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Study advisor TNW-AT
When you start university you are expected to act responsibly and take care of your own business. However, especially when you have just started a bachelor’s programme not everything speaks for itself. It can take a while for you to feel at home, and find your way around the university and its rules and regulations. Even later on during your studies you might feel that there are issues you would like to discuss, such as choosing your master, taking extra subjects etc. This is what the study advisor is here for.
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All first-year Advanced Technology students will be allotted a mentor. Your mentor is your first contact when you have questions or encounter problems. You will have at least three individual meetings with your mentor during your first year. You will keep your mentor for the entire bachelor’s phase, though after the first year the individual meetings will be less frequent. For most first-year students the study advisor Dejana Djokovic will also be mentor.
Contact
If you have a short/simple question you can send an e-mail, or walk by when the door to the office is open.
If you need more time it is easier to plan an appointment, you can do so by mail, or by telephone (via the secretary: 053 4892082). An appointment usually takes about half an hour. Sometimes it might turn out to be useful to meet more often, in that case a follow-up appointment is made after the meeting.
Questions
You can turn to the study advisor with questions about: the programme, studying, or personal issues that might affect your academic performance, for example:
Did I choose the right programme? |
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Which subjects can/should I do this block? |
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Studying is relatively easy for me. Can I do something extra? |
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I passed my exams easily in secondary school. How is it possible that I am failing my exams at university? |
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I play sports at a high level; which regulations and facilities are available for me? |
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I am dyslectic and have problems studying. |
A meeting with your mentor or the study advisor is usually a good place to start. If necessary they can refer you to people or departments at the university or outside of the university.
Confidentiality
Everything you discuss with the study advisor is confidential. Only if deemed necessary, and with your explicit permission, can the study advisor talk to other people about you. The study advisor is bound to the code of conduct of the LVSA (Dutch national association of study advisors).
