Instruction meeting Welcome to the Faculty of Arts

Instruction meeting Welcome to the Faculty of Arts! Maaike van Gerven Daniëlle Slootjes 29 August 2017

Introduction game How much do you already know about the Dutch culture and habits?

Instructions 1) Please all stand up 2) If a statement is NOT applicable to you, please sit down (and remain seated for the rest of the game) 3) No cheating! 4) The last person standing wins a prize

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International Office, Faculty of Arts • STIP (E 7. 02) = Student Information Point Maaike van Gerven Student mobility coordinator E 7. 21 Monday to Friday internationaloffice@let. ru. nl Treja Wilkens Policy advisor E 7. 20 Support : Kim Oyen E 7. 02 internationaloffice-support@let. ru. nl

STIP vs. Departmental coordinator STIP • Registration for courses • Transcript of Records (at the end of your stay) • http: //www. ru. nl/stip/english/ Departmental coordinator • Programme • Learning Agreement • See list ‘departmental coordinators’ • Help with finding courses

Practical information www. ru. nl/facultyofarts > Education > Exchange students • • • Learning Agreement and 'During the Mobility' Form/Change Form Ordering Lecture Notes The use of WIFI Printing, copying, scanning (Péage) Office hours - For this week: extra office hours • Power Point presentation

Schedule and registration for courses • Email with 5 steps: - Look up schedule Overlap? Remarks on your Learning Agreement? Find new courses Questions? Skype with Maaike Changes? Fill out a new Learning Agreement Register for courses in OSIRIS before 10 July – Problems? Email internationaloffice-support@let. ru. nl

FAQ • My Learning Agreement does not match with the courses I am taking - Fill out a During the Mobility form and send it to internationaloffice@let. ru. nl. We will have it signed. • I have not looked up my schedule yet - Look up your schedule ASAP and make necessary changes via the During the Mobility form. • I have not received my signed documents - Application complete? Check Osiris. • I am not yet registered for (all) courses - Visit STIP (E 7. 02) so they can register you. • I need to register for courses at another faculty - Go to the International Office of that faculty (addresses on the ‘departmental coordinators’ sheet).

OSIRIS & Blackboard • OSIRIS is our student information system: http: //sis. ru. nl. - Log in with student number (without –s) and password. • If you are registered for a course in OSIRIS, you are automatically enrolled for the exam (but not for the resit!). • Via OSIRIS you can check your grades. • Information about your courses (assignments, notes of the professor) can be found on Blackboard: https: //blackboard. ru. nl. - Log in with student number and password. • You can also log in via the Student Portal to get acces to OSIRIS and Blackboard: https: //portal. ru. nl/home.

MMS (Multi Media Study Centre) Where? • Erasmusbuilding, first floor, on top of “Refter”. Opening hours: • vary from central computer room to smaller rooms, but from 9 am till 7 pm on Monday to Thursday, Friday 9 am until 5 pm. (See website www. ru. nl/mms for more info). With your student number, you will be given a personal account. Don’t have your student number yet? Go to the help desk for a day account.

Questions? Problems with logging in in OSIRIS? Student Affairs Office, Comeniuslaan 4 (baliedsz@ru. nl) Problems with registration for courses? Student Information Point, Erasmusbuiling 7. 02 (stip@let. ru. nl) Questions about your courses? (Departmental) coordinator Other questions? International Office Faculty of Arts, Erasmusbuilding 7. 21 Sign up for consultation hours on the list

Information about the educational system in Nijmegen What do we offer? • Personal approach in teaching • Small groups • Intensive, challenging and reflective education • Teachers are easily approachable What do we ask from you? • A committed, systematic and active study approach is crucial for the timely and successful completion of your studies • Participate actively • Buy the required books • Avoid plagiarism: http: //www. ru. nl/stip/english/rules-regulations/fraudplagiarism/

Having problems? • • Problems with courses/teachers -> Time management -> Student advisors (faculty level) Personal issues -> Special needs students -> If necessary, the faculty student advisors get into contact with a student dean at central level (e. g. to draw up a counseling agreement for students with special needs) For more information: www. ru. nl/english/vm/search/@985028/extra-support/

Language courses for exchange students Info on: http: //www. ru. nl/radboudintolanguages/en/languages/dutch/ “Social Dutch” I and II (start 2 October) • Monday and Thursday • 12 classes of 1. 5 hours, runs for 6 weeks (2 -3 hours workload a week) • Focusing on basic level of Dutch and cultural aspects of the Netherlands • € 125, - (= incl. 50% reduction) Questions: : NT 2@into. ru. nl

Nijmegen Centre for Academic Writing (ASN) Do you have a paper due soon or are you currently working on your thesis? Radboud University students can come to the ASN for individualised advice. Writing support for students • Advice in all disciplines and levels • Specially trained tutors (students and Ph. D candidates at the university) • Free of charge • As often as you need! For more information: www. ru. nl/asn/english/

First impressions “Wow, you’ll never believe what happened to me this week…” Discuss the things that you find remarkable about the Netherlands (or about the Dutch) during your first week here.

Important tips • • Do not panic! There is always someone to help you out Enjoy your stay Keep an open mind Meet people Do not miss any classes Do not hesitate to ask advice from your professor, your coordinator or us. We are here to help you!

Be a social ambassador… … and follow us on https: //www. facebook. com/Radboud. Facultyof. Arts/ https: //www. instagram. com/radboudfacultyofarts/ Want to take over our Instagram account? Do you write a blog about your time abroad? Let us know via bachelor-arts@ru. nl or fill out the registration form!

Buddy programme ‘Break the Bubble’ Dutch students support international students Why break the bubble? • • • To help you integrate in Dutch culture and society To discover Nijmegen and the Netherlands To learn from each other To get to know Dutch students and make friends To have a great time at Radboud University Fun activities and help for the whole semester! Facebookgroup

Get to know each other • Make a list of all the common factors in your group (e. g. we are all students) • All groups name the most remarkable similarity • Group with best similarity wins

And now… • How will you communicate? - Whatsapp? Facebook? Email? • Try to find a next activity - Meet up for lunch at the Refter next week? - Have drinks at the Cultuur Café after the first day of classes? • During the training the buddies have come up with things to do, but maybe the international students have ideas as well • Work together • Keep us posted in the Facebook group!