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Student Charter 2017/2018 Student Charter 2017/2018 of Delft University of Technology This is the English version of the Student Charter of Delft University of Technology, as published on the TU Delft website. It is a translation of the original Dutch version www.studentcharter.tudelft.nl, which should be considered authoritative. Student Charter 2017/2018 This is the Student Charter of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). The Student Charter describes the relationship between student and institution in terms of their obligations. The charter contains the rights and obligations of the parties involved in the educational process: the student and the institution. The institution’s obligations towards the student are set out, as is the student’s obligation to meet all the requirements of a final degree audit. It is in order to enable him or her to do so that the student is granted the rights according to this charter. The legal basis of the charter is Article 7.59 of the Higher Education and Scientific Research Act (WHW); This document applies to all students of TU Delft. It consists of three parts. The first contains a description of the rights and obligations of the student as defined by law. It maps out the student’s legal position as defined by law and is thus descriptive in nature. Included under the term ‘law’ are those regulations that the Executive Board (EB) has to make on a statutory basis, for example the Graduation Support Scheme (RAS). Such regulations are included in part III as appendices to this charter. An inseparable aspect of the legal position of the student is his or her ability to have the observance of his or her rights enforced. The possibilities to do so are described in the chapter on ‘Legal protection’. The second part of this charter chiefly focuses on the aspects of the Student Charter that relate to the content of degree programmes. Part III contains appendices with the complete text of university regulations that are of the most importance to students. Further information on the meaning and scope of the content of this charter can be obtained from the Front Office of Education & Student Affairs (E&SA) (+31 (0)15-2788004), or from the faculties’ academic counsellors. In closing: e-mail communication may be used as a legal form of communication for all TU Delft correspondence. However, this will not (yet) apply for any matters requiring a signature, date, or authentication. See Chapter 12 of Part I for further information. Studentenstatuut 2017/2018 3 Contents PART I: GENERAL 5 1 General provisions 6 2 Entrance and admission 8 3 Enrolment 11 4 Graduation support 16 5 Facilities regulation 22 6 Education 23 7 Student and Staff Representation 29 8 Student facilities 31 9 Internationalisation 36 10 House rules and disciplinary measures 40 11 Legal protection 41 12 Communication 49 PART II: QUALITY AND STUDIABILITY 50 PART III : ANNEXES 54 Annex 1 Policy on fees and enrolment 55 Annex 2a Graduation Support Scheme 66 Annex 2b Profiling Fund Scheme 93 Annex 3 Student Council Regulations 113 Annex 4 Joint Meeting Regulations 129 Annex 5 TU Delft Executive and Management Regulations 134 Annex 6 TU Delft Regulations for Complaints concerning Undesirable Behaviour 161 Annex 7 TU Delft Student Complaints Regulations 171 Annex 8 TU Delft Student Objections Committee Regulations 175 Annex 9 TU Delft Examination Appeals Board Regulations 179 Annex 10 TU Delft Management Regulations for the use of Educational ICT Facilities by Students 182 Annex 11 TU Delft Regulations for the use of Buildings, Premises and Facilities by Students and Visitors (“house rules”) 187 Annex 12 Code of Conduct for the use of English 194 Annex 13 Code of Conduct regarding International Students 196 Annex14 Facilities Regulation for TU Delft Student Organisations 205 Annex 15 Implementation of the Binding Recommendation on Continuation of Studies at TU Delft 210 Annex 16 Implementation of Modern Migration Policy at TU Delft 213 Annex 17 Code of Ethics 215 Studentenstatuut 2017/2018 4 Part I General Studentenstatuut 2017/2018 5 Chapter 1 General provisions 1.1 DEFINITIONS In this Student Charter, terms shall be understood as follows: a. Act: the Higher Education and Scientific Research Act (WHW) (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 1992, 593); b. Awb: the Dutch General Administrative Law Act; c. Charter: the document referred to in Art. 7.59 of the WHW; d. Institution: Delft University of Technology (TU Delft); e. Degree programme: educational units forming a coherent whole as referred to in Art. 7.3 para. 2 of the WHW, aimed at realising clearly defined objectives in the field of knowledge, insight and skills that a person completing the programme should command; f. Student: a person enrolled at TU Delft in order to receive education