Academic counsellors

The academic counsellors help students with questions and problems beyond what can be handled administratively. They can be called upon for anything related to the study, living and working conditions of students. The academic counsellors can provide guidance and advice tailored to your personal situation, and help to make up for study delays as much as possible. See the bottom of the page for a list of topics you can discuss with the academic counsellors.

You may email us at any time. We try to have your question answered within several working days. Email us at AcademicCounsellors-BK@tudelft.nl.

In addition, you can reach us as follows.

Come to the open office hour for short questions(5-10 minutes) focusing on information provision.
You can receive brief advice to get you started or be referred elsewhere in the organisation.

The open office hour hour usually takes place from 12:45 to 13:45 in BG+.East.050-070-090 on:

Tuesdays for both BSc and MSc students
Wednesday for MSc students
Thursday for BSc students

If you think your question will take longer than 10 minutes, you can email us to make an appointment.

Up-to-date information about the open office hour can be found on Brightspace ('Students Architecture and the Built Environment').

If you think your question will take longer than 5 to 10 minutes, please make an appointment by emailing: AcademicCounsellors-BK@tudelft.nl.

During an appointment, a academic counsellor can take about half an hour for you. Of course, a follow-up interview may be scheduled.

When you make an appointment, briefly state your question, your name, student number and which semester you are in. Once you have had contact with 1 of the counsellors, it is helpful to keep in touch with the same academic counsellor for subsequent questions.

We advise in cases such as:

Study choice, doubts about your study choice, changing studies
Special circumstances and force majeure (illness, accident, disability, psychological problems, problems at home)
Study planning
Honours Programme, extra courses
Study financing
Study delay
Requests to the Examination Board
Contacts with teachers and graduation supervisors

Among other things, we provide individual counseling for problems with:

Study motivation
Function limitation, chronic illness
Stress, fear of failure, study discipline
Study choice
Graduation
Adjustment to student life
Adaptation to the Dutch language and circumstances

We can refer to, among others:

Academic counsellors for legal and financial issues and studying with a disability
Student psychologists for study-related psychological problems and training in social skills, assertiveness and constructive thinking.
Student doctors for RSI, vaccinations and medical certificates
Study choice and career advisors for study (re)choice and career advice
Academic counsellors elsewhere, family physician, outside experts

We should be consulted at:

At the time of online education: requests for a faculty study place due to personal/special circumstances
Requests for financial support to compensate for study delay due to special circumstances
Requests for postponement of binding study advice
Study progress statements within the framework of the Modern Migration Policy Act
Practicing top-class sports in combination with following your studies

Report personal circumstances as soon as possible

Academic counsellors

The academic counsellors for the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment are:

Ellen Sakkers, academic counsellor MSc
Working days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Milka van der Valk Bouman, academic counsellor BSc & MSc
Working days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Nyanza van Oosterhout, academic counsellor BSc
Working days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings
Rowan Hulskamp, academic counsellor BSc
Working days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Sean Vink, academic counsellor MSc
Working days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
Sylvia van Opdorp, academic counsellor BSc & MSc
Working days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

From left to right: Nyanza, Ellen, Sylvia, Sean, Milka and Rowan

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