Information for new bachelor students
The time has come: you are starting your bachelor at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences! To help you get started, you can find practical information here. This information is meant for students who are admissible (according to the Admissions office if you have an international diploma or the admission board if you have a Dutch diploma) to one of the bachelor programmes of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences.
Introduction
You have applied for Human Geography and Planning or Spatial Planning and Design. The University of Groningen organizes a welcoming ceremony for all international students.
For International Bachelor Students, the Faculty organizes an Introduction meeting on 1 September. You can find more information about this event in the introduction document.
The general faculty introduction will be held on 4 September. For more information about that day please see this letter.
Matching
The bachelor programme Spatial Planning and Design has a mandatory matching procedure. The bachelor programme Human Geography and Planning has a voluntary matching procedure when you apply before 1 May. After 1 May you have to do a matching assignment. Read more about matching
Learning Communities
The 'Learning Communities' are part of the first year of the bachelors at the faculty of Spatial Sciences. When you finish your first year Human Geography & Planning or Spatial Planning & Design, you should have a good idea of what you learned and why you learned this. This will help you to make important choices during your study, such as choosing electives and choosing a master programme. How is everything connected in the bachelor programme? How do you us this knowledge in your further studies and in the labour market? A lot of students don't have the answers to these questions. That is why the Faculty of Spatial Sciences has founded the 'Learning Communities'. Read more about the Learning Communities
Registering for courses
You have to enroll for your courses every semester. You are automatically enrolled for your exams. You can view the registration periods for courses on the Student Portal. See the tutorial below for a guide how to enroll for your courses.
Book sale
You can order your study books online through the website of our study association Ibn Batutta. You can check on their website which books you will need and order them when applicable with a discount.
If you do not want to join Ibn Battuta, please check out Ocacys to find the books you need per course.
Laptop
To be able to run the software you will need during your courses, we have listed a number of specifications for laptops.
Finding accomodation
Finding a place to live can be difficult in Groningen. Please see this webpage for information and tips on how to find accomodation.
Tutorials ICT systems
Via the practical links below you go to the different systems and webpages for all your study information. If you are new this can be quite confusing. Please check the Student Portal introduction video and the instructional video's about the steps that you have to take to follow courses and stay up to date before and during your study.
Study information
Services of the Faculty and the University
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UG Student Support experts in study counseling (if you have problems go to the study advisor first)
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