Support, Wellbeing and Advice

Running into a problem during your studies or looking for personal advice? You don't have to study alone. There are several people who can give you advice and guide you. You can also take part in activities, training courses or study groups.

Study-related support

Within your programme you may turn to the following people for advise:

Programme Coordinator: this is your first contact within the Master’s programme for questions related to the programme's contents.
Tutor: for questions relating to the contents of the programme.
Study Advisor: for questions on the curriculum, studying with a disability and personal matters affecting your studies.
International Office: for questions regarding enrollment in extra courses abroad.
Career Officer: for information about your career, future possibilities as well as relevant workshops and help with job applications.
Student Information Desk Humanities: for more practical questions related to your programme.

Questions not related to your study programme

The UU offers all kinds of support in the field of wellbeing and development:

Workshops wellbeing trainers Humanities: for workshops to help you cope with performance pressure, learning to study, making choices, setting priorities and graduation.
Skills Lab: workshops, courses and guidance regarding writing, studying and other academic skills.
Student psychologist: support in solving personal problems that stand in the way of your study progress.
Humanities inappropriate behaviour contact: for advise in case you have been the victim of inappropriate behaviour.

Student wellbeing and Skills Lab

MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT DETAILS

Study advisor

drs. Maaike Wouda

How to get in touch?

Short or urgent questions: telephone consultation hours	Every working day 10.30 -11.30 via 030-253 6680.
Library walk-in consultation	Every working day from 12.30 to 13.30, hall library Drift 27.
Non-urgent or general questions: email	studieadviesMCW.gw@uu.nl We will try to get back to you within a week.
Complex questions: appointment	Please schedule an appointment with your programme's Study Advisor via the online calendar tool. Appointments will be on campus or via Microsoft Teams (install the app and log in with your UU email address).

Topics to discuss with your study advisor

study programme • policies and procedures • complaints, objections and appeals • academic skills • educational facilities • special circumstances • (chronic) illness • disability • neurodivergence

International Office

Email	internationaloffice.hum@uu.nl
Phone	+31 30 2536 046 (Mondays and Wednesdays from 13:30 to 15:00)
Front desk	Drift 10, 3512 BS, Utrecht (Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00)

Monique Hanrath

Exchange Coordinator Outgoing Exchange

Iva Martínková

Support Officer

Sirma Ordanovski

Support Officer

Bryan Ardo Barbu

Support Officer

Pooi Ji Hang

Exchange Coordinator Incoming Exchange

Bart Weerdenburg

Head of International Office

The Student Information Desk is the point of contact for student affairs at the Faculty of Humanities. The Student Information Desk can be reached via email, phone, WhatsApp and at the front desk.

What can the Student Information Desk do for you?

The Student Information Desk of Humanities can help you with the following matters:

Course registration
Graduation
Grades
Timetable
Approval and exemption
Certification of transcripts and documents

Do you have a question about your tuition fees? If so, please contact Student Services.
Do you have a question about a course at another faculty? Then contact the Student Information Desk of that faculty.

Contact

Please mention your student number and study programme when you contact us.

Email	studentdesk.hum@uu.nl (9.00 - 17.00 working days)
WhatsApp	0031 6 4108 4538 (9.00 - 17.00 working days)
Phone	030 253 6285 (11.00 - 12.30 and 13.30 - 15.00 working days)
Front desk	Drift 10, 3512 BS Utrecht, 11.00-12.30 and 13.30-15.00 working days

whatsapp the student information desk

Help with inappropriate behavior

Do you or have you had to deal with inappropriate behavior, such as sexual or verbal harassment, discrimination, aggression, violence or bullying? Do you see it happening to someone else? If so, you can talk about it with:

a fellow student, tutor, lecturer or student advisor
our faculty contact person for inappropriate behavior, Wouter Oomen
the UU confidential advisor
agencies outside the UU

Or follow the Consent Matters online module for Humanities students. Go to Blackboard > My Communities > GW Consent Matters Module.

Contact inappropriate behaviour humanities	Contactpersoon-ongewenstgedragStudenten.gw@uu.nl w.a.oomen@uu.nl +31 6 3989 2297 If you prefer, you can also contact the staff contact person: Biene Meijerman. In case of absence and during vacations, Stefan Vuurens and Biene Meijerman will stand in for each other.
Confidential Advisor UU	If you would like to contact the UU confidant directly, of course you may do so at any time! vertrouwenspersonen-ongewenstgedrag@uu.nl Website of our UU confidants The confidant is at your side as reporter, thinks with you about the possibilities and guides you in submitting a complaint. The confidant will also consider whether you need further aftercare or support from experts.
Help outside of UU	Veilig Thuis Victim Support Sexual Assault Center Police Wouter can also help you connect, if you are comfortable doing so.
Contact person for research integrity	For an approachable confidential conversation about research integrity, please contact faculty contact person Rick Nouwen: r.w.f.nouwen@uu.nl 030 253 8313 More information on research integrity

After contacting

You will receive an invitation for an appointment as soon as possible. That appointment will take place at a discrete location or online via teams, whichever you prefer. The faculty contact person offers a listening ear, thinks with you and explains possible next steps.
Together, you determine if a follow-up meeting is needed. Your report is registered anonymously.

More about Wouter and what he can help you with

Wouter thinks with you in an approachable and confidential way. He may help you take the next step to reach a solution. If you have had to deal with undesirable behavior outside UU and you encounter the person(s) involved at UU, you may also contact Wouter. In that case, we can discuss what the impact is on you and where to go for more help.

Questions not related to your study programme

In some cases you may want to consult someone who is not related to your specific study programme. For example, if you fall behind due to extenuating circumstances or mental health issues, and it is not possible to correct this through an adjustment in your programme. If this is the case, you may use the contacts mentioned below.

We have put together some study tips and useful links and offer a number of workshops which can help you as well.

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