Start school year

Welcome student! Here you will find everything you need to know about the start of your school year at Summa College.

 

Start school year

You can find your schedule in Mijn Summa (my Summa). Check back later if your schedule is not yet ready.


You have received your log-in details via mail. If you are going to study at Summa College for the first time, please change the password you have received to something personal for you. You do this via the password tool. Your personal Summa account will then be active.

Educational supplies

To ensure that your digital learning materials can be properly used it is essential that you follow these steps:

If you are already studying at the Summa College, please skip the first step.

  1. Change the password you received via an email from Summa College. You can do this via the password tool. Your personal Summa account will be activated after this step. If you cannot log in after changing the password, or if you cannot change your password, use the button 'wachtwoord vergeten of account ontgrendelen'.
  2. Go to the Studers webpage. There you can log in with the login details of your personal Summa account. This will automatically take you to the right educational supplies list. Check to be sure whether your course is listed at the top of the page. Go to the digital learning environment summacollege.itslearning.com and use the credentials of your personal Summa account to log in. Click on the tile 'Leermiddelen bestellen Studers' to find the correct list of learning materials. To be sure, check whether your course is listed at the top of the page under the heading 'selected list' at the Studers website.

  3. Place your order. Your books will be delivered to your home as soon as possible. 

Activate digital learning materials

To activate your learning materials  you will receive a link in the Office365 mailbox which you will receive via school. For activation to work it is crucial that your digital learning materials are ordered following the steps above. 

Overview of supplies

An overview of the educational supplies (the list of learning materials with books and such) that you'll need for your study is provided on the website Studers.nl. The list includes the total costs of your materials. If you prefer to buy your materials elsewhere, you are of course free to do so.

Do you have any questions?

Is your list of supplies not yet online? Leave your email address after clicking on your course. You will then receive a message as soon as the list is available.  

Do you have any questions about ordering your books or need help with your order? During the summer holidays, customer services of Studers can be reached on business days between 8.30 and 17.00 via 088 20 30 330. You can also visit their customer service page.

Do you have questions about your educational supplies and not about the ordering process? Please contact the school where you are registered. Click here for all contact details..

Please note!

Order your learning materials in a timely fashion to make sure you receive your books in time for the start of the school year. 

You can find the specifications that the laptop must meet for your course on the page 'Buying a laptop'. 

Do you have a question about these requirements? Please contact your school.

In Paradigit's Campusshop you can find the computer that suits your course, but of course you can also buy your laptop somewhere else.

Contact & location

For contact and location information refer to this page

Administrative questions

For questions about your registration, learning materials (books and such), the start of the school year, and other subjects, you can contact the school where you are registered. This also applies to parents who cannot log in to the parent portal.

Technical Support
The answer to most technical questions can be found in the knowledge base start.summacollege.nl. If you have questions about laptops and the required specifications, please see the 'Buying a laptop' page. You can also visit the Paradigit Campus shop. If you have other technical questions, please contact your school. Click here for an overview with all contact details.

Other educational matters
If you have any questions about other educational matters or need help with choosing your study, you can contact Hulp bij studiekeuze. You can call the employees at 040 269 44 44WhatsApp with them or send them an email.

Also check the FAQs to see if you can find the answer to your question there.


Financial matters

The tuition fees are determined each year by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.

For more information, go to: website of the central government.

If you would like to have an indication of the costs of the programme of your choice, go to the description of the programme.

In our guidelines tuition fees (pdf, in Dutch) you can read which costs are paid by the school and which you have to pay yourself.

On DUO's website you will find more information about how and when to pay tuition fees. If, due to your financial situation, you or your family are unable to pay the tuition fees and additional study costs, you may be entitled to the Emergency Fund. Travel expenses are not reimbursed via the Emergency Fund.

To learn more about the Emergency Fund please contact mbostudentenfonds@summacollege.nl.

Mbo students following a full-time bol programme are entitled to travel expenses. With a 'Student travel product' you may travel for free or at a discount.

Read more on DUO's website.

If you are 18 or older and follow a bol programme at mbo level, you may apply for student grants.

Read more: DUO's website.

ICT

Yes, as a student of Summa College you will get an email address from school. This mailbox can be accessed via Microsoft Office 365.

Need help?

First take a look at the help page start.summacollege.nl (in Dutch). If you need help after that, please contact your school. Click here for an overview with all contact details..

You can log in to multiple Summa College applications. For example My Summa, Itslearning or your Summa e-mail.


You will find all options at summacollege.nl/inloggen (in Dutch).

As a Summa College student , you can install Office 365 free of charge on a maximum of 5 computers. This is valid until the end of your study course. You will find an explanation of the installation in this manual (in Dutch).

Buy software via Surfspot

You can buy cheap software via the Surfspot website. You can also do this using your Summa account.

You can find the specifications that the laptop must meet for your course on the page 'Buying a laptop'. 

Do you have a question about these requirements? Please contact your school.

In Paradigit's Campusshop you can find the computer that suits your course, but of course you can also buy your laptop somewhere else.

Do you have other questions? Please feel free to contact us.