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Mentor Session 1
Tuesday 24 September 2019
In the next 60 minutes
Acquaintance
Information about
Helping hands
KU Loket (ISP) vs Toledo
5/7/9 Rule
Advices & Guidence
Books
LASSI & Brainstorm
Who’s Who – Campus International Office
Wim PoletDirector
+32 16 301008
Office at GT 02.08.06.1
Zhibin SunPartner Coordinator
+32 16 301023
Office at GT 02.08.03
‘Home for all international students!’
Office hour 9h-12h & 13h-17h
Joanne KwanInternational Officier
+32 16 321714
Mon-Wed: at GT 02.08.03
Thu-Fri: at Admissions Office
Ranjini MayicheryIndian Affairs Coordinator
+32 16 376854
Wed-Fri: Office at GT 02.08.03
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
‘Helping the determined succeed!’
Who’s Who –
International Student Counsellors
Chris Depuydt
Student Service
+32 16 379842
Office at GT 01.4.03
Marc Van Aken
Communication Department
+32 16 301135
Office at GT 03.13.04
Bart Van Riet
Communication Department
+32 494 24 25 33
Office at GT 03.13.04
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
Mentor?Provide Information
Familiarize yourself with the study at Group T
Course schedule, facilities, learning account, education & exam
regulations, tolerances, Cumulative Study Efficiency...
Guide & Stimulate
Study planning, (binded) advice talk, helping hands
Notify (and/or refer to)
Student service (for administrative questions)
Education ombuds (e.g. long absense; dyslexia)
Professors (course related problems)
Student facilities: care coordinator, health center, social service…
In short:
Are you bothered by something? Then don't hesitate and ask your
mentor!
http://www.kuleuven.be/studentenvoorzieningen/gezondheidhttp://www.kuleuven.be/studentenvoorzieningen/socialedienst/studiefinanciering
‘Help you to succeed at Group T!’
Several mentor sessions will be organized along the year
Who’s Who – Mentors
Zhibin Sun
+32 16 301023
Office at GT 02.08.03
Marc Van Aken
Communication Department
+32 16 301135
Office at GT 03.13.04
Bart Van Riet
Communication Department
+32 494 24 25 33
Office at GT 03.13.04
For new 1st Bachelor Stage students:
For new 2+2, preparatory & master students:
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
Start? A good habit is to…
Always begin with https://iiw.kuleuven.be
o Group T student portal:
https://iiw.kuleuven.be/english/groupt/education/student
KU Leuven website: combine with keywords in Google!
Who-is-who
https://iiw.kuleuven.be/https://iiw.kuleuven.be/english/groupt/education/studenthttps://www.kuleuven.be/wieiswie/en/person
KU Loket / Toledo
KU Loket (administration)
Individual Study Program (ISP)
Individual Examination Schedule (IES)
Course Schedule
on smartphone via Quivr or https://admin.kuleuven.be/icts/insync
Certificates (registration proof, transcript etc.)
Toledo (learning platform)
Course related information
Not for general information
Page of the mentor/coach
https://admin.kuleuven.be/icts/insync
KU Loket
Program Table
https://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/opleidingen/e/index.htm
https://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/opleidingen/e/index.htm
Your study program ISP
Class Scheduleonderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be (or in your KU Loket):
Classroom GT = Campus Group T (A.Vesaliusstraat 13)
Some Labs or Exercises starts from week 1 (EE1, Biological…)
Check schedule daily during the first couple of weeks
onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be.
