The Board of Studies (‘Opleidingscommissie’) helps safeguard the quality of the degree programme, by giving advice, solicited or unsolicited, to the AUC governance and management team on its quality and the education being offered. In particular it performs an annual evaluation of the way in which the Academic Standards and Procedures (AS&P) have been implemented, and advises on any changes. To this end, the Board of Studies can make use of a variety of data, including course evaluations, curriculum evaluations, graduate surveys, the National Student Survey (NSE) and other external survey data, which are brought together in the AUC Quality Report. 

The Board of Studies has eight members: half of them are academic staff that teach at AUC and half are AUC students. The AUC Student Council is responsible for nominating the four student members, and for ensuring that all three majors are represented and at least one second-year and one third-year student is included. The academic staff in the four areas (Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Academic core) nominate the four staff members, one from each area (elections are held if there is more than one nomination per area). 

From 1 September 2017, the Board of Studies has gained additional rights and responsibilities following changes to the Higher Education and Research Act (WHW). In particular, the Board of Studies gained approval rights on some parts of the Academic Standards & Procedures, and is designated as a Participatory governance body. 

Become a student member of the Board of Studies [Deadline: 31 May 2024]

The AUC Board of Studies (BoS) is seeking four motivated students to join the BoS team in the upcoming academic year (September 2024 - June 2025).