Contact information
Current contact information of the Student Information Point (STIP), the Student advisors and the International Office of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences:
The Student Information Point (STIP) is the first point of contact for students and interested others. It is the place to go with questions about your (future) degree programme at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
Telephone
Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to noon.
tel: 030 253 4949.
Please fill out the questionnaire.
Information desk
Sjoerd Groenman building, Padualaan 14, ground floor.
Open: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM.
The student advisors help you with questions about your undergraduate and graduate studies and provide personal study guidance. Consult us for problems that affect the course of your studies, such as personal circumstances, illness, study delays or problems with study skills. The student advisor is independent and treats your information confidentially.
Contact
- Walk-in consultation hours (in room A006/A008 of the Sjoerd Groenman Building):
- Monday through Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
You can visit us without an appointment. Should you have questions that require more time, we can make a follow-up appointment during the consultation hour.
- Phone consultation hours: tel. 030 253 4876. Every working day from 11.00 to 12.30.
For short questions or urgent matters for which you cannot come by. - Mail: studieadviseurs.fsw@uu.nl. You can also ask your questions by mail. If necessary, we will refer you to the consultation hour or make an appointment with you. If you have had previous email contact with a student advisor, you can also use your personal email address.
What topics can you discuss with the student advisor?
- Personal circumstances that (may) lead to study delay.
- Questions regarding disability, studying with a disability or chronic illness, see also Studying with a disability.
- Questions or concerns regarding binding study advice.
- Study planning: first discuss this with your tutor, contact us if you cannot work it out together.
- Study planning with exemptions in your programme (for exemptions, first approach the examination board, examencommissie.fsw@uu.nl).
- What to do when choosing courses.
- Questions about transitional arrangements.
- Graduation check.
- Doubts about the content of your study (you can also contact the study choice advisors in case of doubt whether you would like to do another study).
- Complaints, see also Complaints, objections and appeals.
- Other study related questions.
The student advisor may be able to refer you to other tutors, such as the student dean, the student psychologist or the Skills Lab. You can also contact them without a referral!
The International office offers information and support for incoming and outgoing exchange students of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Contact us if you have any questions about studying abroad on a temporary basis.
The International Office:

Loes van Velzen, Exchange coordinator – Outgoing exchange students
Contact person for students of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences who want to go on an exchange.

Carlijn Cretier, Exchange coordinator – Outgoing exchange students
Contact person for students of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences who want to go on an exchange.

Nicole van den Hoeven – Sneijder, Exchange coordinator – Incoming exchange students
Contact person for international students who come to Utrecht for an exchange at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
Contact us
E-mail: io.sbs@uu.nl
Tel: +31 (0)30 253 3659, on Monday afternoon and Thursday afternoon from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm. Not on 28 September.
Make an appointment
For short questions (+/- 10 minutes) or a consultation meeting (+/- 30 minutes) you can make an appointment with one of the International Officers (in Dutch). Consultation meetings are for students who are not yet certain of their exchange destination(s) and would like to discuss the possibilities. For all other questions, you can make a 10-minute appointment.
Need a signature or documents? You don’t need to make an appointment, you can e-mail us your forms and/or document requests via io.sbs@uu.nl.