Using laptops, phones and tablets

To follow your study programme, you need to have the appropriate devices. A laptop or tablet can generally be used for taking notes during lectures, but a lecturer may deviate from this rule. It is not allowed to use the laptop or tablet for other, non-academic purposes during lectures. You are not allowed to make audio or video recordings using any device (laptop, phone, iPad, etc.).

To ensure your laptop is suitable for studying, it must meet at least the following specifications:

Windows 10 or Mac OS Catalina
Webcam
Intel i5 processor (or comparable: AMD ryzen 5)
8 GB internal storage
256 GB SSD storage
Internet connection
13 inch display
Sufficient battery life

If you prefer, you can purchase equipment through SURFspot, which is a non-profit ICT web shop that offers students discounts on hardware and other items. But you can obviously buy your equipment elsewhere if you wish. Students can download the F-Secure internet security package for free via SURFspot.

If you cannot meet the financial requirements of your faculty, please contact your Student Information Point.

Extra features Faculty of Science

For the Computing Science study programme, the following configuration is recommended in addition to the above-mentioned features:

Intel i7 processor (or similar quality from AMD), which is not more than two years old
16 GB internal memory
512 GB SSD storage

If you have any questions, please send an email to owcsupport [at] science.ru.nl (owcsupport[at]science[dot]ru[dot]nl).

Borrow a laptop

The Faculty of Science has a laptop share programme, which allows students to borrow a laptop on a day-to-day basis.

At the Faculty of Social Sciences students can request a loan laptop if their laptop is broken or if, due to exceptional circumstances, they are unable to use their own laptop.