Study handbook and schedule

Study Handbook

The Study Handbook provides students with official information about BSc and MSc programmes of the university. Here you can find information about study programmes, minors and courses. The Study Handbook is published in English. You can find the Study Handbook of each year on the right.

Course Schedules

The course schedules of period 1-6 and the resits of the academic year 2023/2024 are been published in the tool TimeEdit. For information about a specific course, scheduled lectures of exams, go to Course schedule / TimeEdit on the right side of this page (Course schedule). Team scheduling has created schedule guidelines including useful links see guidelines for students 2023-2024.

Study places for students

It is possible for students to book a study place on campus. Via TimeEdit you can book a study place 24-36 hours in advance. Minimum booking time is 30 minutes, maximum is 3 hours. You can book a total of 8 hours a day divided over maximum 5 bookings. Note: Your reservation is automatically cancelled if the study place is not used for 20 minutes (no show).

Do you want to book a study place in Forum Library?

The study places on the 4th floor of the Library need to be reserved. Only during self-study and exam weeks the study places on the 3rd floor are bookable. The second floor is open acess and therefore not bookable.

Study places are NOT suitable for online exams since places are located in rooms with multiple seats.

Read the FAQ below for more information on TimeEdit:

What are the advantages of TimeEdit?

You can use TimeEdit to search for course or programme schedules, to filter by relevant groups, to import schedules to your agenda, and to subscribe to updates. You can also save your preferred layout and settings, share links with others, and download schedules.

Does this change the scheduling process for me as a lecturer?

No, it just gives you more options for customising the schedule. You can create separate schedules for groups and easily add information about (excursion) locations. The schedule also includes more information than before and searching for, sharing, and exporting data is much faster. The scheduling team can also use links to discuss scheduling issues with lecturers.

How do I find my schedule?

Watch the instructional video: ‘How to find my schedule’:

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How do I save the schedule in my agenda?

Watch the instructional video: ‘How to subscribe to schedule’:

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Please note: in Outlook you have to add the TimeEdit URL. You can do this by:

  • right-clicking on ‘My agenda’
  • clicking ‘Add agenda via Internet’
  • pasting the URL in the window and confirming the questions. Outlook will create a new agenda that you can overlay on another agenda. To do this, right-click on the new agenda and select ‘overlay’.

How can I book a study place on campus?

Via the studententrance on TimeEdit you can select ‘Study Place Booking’. Watch this short instructionclip on how to book a study place:

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Do you have any questions? Please contact us by using the contact form on the top (right) of this page.

The Search results do not show the course code or course title that I’ve typed in in the Search box. Why not?

In order to avoid textual repetitions TimeEdit shows search results without showing the search term, in this case the course code or course title. This is particularly convenient for tablets or mobile phones, which have a smaller display. By clicking a search result the course code or course title that you typed in will reappear in the results. If your search includes several courses TimeEdit includes the course codes in the information about the various courses, so that you can distinguish between them.


Useful facts about the academic year:

  • A lesson hour is 40 minutes. Lectures, tutorials, group work and practical courses are usually scheduled in 2, 3 or 4-lesson hour blocks.
  • Period 1, 2, 5 and 6 last 8 weeks and contain a study load of 12 ECTS credits.
  • Period 3 and 4 last 4 weeks and contain a study load of 6 ECTS credits.
  • Exams will be taken within the period the course is taught.
  • Resit exams are scheduled twice a year: in February (right after period 3) and in July.
  • Periods are divided in weeks, weeks are identified with week numbers. The corresponding dates of these periods and week numbers can be found in the calendar of the academic year.

More information about the planning of the academic year

Any questions?

Other useful information for students can be found here. You can also contact us using the contact form on the top of the page.