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Dear Esperians,
I am Celine Prins (she/her) and this year I will be Esperia’s Student Support. I am there for all kinds of questions.

Think of housing in Groningen, letters sent to you by the Dutch official authorities, health care, insurances, bank issues and other practical matters. Is your question more general about living on your own for the first time? Like how does your washing machine work or what’s the best place to study in Groningen? Don’t hesitate, you can ask me anything!

Please do keep in mind that I am not a professional problem solver, but my experience may help you out, as I work for a municipality in the civil affairs department. And if I don’t have the solution, I can always refer you to the right person or organisation. You can contact me by sending an email to studentsupport@svesperia.nl, or ask a board member for my phone number! 


A small disclaimer: the Student Support is an advisory body and, therefore, is not responsible and cannot be held accountable for any consequences that might arise from your issue.

The University of Groningen offers a lot of useful information on their website about things you need to arrange when studying in the Netherlands and life in Groningen in general.

If you have any question regarding the study programme of ELC you can contact the following people: 

The website of the municipality of Groningen provides you with some general information about housing. 

Linked below are some website on which you can find offers for student rooms:

International Housing Websites:

 Find information about housing allowances on the website of the government of The Netherlands here.

Have your administration in order with these useful links:

Other things that are good to know:

Meet Wake Up Student Psychology & Coaching.
Student life could be fun but challenging at the same time. The Student Psychologists (NIP®) at Wake
Up Student offer psychological guidance and coaching for students aimed at common challenges:
✔ Psychological complaints
✔ Study choice to career guidance
✔ Effective study habits
✔ Balancing study and daily student life
Make an appointment for personal psychological guidance and coaching via www.wakeupstudent.nl or
send an e-mail to info@wakeupstudent.nl. As a member of your association, you are entitled to a
free first consultation. Contact us and we’ll set you up for a free first consultation within a week with
one of our Student Psychologists!

Digital Detox (part 1): the automatic pilot
As a student, you are often continuously online for studying, work, and unfortunately, even during moments of relaxation. In this digital age where we are always on, we increasingly feel like we are off.

How can we break this pattern? We’ve all heard the classic ‘Count to ten’ advice from parents or teachers when dealing with our emotions. This simple strategy contains a deeper truth. As Viktor Frankl wrote in his book ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’ (1945), ‘Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.’

Read more by clicking the link.
https://wakeupstudent.nl/digital-detox-the-automatic-pilot/

 

The Student Service Centre (SSC) is the center of expertise in the field of student counseling at the University of Groningen. The SSC employs student deans, psychologists and trainers to help students with their studies in various areas. Among other things, the SSC offers RUG students support with:

Study skills
Study delay
Psychological complaints
Studying with a disability
Financial matters
Laws and regulations

For more information, check their website.

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