Housing FFTR

1. When will we find out what the first few weeks at the Maria Montessori building will be like?

On Friday 7 August, you’ll receive an email from us with information on how to unpack, where and when you’ll collect your key, and all sorts of other practical details. Please read through this information before you come to the Maria Montessori building so that you know what to expect on arrival.

2. Where can I collect my new keys?

One or more keys are available for each room. These can be collected from Monday 10 August at the Maria Montesorri building, the exact location will be communicated in due time.

3. When can I start unpacking?

You can do so from Monday 10 August. For the building’s opening hours, click here.

4. How do I book a room in the Maria Montessori Building?

All larger meeting rooms in the Maria Montessori building can be booked centrally via the Planon app or website.

5. Who can I contact with questions during the first week in the new building?

During the first few weeks, colleagues from FFTR’s Facilities Department will be the point of contact for practical enquiries about the move and the use of the building. You can also go to them to collect your keys.

The moving team will carry out regular check-up rounds. During these rounds, they will answer questions, identify any issues arising from the move and assess whether there is a need for additional supplies, such as plastic sheeting, whiteboards, furniture or other facilities-related items.

Around 100 days after the move, in autumn 2026, we will begin an evaluation. We would like to hear how you have experienced the move. Further information will follow later.

6. I’ve packed my things, but I’ll need items such as a whiteboard or an extra drawer unit at my new workplace. How do I request these?

You can request these kinds of items once the move has been completed. The relocation team will then set to work equipping our new workplace with additional whiteboards, drawer units, artwork and so on.

7. Visiting address and postal address

The faculty’s visiting address will be the same as that of the Maria Montessori Building: Thomas van Aquinostraat 4, 6525 GD Nijmegen.

The postal address will be: Postbus 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen

1. Do I need to arrange my own moving boxes?

No, there are plenty of moving boxes available at the faculty. You’ll find more information in the packing instructions about the types of moving boxes available and how to get hold of them. Everyone is responsible for packing their own belongings.

2. Will there be special moving boxes for books?

Update 18 June: Contrary to what was previously announced, due to cost considerations, there will be no separate moving boxes for books. Please use the standard moving boxes, or contact the project group if you require additional provisions.

3. How many books can I store at my new workplace?

That depends on the arrangements made between departments and within each department. Now that important decisions regarding the layout have been taken, you can ask your head of department how many bookcases are available in your department. Check the FFTR floor plans to see how much cupboard space is available in your department. See the packing instructions for further information on how many moving boxes you can fit into a single bookcase or drawer unit.

4. Can I bring my porcupinefish to Maria Montessori?

Yes, Frank, you can.

1. What options are available in the new building for furnishing and personalising workspaces?

The house and building rules within the Maria Montessori Building are different from what you are used to in the Erasmus Building, or perhaps the same, but they are enforced more strictly. The project group has now drawn up an overview house rules in the new building. 

2. Is there a clean-desk policy? ​

​Yes, making workspaces available to other colleagues is one of the faculty-wide principles that have been established. It is therefore important to always leave your desk tidy when you have finished working.

3. Where will I be able to hold (hybrid) meetings?

All larger meeting rooms in the Maria Montessori building can be booked centrally via the Planon app or website. There are several meeting rooms on the 2nd and 3rd floors of FFTR:

• 6 meeting rooms with a capacity of 4 people;
• 1 meeting room with a capacity of 10 people; (this room has been granted for use by students)
• 1 reception room (shared with IVOC and TBI), with a capacity of 12 people.

All meeting rooms are also suitable for online and hybrid meetings. If all meeting rooms on your own floors are fully booked, it is also possible to book a room elsewhere in the building, this includes rooms that are in use by the Faculty of Social Sciences. 

4. What is the difference between the various types of workstations?

There will be various types of workstations available within the workspaces:

• Single-person rooms with a desk workstation and a meeting area
• Single-person rooms with a desk workstation and an additional workstation
• Rooms for 2, 3 or 4 people with multiple desk workstations

A desk workstation is a standard, health and safety-compliant workstation where you can carry out (concentrated) work for a longer period. These workstations are equipped with a sit-stand desk and a docking station with dual screens. A drop-in workstation is a workstation where you can only work with your laptop. It does come with a desk chair and a height-adjustable desk, but when this workstation is not in use, it can also be used for meetings. 

