Guidance & Well-being.

Has it been a while that you’ve used the necessary knowledge you already possess? Or do you simply want to know how things “roll” at HOGENT? Our preparatory courses are the answer to your questions. Most of these courses take place mid-September, right before the start of the academic year.

Questions about your choice of studies? Thinking about changing but not really sure to what or how? Our student advisor can help you out. Send an email to studieadvies@hogent.be or call us at +32 9 243 34 73 (between 8 am and 6 pm CET).

Questions about your study contract, your individualised learning path, supplementary course units or main subjects? Click on these links to learn more about our structure and procedures.

• Contract & trajectory
• Previously Acquired Competences (EVC)
• Previously Acquired Qualifications (EVK)

Every study programme has a designated learning path advisor who can help you with your questions. Check out our contacts page for more information.

Do you require more time for an examination? Is it impossible for you to attend to an examination at a certain time?

Individual education and examination measures are developed in order to make studying accessible for everyone and allow some specific measures for students who are otherwise left out. Students with a recognised disability, extraordinary statute, medical reasons or extraordinary social or individual circumstances can apply for individual measures.

These measures need to comply with four criteria:

• Necessity: without this measure it is impossible for the student to participate fully in education and examination activities
• Feasibility: the measure cannot cause any disproportionate work load to the organisation
• Justification: the measure is just and applies to the student’s situation
• Competence monitoring: the measure cannot alter the aimed learning outcomes, although it can alter the process as to how these learning outcomes are obtained.

The application procedure can be initiated by arranging an appointment with your learning path advisor. Do this as soon as possible, meaning the start of the semester.

During the intake conversation your learning path advisor will look over your learning path and decide whether an individual measure is necessary. The ultimate decision will be taken by your faculty, based on the four formerly stated criteria.

Every study programme has a designated learning path advisor who can help you with your questions. Check out our contacts page for more information.

HOGENT can allocate you an extraordinary statute if you can prove you fall under one of these four categories:

• recognised professional sportsman
• being an entrepreneur with a (recently started up) company
• professional artists, except for those who perform those arts related to their study programme at School of Arts
• carry out a mandate in:
  • regulatory bodies of HOGENT and/or the Association
  • student council of HOGENT and/or the Association
  • participation commissions and/or study programme commissions of HOGENT
  • councils, commissions and work groups outside of HOGENT, related to the educational field (VLHORA, VLOR, VVS,…)
  • politics

The application procedure can be initiated by filling in the application form for your specific extraordinary statute and needs to be handed in by 15 October at latest. If you enrolled later than usual, the application needs to be handed in 15 calendar days after the date of enrolment. Click here to download each form (in Dutch) to save it on your hard drive. Fill in the form and send it to the corresponding contact person. The Commission will decide within a period of 30 calendar days if you are eligible for the statute. Note that this decision is only valid for one year and needs to be renewed at the start of a new academic year.