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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

[email protected]

+32 16 301008

Office at GT 02.08.06.1

Zhibin SunPartner Coordinator

[email protected]

+32 16 301023

Office at GT 02.08.03

‘Home for all international students!’

Office hour 9h-12h & 13h-17h

Joanne KwanInternational Officier

[email protected]

+32 16 321714

Mon-Wed: at GT 02.08.03

Thu-Fri: at Admissions Office

Ranjini MayicheryIndian Affairs Coordinator

[email protected]

+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

[email protected]

+32 16 379842


Marc Van Aken

Communication Department

[email protected]

+32 16 301135


Bart Van Riet


[email protected]

+32 494 24 25 33


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

[email protected]

+32 16 301023


Marc Van Aken


[email protected]

+32 16 301135


Bart Van Riet


[email protected]

+32 494 24 25 33


For new 1st Bachelor Stage students:

For new 2+2, preparatory & master students:


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

[email protected]

+32 16 301108


Stijn De Jonge

Chemical Department

[email protected]

+32 16 301056


Barbara Colsoul

Biochemical Department

[email protected]

+32 16 301096


Leonard Pastrav

Electromechanic Department

[email protected]

+32 16 301039


Jeroen Buijs

General (1st & 2nd Bachelor Program Stage)

[email protected]

+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:

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

+32 16 301059


Birgit Van Roy


[email protected]

+32 16 301139


Koen Pelsmaekers

Electronic Department

[email protected]

+32 16 301108


Lieve Houwaer

Mathematics Department

[email protected]

+32 16 301060


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

Facebook

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]


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

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