Orientation programme
Welcome to your Master’s programme!
During the orientation you will meet your fellow students and future lecturers, and get acquainted with the study programme itself. You will also receive information about practical matters that will come in handy during your studies.
Last updated: 2 September 2024
- Questions? Please contact: extern.nwsvhelix@gmail.com.
Monday 2 sept
12:15 - 15:00 - Welcome to Sustainable Business and Innovation - Programme leader SBI and Helix - RUPPERT 042
15:00 - 17:00 - Company Workshops (IS + SBI) - BBG 061, BBG 065, BBG 079, BBG 169
17:00 - 21:00 - BBQ & Drinks - Fields near the Cambridge flats
Tuesday 3 sept
09:00 - 9:45 * - Introduction non-UU students* - MIN 2.01
10:00-11:00 - Scientific Integrity Lecture - all Masters - EDUC - MEGARON
11:30 - 12:30 - Scientific Integrity workshops SBI - BBG 115, BBG 020, BBG 017
15:00 - 17:00 - Canoe trip - Oudegracht a/d Werf 275, Utrecht City centre
17:00 - 18:45 - Pizza in the Park - Park Lepelenburg, Utrecht
19:00-21:00 - Pubquiz - Bar Josefien, Voorstraat 96
Wednesday 4 sept
14:30 - 17:00 - Company Fair (IS + SBI) - KBG hall, ground floor
18:00 - 21:00 - Dinner at de Beuntjes - Café de Beuntjes, Biltstraat 8.
21:30 - late - Party @ K-sjot - K-sjot, Oudegracht a/d Werf 155-157
Thursday 5 sept
09:00 - 10:45 - Lecture: GEO4-2268 Innovation Management - BOL - 1.206
11:00 - 12:45 - Partical: GEO4-2268 Innovation Management - BOL - 2.059 and BOL 1.022 (groups are announced via Blackboard)
13:15-17:00 - Lecture: GEO4-2608 Understanding and Assessing Technologies for Sustainability - RUPPERT - 042
Friday 6 sept
Free (No activities planned)
* only applicable to students without a UU education prior to this Master programme
You will find information about your study programme, studying at Utrecht University and so forth on this Sustainable Business and Innovation students website. TIP: bookmark this page!
- Read more about the content of your study programme, such as your compulsory and elective courses.
- You will be automatically registered for your courses for the first period only. After this you have to arrange the course registration yourself.
- Your course schedule will be available four weeks before your courses begin. Also see the academic calendar.
- Study materials -such as books and readers- can be ordered online.
- You will need to use your own laptop for computer practicals during your studies. You can also use it for other classes. There are specifications that your laptop needs to meet.
- Your Solis-id is your username for most university IT facilities (Blackboard, OSIRIS, WiFi, printing). You will receive your login details shortly before the beginning of your programme by email.
- Students must apply for the introduction week through Helix.
All practical matters will be addressed during the first week of your programme.
As an international student there are certain things you have to arrange when coming to Utrecht University, such as finding accommodation, paying your fee(s) and other practical matters. To help you on your way we have a special ‘Welcome to Utrecht’- webpage with:
- a checklist of things to do before and upon arrival.
- an orientation programme for international students.
Make sure to come to the general orientation for international students of Utrecht University. Don’t forget to sign up on our special ‘Welcome to Utrecht’-webpage.
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It is also possible to participate in the Utrecht Introduction Time (UIT) week. It is a general city introduction open to anyone who is going to study in Utrecht. Here you can meet students of Utrecht University (UU), University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (HU), University of the Arts Utrecht (HKU) and University of Humanistic Studies (UvH) among others. But also get to know all the student organisations that Utrecht has and of course the city itself.
Do you wish to join? Then register on time!