University information
| Name of the University | SAXION University of Applied Sciences |
| Street address | PO Box 70.000 (visiting address M.H. Tromplaan 28) |
| Postal code | 7500 KB |
| City | Enschede |
| Country | the Netherlands |
| Telephone number University | 0031 53 487 1111 |
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Information about the Podiatry Department
| Name of the department | School of Health, Department Podiatry |
| Address of the department | Visiting address: M.H. Tromplaan 28 |
| Telephone number department | 0031 53 487 1242 (Frontoffice school of Health) |
| Contact |
Donja Lansink (Lecturer) d.g.lansink@saxion.nl |
| Bachelor
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Full time – 4 years |
| 240 ECTs (60 each year) | |
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Full time – 40 students each year (total 160 students) |
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| Language: Dutch | |
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Clinical placement bachelor (how many hours/ECTs do bachelor students spend in seeing real patients outside the University) |
– First year: 40 hours (Podiatry profession orientation placement) – Second year: 160 hours – Third year: 160 hours (Theme placement, eg. diabetes, podopediatrics, international etc. one day a week for 20 weeks) – Fourth year: 960 hours (2 x 20 weeks three days a week in two different practices) |
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Clinical practice bachelor (how many hours/ECTs do bachelor students spend in seeing patients within the University) |
160 hours (Half a day a week in the internal Foot Clinic – Voet&Poli) |
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Master
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– Master Work and Health (Dutch: Arbeid en Gezondheid) – Master Health care and Social Work – Master Care and Technology (European master) |
| Part time – 2 years | |
| Language: Dutch | |
| PhD |
no PhD positions |
General academic information
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Education Periods (semesters/quarters/weeks) |
Four quarters of 10 weeks each academic year (total 40 weeks) Each quarter: 8 weeks teaching and 2 weeks assessment (during the assessment weeks some clinical work takes place as well) |
| Start academic year | September |
| End academic year | July |
| Holidays |
Autumn break – 1 week |
| Christmas – 2 weeks | |
| Spring break -1 week | |
| May break – 1 week | |
| Summer – 6 weeks | |
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Entry requirements bachelor |
In Dutch: HAVO degree |
| Program starting |
Full time – September |
Information for exchange
| Exchange possibilities students | Yes |
| Language level for exchange | Dutch and/or English B2 level |
| Exchange possibilities staff | Yes |
| Accomodation service | Yes, saxion housing |