and take examinations/degree audits in a degree programme; g. External student: a person enrolled at TU Delft in order to take examinations or degree audits; h. Examination candidate: a person who is the subject of an examination or degree audit; i. Propedeuse: the first-year phase of a Bachelor’s degree programme as referred to in Art. 7.8 of the WHW; j. Bachelor’s degree programme: an educational programme as referred to in Art. 7.3a et seq. of the WHW; k. Master’s degree programme: an educational programme as referred to in Art. 7.3a et seq. of the WHW; l. Component: an educational unit of the degree programme in the sense of Art. 7.3, para. 2 of the WHW; m. Module: any part of an educational unit that is assessed separately; n. Examination: an investigation into the knowledge, insight and/or skills of the examination candidate in respect of a particular component of the degree programme; o. Interim examination: an investigation into knowledge, insight and skills in a module. (Where this charter refers to ‘examination’, ‘interim examination’ may also be intended); p. Thesis professor: the full professor of the faculty primarily responsible for the teaching and examination of the ‘Graduation Project’ component; q. Practical exercise, as referred to in Art. 7.13 para. 2 subsection d of the WHW. This may include: • writing a thesis; • completing a project; • executing a research assignment; • participating in fieldwork or an excursion; • completing an internship. r. Academic year: the period commencing on 1 September and ending on 31 August of the following year; s. Term: a period of education that concludes with an examination, or the period prior to the academic year reserved for examinations; t. Teaching and Examination Regulations (OER): regulations laid down by the dean of each degree programme in accordance with Art. 9.38 subsection b of the WHW, regulating at minimum the matters described in Art. 7.13 para. 2 subsections a to u of the WHW; u. University: TU Delft; v. Executive Board (EB): the Executive Board of TU Delft; Studentenstatuut 2017/2018 6 w. Higher Education: university education (WO) and higher professional education (HBO); x. Open University: the Open University as referred to in Art. 1.3 para. 4 of the WHW; y. Dean: where relevant, ‘dean’ may also be taken to mean ‘administration’; z. Performance-related grant: student grant in the form of a performance-related grant in accordance with the Student Grant Act (WSF 2000); aa. Cohort: the students of a particular year; ab. Credit: European Credit (EC) according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), and legally equivalent to 28 hours of study. 1.2 RELATIONSHIP TO THE WHW This charter is a Student Charter as referred to in Art. 7.59 of the Higher Education and Scientific Research Act (WHW). It is principally based on this act. Other acts, for example the Dutch General Administrative Law Act (Awb), are also referred to. The provisions of the Student Charter are only legally valid if and insofar as they do not contravene the law. The charter itself creates rights and obligations. Should the charter be in contravention of the law now or in future, no rights can be derived from it by the student. Consequently the charter must be adapted according to current legislation, for example if the charter conflicts with the law, or a conflict with the law arises due to changes in legislation. In the case of differences in interpretation between the English and Dutch texts, the Dutch text shall prevail. It is the responsibility of the Executive Board each year to ascertain whether and to what extent the charter requires revision, and to inform senior students in writing of any important changes at the start of the academic year. The board announces any significant interim changes via the appropriate channels within the university. 1.3 SCOPE AND PUBLICATION OF THE CHARTER The scope of the Student Charter is limited in principle to the students of TU Delft. A number of subjects also apply to external students. TU Delft is obliged to make the charter available to its students each year. The university chooses to provide the entire text of the statute via the university website (www.studentenstatuut.tudelft.nl). An e-mail containing the most important subjects in the charter together with references to where they may be found in the full document is also sent to every student. Studentenstatuut 2017/2018 7 Chapter 2 Entrance and admission 2.1 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES (Art. 7.24 to 7.29 of the WHW) Entrance to a university Bachelor’s degree programme can be obtained by a number of means: a. Pre-university (VWO) certificate; b. University (WO) propedeutic (first-year) certificate; c. University (WO) Bachelor’s degree certificate; d. A propedeutic (first-year) certificate from a university of applied sciences (HBO); e.