Are you a student at HZ and have you experienced or witnessed something unpleasant or unsafe at school or during your internship? Here you will find an overview of all the helplines you can turn to.
First point of contact
Internal helplines
Student counselor
The HZ student counselor can help you with questions about finances, personal circumstances, your studies, or laws and regulations. The Student Dean guides you and refers you to the student psychologist or another specialist if necessary.
Read more about the students counselorStudent psychologist
Do you have mental health issues affecting your academic progress? If so, you can request a meeting with one of the HZ student psychologists: Marcia Nieuwets and Petra de Bil. Everything you discuss with the student psychologist is entirely confidential.
Read more about the student psychologistConfidential counselor
Have you experienced unwanted forms of interaction? Think of aggression and violence, sexual harassment, unwanted advances, bullying, or discrimination. If so, you can contact one of the HZ confidential counsellors: Steffi de Folter and Michel Schroevers (internal) or Jeroen van Duikeren and José van den Boomgaard (external).
Read more about the confidential counselorComplaints committee
If you are unable to resolve the issue through one of the helplines, you can file a complaint with the HZ Complaints Committee.
File a complaint with the complaints committeeExternal helplines
Victim Support Netherlands
All victims of crimes, traffic accidents or disasters deserve support. Every year we help hundreds of thousands of victims and surviving relatives. We can provide emotional support, help you get compensation for you damages, and support you in the criminal justice process. We will help you when you want it, in a way that suits you. Our services are always free.
Sexual Assault Center
We offer professional help to anyone who has had an unwanted sexual experience. It doesn’t matter if it happened online or offline, recently or a long time ago. Do you need help or do you have questions? We can help and are here for you day and night.
To the websiteEducational disputes
In the Dutch educational system, schools are obliged to adequately deal with the complaints and objections of parents. The reason for this is that acknowledging complaints and objections contributes to the quality of education. Stichting Onderwijsgeschillen (Foundation for Educational Disputes) is an impartial organisation that deals with disputes in education.
To the websiteEmergency phone numbers
In case of emergency, call +31(0)118 48 9888 in Middelburg and +31(0)118 48 9777 in Vlissingen. Save the numbers in your phone so you can always reach them easily.