Nestor

Nestor is the name given to the Electronic Learning Environment (ELO) at the University of Groningen. The computer programme used to place course information on Nestor is called Blackboard . You can use Nestor to download documents for your course (assignments, presentations, past examinations). You can find information about the weekly timetable, the literature you have to read, and the lecturers giving the courses, etc. For certain courses you can use Nestor to exchange ideas with the lecturer and other students via e-mail, chat rooms and online discussions.

You can login after you have received your student card and password.

The password for Nestor is the same as the password for e-mail and ProgRESS WWW. In order to gain access to courses in Nestor, you must register for your courses via ProgRESS WWW. The Internet address for Nestor is http://www.nestor.rug.nl/ . When you start up an RC computer, the homepage is http://www.rug.nl/student . From this page you can read your e-mails, view your exam results (in ProgRESS WWW) and access Nestor. The university will provide you with a university e-mail address. This address is used to send you information, for example from Nestor.