2. Definitions

Act:

The Higher Education and Scientific Research Act (WHW), in the Dutch Bulletin of Acts, Orders and Decrees, number 593, and as amended since.

WSF2000:

The Student Finance Act 2000 (Dutch Bulletin of Acts, Orders and Decrees 286, 13-7-2000).

Students’ Charter:

These regulations which state the rights and obligations of students and which are formally adopted by the Executive Board after obtaining the approval of the University Council (Art. 7.59 WHW) and as subsequently amended.

Institution:

The University of Twente (UT).

Faculty:

Administrative unit as defined in Article 3 of the Executive and Management Regulations (BBR).

Programme:

The programme as described in the specific programme appendix to the Education and Examination Regulations.

Performance-related grant:

The part of the grant which takes the form of a interest-bearing loan and which, under certain conditions, can be converted into a gift and which covers the same number of years as the nominal duration of the study programme (WSF 2000).

Academic year:

The period that starts on 1 September and ends on 31 August of the following year.

Student:

Anyone enrolled as such in a programme in accordance with Article 7.34 and 7.37 of the WHW.

Student Union

The “Stichting Student Union Universiteit Twente”, the umbrella organisation for students active in associations at the University of Twente, responsible for e.g. academic education

External student:

Anyone registered as an external student at the University of Twente and who has paid the statutory examination fee (as specified in Article 7.36 of the WHW).

Education and Examination Regulations (OER):

A set of regulations drawn up by the dean for each programme or group of programmes (Article 7.13, WHW).

Executive Board:

The Executive Board of the University of Twente.

University Council:

The central employee participation council at the University of Twente.

Higher Education:

University education (WO) and higher professional education (HBO).

General Administrative Law Act:

The General Administrative Law Act (Dutch Bulletin of Acts, Orders and Decrees 1992, 315).