Kick-off activities

Hi! We are @ease: a place where young volunteers are available for other young people who would like to comfortably clear their thoughts and get things off their chest. The volunteers are young people just like you, there for you whenever you need to talk. Free of charge, anonymous, as many times as you’d like. You will be talking to people of similar age, many of which are also students. @ease is there for everybody in the age range of 12 to 25.

Come talk to us at any time during your stay at Groningen. In Groningen we are available for in person conversations every Tuesday afternoon, you can also chat with us online: every Monday to Thursday.

Find us at https://ease.nl/groningen.php.

If you experience undesirable behaviour ((sexual) intimidation, discrimination, bullying, aggression, stalking, unequal or unfair treatment) while studying at the University of Groningen you can always contact the confidential advisor, Marjolein Renker and/or Petra de Jong.

The confidential advisor offers individual support and assistance to students and staff.

The confidential advisor will help you look for a way to resolve the undesirable situation and provide guidance in this process. Where necessary the confidential advisor will refer you to other specialists inside or outside the university.

The confidential advisor is independent and will only take follow-up steps with the explicit permission of the student concerned.

Undesirable behaviour can cause stress and mental and physical health problems. it is important not to keep it to yourself but to talk to someone!

Contact:

Confidential Advisor: Marjolein Renker / Petra de Jong

Address: Visserstraat 47 Groningen (centre of the city)
Monday until Friday from 9.00 a.m. till 5.00 p.m. (by appointment)

Phone: 050 363 54 35

confidentialadvisor@rug.nl

www.rug.nl/confidentialadvisor

Are you looking for an extra challenge? Do you want to broaden and deepen your knowledge? Set up your own research project? And develop yourself personally? Then the Honours College is something for you.

Are you a student who likes to show initiative, is perpetually curious about the world and ready to engage with the new and the unknown? Do you want to further develop your talents as part of an exciting group of young people across the various university faculties through interdisciplinary teamwork? Do you have a keen interest in working on creative solutions with your fellow students and providing and receiving feedback from your peers? If this appeals to you and you think that this programme would be a good fit for you, then we encourage you to apply for a place within the Honours College.

Interested? On the UG website you can find more information about the Honours College programme, the admission requirements and the application procedure. On the student portal you can find more information on the specific FSE deepening part of the programme. The deadline to apply is in the beginning of March 2025.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via honours.fse rug.nl. We can also schedule an online meeting.

Who are we?
The DEI Team consists of dedicated trainers and project managers. 

What do we do?
We work towards celebrating diversity, enhancing awareness, and promoting inclusion and equity at FSE.

Our mission is to foster an inclusive community of students and staff at FSE where each member feels acknowledged, respected, valued, and empowered to contribute meaningfully.

What can we do for you?

• Trainings
  Every year, we deliver trainings that enhance the inclusive skillset of Teaching Assistants (TAs), mentors, and Study Associations members.

• “Be Safe & Proud @FSE”: Please contact us for support if you feel different from other FSE students and feel disadvantaged, disengaged, demotivated or discriminated against because of that…

Email us!

The IWCN is the contact point for information about living in Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe. We have a large range of meticulously-researched and continuously-updated information, and we also provide information about working in the Netherlands as an International.

IWCN Poster

What can we do for you?

Are you a student and do you want to work on your language skills and intercultural understanding? At the Language Centre you can improve both! Sign up for one of our many courses, have your language level tested, or visit our free online portal for academic communication skills.

Language training

• Dutch, English, Spanish, German, Japanese and more
• E-learning: free Introduction to Dutch MOOC on futurelearn.com

Language testing

• Language Centre English Test (LCET)
• Tests in other languages

Academic communication skills

• Dutch and English
• Writing and publishing skills
• Presentation skills
• Publishing in English
• E-learning: free online portal with ‘how-to’ videos!

Intercultural training

Crossing borders | Studying abroad: a new adventure!

Our online Crossing borders courses help you to develop your intercultural competences both before and while abroad

For more information and registration:

W www.rug.nl/languagecentre

T 0031 50 363 5802

E languagecentre@rug.nl

The energy transition needs both skilled professionals and excellent researchers with a broad perspective on what is happening in the world. This is why we take an interdisciplinary and multilevel approach and collaborate closely with the University of Groningen and Hanze University of Applied Sciences. Together we enable you to become the energy professional the world needs.

The extracurricular programme of New Energy Academy prepares you for the energy system of the future.

For more information, visit our website: https://newenergyacademy.org/

The Student Administration FSE assists all prospective and current students, alumni and staff. On working days you can visit our desk in the Bernouilliborg on the first floor or send an email to sse.fse@rug.nl.