To determine the number and type of workstations that fit into a space, we must adhere to the guidelines of the Health and Safety Service and ensure adequate ventilation of the spaces.

5. Are there any quiet workspaces or offices where staff can work on busy days? ​

The single-person rooms on the atrium side of the building are the quietest places to work. In addition, as a department, you can also choose to designate a specific room as a quiet room and share it with all colleagues in the department.

6. Where can I hold confidential meetings, and is this possible in a room without glass walls?

For confidential conversations, you can use the single-person rooms with meeting facilities on the atrium side of the building. For security reasons, it is mandatory for every room to be visible from the hallway. For extra privacy, a large proportion of the glass walls have therefore already been fitted with a privacy film.

1. Will there be a staffed coffee corner in the new workspace in the Maria Montessori Building?

There is a lounge area in our faculty’s new workspace, which will be room 03.055. This lounge area will be set up as a staffed coffee corner.

2. How will we use the coffee corner going forward?

Expect an answer here, soon.

3. What will happen to the office equipment from the Erasmus Building?

As a faculty, we will take over all suitable items – desks, cupboards, electronic equipment, and so on – that are already in the Maria Montessori Building, and supplement these with the best items we already have in our possession. This will ensure we have high-quality equipment and avoid unnecessary movements of goods.

4. I use adapted equipment such as an adapted keyboard or an adapted chair; can I bring these with me?

In all cases, please contact Nursabah Zivali. She will work with you to determine what is needed to relocate or set up these facilities in the Maria Montessori Building. If you do not currently use these facilities but would like to, please get in touch with Nursabah Zivali.

1. Until when can I make use of the Erasmusbuilding? 

Your workplace and the faculty will be closed from 13 July as the moving company will be carrying out the move from that day onward. The building will remain open until the summer closure on Friday 17 July.

1. Why is the relocation necessary?

The move to the Maria Montessori building is necessary because the Erasmus building will eventually be renovated. Not only is the move necessary, but by moving to the Maria Montessori building now, we are minimising the number of moves and gain access to a high-quality new working environment.  

2. Why are we reducing the number of square meters we rent?

We are also combining the move with a reduction in the number of square meters we rent. This will save us approximately €200,000 in accommodation costs each year and enable us to meet a significant part of our savings target. In addition, research shows that the occupancy rate of the four floors we currently rent is very low. 

3. How did we decide on which department will be located where, in the Maria Montessori building?

The housing project group and the department heads who are united in the Overleg met Afdelingsvoorzitters (OMA) made arrangements about which department will be located where in the building. During the definition phase, they worked together on a so-called organisational integration plan, which the faculty board approved at the end of March. In doing so, careful consideration was given to the needs and interests of all departments. 

4. Questions, problems and challenges from 13 april faculty meeting

Answers to the most common and pressing questions that were asked during the meeting on 13 April and that were parked on the 'parkeerflap' can be found here. 

FFTR will be located on the 2nd and 3rd floors on the north side of the building. Signage from the entrance will include directions to the STIP. The organizational layout map shows which departments will be located where.

The student associations will be located on the second floor. You can also find them on the organizational layout map. 

The student advisors will be working in the rooms next to STIP, 03.015 and 03.016.

The STIP will be located in the same hallway as the student advisors, in room 03.014.

The study rooms in the Erasmus Building will remain in use for the time being, but starting next academic year, students will have more classes in the Maria Montessori Building. Just as they do now, classes will be held in various buildings across the campus. 

The Maria Montessori Building has several larger study areas, such as on the third floor near the faculty offices or in the atrium. In addition, you can find study workspaces in the hallways throughout the building. Around the Grand Café in the center of the building, there are also various spots where you can work together or individually.

The move will take place from July 13 through July 23. Due to the summer break, students will be able to return to the faculty starting August 10.