The mission of the Office of Student Services (Stuvo) at Artevelde University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) is to make higher education accessible to all students, in this case specifically by eliminating financial barriers.
Financial needsFinancial aid
Time lineThis project helps international students in their first year to learn about Artevelde University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), its operations and student life from experienced students (buddies). It also focuses on helping the buddies make international contacts and grow personally.
Academic integration/belonging, Social integration/belongingBuddy program | On campus | In person | Live
Time lineBuilding a community for all students, with a focus on first year (international) students.
Academic integration/belonging, Social integration/belongingCommunity building | In person | Live
Time lineCompensating software to help people with reading, writing, spelling and learning difficulties.
Academic integration/belongingOnline tool | Online
Time lineDigital course on spelling and how to read and write academic texts.
Academic integration/belongingOnline tool | Online | Recorded / Asynchronic
Time lineThis course helps students develop their professional skills and provides them with support where needed.
Academic integration/belonging, Personal mental health/well-beingCourse | On campus | Online | In person | Live and recorded
Time lineProviding various safe (study) spaces for students who want to study in group for whom the regular study spaces were not suitable (e.g., too crowded, too daunting).
Academic integration/belonging, Social integration/belongingStudy room(s) | On campus | In person | Live
Time lineThe Student Fair is a low-threshold place where first years can find all sorts of information that might be applicable/interesting to them (e.g., Who are the student representatives? Which student associations are there? How can I find a student job that fits my study programme?)
Social integration/belongingFair | On campus | In person | Live
Time lineThe website Stop Cramming (www.stopcramming.be) informs students about how to process their course content in five steps, teaches them how to plan, how to get more out of the classes they take and how to best prepare for evaluations.
Academic integration/belongingOnline tool | Online
Time lineStudents meet regularly in small study groups with 10 to 15 participants under the leadership of an older student who helps the students to sort out, and shed light on, the components of the course that are experienced as difficult.
Academic integration/belonging, Social integration/belongingOn campus | In person | Live
Time lineStudents can obtain exemptions for language classes based on a validation of the competencies they have already mastered through the experience they have gained through their work, their free time or courses they took.
Academic integration/belongingOn campus | In person
Time lineA preparatory year during which refugees prepare for and adjust to higher education in Belgium.
Academic integration/belongingPreparatory year | On campus | In person | Live
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