Student support services in Almere

By disability we mean that you have been officially diagnosed as having a disability that may limit you during your studies. Examples of a disability are: autism; AD(H)D; dyslexia; an anxiety disorder; depression; a physical disability; a visual or hearing impairment; or a chronic disease.

If this applies to you, can count on extra facilities and support from the dean of students and the student coach at Aeres UAS Almere. We go to great lengths to create an environment in which your disability limits you as little as possible. Besides this we support you in your personal development, in order to help you expand your independence in dealing with the impact of your disability. Based on our experience, this extra support and guidance should enable you to complete your studies just like anyone else.

Would you like to know which facilities are available to you? Make an appointment with the dean of students to discuss the limitations that you see yourself dealing with. The sooner you contact her, the sooner we can arrange appropriate facilities for you. So, please do not hesitate to contact the dean, even if you are unsure whether you are eligible, or if you have any questions. You can find her contact details below.

For questions about studying with disabilities, please contact the dean of students 
Anita Okma by phone or email:

• Email: a.okma@aeres.nl
• Telephone: 06 - 43 14 11 65

Your personal tutor helps you to keep an eye on your academic progress and regularly inquires how you are doing. Despite this personal attention, you might occasionally need some extra support, so that you can study without any worries. Someone to give you a hand with planning and studying effectively. Someone to help you along again when you are not feeling like yourself, for example because you are feeling stressed out, are afraid of failing or are feeling down or unmotivated. Or someone to support you when there are difficulties in your private life because someone in your family is feeling ill or if someone close to you has passed away.

The dean of students and the student coach will be there for you if you find yourself in a difficult situation. Together with them, you can find out what you need and how to get a grip on your situation. Of course, your personal tutor can refer you to them, but you can also make direct contact with them.

Do you have any questions or do you need extra support during your studies? Please point out to your personal tutor or dean that you would like an appointment with our student coach Imke Vos.

• Email: i.vos@aeres.nl
• Telephone: 06 - 43 14 11 81

Understandably, it can be difficult to talk to someone about the inappropriate behaviour of fellow students or Aeres staff members. However, we feel that it is important to do so because it can help you to deal with it and because something can be done to end it. 

You can talk about it to the student counsellor. If you prefer, you can also talk online or outside the school premises. The counsellor can help you to lodge a complaint before the complaints authority who will investigate the complaint and ensure that direct action is taken as soon as possible.

Do you need confidential advice or do you have any questions? Please contact one of our student counsellors.

• Anita Okma
• Email: a.okma@aeres.nl
• Telephone: 06 - 43 14 11 65

• Jeffrey van Lent
• Email: j.van.lent@aeres.nl
• Telephone: 06 - 48 72 17 98

Contact our admissions officer Suzanne van der Pol.

Contact Studentzaken.

Contact Studentzaken.

At Aeres UAS, we use the same criteria as the NOC*NSF for assessing eligibility for the elite athlete status. This means that your elite athlete status will be re-evaluated and awarded again each year. You are eligible for the elite athlete status at Aeres UAS if you have a so called ‘topsportpas’ from the ‘Olympisch Netwerk Flevoland’ or another ‘Olympisch Netwerk’ in the Netherlands. The Olympisch Netwerk assesses your level and awards you with a certain status. This can be either an (inter)national status according to the requirements of the NOC*NSF or a regional status.

Are you a new student and do you wish to apply for the elite athlete status at Aeres UAS? In addition to your application for the programme of your choice, request a separate form for the elite athlete status. The elite athlete academic counsellor will contact you at the end of each seven week period to assess your academic progress and at the beginning of each semester to make a study plan. They will check your progress with you, answer any questions you may have and consider your requirements.

Elite athletes who have the elite athlete status may use the following facilities:

• Make sure the elite athlete academic counsellor receives your (provisional) events calendar at the beginning of each semester, because they will assess which classes, excursions and training courses you are allowed to absent yourself from. When you are absent from exams, you may have to take substitute exams instead. At the beginning of each semester, the counsellor will propose their assessment to the examination board. This proposal will be added to your student file.
• ‘Financiële Ondersteuning Student, or F.O.S. (= financial support for students). In certain cases, an elite athlete who combines elite sports with their studies can be considered to be in such exceptional circumstances that they are entitled to financial support. You may be eligible for such support if you have been awarded with the elite athlete status of the NOC*NSF.
• Aeres UAS will provide support should you apply for an extended student loan or scholarship.

Would you like further information? Feel free to contact Elly van Putten - Travaille at 088 020 5898 or send her an email at e.van.putten@aeres.nl.

We encourage entrepreneurship and taking the initiative in general. This is why we have several ways in which you can focus on your own business during your studies. To give you an example, you can carry out assessments and assignments for your own business. And in the final year of your studies, you can even graduate in your own business via our ‘Green Starters Traject’, our project for students who want to start a ‘green’ business. Are you interested in how we can facilitate you? Please contact your personal tutor or academic counsellor for more information.