The Radboud Student Panel is a collaboration between Radboud Services and the faculties with the aim of better tailoring Radboud University's services to the needs of the target group.
First experiences of colleagues
Through the Radboud Student Panel, topics for the Financially Healthy Student lecture series were recently collected through a survey. Principal Minke Omlo of Student Affairs enthusiastically announced: 'Within a week, almost 100 students have already provided feedback, very nice!' In addition, a panel discussion was held on what form students would like to receive their diploma in:
The input from students was very useful, they thought along very well. Good that both Dutch and international students were present.
Student involvement
Students who have signed up for the Radboud Student Panel receive an e-mail every month with the requests that apply to them. They choose which surveys they want to participate in. Naturally, they receive compensation from the client for their efforts. For example, prizes are raffled off in surveys and they receive a bol.com voucher for participating in a focus group. In addition, the principal links the results of the research back to the participating students. Students say they like this and feel that their input is being used.
Assistance with your research
Do you already know exactly how you want to design your target group research? Or would you like to collect students' wishes and needs about your service, but are not sure how? We are happy to help you decide whether a panel discussion, survey or user test is the best way to go about this. And how to set up your survey properly, for example.
Future
In addition to students, we would also like to involve other target groups in improving our services in the same way. That is why, after a successful evaluation, we also want to extend the student panel method to employees and alumni, for instance.