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Yorieke Deen

Study advisor Faculty of Economics and Business

Welcome!(Pre-)Masterstudents and Double Degree students 1 September 2011

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Welcome!16.00-18.00 h.Introduction all degree programmes:

New Pre-master studentsNew Master studentsNew Fudan/Indonesia Double Degree students

16.00-17.00h.:Welcome: faculty dean Educational information: Yorieke Deen, study advisor EBF presentation: Eva Kool, chair of EBF

17.00-18.00 h.: Degree programme information: educational director/ co-ordinator

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Educational information › Student life› Managing your own academic career› Rules› Guidance during your studies› What is next?

› Questions: later today

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Student life › New stage in your life• New city• New country• New continent

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Student life: keep in mind…› Big differences with prior education• Self studying• Planning• Theory• Academic skills

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Managing your own academic career› Being FAST:

• Future orientation• Asking for help/advice/information• Study results monitoring• Tracking down information on rules,

schedules, courses, deadlines etc.

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Managing your own academic career › Educational system:

• 2 semesters with each 2 halfsemesters• Compulsory courses• Read course manuals for course rules• Final exam at the end of the course• Resits: next halfsemester• ECTS (EC) system: 1 EC = 28 hours of studying

(incl lectures, tutorials etc)• From September lectures start at the top of the

hour (e.g. 9.00 h. sharp, 11.00 h. sharp)

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Managing your own academic career › Please find all information on-line:

• Nestor • Progress• Ocasys• Student webmail• Website

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Nestor› Hot Links, News, Announcements, DEADLINES,

course information, schedules etc

Hot links Info new students

Schedules

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Progress› Study results, course/exam registration. Enrol

before 11 September!

Choose Faculty,course or exam enrollment, your degree programme

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› Enrolment for courses and exams is compulsory. No enrolment= no participation

› Deadline 1 week before start courses/exams

› Lectures start 5 September, enrol a.s.a.p

› No student number: what to do?

Enrolment

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Ocasys, the online course database

Click your programmevia Show programmes by Faculty

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Student webmail› Each student has an email address that ends

on @student.rug.nl . › Please read your student mail daily!› Possibility to forward your student mail to

your private email (e.g. gmail or hotmail) address.

› The Webmail can be accessed using Nestor or the website: webmail.rug.nl

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WebsiteThe “information for students” webpage:

Informationfor students

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Rules› All rules:

• Student handbook

• OER› Via Nestor:

• Hot Links› Via website

• Information for students

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Rules

Only for students participating in the standard pre-MSc track:

› Continue – Master: obtained all 60 EC

› Continue - pre-MSc: if you have ≥50 – 59 ≤ EC your pre-MSc can be prelonged with the maximum of one year.

› Entrance in Master is possible in September and February after completion of the pre-master

› Quit: if you have < 50 EC after one year

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For Master students:

› ≥ 20 EC of mastercourses (if applicable: incl. finished Bachelor’s degree programme or pre-programme to start with master’s thesis)

› Please note all rules in Student handbook and OER

Rules

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Rules/Reminders› Plagiarism

• Copying (a part of) a text or ideas from another student or other author without explicit reference is not allowed. Always name your source

• Suspension› Fraud

• Avoid cheating• Suspension

› Enrolment• Please enrol for courses and exams. No enrolment = no

participation

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Guidance during your studying career› Study advisors

• Personal circumstances: Report immediately

• Disabilities?

› Student Support › International Service Desk› Admissions office› Do not hesitate to ask!

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InvitationFEB opening academic year: Thursday 8 September / Kapteynborg (building J) / 15.30 h.

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What is next today? › Degree programme information› Possibility to take a self guided tour› Use hand-out and floor plan

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Who goes where?› Find your degree programme and look at

the number behind it: the number= building and room

› Example: 5411.0620 = building number 5411, 6th floor, room 20

Who goes where?Pre-master students IB&M, IE&B, Finance, Marketing, HRM, Supply

Chain Man and the 4 pre-master tracks of Business Administration stay here

Research master students, Fiscale Economie students and Business Development master students: your programme ends now, there is no degree specific information today

Fiscale Economie students can e-mail the coordinator for further information: m.c.christen@rug.nl

All other students:› Walk with the students with the signs with building

numbers/rooms:› Rooms in building 5411› Rooms in building 5419› Blauwe Zaal

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Good luck with your studies!

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Thank you for your attention