Institutions
Studying
As Saxion University of Applied Sciences, students get ready for a smart world and the University of Twente focuses on high tech with a human touch. At ArtEZ University of the Arts, students are prepared for the professional world at the Academy of Music (conservatory) or the Academy for Art & Design (AKI). At ROC van Twente, around 17,500 students are enrolled in vocational education programs in fields such as technology, healthcare, and creativity, spread across five locations in Enschede.
Support
Studying
Are you facing challenges during your studies, or does seeing a doctor still feel like a big step? In that case, you can often turn to your own educational institution. Many schools offer guidance, advice, or support if you need it.
Here are the places you can turn to as a student:
- University of Twente: Student Well-being
- Saxion: Student Support Centre and Studying with a Support Need
- ROC van Twente: Student Counseling and Practical Information; you can also find the confidential advisor here
- ArtEZ: Student Dean
Did you know?
Studying
- Enschede is the biggest student city of Eastern Netherlands?
- Enschede offers more than 100 culture, student, sport and study associations, counting over 4.200 members?
- Enschede has its own beer brand since 1615, Grolsch?
- in Enschede, over 60 events are organised per year, in all varations. A lot of events are free to visit!
- Enschede holds the Batavierenrace (the biggest student relay-race in the world) followed by the biggest after party in the Benelux?
- Right at the Oude Markt, the most cozy square in the East, there are 15 pubs?
- Most clubs and cafes are opened until 04:00 am and on Saturdays until 05:00 am?
- Thursday is the real student party night?
- The university campus is one of the oldest of the Netherlands? Next to living on campus, there is a lot more to discover!
- ArtEZ is named after the locations of the university: Arnhem, Enschede and Zwolle?