Study Guidance
Studying at a University can be a big difference with what you were used to before. To help students with this big change and to make a good start with the study programme, several methods are developed.
Study Guidance System
During the first year of studies, students participate in the Study Guidance course. This course aims to assist students during the first part of their studies and to provide academic support. In groups of around 15 participants, students are guided by a tutor, a second or third year student. This tutor provides them with practical information and useful study advice.
Individual support
Where needed, students can get advice about how to improve their study results. They can also visit a studyadvisor to talk about their study progress.
Besides that, students receive a letter of the Examination Committee after the first block. In this letter students are advised about the suitability for the study programme, based on the study progress. In January a second advice is provided. At the end of the first academic year, in August, students are issued a Binding Study Advice.
If students do not meet the conditions, and there are no mitigating circumstances, they will receive a negative binding study advice and need to stop their study programme. With all of these methods, the Erasmus School of Economics does its utmost best to prevent students from this.
Blocks
The academic year starts in the beginning of September and is divided into five blocks of eight weeks each. Per block students focus on two or three courses.
The study load of each programme is specified in credits. An academic year consists of 60 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits. Each block consists of 12 ECTS. One credit is the equivalent to 28 hours of study and includes time spent in lectures, tutorials, reading, preparing for tests and writing exams and papers.
With the double programme BSc² Econometrics/Economics, students are required to receive more than 60 credits.
Binding Study Advice (BSA)
Students are expected to get through the first year at once. The BSA is based on this.
Internships
The Erasmus School of Economics offers you the opportunity to do an internship in the third year of your bachelor programme. This is an excellent way of acquiring some practical experience and could give you a head start once you are graduated.
Conditions differ per programme, but there are internship opportunities within every programme. During your internship you will apply your academic skills and knowledge in a professional environment. You will be guided academically by the School and practically by the company which offers you the placement.
To get you started, numerous placement opportunities will be published via various channels and there are several organisations and study associations that can help you to find a challenging internship.
Bachelor Honours Class
Erasmus School of Economics offers her best performing and most committed students the opportunity to participate in the Bachelor Honours Class. The programme is designed to provide extra challenge in addition to the regular curriculum. The goal of the programme is to extend economic knowledge and to increase academic skills.
Participating students follow intense and interactive guest lectures by experts in the fields of science, business and politics concerning various current economic issues. They also write and present academic papers.
The Honours Class starts in the first bachelor year and covers two full years. Access to the programme is restricted in order to guarantee exclusivity. Students are selected on their performance in the first two blocks of Bachelor year 1 and on an application interview. Commitment and active participation are primary requirements to complete the programme successfully.
Study associations
One of the character traits that define Rotterdam students is their high level of activity and that they are not afraid to work hard. They are actively involved in all sorts of consulting associations and often have on the side jobs as student assistants to professors or in the administrative division of the faculty. Their contribution keeps the School on their toes and allows them to incorporate the students’ opinions.
The character of the students is also represented in the presence of the active faculty and study associations.
Economic Faculty association Rotterdam (EFR)
The Economic Faculty association Rotterdam (EFR), established in 1964, is one of the largest and most active faculty associations in the Netherlands. The mission of EFR is to bridge the gap between theory and practice. EFR organises study related activities for economically orientated students at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and aims to provide students with a unique experience.
Each year, we organise various activities and events for students of the Erasmus School of Economics, as well as other students of the Erasmus University. Among other things, we offer the cheapest books, free summaries, and organise social events to help students feel at home in Rotterdam. We also help prepare you for the labour market, bring you in touch with your future employer, and enhance your student experience.
Especially for first year students EFR organises an introduction weekend, drinks, city trips and many other activities. Other large-scale events that the EFR organizes are:
- The national political debate, during election years in the Netherlands
- EFR Inspiration Days with many inspiring speakers
- Model United Nations Rotterdam
- Master Career Week and Erasmus Recruitment
Interested? Follow us on Facebook or Instagram and have a look on our website: www.efr.nl
FAECTOR
FAECTOR is the school association for aspiring econometricians at Erasmus School of Economics. Since 1966, FAECTOR has been offering large, varied projects and events for Econometrics students in the Netherlands. At this moment, FAECTOR is the biggest study association for Econometrics students in the world! We organise over ten career events per year, besides various other social and educational events and activities.
Before the start of the academic year, FAECTOR normally organises the introduction camps for first-year Econometrics students and students following the Bachelor Squared program. This year however, FAECTOR organises a warming-up program for first-year students in cooperation with Erasmus School of Economics. Here you will get to know fellow Econometrics students, the university and the city of Rotterdam.
Some examples of other activities that FAECTOR organises:
- FAECTOR Research Project (for example in Brazil, Canada, South Korea, Singapore and Tokyo)
- The Econometric Career Days, the biggest on-campus career event for econometricians in the Netherlands
- Financial Market Tour (a visit to London to get to know how it feels to be an investment banker)
- Smaller events such as social drinks, city trips, inhouse days and a discount on study books
Other study associations at Erasmus School of Economics
Other study associations active within the School are:
Exchange programmes
We wholeheartedly encourage you to study abroad during the third year of your bachelor programme (or the fourth year if studying the Double bachelor BSc2 in Economics and Econometrics). And with so many international partner universities, you can attend lectures anywhere in the world.
Where would you like to go? The United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Spain or France? Or would you rather study in Japan, Hong Kong, the United States, Canada or Australia? Anything goes. Just outline the courses you intend to take abroad in a study plan beforehand and make sure they can be incorporated into your study programme to help avoid any study delay. And remember to look into available grants and subsidies to cover certain expenses associated with studying abroad!