A physical / motor impairment or handicap

If you experience study difficulties because of a physical or motor impairment or handicap, we will try to solve these together with you as best as possible. These include adapted study planning, adjustments to classrooms and examination rooms, and the accessibility of buildings.

• The University of Groningen (UG) always assesses requests for facilities on a case-by-case basis. Facilities you have previously received at another educational institution will therefore not automatically be granted. However, they can help you decide what kind of support is appropriate for you. You can discuss these insights with a study advisor or student counsellor.

• The facilities that are possible depend on your experienced obstacles, the available documentation, and possibly a meeting with the student counsellor. The board of examiners of your program will ultimately decide on the allocation. In doing so, it will take into account the program's learning outcomes and the practical feasibility of the facilities.

  Please note that educational and examination facilities at Dutch universities may differ from what you are used to in other countries. In some countries these facilities are more extensive, while in others they are comparable or more limited. These differences may result from variations in the role of universities in health care, public or private funding structures (including tuition fees), and how concepts such as reasonableness and feasibility are interpreted. We therefore advise you to take these differences into account. If you would like more information about the facilities available at the UG before your arrival, please contact us at ssc-info rug.nl. One of our student counsellors will be happy to advise you, taking your personal circumstances into consideration.

• Do your circumstances affect your studies and are you (potentially) falling behind? If so, please contact us in good time. The study advisor can help you come up with a realistic study plan or a possible reduction of the BSA standard. You may also be eligible for facilities and/or financial arrangements in the event of study delay. The student counsellors at the Student Service Center (SSC) can provide you with further information about this during your studies.

• Study advisors and student counsellors work according to a strict code of confidentiality. Information you share with them will never be shared with others (inside or outside the university) without your permission and will therefore not influence admission, selection, assessment, or other formal procedures.

• Would you like to make use of (exam) facilities? First, fill in the information tool to see what steps you need to take to request facilities. Depending on your situation, you can submit a digital application directly via this tool, or you may first need to make an appointment with a student counsellor*.

  This flyer provides a clear step-by-step plan for requesting facilities.**

  Please note: we strongly recommend that you start your application before the summer vacation (or otherwise as soon as you arrive in Groningen), if you are starting your studies in September. This will allow you to start your studies well prepared. You can still submit an application after September 1, but due to the high volume of requests, it may take longer to process your application.

• Do you feel that the exam facilities you have been granted do not sufficiently address the obstacles to your studies, or are you falling behind in your studies due to your circumstances? If so, make an appointment with your study advisor as soon as possible. During this meeting, you can discuss the obstacles you face and how they are affecting your study progress.

_{* Are you a short-stay student (such as an Erasmus, exchange, freemover, summer or winter school, or Enlight student)? If so, please do not use the information tool: first contact the coordinator of your short-stay programme to find out how you can request facilities.}

_{** If you use reading software, please download this version of the flyer.}

In the video below you'll get to know Laci, an international exchange student with special needs who talks about his experiences at the University of Groningen.

• The Student Service Centre (SSC) offers various courses and workshops to support your studies.

• On the website of the national Expertise Centre for Inclusive Education, you will find information on the various disabilities, study tips, the consequences for a course and possible adjustments.

• The Student Well-being Portal [UG computer account needed] provides an overview of all contact points, resources and initiatives in the area of student well-being. In the section 'Peer contact & support' you will find a number of target groups described, with a lot more information and tips that you might recognise yourself in.