Preparing for your stay in Delft

Student Wellbeing

Studying abroad is exciting, but it comes with certain challenges that may be new for you. Find out how IHE Delft can help you if you are faced with challenges like stress, anxiety or homesickness during your studies in Delft.

Support at IHE Delft

Studying or working abroad and in an international setting is exciting and challenging at the same time. At IHE we do our best to be there for you during the challenging moments you may encounter. During your stay at our institute, you can reach out to various persons. In case of personal or study related struggles you can turn to your programme coordinator, mentor, study coach, supervisor, the student affairs office or the student counselor.

Student Affairs

Student Affairs offers advice and support on various practical issues that you may encounter during your stay. For example, things related to your insurance, accommodation, health care, and so on. Furthermore, Student affairs organizes social and cultural activities for students, including social evenings, sports activities, trips within the Netherlands, the MSc graduation day celebration, and the registration week and introduction days.

Academic coaches

Your academic coach supports you throughout your academic journey. You can reach out to them for any study related struggles. Your coach will reach out to you before the start of the study programme.

Student counseling

The IHE Delft student counselor provides personal coaching and counseling on personal issues that affect your wellbeing and daily functioning. They can help you with personal issues such as stress, homesickness or anxiety. But you can also reach out for help with study strategies. You'll meet IHE Delft's student counselor during week 1 at IHE Delft.

Confidentiality counselor

It is important that IHE Delft is a safe environment for all students. That's why there are several confidentiality counselors at IHE Delft who you can reach out to if you witness or experience wrongdoings such as bullying, discrimination, (sexual) harassment or violence. The confidentiality counselor will treat everything you discuss will be treated with the utmost confidence.

Read the IHE Delft Code of Conduct and Speak up Policy

To ensure a safe working/study environment, IHE Delft has developed a code of conduct that describes the way we treat each other. Wrongdoing such as verbal and/or non-verbal (sexual) harassment, bullying, discrimination and violence are not tolerated.

Each member of the IHE community is expected to be aware of and comply with the Code of Conduct. If you haven't already done so during the application process, please download and read the Code of Conduct and the Speak Up Policy.

Read the Speak Up Policy