Toledo
Announcements
Course Planning
Course Materials
Assignments
Contact of professors
5/7/9 Regulations
If one of the scores of published sub-courses on KU Loket ≤ 5, then
your total score for that course unit can only be maximum 7
If one of the scores of published sub-courses on KU Loket ≤ 7 (6 or
7), then your total score for that course unit can only be maximum 9
Weight Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 Case 5
15% subcourse 1 10/20 8/20 7/20 6/20 5/20
85% subcourse 2 15/20 15/20 15/20 15/20 15/20
total Course Unit 14/20 14/20 14/20 -> 9/20 14/20 -> 9/20 14/20 -> 7/20
‘Courses, ISP, Exchange’
Important for exchange students and pre-Master programs
Who’s Who – Study Track Counselors
Koen Pelsmaekers
Electronic Department
+32 16 301108
Office at GT 03.14.05
Stijn De Jonge
Chemical Department
+32 16 301056
Office at GT 01.05.04
Barbara Colsoul
Biochemical Department
+32 16 301096
Office at GT 02.09.04
Leonard Pastrav
Electromechanic Department
+32 16 301039
Office at GT 01.03.07
Jeroen Buijs
General (1st & 2nd Bachelor Program Stage)
+32 16 301010
Office at GT 02.08.06.1
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
Student e-mail
Your email address at the university:
Via Toledo or KU Leuven website:
owa.student.kuleuven.be
From your smartphone:
admin.kuleuven.be/icts/english/email
Official communication from university, check regularly!
Please don’t send emails from your personal mailbox!
Advice & Guidance
Course related:
Every professor from the team
Monitor: Group sessions Individual appointment
Mock exams
Others:
Mentor
Disability Officer
Student Service (SOS)
Student Council (SR)
https://mijn.groept.be/mijn/opleidingsinfo/zorgcoordinator/https://mijn.groept.be/mijn/opleidingsinfo/studentenservice/https://studentenraad.be/vertegenwoordigers/
Absence / Sickness
Absence on a test or mandatory lab?
Mail within 24h to your professor & [email protected]
with doctor’s attest or supporting document in attachment
Details:
https://iiw.kuleuven.be/english/groupt/education/student/absences
Problems that prevent you from functioning well during your
studies?
During teaching period: Education Ombuds
During exam period: Exam Ombuds
mailto:[email protected]://iiw.kuleuven.be/english/groupt/education/student/absenceshttps://mijn.groept.be/mijn/opleidingsinfo/studentendecaan/https://mijn.groept.be/mijn/opleidingsinfo/ombudsdienst/
‘Study Problems, Cancel / Reschedule Exams… ’
Who’s Who – Ombuds Service
Laura Gobbens
Biochemical Department
+32 16 301059
Office at GT 02.09.04
Birgit Van Roy
Communication Department
+32 16 301139
Office at GT 03.13.04
Koen Pelsmaekers
Electronic Department
+32 16 301108
Office at GT 03.14.05
Lieve Houwaer
Mathematics Department
+32 16 301060
Office at GT 03.14.04
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
Academic Calendarhttps://www.kuleuven.be/about/calendars/19-20/grt1920
Two semesters per year: 13 (+1) teaching weeks each semester
Christmas break: two weeks
One week class-free: 2-9 February 2020
Easter break: two weeks
Start of summer break: stay in Belgium until 3 July 2020
Three examination periods: 3 weeks each period
Courses last for one year: usually one exam in June
3rd examination period (2nd try): starts from Monday 17 August 2020
New academic year 2020-2021: starts from Monday 21 September 2020
https://www.kuleuven.be/about/calendars/19-20/grt1920
1st Semester (1st Year Students)Week from until
1 23 sep 27 sep
2 30 sep 4 oct
3 7 oct 11 oct
4 14 oct 18 oct
5 21 oct 25 oct Test Exercises Linear Algebra and Geometry (during exercise session on Friday)
6 28 oct 1 nov Test Exercises Linear Algebra and Geometry (during exercise session on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu)
7 4 nov 8 nov Test Exercises Calculus (during exercise session)
8 11 nov 15 nov
9 18 nov 22 nov Skill test lab Biological and emergent systems (during last exercise session)
10 25 nov 29 novMock exams (Statics/Dynamics; Biological and emergent systems; Computers and programming)Skill test lab Biological and emergent systems (during last exercise session)
11 2 dec 6 decTest lab Dynamics of a particle (during the last exercise session)Skill test lab Biological and emergent systems (during last exercise session)
12 9 dec 13 decTest lab Dynamics of a particle (during the last exercise session)Skill test lab Biological and emergent systems (during last exercise session)
13 16 dec 20 decTest lab Dynamics of a particle (during the last exercise session)Skill test lab Biological and emergent systems (during last exercise session)Aspects of Professional Communication
Later: Deadline paper Philosophy of Technology and Engineering (deadline for January to be announced)
Continuous:Biological and emergent systems: preceding every lab and exercise session a pre-test will be held. During the last lab session a skill test will be held. The exact week for that last lab session depends on your class schedule.
