HZ is here for your well-being

Get the help you need at HZ

Do you need support with your study progress? Perhaps you are facing personal challenges or need a friendly chat. At HZ, a team of professionals is ready to offer you the help you need. We have prepared a checklist for you. So you can see at a glance where to go with your questions.

Student Success Centre

Join the buddies at HZ if you:

  • Fancy socialising! Have a chat or play a game;
  • Have questions about studying;
  • Want concrete tips to help you during your studies;
  • Want to participate in trainings and workshops.

The Student Buddies study at HZ themselves. They know better than anyone else what questions you might have during your studies and they are happy to help you on your way. You can find more information on their Instagram account. . Follow Student Success Centre on Instagram

Study career coach or Counsellor

You can contact them if you:

  • Have doubts about your choice of study;
  • Have problems during your studies;
  • Difficulty with concentration or motivation;
  • Have questions about finances.

You can always speak to your study career coach or counsellor or send an e-mail to discuss what's on your mind. Go to overview counsellors

Student psychologists

You can go to them if, for example, you:

  • Suffer from depression, panic attacks, fear of failure and/or a negative self-image;
  • Have (had) traumatic experiences;
  • Facing identity or relationship problems;
  • Suffer from mild addiction problems.

When you study at HZ, you have access to the digital environment MyHZ. Here you will find additional information to get in touch with the student psychologists

Trusted representatives

You can contact them if you have (had) to deal with:

  • Aggression, violence or bullying
  • Discrimination
  • Sexual intimidation
  • Unwanted intimacies

At HZ, we think it is important that you can study in a safe and pleasant environment. Undesirable behaviour, as described above, is not part of this.

When studying at HZ, you will have access to the digital environment MyHZ. Here you will find additional information to contact the confidential advisors.

Within the HZ, there are a number of coaches who can support you in a specialised area. For instance, there is a language coach, an autism coach, a coach for gifted and highly gifted students and a top-level sports coordinator. An overview of the full team can be found on the website.

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