The Student Administration FSE can help all prospective, current students and alumni with matters such as:

• Requesting a certified transcript or degree-specific declaration
• Picking up a diploma or a certified copy of the diploma
• Questions regarding registration of grades or course unit enrollment of FSE
• Information regarding studying abroad (during open office hours of the International Office)

The Student Service Centre (SSC) is the centre of expertise in student counselling at the University of Groningen. Student counsellors, psychologists and trainers work at the SSC to help you with your studies in various areas. You can choose from a wide range of support facilities, including: information and advice, individual interviews, short-term therapy and a range of workshops and training courses. Together, we prevent and limit any obstacles that you may encounter during your studies, so that you can develop yourself optimally.

The SSC kindly invites all FSE students to watch our online video presentations regarding various support topics that may become relevant during your study time in Groningen. These digital information sessions are available here.This website also contains additional written information about many interesting support topics.

Topics that will be tackled in our video presentations include:

• Courses / workshops for study support, organised by the trainers
• Psychological / mental support offered by the psychologists
• Information and advice from the student counsellors
• Financial support from the Graduation Fund / profileringsfonds
• Studying with a functional impairment or chronic disease
• Exam facilities
• Modern Migration legislation for non-EU/EEA students

Representatives of the SSC will be available during the FSE Information Market in September, to answer any remaining questions that you may have about our services.

• Looking for a challenge alongside your studies?
• Want to prepare for your career?
• Want to broaden your skills and experiences outside your study programme?

If one of the answers is ‘yes’ then the MIC is the place to be! To ensure that your skills align with the demands of today's labor market, the MIC offers a range of services to support your personal and professional development. From Career workshops on communication and assistance with writing a CV to virtual internships and a mobility abroad. Within our office you will find a team of dedicated professionals, passionate about helping you succeed!We look forward to meeting you at MIC!

Mobility
Thinking about going abroad during your Bachelor's programme?The Mobility, Internship & Career Services (MIC) of the Faculty of Science and Engineering assists FSE-students with studying abroad, and international students with studying at the FSE for short periods. We know that arranging an exchange can be a time consuming matter. You need to take care of a lot of things and start well in advance! The Mobility, Internship & Career Services (MIC) of FSE would like to guide you through the steps you need to take.So, visit us if you:

• are interested in going abroad during your Bachelor's programme,
• would like to find out about the options to go abroad,

• would like to know what the requirements are to be able to go abroad,
• would like to know what the advantages of going abroad can be,
• have any other exchange related questions you would like to ask

Internships
Internships of Mobility, Internships & Career Services is the central point of contact for practical information about internships. This involves among other things funding options, insurance and support in the process of finding research options. By internships we mean internships, research projects and all other outplacements when the outplacement does not involve course work.

What do we do at Internships?
We inform and assist outgoing students in the process of finding an internship or a research project (national and international);

• We inform outgoing students about the scholarship possibilities;

• We Inform and assist incoming students with the practical matters such as registration;
• We check internship agreements.

Career Services
We welcome you to the Faculty of Science and Engineering. You are about to start your studies. You might not realize, but in the coming years you will prepare yourself for your future career. Alongside your study programme, where you will gain the necessary academic knowledge and skills, it is important to develop your soft skills that will help you in your future career. Career Services FSE is here to help you with exactly that. (*) Links below only work when you are logged in as a student.

What do we offer at Career Services?

• Vacancy database
  Looking for a job as a student assistant or teaching assistant? Lecturers and other employees of the FSE work with student assistants and teaching assistants to get all the work at the faculty done. A lot of students work as a student assistant or teaching assistant, it is a paid, usually part time, job alongside your studies. Looking for a job as a student assistant or teaching assistant? Please visit the Career Tab on the student portal for job vacancies for student assistants or for teaching assistants.

• Checks of CV, motivation letter and LinkedIn profile & photo shoots
  Found a job you want to apply for? Please visit the Career Services Desk FSE on tour for free advice and tips on your CV, cover letter and LinkedIn profile. Also valuable when you apply for a student assistant or teaching assistant job. You can also have your profile picture taken at the desk on tour.

• Workshops
  Career Services organizes (online) workshops so you can develop skills necessary for your future job(s). During career workshops you mostly develop your soft skills, such as networking and how to make a job interview a success. While your study programme does not teach you these skills, developing them is necessary to get and keep a job after you graduate.
• FSE Career Day
  The FSE Career Day is a yearly event where all FSE students are welcome to participate in all kinds of activities to help you prepare for your future career. The target audience of the FSE Career Day is master students, however all FSE students are more then welcome to join. The next FSE Career Day takes place on May 15, 2024 in the FSE buildings at Zernike. More information will follow closer to the event.
• Career activities at the study associations
  Where the activities of Career Services focus on getting to know yourself and developing yourself and your skills, the study associations focus on helping you to  connect to the labour market. We highly recommend you to join your study association so you can also take part in their career activities.

You can obtain a Teaching Qualification for Dutch high-schools for the subjects Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computing Science or Biology during or after your studies at FSE. Find us at the information market to discover the different options.