Course Books
Professors’s Instruction
Toledo
Order books from Industria
(floor -1)
Book Store
(Acco)
Library in Arenberg
https://www.facebook.com/groups/116236069099767/
Veel Succes!
Questions?
Studentenraad/Student
CouncilWHO ARE WE?
Student Council
-Who are we?
-What does student council do?
Important Resources
-International Office
-Agora: Edward Van Evanstraat 4, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
-Pangea: Andreas Vesaliusstraat 34, 3000
-Campus Library (Arenberg) : Willem de Croylaan 6, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
-EMERGENCY NUMBER: 112 and other important numbers https://www.expatica.com/be/about/gov-law-admin/emergency-numbers-and-helplines-in-belgium-100101/
https://www.expatica.com/be/about/gov-law-admin/emergency-numbers-and-helplines-in-belgium-100101/
Important Resources (Cont…)
-Student Health Center:
- General Practitioner: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/studentservices/health/gp/appointment
-Psychologist or Psychiatrists: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/studentservices/health/psy
-Harassment Prevention Counselor: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/studentservices/health/counsellor
https://www.kuleuven.be/english/studentservices/health/gp/appointmenthttps://www.kuleuven.be/english/studentservices/health/psyhttps://www.kuleuven.be/english/studentservices/health/counsellor
Student Channels
-Groevers
● Who are they?
● What responsibilities do they have?
● How can you become a Groever?
Cheating Regulations/ Academic Fraud
- Plagiarism
- Exams
- Tests
- Conclusion : DO NOT CHEAT IT IS NOT WORTH THE CONSEQUENCES
Basic Classroom Etiquette
- Please do not show up to class late!
- Respect your professors by:- Not talking in class
- OBVIOUSLY PLAYING WITH YOUR PHONE
- Needlessly arguing with them
- Go to the restroom before class!
Contact Us
- Located: Module 4, adjacent to Industria
and across from the ISP office
- Email: [email protected]
Harshita Ganesh: Sumie Syed:
[email protected] [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
THANK YOU AND GOOD
LUCK!!
Industria Activities 2019-2020
LASSI test
Context
• LASSI: “Learning and Study Strategies Inventory”
• Measures learning and study skills that are alterable
• There are no good or bad answers. You cannot ‘fail’ this test.
o Only relative scores to your fellow students matter
• Goal: Identify topics that deserver your closer attention
• We’ll take a deeper look at this results in a later session.
Correlation with CSE - Motivation
Histogram - Movitation
Histogram - Concentration
Histogram – Time management
Histogram – Testing strategies
Histogram – Fear of failure
Key messages
1) Aim for 100% CSE!
Continuation requirements
Key messages
1) Aim for 100% CSE!
2) Learning to tackle problems independently
3) Watch out for group effects
Brainstorm
motivation
Brainstorm?
• Creativity technique => Engineering skill
• In team, generate many ideas
• No criticism of the ideas
• Follow-up discussion
For Example
• What is your biggest frear?
• What kind of support do you need?
Brainstorm: motivation
• Goal
o Reflect on one aspect of the LASSI test
o Learn from one another
o Motivation = important parameter to succeed in your
engineering studies