Contact
At the secretariat of your degree programme you can ask all your questions about how to register for course units and seminar groups.
Your study adviser can inform you about all aspects of your degree programme: information about a specific course, advice about the choices and possibilities within the degree programme, exam requirements etc. They also assists in times of illness, personal problems or other circumstances that may result in study delay.
Secretariat of History
T History: +31 (0)50 363 8986 | IRIO: + 31 (0)50 363 8986 | GLTC: +31 (0)50 363 8986
E History: history@rug.nl | IRIO: irio@rug.nl | Classics : gltc@rug.nl
Visiting address
Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat 26
9712 EK Groningen
Building 1311
Room 511
Mailing address
Secretariat Geschiedenis/IR-IO/Classics - Faculty of Arts
University of Groningen
P.O.Box 716
9700 AS GRONINGEN
The Netherlands
Opening hours
On working days from 9.00 a.m.- 5.00 p.m.
Tasks
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Providing information about classes, exams and rooms
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Providing information about course units (if not available from the repro) and individual exam notes
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Providing information about boards and commissions
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Providing general information, answer questions regarding the programmes of the cluster
Study advisers for History

- Mr. drs. R.P. (Bob) van der Borg
- Mr. drs. H.R. (Hidde) de Haas
- historyadvice rug.nl (History)
- cmems.advice rug.nl (Classical Medieval and Early Modern Studies)
- studieadviseur.gltc rug.nl (Classics / Classical Studies)
Location
- Harmony Building, room 1315.0501/1315.502
(Open) office hours
The quickest ways to get a personal meeting with us is to drop by during one of our Open Consultation Hours. You can do so with any question or issue and without an appointment.
- Monday 12.30-13.30, Bob van der Borg
- Tuesday 13.30-14.30, Hidde de Haas & Bob van der Borg
- Thursday 10.00-11.00, Hidde de Haas & Bob van der Borg
If you have a non-urgent issue for which you know you will need some more time, you can also book a personal appointment with one of us. You can send us an email with preferred dates for a talk.
Of course, you can always contact us via email with your questions and issues. We aim to answer all mails within one work week, and if we classify your issue as urgent, we will invite you for a personal meeting on short notice.
More information?
Take a look at the FAQ's first or check below links:
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