Sustainability across All Faculties
Want to take sustainability courses during your Bachelor’s degree? Find out which courses you can take at your own faculty and at other faculties of the university:
Sustainability Testimony for Bachelor’s diplomas
Are you exploring sustainability issues during your studies? To prove it, you can have a Sustainability Testimony added to your Bachelor’s diploma.
The testimony is an addition to your Bachelor’s diploma supplement. This demonstrates that you paid particular attention to sustainability issues during your studies by successfully completing a number of sustainability courses. The testimony is now available to students at all faculties.
Disclaimer: Please be aware that the list provided on this webpage is updated before the beginning of the academic year, and discrepancies may occur. The authoritative source for the most accurate information remains the Osiris Sustainable Testimony catalogue.
Requirements for the Sustainability Testimony
To obtain the Sustainability Testimony, you must:
- ensure that you meet the course requirements of the sustainability courses you want to take;
- inform your supervisor – before you start your Bachelor’s thesis – that you want to write a thesis that meets the Sustainability Testimony requirements. Discuss and finalise the scope and content of your thesis with your supervisor. When you have completed your Bachelor’s thesis, your supervisor will indicate on the result registration form that your thesis complies with the testimony requirements. If necessary, you should check with your supervisor to ensure that your choices meet the requirements. (IMPORTANT: If your degree programme is going to assign topics based on preferences, make sure your choices are all on topics you think you can relate to one or more SDGs);
- indicate your eligibility for the Sustainability Testimony when applying for your diploma.
Each faculty also has its own specific requirements.
To be eligible for the Sustainability Testimony:
- You must be a Bachelor’s student;
- You must have successfully completed 21 ECTS from sustainability courses. The credits that you receive for your thesis do not count for the total of 21 ECTS. And;
- Of these, at least 6 ECTS must have been obtained at a Radboud faculty other than your own (ECTS obtained at another university do not count), and;
- You must have written a Bachelor’s thesis on a sustainability topic. The way this works varies from programme to programme. Discuss your options with the coordinator of your Bachelor’s thesis.
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- You must be a Bachelor’s student;
- You must have successfully completed at least 21 ECTS from sustainability courses, and;
- Of these, at least 6 ECTS must have been obtained at a Radboud faculty other than your own (ECTS obtained at another university do not count), and;
- Your Bachelor’s thesis/internship (worth at least 12 ECTS) must focus on a sustainability topic. When filling in the intake form that you receive after registering for your thesis/internship in Osiris, you must, in addition to uploading the research proposal, also upload a motivation form (see downloads) in which you indicate the areas where your thesis/internship meets the sustainability requirements. On this form, you must relate your topic to one or more SDGs. Discuss your motivation with your assessor beforehand.
- You must be a Bachelor’s student;
- You must have successfully completed 20 ECTS from sustainability courses, and;
- Of these, at least 5 ECTS must have been obtained at a Radboud faculty other than your own (ECTS obtained at another university do not count), and;
- You must have written a Bachelor’s thesis on a sustainability topic. The way this works varies from programme to programme. Discuss your options with the coordinator of your Bachelor’s thesis.
To be eligible for the Sustainability Testimony, you must:
- be a bachelor student
- successfully complete sustainability courses consisting of 20 ECTS, and;
- at least 5 ECTS out of the 20 must be obtained at a Radboud faculty other than your own (ECTS from a different university will not be included), and;
- write a Bachelor’s thesis on a sustainability topic. The procedure is different in each programme. You can discuss the possibilities with your Bachelor’s thesis coordinator.
What steps do you need to take?
In order to obtain a Sustainability Testimony, you must:
- ensure that you meet the course requirements of the sustainability courses you want to take;
- before starting your thesis, inform your Bachelor’s thesis coordinator that you want to write a thesis that meets the Sustainability Testimony requirements. Your thesis coordinator will inform you of the programme’s process in this regard.
- indicate that you are eligible for the Sustainability Testimony during your diploma application.
To be eligible for the Sustainability Testimony, you must:
- be a bachelor student
- successfully complete sustainability courses consisting of 20 ECTS, and;
- at least 5 ECTS out of the 20 must be obtained at a Radboud faculty other than your own (ECTS from a different university will not be included), and;
- write a Bachelor’s thesis on a sustainability topic. The procedure is different in each programme. You can discuss the possibilities with your Bachelor’s thesis coordinator.
What steps do you need to take?
In order to obtain a Sustainability Testimony, you must:
- ensure that you meet the course requirements of the sustainability courses you want to take;
- before starting your thesis, inform your Bachelor’s thesis coordinator that you want to write a thesis that meets the Sustainability Testimony requirements. Your thesis coordinator will inform you of the programme’s process in this regard.
- indicate that you are eligible for the Sustainability Testimony during your diploma application.
To be eligible for the Sustainability Testimony, you must:
- be a bachelor student
- successfully complete sustainability courses consisting of 20 ECTS, and;
- at least 5 ECTS out of the 20 must be obtained at a Radboud faculty other than your own (ECTS from a different university will not be included), and;
- write a Bachelor’s thesis on a sustainability topic. The procedure is different in each programme. You can discuss the possibilities with your Bachelor’s thesis coordinator.
What steps do you need to take?
In order to obtain a Sustainability Testimony, you must:
- ensure that you meet the course requirements of the sustainability courses you want to take;
- before starting your thesis, inform your Bachelor’s thesis coordinator that you want to write a thesis that meets the Sustainability Testimony requirements. Your thesis coordinator will inform you of the programme’s process in this regard.
- indicate that you are eligible for the Sustainability Testimony during your diploma application.
Resources
motivation-sustainable-testimony-form-thesis.docx
Form motivation sustainability testimony
Contact
Send your general questions to the Radboud Centre for Sustainability Challenges: rcsc [at] ru.nl (rcsc[at]ru[dot]nl )
For more specific questions about the terms and conditions or the application process within your degree programme, please contact the Student Information Desk (STIP).
rcsc [at] ru.nl