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Reports Q&A sessions

Did you miss one of the Q&A sessions? No worries! You can find the reports of previous sessions here!

• 23 April - What day is it? Optimize your schedule and routine during lockdown.
• 24 April - Let's get digital! Dealing with online courses and groupwork.
• 13 May - Written online exams via Canvas: What & how?
• 20 May - Become an exam expert! 

Topics

Below are several topics for which individual guidance is possible.

• Academic language
• Bachelor's and Master's thesis
• Exams
• Special student facilities
• Study path
• Stress and anxiety
• Study method and study planning
• Results and study progress
• Group work
• Working and studying

Options

Tutoring

In need of a tutor during these times of digital studying? Don't worry, even now you can ask for a tutor! Tutoring happens remotely, click here for tips about the possibilities. Request a tutor and we'll match you with a tutor! 

Study Guidance tutors

SG tutors are students from a higher year, carefully selected on the basis of their study results or after the involved professors and assistants suggested their names. The guidance by tutors has to be payed, with a maximum of 15 euros per hour. If you’re having financial difficulties and this is an obstacle to make use of tutoring? In that case you can contact our colleagues from Social legal & financial support.

Honours program tutoring

Honour tutors are selected through excellence programs from several faculties. Honour tutors choose to consciously incorporate tutoring within their own excellence program (and this is according to the sustainable humanistic vision of the VUB). They can also tutor VUB students from now on.

This guidance is free of charge, but the number of available tutors is limited.

Required prior knowledge

At the start of a programme, you might realise that you lack some required prior knowledge to comprehend the matter. Don't worry - this often happens due to the differences between each faculty's study programme.

A study advisor can help you fill in the gaps. Even if you notice that you need some background knowledge later in the academic year, you can contact your advisor for individual guidance. This way, you'll begin your study path well prepared.

English tutoring

Having difficulties talking or writing in English? Afraid of giving a presentation in this language? Worried that the idioms you used in your mail aren't correct? Or maybe you're anxious about the quality of your Bachelor's or Master's thesis.

Contact the Study Guidance Meeting Point and you can get help from a trusted VUB student, who will act as a tutor for any of your English concerns.

Other training sessions

We look forward to helping you study, regardless of what problems you encounter. You can find out which type of tutoring can help you best at the Study Guidance Meeting Point.

The guidance centre organises workshops and training sessions regarding several study skills, from learning to study independently to taking notes efficiently during classes. Find out if an upcoming workshop would suit your needs on our events page.

Individual guidance is possible as well. You can contact our study advisors through the SG Meeting Point to arrange for personalised training.

For whom?

All VUB- and ULB-students with a VUB e-mail address can make reservations, but the study places are mainly meant for:

• Students who do not have a quiet study place available at home
• Students who need a place on campus due to socio-emotional, family, psychiatric or medical circumstances
• Students who need to combine an on-campus lesson with an online lesson and don't have enough time to go home or to their dorm.

Reservation

Reservation is necessary! You can only use a study space with a reservation. Looking for a place last minute? No problem! You can even book a place rightaway that's immediately available.

Reservations are made via the Affluences tool, available as an app on your smartphone or on your computer.

Reservation rules

• You can reserve a place from one week in advance, up to the moment of booking.
• You can only book for yourself.
• After every reservation through Affluences you will immediately receive an email in which you have to confirm your reservation within 2 hours.
• You don't need your place anymore? Cancel your reservation; cancellation is possible any time, through the confirmation e-mail.

Confirming your arrival

• Upon arrival at your reserved study place, you confirm your presence. This can be done in two ways:
  • Upon arrival, you scan the QR code that hangs in the study room
  • You open the validation page of the Affluences website on your computer and type in code VIH1
• Please note:
  • You can only confirm your presence 10 minutes before your reservation time;
  • If you do not confirm your presence, the spot you reserved will be cancelled after 20 minutes. It will then become available again for another student to reserve.

Terms of use

• You (only) use the numbered seat you reserved.
• You always wear a face mask, even when sitting down in your own space.
• You disinfect your table + chair yourself, both before and after use of your study space.
• You place your student card visibly on the table.
• Furniture must not be moved.
• You keep the study space clean (take rubbish with you or put it in a bin).
• You respect your reservation time and make sure to clear the space in time for the next student to arrive.
• You respect the opening and closing times of the location.
• You keep it quiet so everyone in the space can concentrate.

Where to look for advice

Unsure as to what kind of guidance you are looking for or want (to become) a tutor? Give us a call, send us a mail or come talk to us. You can visit us at the Meeting Point at any time, without an appointment. We will have a look at your study needs together.