Advice and support

First point of contact 

Your first point of contact for programme-related questions and issues is the Educational Service Centre – Team Graduate School (ESC team). The ESC team can help you out with practical issues such as enrolment, study progress and your student account, and are able to help you find the right person to contact in the event they are not able to answer your questions themselves. 

E-mail: graduateschool@erasmusmc.nl.

Content-related support 

For questions and issues related to specific courses, please contact the course coordinator of that specific course and/or the Educational Service Centre.

If you are looking for advice regarding your study programme and the planning of your courses, you can contact your programme coordinator.

As of October 2023, students of the (Research) MSc in Health Sciences or Clinical Research can contact their programme coordinator using the following e-mail address: studentsupport.hs@erasmusmc.nl.

Academic advisor (studieadviseurs)

Research Master's students are always welcome to contact the academic advisors about the following subjects:

-          Concerns about your study progress
-          Personal circumstances that (may) negatively influence your studies
-          Requesting provisions for students with a functional impairment

The academic advisors are independent and all conversations are confidential. The academic advisor acts as an advisor to the Examination Board.

For more information on how to schedule an appointment, visit this page. The academic advisors can also be reached by e-mail: academicadvisor.rema@erasmusmc.nl.

Student counselor 

The student counselor for all Research Master students is Olav Bollen, MSc. 

You can contact the student counselor for questions and/or problems involving regulations and statutory provisions, finances or special cases. For more information and/or contact, visit this page.

Student psychologists 

Erasmus University Rotterdam offers student psychologists that support  students experiencing psychological, social and/or emotional issues through individual sessions, groups and workshops.  A specific PhD psychologist is available for PhD students.

For more information on how to schedule an appointment, visit this page. 

Confidential counselor 

At Erasmus MC we have several confidential counselors. You can contact a confidential counselor when you encounter issues in your work or study. For example when you experience inappropriate behavior, bullying, sexual harassment, discrimination, intimidation and integrity issues. Everything you share during the conversations will be kept confidential.

Marjan Versnel, associate professor/scientific researcher at the Department of Immunology and certified confidential advisor inappropriate behavior and integrity, is the first point of contact for Erasmus MC research master students and PhD candidates. However, you are free to contact one of the other confidential advisors too. Click here to read more about our confidential counselors.

The Erasmus University Student Wellbeing Programme

All information about the activities and events organized by the EUR Student Wellbeing Programme can be found on this page.

Study support: overview

The image below shows the types of support you can receive as a student during your studies. 

Click the image to visit to the overview page about Study Support at Erasmus University.