Practical info
You want to be well prepared before you start your electrical engineering degree. Find out about housing, visas and permits, insurances and public transport. Also get info on textbooks, laptop specifications as well as important documents like the degree statute and enrollment regulations.

Before you arrive in the Netherlands
Before you arrive in the Netherlands, you need to arrange some practical matters. Like organizing your accommodation, for example. And, depending on your nationality, arranging a visa.
Housing
As an Electrical and Electronic Engineering student, you need a suitable place to live. A place within easy distance of the campus and where you can feel at home. The HAN Housing Office helps international students like yourself find a room. Are you from outside the EU/EEA? You get priority: a guaranteed room. From the EU/EEA? You can go on the waiting list.

Visa info
To study Electrical and Electronic Engineering at HAN, you need the right visas and permits. Are you from the EU/EEA? Then you don’t need any visas or permits. You just need to register at city hall. Are you from a country outside the EU/EEA? Then you need a residence permit. You might also need an entry visa.

“I got clear instructions about my room through email when I was still in my home country. All steps from reservation to payment can be done online. I’m now living in Helix. It’s very new and only a 10-minute walk to school. An ideal place for 1st-year students.”
Vi Thi Thao Pham, 1st year student from Vietnam

Once you arrive in the Netherlands
Once you arrive in the Netherlands, you need to know about some other practical issues. For example, about working, insurance, public transport and the government.
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Insurance
Going to study in the Netherlands? Then you need to have good insurance. Health insurance is the most important. Are you from the EU/EEA? Your health insurance policy in your home country might cover you. Non-EU/EEA students receive health insurance through the financial guarantee. Other useful insurances are liability insurance, repatriation insurance and household contents insurance.
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Working
The rules on working depend on your nationality. Are you from the EU/EEA? Then you are free to work in the Netherlands. Are you from outside the EU/EEA? Then you are free to do self-employed work. If you work for an employer, you need a work permit and the hours are restricted. All international students working in the Netherlands must have Dutch public health insurance.
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Public transport
The Netherlands has excellent public transport. In the Nijmegen and Arnhem area you can get almost everywhere by train or bus. In the bigger cities, you can also use the tram or metro. To pay for these services you use an OV chip card (OV-chipkaart in Dutch).
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Government
When living in the Netherlands, you need a citizen service number (BSN). This number is important for all your dealings with the government. For example, to open a bank account or to visit a doctor. You get a BSN number after registering at city hall.
Theodosis Baskas from Greece: Support from lecturers
“I was not aware that in every year students get a coach, who gives you advice throughout the study. I have a lecturer who is helping me whenever I need it.”

Discover HAN
The HAN campuses have all the facilities you need: modern lecture halls, study and multimedia centers, sports facilities, canteens and cafes. Also important: a reliable wireless network (Eduroam). And you can easily reach the campuses by train, bus or bike.

Timetables, Lecture times and Calendar
Are you (almost) about to start your studies and are you curious about your timetable or class? If you have a HANaccount, you can find that info on Insite. That's the online environment for HAN students. Look under the heading Timetables, Lecture times and Calendar.
Order your textbooks online
Normally you could order your complete booklist online at Studystore, but this company will cease to exist. More info will be posted here when an alternative becomes available.
Studystore has suffered technical problems this academic year and has not been able to resolve them. Did you order your books at Studystore? Then your textbooks may be delivered later or they may not be delivered at all and you’ll get a refund. You can no longer place new orders. Do you have any questions about this? Contact Studystore customer service.
Starting info
Are you a new student of Electrical and Electronic Engineering starting in September? See the specifications needed for your laptop. Check out the books and study materials you need.
Degree Statute and Enrollment Regulations
The degree statute gives you detailed info on all aspects of education at HAN and the Electrical and Electronic Engineering program: subject info, exams, credits, grading etc. The enrollment regulations give you all the rules and regulations concerning the enrollment process.
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Ruitenberglaan 29
6826 CC Arnhem
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