{"id":21524,"date":"2020-02-24T10:20:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T09:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/studiekeuze-hbo-en-universiteit\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:43:32","slug":"studiekeuze-hbo-en-universiteit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/en\/studychoice-hbo-and-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Study choice hbo and university"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hoe help je je kind bij de studiekeuze op een hbo of universiteit? Lees welke stappen je samen kunt zetten.","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":11451,"parent":20855,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/kennisbank-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[315],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21524","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exams"],"acf":{"inhoud":[{"acf_fc_layout":"inhoud_blok","afbeelding_of_video":"geen","afbeelding":false,"video":null,"intro":"As a parent, you play an important role in your child's study choice. Also when your child transitions to university of applied sciences or university. Where do you start searching? And what role do you have as a parent? Read everything you want to know about choosing a study at university of applied sciences and university.","inhoud":"

Career guidance<\/h3>\n

Starting from the upper years of secondary school, the orientation on a follow-up education begins. Your child receives career guidance at school, also called LOB. These are usually meetings with the mentor. Your child usually also gets hours to attend an open day or trial day during school time. The dean at secondary school is responsible for the transition to further education.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"knop","knop":{"title":"Read about career guidance","url":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/kennisbank\/kwaliteit-van-het-onderwijs\/lessen-en-vakken\/loopbaanorientatie-en-begeleiding\/","target":""},"kleur":"primary"},{"acf_fc_layout":"extra_inhoud_blok","inhoud":"

Role of parents<\/h3>\n

As a parent, you play an important role in your child’s study choice. It may often seem otherwise, but your questions, opinion, and of course knowledge about your child are very helpful. Where your child may look more at whether the city and atmosphere are nice, you can ask more about job opportunities, types of education, and time investment. This way you complement each other. Going to an open day together can also just become fun.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"quote","quote_tekst":"The only thing parents need to do is help their children find out what their motivations are, what makes them enthusiastic."},{"acf_fc_layout":"extra_inhoud_blok","inhoud":"

Hermien Miltenburg, parent advisor at Wageningen University.<\/p>\n

Step-by-step plan for choosing a study at university of applied sciences and university<\/h3>\n

If continuing studies is preferred, there are many tools to make a good study choice. Most universities of applied sciences and universities have open days or trial days where your child gets information about the study. Much information is also found online. By following this step-by-step plan, you will at least have enough information for a well-considered choice.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Explore the study choice together<\/h3>\n

Your most important task as a parent is to help your child discover themselves. Ask open questions to your child. For example: What does your child like to do? Where are the talents? What motivates your child? What makes your child happy? And what suits your child? You can of course also mention what you see and think about it yourself to help your child along. A study choice test can also help your child gain insight.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Gather online information<\/h3>\n

Do you have an idea of which direction it might go? Then the next step is to search for online information. There are also useful tools you can use if you are unsure. You can at least look here:<\/p>\n