Study coaching

• Please make one appointment only (duration: 45 minutes). A follow-up session can be scheduled with your study coach.

For whom? All UU students who want to develop a better study approach.
By whom? Study coaches are UU students from various study programs who have been trained by Angela Markenhof, educational consultant and trainer at Educational Development & Training. The coaches meet monthly for educational group learnings. They are all equipped with coaching skills and strategies that can help you learn how to study with more ease.
How long? A session lasts for 45 minutes.
Costs? Study coaching is free.
In which language? The conversation can be conducted in both Dutch or English.
Where? You can opt for an on-site meeting at the University Library Utrecht Science Park (room 2.45) or online via Teams.
One-time? No, you can come back multiple times. In that case you can schedule a follow-up appointment with your tutor after the first session.

Our coaches take the time for you and do not pass judgment. In a conversation, you will discover what is needed to (further) improve your current approach to study tasks. To do so, the coaches use so-called non-directive tutoring techniques. During the conversation, you actively engage with your own writing or study work, learning the steps through which you can evaluate and enhance your work independently. As a result, the effect of coaching extends beyond that one busy schedule or that one exam and you will benefit permanently. Due to this sustainable learning effect, you will find this non-directive tutoring style in almost all centers for academic writing and study that work with peer tutors.

Writing tutors from Skills Lab can help you with questions about writing papers, essays or your thesis. Visit our webpage on writing tutoring to learn more and to schedule an appointment.