If you do not agree with the admittance to a course, examination or study, you can take the following steps:
Depending on the seriousness of the complaint, you may decide to skip a step in this procedure.
Note: This procedure also holds for courses in the joint programme Mastermath, even if the courses are offered by an other university.
If you have a complaint about admittance to a course or examination, you must first discuss your complaint with the lecturer involved. If your complaint concerns admittance to a study, please contact the study director or master's coordinator. If the issue cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of both parties, you should approach the student adviser. He/she may be in a position to mediate.
A student can file a complaint with the examination board of his/her study if their interest is directly involved with any decision made.
Information about the Examination Board of your programme, see:
The final step in filing a complaint is the College van Beroep voor de Examens (COBEX) (Examination Appeals Board). COBEX will assess appeals concerning
Complaints must be filed with COBEX within a four-week term after the decision was made. If you are considering filing an appeal with COBEX, you are recommended to get in touch with the authorised examination board as well.
Correspondence Address:College van Beroep voor de Examens UvA
Spui 21
1012 WX Amsterdam