Frequently Asked Questions for new (pre-)master students MSc European Studies
Where can I find my scheduled lectures?
You can find all scheduled lectures via: https://cloud.timeedit.net/nl_utwente/web . Please login with your student account and select the courses you want to see in the timetable.
In the schedule I see locations of the lectures such as WA or SP, where can I find these lecture locations?
You can find the full names of the buildings with the abbreviations from the schedule here: https://www.utwente.nl/en/service-portal/campus/route-campus-map-addresses-and-buildings. The buildings on campus can be found via the map: www.utwente.nl/campusmap
There are so many new (ICT) systems at the UT, is there a manual?
Yes, there is, it can be found here: www.utwente.nl/en/educational-systems/new_students/.
I will shortly start studying at the UT, how can I know what books to buy?
Please see all information you need as new student via: www.utwente.nl/en/bms/kick-in/.
Can I work next to my studies (pre-master or) MSc European Studies?
If you can work or otherwise be active next to studying fully depends on the work and your ability to plan; it’s at your own responsibility and risk to plan your work next to your lectures and exams. Please keep in mind that we do not facilitate a part time study programme:
- lectures will be scheduled on every work day between 08.45hrs and 17.30hrs;
- not all lectures are equally planned every week;
- exams are planned by the programme and cannot be rescheduled;
- the study load to successfully complete the courses is approximately 42 hours a week.
I am not so sure if my English language skills are good enough for studying all materials, what can I do?
All students need to meet a requirement on English language skills before being admitted to the programme, so the programme administration is confident all students are able to study all materials. However, you can always experience a struggle with English skills. In that case you can get in touch with the ‘TCP Language Centre’ to see what you can do to work on your English language skills (www.utwente.nl/tcp).
After my studies I have the ambition to start a successful career, how can I get a head start?
During your studies you can already do a lot to prepare your future career, next to studying. Of course, content-wise you can choose the profile of your interest, elective course(s) and the topic of your thesis in such a way that you are connected to up-to-date knowledge as wanted by employers.
Furthermore, your set of skills can be trained and developed as best suiting your preferred employer and/or type of job. At the UT a lot of connections with future employers can be made. Student Union, Bedrijvendagen, and so on are all here to help you. See also www.utwente.nl/careerservices.
I want to study the double degree programme Comparative Public Governance, what should I do?
At the moment: nothing. You will be able to choose between the one year programme European Studies or the two year double degree programme Comparative Public Governance during the first semester in Twente.