good lesson notes. Afterwards, we will talk about schematics and teach you to make clear outlines of your notes.

19 February, 13:00-15:00 in classroom 0.1 (Blandijnberg 2)
20 February, 17:30-19:00 in classroom 1.4 (Rozier 44)

Workshop PROCRASTINATION AND PLANNING

In this workshop, we give advice on how to tackle procrastination and draft a a workable weekly schedule.

24 February, 16:00-18:00 in classroom 2.20 (Blandijnberg 2)
11 March, 14:30-16:30 in classroom 2.21 (Blandijnberg 2)

Workshop RESEARCH PAPERS PLANNING

Not getting off to a good start with your research paper, bachelor's or master's dissertation? In this workshop, we will help you define a clear research question, determine your methodology and draw up a concrete schedule.

3 March, 10:00-12:00 in classroom 2.24 (Blandijnberg 2)

Sign up for the workshops on the Ufora site of the Student Counselling Service (Monitoraat) via Groups (Groepen).
In the two weeks before the Easter holidays, the student counsellors will organise workshops on study planning. More information to follow.

Long Night Against Procrastination

On the Long Night Against Procrastination, the Student Counselling Service and the Faculty Library offer support to students who experience difficulties working on their research paper, bachelor's or master's dissertation. With collective writing sessions, workshops and some fun elements, we hope to boost the writing process.

27 February, 19:00-00:00 in the Faculty Library (Rozier 44). Information on registration to follow via Ufora.

Individual conversations

You can contact the student counsellors for an individual conversation by appointment, either online or at the office:

general guidance on study methods and planning
counselling for study-related psychosocial problems (concentration problems, fear of failure, procrastination, stress, overstimulation, ...)
information about the exams and how to prepare for them, the examination code, ...
advice after the announcement of the exam results (evaluation study method/planning, how to approach your studies differently,...)

process guidance when writing your bachelor's or master's dissertation. Do you know that there are different types of support for master's dissertation students (in Dutch)?

information on regaining credits of your study account lost due to force majeure (due to illness, death in the family, …)
information on filing an appeal against a refusal to enrol
...

Make an appointment

Book an appointment with one of the student counsellors below. Are you unable to attend? Then cancel your appointment to free up this time slot for another student (see cancellation link in the confirmation email of your appointment).

Do yo have many or complex questions? Then book 2 consecutive appointments to make sure there is enough time to discuss your questions or problems.