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 who teach at AUC and the other 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, including at least one second-year and one third-year student. The academic staff in the four areas (Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences and Academic Core) nominate the four staff members, one from each department. Eelections 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. 

Board of Studies 2025-2026

The members of the Board of Studies for 2025-2026 are:

• Greta Boccaletti (student, SCI)
• Kyva Keys (student, HUM)
• Dagmara Styszko (student, SSC)
• Harry Zhao (student, SCI)
• Emma Cohen de Lara (lecturer, SSC)
• Mariëtte Willemsen (lecturer, HUM)
• Anco Lankreijer (lecturer, SCI)
• Wade Geary (lecturer, ACC)

Marloes Geers is Secretary to the Board of Studies.