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Honours programme

What is the Honours Programme?
The HP consists of extra-curricular activities and projects in which you earn 20 HP credits. These range from hackathons and case competitions to trips abroad and volunteer work.

By joining the HP you will become part of a community of like-minded students not only from RBS but also from other faculties in the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and students from our partners internationally.

Who is the Honours Programme intended for?
The goal of the Honours Programme is to challenge motivated and talented students who are looking for real life projects and activities with a positive impact on their environment and themselves.

We expect Honours Programme students to be able to deal with uncertainty and complexity, to be reliable, flexible and innovation oriented; and to responsibility for their own learning journey.

You are eligilble for the programme if you have the right motivation, you have the approval of at least 3 lecturers from year 1 and you obtained between 52 and 60 ECs in year 1.

You receive an Honours Diploma once you complete the regular bachelor programme.

RISA

What is RISA?
We are a group of students organising events for students. Over the whole academic year we will be hosting lots of social and cultural events such as parties, sport events, museum visits and much more…

Also, selected business events will be planned to give your professional identity some extra boost.

Become a member and meet new friends here in Rotterdam!

Student wellfare

When can a student contact us?
A student can come to us for specific support through workshops, meetings, electives or one-on-one coaching. Students might have personal issues like problems at home, money or health problems. They might struggle with time management or are studying with a chronic illness or dyslexia/ADHD/autism.

How can a student contact us?
They can be referred to us by a student counsellor or they can email us directly through: studentenwelzijn@hr.nl

Workshops
We offer workshops on different topics that have to do with study skills and wellbeing. The workshops are free and are accessible for all students. Students have to sign up via the website. Some workshops are online and others on location.

Dutch: English:
Electives:
Student welfare offers electives on study skills and welfare as well. For some the student can sign up via Osiris themselves, others go through the student counsellor. Some electives have a different name on the students diploma for privacy (for example reducing fear of failure).

Through student counsellor:
ADHD, Autisme, Assertiviteit, Faalangst, Reducing Fear of Failure, Uitstelgedrag, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction- NL, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction- ENG

Through Osiris:
Leer jezelf te Motiveren. Plannen en Studievaardigheden, Passie & Talent, Besturen in een studievereniging, Studie combineren met kinderen, Studeren vanuit de Antillen.

New electives next year hopefully: Time management and Motivation (both in English)

Peer coaches:
Student welfare has different peer coaches if students prefer to talk to someone who is also a student. The peer coaches are students who for example also are an international student, have ADHD or autism or are a studying parent etc. So they know from experience what the student is going through.

PR team

Please join the RBS PR Team!

What will you do?
Presenting the IB program to prospective students Part of various events of Rotterdam Business School High-school visits Open days/evenings Webinars/Instagram Takeovers

What’s in it for you?
1 to 4 ECTS (depending on your workload) Development of your public speaking, presentation and communication skills Amazing experience that will look good on your CV and a recommendation letter for your contribution in the PR Team

If you would like to join the PR Team, please sign up by sending Ms. ‘t Zand your motivation letter to r.f.r.'t.zand@hr.nl.

Class Representative

Personal Benefits

struggles and feedback
Improve the programme curriculum
Exercise as a communicator and initiate change in your study

Academic Benefits

Receive first hand information from the school each block
Earn 2 ECTS (which will substitute the requirement for elective during the first year)

Main Tasks

Collect and report your classmates' feedback each block
Participate in the board meeting in the end of each block

Are you interested?
Tell your coach

More information?
Contact Mrs. Torres: TORRO@HR.NL

Library

Welcome to the library!

The library of the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences is one of the support services that helps you with your studies.

You can find us at: rotterdamuas.com/library

Some of our services include:

Databases and e-books for your study programme At "Information sources per study programme – International Business" you will find the sources that are relevant to your study programme: databases, web links and your book list with links to START.

Most books from the mandatory book list are available as an e-book and can be read online. Our hardcopy books are available for borrowing. This service is free for RUAS students.

START: The library's search tool

With our 'STudy And Research Tool' you can find some of our books, journals and (academic) articles in our collection.

Library Access: the library in your browser If you want to Google first, install our Library Access tool. Library Access will notify you if articles or e-books are available at the library. This makes it easier to get hold of the full-text of (academic) articles. It also makes logging into databases easier.

Help on demand with searching for literature

If you can’t find what you need, you can contact us. Make an appointment via Teams chat or e-mail. Please contact: balga@hr.nl or wilbl@hr.nl Or you can send an email to: library@hr.nl

Visit our website to for a complete overview of our services.

Peercoaches

Peercoaches are senior students who are employed by the school. Within IB, peercoaches assist students who struggle with learning a second language as part of the curriculum. In the academic year 2022-2023 language peercoaches will be available to assist students with the following languages: Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese and Korean. Peercoaches help to prepare for a resit exam (written or oral). This is done in small groups and in some case one-on-one. This service is for free. More information and the registration may be found on the site http://peercoach.hr.nl (select RBS in drop down menu and login with student details).

‘I was very content with the guidance provided by the peercoach. I struggle a lot with the language and he helped me.’

‘My peercoach did a great job. He is a very good person and very emphatic.’

‘My peercoach was very friendly and open. I felt comfortable while improving my language’

Furthermore, we are offering help with study skills such planning and time-management. You can apply for such a peercoach via Student Welfare

Electives

In accordance with the requirements of the regular four-year programme International Business students must complete elective education worth 8EC in total spread over years one and two (Student Handbook 5.1.1)

Our experience shows that the first registration causes some problems for our students. Therefore, based on the frequently asked questions, we have prepared a short guide to help you in this process.

Please start by reading the information on the official website on HINT.

There you will find information about registration periods. Please note that at certain moments you may register only for one course (between 3-13 October). If you would like to register for one more course, you need to wait until the opening of the next enrollment period. There are also days when signing up is not possible (28 September – 2 October). At that time all the lines are closed and trying to sign up, you will get error message.

Another very important thing when registering is the selection of the right filters. The most essential ones have been marked.

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