Your rights
Every employee and student has a shared responsibility to contribute to a good working environment. What rights and regulations apply to your working conditions as a student? What are equal opportunities, and how do they benefit you? And who can you turn to if you have questions or need help?
Examination
Good to know about examination, degree projects and rules concerning examination.
Leave of absence
If you need to pause your studies, you must apply for an academic leave of absence.
Student influence
You have the opportunity to play an active role in influencing your study situation in many different ways.
Who can I turn to?
Start by contacting someone at your department if you have questions regarding your study and work environment or equal opportunities. It can be a study counsellor, teacher, programme coordinator or director of studies.
If you have been subjected to harassment or victimisation
The head of department is responsible for investigating harassment and abusive discrimination at the department. The head of department is also responsible for ending any harassment.
The study counsellor is bound to professional secrecy. If you want to make a report, the study counsellor can be a support in this.
You can also talk to a teacher or director of studies or someone else on the University's staff whom you trust.
If you have a complaint
Do you want to make a complaint or give feedback about your course, programme or study environment? Complaints can involve matters such as grading, attendance, supervision, quality of education, and handling times.
How to make a complaint or report wrongdoings
Central services at the University
- Study and career counsellors: The counsellors are bound to professional secrecy and can offer counselling and support about your study situation.
- The Student Health Service: The counsellors and psychologists are bound to professional secrecy and can assist you in times of need.
- Coordinators for targeted study support: If you have a long-term disability, you can receive support during your studies.
- Ombudsmen for grading issues: If you think that an examination or assessment has been unfairly graded, you can turn to the ombudsmen for grading issues.
- Legal officers: Contact the University's legal officers if you have legal issues or questions concerning disciplinary matters.
- Student unions: The student unions have liaison officers, faculty coordinators and ombudsmen who work with advice and support to students in work environment and study-related issues.