Personal and Professional Development

PPD helps you grow as an individual and develop yourself in ways that are valuable to you.

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It is important to work on your personal and professional development (PPD). By paying attention to your PPD, you: 

  • Can work on your personal goals, skills and qualities;
  • Get the chance to reflect on who you are and what makes you happy;
  • Learn to get a better grip on your studies and future.

The following offer is available to all students at uu77. Depending on your programme, you can follow the offer below as part of the PPD learning line.  

You can work on the following topics:

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Study skills

Study skills refer to the skills and techniques needed to study and learn effectively. These skills include a wide range of competencies that help you understand, process and remember information, as well as successfully complete academic tasks. Check out the offerings below.

  • Academic Writing Skills

    02 October 2025 Course

    You have to write a paper for a research course, or you will be starting your Bachelor’s or Master's thesis this academic year. This course supports you during the writing process.

  • Self-help Studying Successfully

    Self-help Studying Successfully

    E-learning

    Studying Successfully is a self-help in Brightspace. It is designed for students that want to improve their study behavior and feel that can they can do so by themselves in their own time.

  • Writing help

    Do you need to write a paper, essay or thesis? You can get free help with any writing assignment.

Check out the full overview
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Social development

 

Would you like to make a positive contribution to society by using your knowledge and skills for the benefit of others? The social projects below give you the opportunity to discover what really makes you happy and what you are good at. A chance to invest in yourself and others, check out the offer below.

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Personal development

 

Personal development is an exploration of understanding who you are, what you like and how to grow as a person. Working on your personal development helps strengthen your skills, self-confidence and personal leadership qualities to be successful during your studies and your future career. Want to get started with this? Then check out the offerings below.

  • Memorial

    Memorials serve as a way for people or societies to remember and pay respect to our lost ones. At the University Chaplaincy, memorials can have several forms.

  • Working on your (mental) health

    Do you want to work on your own personal development or (mental) health? Read more about Gezondeboel and other opportunities that we offer.

Check out the full overview
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Career development

Do you want to discover what kind of job suits you and prepare for your career after your studies? There are different types of support, you will find them below.

  • Preparing for your career

    Maybe you don't know very well what you can do and what kind of job fits that. Nevertheless, you already have to make choices to prepare for working life. We have some tools that can help you to get started.

  • Career officer

    If you are still unsure about what you want to do after your studies and/or want to know how to work on your career already, you are able to receive free advice from a Career officer from your faculty.

  • Study and career counsellor

    The study and career counsellor can help you if you are uncertain about your choice of study or your future career.

Check out all activities from Career Service