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Retention periods for personal data

Last modified on 30-10-2024 11:52
Here you can find the retention and deletion period for documents pertaining to various academically related processes within the UvA.
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    Documents that contain personal data of students
    Retention periods specified by the minister
    Admission decision (including supporting documents) issued by the Examinations Board/Admissions Board
    Two years after enrolment has ended
    Results of admission exams
    Two years after enrolment has ended
    Exemption applications submitted by students
    Two years after enrolment has ended
    Exemptions authorisations issued by the Examinations Board
    Two years after enrolment has ended
    Proposals for individual open curricula submitted by the student
    Two years after enrolment has ended
    Approval statements for individual curricula issued by the Examinations Board
    Two years after enrolment has ended
    Registrations for examination components submitted by students
    Two months (one year in practice)
    Requests for adjustments in teaching and practicum submitted by students with a disability
    One year after adjustment became obsolete
    Decision in application for adjustments in teaching issued by the dean or another authorised official
    Two years after enrolment has ended
    Exam answer explanations submitted by students
    Two months, in case of partial grades, usually one year
    Lists of exam results signed by the examiner
    Seven years
    Products of practical course components submitted by students: excursions, practicums, work placements
    Two months after completion, work placement agreement seven years after completion
    Assessment of practical course components issued by the examiner
    Two months after assessment, but usually one year
    Thesis or other graduation project submitted by the student (internship report if internship was part of graduation)
    Seven years after grading
    Assessment forms for graduation projects completed by the examiner
    Seven years after grading
    Reports on sample evaluations of graduation projects issued by the Examinations Board
    Two years after evaluation
    Fraud and plagiarism statements submitted by students
    Two years after enrolment has ended
    Judgement of the Examinations Board regarding cases of fraud or plagiarism resulting in a temporary sanction or expulsion
    Two years after enrolment has ended or five years after the student’s expulsion
    Objection to the decision of the Examinations Board and all subsequent documents (student’s reply, defense by Examinations Board, possible settlement or other documents)
    Ten years after completion (decision or settlement)
    Binding study advice issued by the Examinations Board/study adviser
    Five years after advice
    Complaints by students on matters other than objections or appeals
    5 years after completion
    Certificate of propaedeutic exam (first year diploma) issued by the Examinations Board
    Issued to the student, if not collected, the original certificate will be destroyed after 50 years
    Passing more than one examination statement (transcript) issued by the Examinations Board
    50 years after issue
    Registration of study progress of non-EEA students, reason for insufficient progress, proof of sufficient financial means prepared by the Examinations Board/study adviser
    Five years after deregistration with the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND)
    Graduation applications submitted by students
    Seven years after application
    Decision on the assessment of exit qualifications issued by the Examinations Board
    Seven years after issuing
    Bachelor’s degree certificate, Master’s degree certificate, joint degree certificate, including the degree supplement issued and signed by the Examinations Board
    Issued to the student, if not collected, the original degree certificate and supplement will be destroyed after 50 years
    Unsigned degree supplement in MS Word
    50 years after creation
    Entry in the examination register by the Examinations Board
    Permanent
    Proof of issuing diploma
    50 years after issuing

    Personal data is only kept for as long as is required for processing. There are a few exceptions to this, where the UvA is obliged to keep certain data because of various laws, tax laws and laws and regulations regarding archiving and scientific research, among other things.

    source: department of DIV, date: 30 October 2024.