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Welcometo the School of
Behavioral, Management & Social Sciences
of the University of Twente
mark.meierjohann.net/index.php?entry=entry080212-210300
Who are here?
MasterPre-MasterExchange (e.g. Erasmus)
Health SciencesEuropean StudiesIndustrial Engineering & ManagementPublic AdministrationBusiness Administration
Source: google.com pictures world map (geology.com)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Gall–Peters_projection_SW.jpg
Purpose
Information about studying at BMS
Meeting Fellow students Staff
Think about perspectives
Learning about the (Twente) region
Programme
http://www.utwente.nl/bms/kick-in/further/
General information
http://www.utwente.nl/bms/kick-in/Further%20information/Information%20for
%20specific%20groups/
Educational programmes
Manuals, study programme
(study programme pre-master: see admission letter)
My UT: my.utwente.nl
Educational announcements
Course schedules, Osiris, Blackboard – and more (phonebook, …)
Educational systems: http://www.utwente.nl/onderwijssystemen/en/
Pre master Program12 months / 2 exams per course
Successfully finished within 12 months
Maximum 2 exams per course, in the case of separate coursesModules have resits during the quartile
Failure means admission is null and void
Report special circumstances beforehand
Note: not all courses offered twice
Starting master courses
Only after completion of your pre-master program(and your bachelor)
Academic Custom and academic offence
Academic Custom and academic offence
Using other peoples work is good
BUT
Copy / Paste is fraudulent - unless:
“Citation marks”
Always mention your source of information
Penalty: Up to a year’s exclusion from all exams
Exams
First exam: after the courseSecond exam (re-sit, re-exam): next quartile(In modules during the quartile)
Register for exams via OSIRIS
Note the registration period (40 – 14 days before the exam)
Withdraw via OSIRIS – 24 hours before the exam at the latest
Bring student card
Do NOT cheat
European Credits
1 EC = 28 hours of work(the actual effort may of course vary per person)
60 EC = 1 year
Each course = 5 EC (thesis = 30 EC)
Grades: 1 – 10
5.4 or less = fail5.5 or more = pass
Grades@NL
Handout
Print of diploma supplement
The Examination Board
Exception
Exemption
Complaints
Requests
Prior consultation with study counselor advisable
Report problems early!
http://www.utwente.nl/mb/en/education/Regulations/
RSI (also known as CANS)
It was gone – more or less
but it’s back
Take both handouts about health and safety.
NB One the small yellow one the website is incorrect
Some tips and tricks for non-Dutch students
It is advisable to have at least two non-Dutch students in working groups for assignments, especially during the first quartile.
Dutch students tend to have many extra-curricular activities: sports, work, committees, boards, …
Red = sour; blue = sweet
If you wish to mix with other students try
Student Associations: social, cultural, musical, …
Study Associations
Sports Associations
General Physician@NL
Introducing – and checking what I forgot
Good luckand
a happy time!
More on Hofstede
Speaking up in class
‘Fuzzy’ assignments
Different types of test, e.g. multiple choice
find examples
