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¹û¶³´«Ã½ has more than 13,000 students. They usually follow the education physically in a lecture hall or workspace, but sometimes also online. A team of ten schedulers works hard every day to get everyone - students and teaching staff - to the right place at the right time.

They work at the service ¹û¶³´«Ã½ and Student Affairs (ESA). According to university secretary Eric van der Geer-Rutten-Rijswijk, who has educational support in his portfolio, they are 'at the heart of the university'. "It is a team that is committed every day to supporting both students and teachers in all the forms that our education now takes. Such as the traditional lectures in the large lecture halls, but also lab work, group assignments and Challenged Based Learning education. Here, the teacher is present more as an expert and coach and the students work together in multidisciplinary teams on social issues and themes."

Long career at ¹û¶³´«Ã½

Van der Geer-Rutten-Rijswijk has a lot of appreciation for ESA. He is now secretary for a year, but he has been around the university for many years. In 1998 he started as a student at what was then still Industrial Engineering and Management and in 2008 he obtained his PhD at the same department. He then rolled into the departmental board and was, among other things, program director and director of operations. He then joined ESA as a director. And now he is secretary of the university and therefore also head of the service General Affairs. In that role, he still has educational support in his portfolio. But he is also the link between the board and the entire organization of the university.

Desks at every department

Every department has a ' where ESA staff help students with practical questions about study, grades and credits, registering for courses and exams, diplomas and timetables. In addition, students can also contact ESA for a study advisor, student counsellor or psychologist. In addition, they work closely with other ESA employees in the faculties in 'chains' to ensure that the processes run smoothly, for example in the field of examinations, study advice and educational innovation.

The is also part of ESA. International students can go there with questions about everything related to their stay in Eindhoven, such as their visa, housing, scholarships and insurance, or if students want to take courses/internships abroad.

Growth in number of students

Our university is located in the heart of the rapidly growing Brainport region. ¹û¶³´«Ã½ is growing along with it, because there is a great need for more engineers.
The number of students at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ must rise to about 15,000 students in the coming years by 2030. That is also a challenge for ESA. Because all those students and associated teachers need guidance, support and facilities. "Partly for this reason, we continue to develop and innovate with our forms of education," says Van der Geer-Rutten-Rijswijk. After all this time, he still sees it as a wonderful challenge to help innovate educational support, together with ESA and the rest of the organisation.