Study adviser

Students of the University of Twente are assisted by a Study Adviser. The Study Adviser will be monitoring study progress; will advise and assist students within the field of skills concerning study (choices, progress, process and planning) and conducting assignments. The Study Adviser will also help and advice students on the pathways of their specific academic careers. Students who are hampered in their progress as a result of special (personal) circumstances (or are facing such a risk) will be guided not only by the Study Adviser but also by Student Psychologists and Student Counsellor of the department of Student Affairs Coaching & Counselling (SACC).
Contacts with the Study Adviser can be pro- and re-active: you can make appointment yourself, but can also be invited.

The Study Advisers for Systems & Control is:

E.J. Bong MSc (Erik)
Study advisor Interaction Technology, Robotics, Systems & Control and Embedded Systems

TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT

You can make an appointment with the Study Adviser via https://ewi.planner.utwente.nl/. This address will change to https://eemcs.planner.utwente.nl within a short time. Such a session usually takes about half an hour. In case there is much to talk about you can also make an appointment for a longer period. To have more frequent meetings is (if indicated) also possible.

OPEN CONSULTATION HOUR

For short questions you can also make use of the ‘Open Consultation Hour’: every Thursday between 12:30 and 13:30.

WHEN TO CONTACT THE STUDY ADVISER?

At the university, you are expected to be independent and to regulate many things yourself. Especially when you are just starting, not everything is obvious. It may take some time before you find your way and sometimes help can be useful or even necessary. In the course of your studies or as preparation for your carrier you can also encounter issues you can discuss with your Study Adviser.

QUESTIONS

You can go to the Study Adviser if you have any question about the study, studying, or about private matters that affect your studies, for example:

A conversation with your Study Adviser is usually a good first step. When necessary, the Study Adviser can refer to persons or bodies within or outside the university, such as the Student Psychologists and Deans of Students, Tutors, Study Adviser from other programs, etc.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Everything you discuss with the Study Adviser is confidential. Only on indication and after your approval it is possible to share some information with third parties.

The Study Adviser works within the code of the National Association of Study Advisors (LVSA).

All individual interviews held between the student and the Study Adviser are reported in OSIRIS, the student information system. These reports are confidential, but can be accessed by the student.

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