Student Portfolio
Your portfolio is a tool to help you to get most out of your time at University College Utrecht through goal setting, reflection and enhanced personal development.
Your portfolio contains questions and assignments which encourage you take stock of milestones at UCU and plan for your future. Some questions are reflective, as a way of tracking and understanding the progress already made, while others ask you to look at where you are heading, and how to prepare yourself for the challenges ahead. Be encouraged to think about your journey from many perspectives - particularly academic, societal and professional viewpoints - taking into account both curricular and extra-curricular activities.
Your responsibility
Your UCU portfolio is a highly personal document. It is owned by you, that you are responsible for saving it throughout the semesters, and for completing the relevant sections before your individual meetings with your tutor. This practice encourages you to review and update the portfolio regularly, so that it can contribute to your unique UCU narrative.
In practice
Your tutor will be an essential partner in guiding you through your curriculum, and discussing the ideas and information that you share in your portfolio with you. You update the portfolio each semester on the tabs corresponding to the stage of your degree, and with information your course choices for the future and courses that you have completed.
Download the portfolio template here (excel file) to get started.
These reflection forms have been adapted and put into the portfolio template. They are available here for consultation.
You can find supplementary Development Reflection Forms for each semester below. The questions in these focus on personal reflection appropriate to different stages of your journey at UCU.
Exchange students can use this form to reflect on their experience at UCU after midterm break. This is valuable for all of you, but especially important for those of you staying for a full academic year.