Student guidance & well-being

If you are a UT student living with ADHD or have questions about it, we are here to lend a helping hand.

What We Can Help You With

• Creating and maintaining a structured daily routine that suits your needs.
• Overcoming distractions and regaining focus effectively.
• Developing strategies to tackle challenges before they become overwhelming obstacles in your mind.

If you don't have ADHD but are curious or have questions, you're also welcome to join our consultation hour.

Together with you, we work on a set of concretely formulated goals:

• Emotional self-management and handling your ADHD.
• Greater success in your academic journey.
• Learning to adapt your behaviour independently.
• Finding balance in a world of overstimulation and understimulation.
• Identifying your unique strengths.
• Boosting productivity with practical "life hacks."
• Setting your own standards and not always conforming to social expectations.

Practical information

• Thursdays during even weeks
• Appointments can be scheduled through the secretariat Student Guidance & Well-Being (SGW)
• The consultation hour takes place at the department of Student Guidance & Well-Being (SGW), building Vrijhof, floor 3, room 316.

Partners

The ADHD consultation hour on campus is a collaboration between Student Guidance & Well-Being (UT) and De Doortrapper 

The Autism consultation hour is for UT students living with a form of autism who could use a helping hand with planning and structuring their studies, daily activities in general or social contact. If you do not have autism yourself but have questions about autism, you are also more than welcome to join the consultation hour.

What to expect

A counsellor from JADOS will always be present at the consultation hour to help you:

• Get a grip on your courses, exams, deadlines, etc.
• Plan your studies.
• Structure your coursework.
• Identify who you could ask for help and what your options are.
• Communicate with fellow students.
• With a possible referral.

Practical information

The consultation hours take place on Thursday from 9.00 until 14.00 hrs, in odd weeks. You can only join after you have made an appointment. The consultation hours take place at the department of Student Guidance & Well-Being (SGW), building Vrijhof, floor 3, room 316.

You can make an appointment via the secretariat Student Guidance & Well-Being (SGW). A meeting online as well as on-campus is possible.

Partners

The consultation hour is a collaboration between Student Guidance & Well-Being (UT), JADOS(NL) Enschede Local Support Teams.

Social safety is fundamental for everyone working at, studying at, or visiting UT. Respect, integrity, honesty, and consideration for others are expected on our campus and within our organisation. Together we must ensure our university continues to be a safe place. Being confronted with an unsafe situation or inappropriate behavior can have a huge impact. If you feel unsafe, or mistreated or if you have witnessed an unsafe situation, please inform people around you and try to talk about it. Various support professionals are here to help you whenever you need it, no matter what. Our skilled and committed professionals are always there for you to listen, talk things through, and act. Decisively, respectfully, and with an open mind.

Find more information on the webpage Social Safety at UT.

Budget coach for students

Smart money management: new programme for students

Want to keep control of your money and make smart choices during your studies? Starting in January 2026, the UT will launch a new programme focused on financial health: an accessible way to strengthen your financial skills.

What can you expect?

Personal budget coaching
Do you have questions about income, expenses or would you like some useful tips? Make an appointment for a one-on-one meeting with a budget coach.

When? Every two weeks on Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Start: 14 January 2026.

Make your appointment via the SGW secretariat. Please call 053-4892035. Consultations are in Dutch or English.

Workshops & lunch lectures
Several times a year, we also organise practical workshops or lunch lectures. Here you can learn more about topics such as:

•        Smart budgeting and saving
•        Student finance and responsible loans
•        Financial planning after graduation

Why participate?

By making smart choices and gaining insight into your financial affairs, you can reduce stress and create more space for what really matters. That is why the Student Well-being Improvement Programme (SWIP) has launched this initiative.

Collaboration

This programme is a collaboration between the UT and ABN AMRO. ABN AMRO is keen to support students and therefore provides substantive expertise and guest speakers. They also do this for other educational institutions as an expression of their social commitment.

More info & registration: sgw@utwente.nl