Top-level sport and study
Tilburg University supports students who want to combine their studies with competitive sports. The university offers, for example, additional coaching, exceptions regarding the study schedule and examinations, financial support, and housing. In addition, the students with a Top sport status have their own contact person. His name is Max van Veen and he can be contacted by email with questions about qualifying for top sport status and the facilities offered.Appointments with the top sports coordinator can be made at the Student Desk in the Academia Building.
Conditions and registration
You're eligable for a Tilburg University Top sport status if you compete in the highest league of your age or you need to play in a national (youth) team.
You can send an email to the Top sports coordinator if you want to apply for a Top sport status. You will be than asked to provide some additional, sports specific, information.
Together with the Olympic Network Brabant the Top sports coordinator will decide if you will receive a Tilburg University Top sport status .
As soon as an official status has been attributed to you, you will receive an official letter on behalf of the Excutive Board of Tilburg University.
Support
Every semester the student should discuss his sports schedule (training sessions, competitions, etc.) with the academic advisor and check if this causes any problems in connection with lectures, exams, group tasks, etc. Dependent on the study results, the efforts made by the student and on the school's possibilities, it is considered how these pressure points can be solved.
Facilties
An overview of the offered facilites for the academic year 2011/2012 will be placed here as soon as possible
