Life at RUAS

This page will take you around our different faculties, what your student ID is used for, how to get your student ID, tips on student books and materials and how to use the different platforms.

Student ID

Your student ID is your identification as a student of the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, it is used for the following:

  • To identify yourself as a student in our faculty buildings
  • As a debit card for printing and using the coffee/vending machines
  • As a student card for a discount in different stores around the city
  • As identification for University/student events

To get your student ID you must do the following:

1. Change your Address on Studie link to your dutch address.

2. Upload a picture of yourself to your profile on Osiris (student.osiris.hro.nl)

3. Your student ID will arrive at your dutch address

If you are an exchange student or an MA student, please ask at the Center of International Affairs front desk (Kralingse Zoom 91) for your Student ID.

Student Books and Materials

Student books can be expensive before you buy the whole reading list, try these tips first to save money:

  • Get PDF's of the books, you can find these online or from older students for free or for a reduced price, they are also lighter to carry!
  • Buy Used Books: check our Facebook groups and marketplaces to see if the books are available at a reduced price, many students will sell their books at a much-reduced price once they are done with the year.
  • Use your student ID to get a discount, on websites like studentekorting you will find discounts for textbooks, these are available thanks to your student ID.
  • Join RISA, joining Risa gives you a 10% discount at the study store on campus, here you will find all required language books!

Hogeschool Faculties:

1. Kralingse Zoom 91

-English Business Masters

-Dutch Business Bachelors

-Center of International affairs

-Student counsellors

-Erasmus sport

2. Posthumalaan 120

-English Business Bachelors

-Student counsellors

-Language cafe

3.Blaak 10

-English Art Bachelors

-WDKA Academy

4. Rochussenstraat 198

-Student Service Center

-Dutch Bachelors: Physiotherapy, Engineering...

5. Erasmus Bridge (Location pointer)

6. Rotterdam Centraal (Location pointer)

Student Platforms:

Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences uses HINT as the main platform of the university, along with other online facilities that are available to you once you have received your student number and email (you will receive this in an email once you have been admitted in the University.

An overview of the platforms are:

  • HINT

The main platform, here you can find your schedule with class locations, notifications from the university, additional information, school holidays, teacher contacts (smoelenbook) and check whether a teacher is absent. From HINT you can access all other platforms.

  • Osiris

Osiris is accessible through HINT and shows you your student profile: name and study following, your grades, how many credits you have earned so far (progress), and the average of all your grades so far.

  • LMS

This one is also accessible through HINT, it shows you the different courses you are following and any material a teacher uploads, here is also where you hand in reports, projects and other files.

  • Outlook

This is the platform of your student email, also accessible through HINT, with outlook you will receive emails from teachers, notifications from the school and any other relevant information that may be sent per email. Outlook also comes with an access pass to word, excel, PowerPoint and all of Microsoft office's programmes, so if you have an apple device you can download them onto your computer for free.

  • RUAS APP

This is just a simplified version of HINt where you can quickly check your schedule with class locations, grades, absent teachers and notifications.