All the information for current Honours students in one page
On this page, you can find information for our current Honours students, including who to contact for which question and where to find specific information.
Canvas community page
You can find the Honours Community Canvas page here. Honours students are automatically invited to the course; if you cannot find the course but you are an Honours student, please send us an email. On our Canvas page, we share important announcements to relevant groups and share additional opportunities for Honours students.
Honours community
There is an active and enthusiastic community of Honours students and teachers at the University of Twente. At the centre of this community is Honours Association Ockham (H.V. Ockham). At Ockham, Honours students can meet one another and join in activities. The association is located in the Technohal, room 1334C, where Honours students can drop by and participate in committees, activities or get a cup of the best coffee on campus!
For Bachelor students: planning of Plenary Sessions and certification ceremony
EVENT | DATE |
|---|---|
Bachelor Honours Plenary Session Q1 (for Bachelor Honours students of Cohort Febr. 2024) | 02-10-2024, 18:15-20:15 |
Bachelor Honours Plenary Session Q2 (for Bachelor Honours students of Cohort Febr. 2024) | 04-12-2024, 18:15-20:15 |
Bachelor Honours Plenary Session Q3 (for Bachelor Honours students of Cohort Febr. 2024 and Cohort Febr. 2025) | 05-03-2025, 18:15-20:15 |
Honours Individual Project information session | 16-04-2025, 12:45-13:30 |
Bachelor Honours Plenary Session Q4 (for Bachelor Honours students of Cohort Febr. 2025) | 21-05-2025, 18:15-20:15 |
Bachelor Honours Certification and Pinning Ceremony (for Bachelor Honours tudents of Cohort Febr. 2024) | TBD |
For Master students: planning of certification ceremonies
EVENT | DATE |
|---|---|
Great Negotiators Certification and Pinning Ceremony | TBD |
Research Honours Certification and Pinning Ceremony | TBD |
Change Leaders Certification and Pinning Ceremony | TBD |
4TU.Responsible Sustainability Challenge Certification and Pinning Ceremony | TBD |
Finding your Honours course information
The current coordinators of the tracks can be found on the track-specific pages for the Bachelor and Master. For each track, the courses (with code or OSIRIS reference) are listed on the dedicated page, with the current teachers of each course connected on OSIRIS. If you have any trouble finding the correct course information for your Honours track, please send an email to your teacher or the Honours Office.
Registering Honours courses on OSIRIS
After being admitted into the Honours programme, you will be automatically enrolled for the first course of your Honours programme by the Honours Office. However, for all subsequent Honours courses, you must register yourself on OSIRIS by the deadline (see the regular OSIRIS Student procedures and deadlines here). If you forget to register, the Honours Office can manually add you to the correct Honours course through the form provided here.
Who to contact for questions?
- Course teacher: for questions regarding the course, learning activities, curriculum and planning, and assessment. Your teacher is also your first point of contact for missing lectures due to illness or other reasons. You can find your teacher and their contacts through OSIRIS Student.
- Track coordinator: for questions regarding the track structure, possibilities for an Honours Individual Project for the track (HIP, e.g. when going abroad) or other things affecting your Honours programme. The coordinators of the tracks can be found on the track-specific pages for the Bachelor and Master
- Honours Office: for general information about the Honours programme; and questions regarding the selection and admission, course registration, Bachelor Plenary Sessions, grade registration and graduation, information on the Honours Individual Project (HIP, when going abroad), and all other general questions (including referrals for questions). The Honours Office consists of a team of junior managers, currently studying at the University of Twente. The Honours Office can best be reached by email (honours@utwente.nl); the office location of the Honours Office is Technohal 1334 D.
- Honours Programme Director: for personal questions (as confidant) or Honours study-related questions. You can find the People Page of dr. Nelleke van Adrichem, including her contact details, here.
- Honours Exam Committee (HExC): to file requests for exceptions to the Honours educational regulations or to address disputes in examination; please find the HExC Rules and Regulations here. The HExC can be contacted by email: exam-committee-honours@utwente.nl.
- Honours Educational Quality Committee (HEQC): for any questions regarding the evaluation (surveys and panels) of the Honours education. You can reach the HEQC by email: qa-honours@utwente.nl.
- Honours Association Ockham (H.V. Ockham): for any questions regarding the community, joining Ockham committees and attending activities. You can contact the Board of H.V. Ockham by email: board@hvockham.nl.
Educational Regulations and Honours Exam Committee
You can find the Educational Regulations for your cohort, as well as a 'who is who' at Honours and information for contacting the Honours Exam Committee on the organisation page.
The Honours Educational Quality Committee
The Honours Educational Quality Committee (HEQC) consists of both student and teacher members, who work together to evaluate the quality of the bachelor and master honours programmes. This is done by sending out surveys to Honours students after every module, as well as organising Teacher Panel Meetings (TPMs) where students and teachers can have open discussions about their programmes and exchange ideas and feedback. The HEQC contacts you to participate both in the surveys and to take part in the TPMs.
The Honours Individual Project: supplementing your Bachelor Honours programme while abroad
For students within the Bachelor Honours programme, the tracks of Philosophy, Mathematics and Shaping the Future allow students to go abroad (or become otherwise unable to join the in-person Honours sessions) while still continuing their Honours programme. Students abroad follow then the Honours Individual Project (HIP) course, which is a tailored course of 10 ECTS (the equivalent of two missing Honours courses/one semester abroad; a 5 ECTS version of the HIP is in some cases also possible). Students who want to follow the HIP should fill in this form to inform the Honours Office of their desire to start a HIP. Please note that, as the HIP requires some preparation for the student and supervisor, you should fill in this form at least 3 months before the start of your HIP.
Quitting the Honours programme
You can quit the Honours programme at any time! To quit the programme, please make sure to (1) inform your coordinator (see our track page) of your disenrollment and (2) fill out this form to conclude your programme.
When quitting the programme before completion, you will not receive an Honours Certificate or Honours Pin. All completed Honours courses will still be put on your diploma supplement, showing the amount of credits that you have achieved within the programme.