Welcome to the School of Behavioral, Management & Social Sciences of the University of Twente

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Cornelis ten Napel MSc Study counselor Building Ravelijn, room

Who are here? Master Pre-Master Exchange (e.g. Erasmus) Health Sciences European Studies Industrial Engineering & Management Public Administration Business Administration

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Purpose Information about studying at BMS Meeting  Fellow students  Staff Think about perspectives Learning about the (Twente) region

Programme

General information in/Further%20information/Information%20for%20specific%20groups/ Educational programmes  Manuals, study programme (study programme pre-master: see admission letter) My UT: my.utwente.nl  Educational announcements  Course schedules, Osiris, Blackboard – and more (phonebook, …)  Educational systems:

Pre master Program 12 months / 2 exams per course  Successfully finished within 12 months  Maximum 2 exams per course, in the case of separate courses Modules have resits during the quartile  Failure means admission is null and void  Report special circumstances beforehand  Note: not all courses offered twice

Starting master courses Only after completion of your pre-master program (and your bachelor)

Specific Programs  IE&M program: Consult, if necessary, with your cluster coordinator Appointment Wednesday morning; sign up Non-Dutch students in the PLM cluster: sign up for sure  Exchange students (except TU Berlin Double Degree exchange students) Wednesday 28 August, 10:00 – 11:30 Ravelijn building, room 2503  PA students: Workshop Sirius (Nautus) Wednesday RA 2237

Academic Custom and academic offence

Using other peoples work is good BUT Copy / Paste is fraudulent - unless:  “Citation marks”  Always mention your source of information Penalty: Up to a year’s exclusion from all exams

Exams  First exam: after the course Second exam (re-sit, re-exam): next quartile (In modules during the quartile)  Register for exams via OSIRIS  Note the registration period (40 – 14 days before the exam)  Withdraw via OSIRIS – 24 hours before the exam at the latest  Bring student card  Do NOT cheat

European Credits  1 EC = 28 hours of work (the actual effort may of course vary per person)  60 EC = 1 year  Each course = 5 EC (thesis = 30 EC)  Grades: 1 – or less = fail 5.5 or more = pass

Handout Print of diploma supplement

The Examination Board  Exception  Exemption  Complaints  Requests  Prior consultation with study counselor advisable  Report problems early! 

RSI (also known as CANS) It was gone – more or less but it’s back Take both handouts about health and safety. NB One the small yellow one the website is incorrect

Some tips and tricks for non-Dutch students  It is advisable to have at least two non-Dutch students in working groups for assignments, especially during the first quartile.  Dutch students tend to have many extra-curricular activities: sports, work, committees, boards, …  Red = sour; blue = sweet  If you wish to mix with other students try  Student Associations: social, cultural, musical, …  Study Associations  Sports Associations

General

Introducing – and checking what I forgot

Good luck and a happy time!

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