Study Associations
Our faculty has five study associations; Complex, SPS-NIP, POLIS, INPUT and Versot. They all represent different studies and organize professional, educational and informal activities. Being a member of one of these study associations means that you will get discount on books and summaries, that you will meet a lot of new people and expand your network. It´s also a great opportunity to meet students from different year layers. All information about these study associations you will find on this page.
Study Association Complex is the study association for all psychology students who study at Tilburg University. Complex is the third largest association of the university and the largest within our faculty (Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences) with more than 1500 members. Study Association Complex organizes many activities and offers many services that can help you with your study. Complex organizes formal and informal activities. In our calendar, you can find an overview of all the activities that will be organized throughout the year. Our formal activities include our annual seminar, symposia, workshops and the study trip! For more relaxing activities we organize theme parties, an introduction camp, pub quizzes, beer cantusses, sports activities and more! All of our activities are organized by different committees, which allow you to be active in a student life. The committees vary in intensity and duration, but it’s almost always possible to be active in a committee besides your study. We strive to make our activities accessible for both Dutch and international students. At Complex, you can buy summaries of your different courses, which have been made and checked by AthenaSummaries. The summaries are normally available at the Complex office (T6.03). Besides offering summaries, Complex offers tutoring lessons. We work together with AthenaStudies to offer these tutoring lessons. Also, you can get a discount on your study books if you are a member and order your books via our website. You can become a member by filling in the registration form at our website: https://complextilburg.nl/registration-form/ If you have any questions, you can send us an email to secretary@complextilburg.nl
INPUT is the study association for and by students of the studies Personeelwetenschappen (PEW), HRS: People Management (PM) and the (pre)master Human Resource Studies. INPUT was founded on June 26th in 1987, making it the oldest association of the TSB-Faculty! Since two years, our Study Association has been expanded with the English track of the Dutch bachelor program; HRS: People Management. Located at Tilburg University, we try to help the HR-student get through their time as a student by providing bookdiscounts, free summaries and by organising formal & informal activities. INPUT has about 370 members, from which 60 are active members. Our association strives to connect the HR-student to their student life, the university and the HR-workfield.
POLIS is the study association for and by students of Organization & Management Studies at Tilburg University. POLIS was founded at the 3rd of May 1991 and has grown over 31 years to an organization with over 600 members. By organizing relaxing activities, study related activities and parties, we try to involveour members with POLIS and the university. These activities are organized by committees. By joining one of these committees you get the perfect opportunity to get some hands-on experience, in the rather theoretic environment the university offers. It’s also a great opportunity to meetstudents from different year layers. Global Management of Social Issues is a fairly new program and a track of the bachelor Organization & Management Studies. This program integrates knowledge from three academic fields in the social sciences: human resource studies, organization studies, and sociology, from a cross-cultural and international comparative perspective. Due to the fact that the bachelor Global Management of Social Issues is a track of the bachelor Organization & Management Studies and these studies are quite similar, both studies belong to Study Association POLIS.
SPS-NIP is the student section of the Dutch Association for Psychologists. Our mission is to provide substantive support, to provide information and to look after your interests. This way we are building a bridge between students and their potential working field. We do this by organising several activities. Furthermore, we provide you with the opportunity to personally and professionally develop yourself, this way you can distinguish yourself from the thousands of other psychology students!
The National Board works daily on looking after the interests of (psychology)students and coordinates the student section. The Students in Sections (SiS) take place in several sections and central committees on behalf of the psychology students. Six national Committees and eleven Regional Boards organise all sorts of activities on national and regional level. The Trainers Office provides students with several kinds of training. Internship recruiters keep the internship department up-to-date. The Taskforce Internationalization is here especially for the international (psychology) students in the Netherlands and their interests. Furthermore, SPS-NIP represents on international level the Dutch psychology students as a part of the European Federation of Psychology Students Associations (EFPSA).
Versot stands for Vereniging Sociologie Tilburg (which translates to: Study Association of Sociology Tilburg). It is a study-association meant for all sociology students and employees of the department of Sociology at Tilburg university. Versot strives to always support its members and provide students with opportunities to get to know each other but also to discover the field of sociology in all its forms. This mission has been at place for over 30 years. To accomplish said goals, Versot offers discounts on books, aids to create a tight network and organizes various activities. There are two types of activities: formal and informal. Examples of formal activities are visits to companies, information nights where alumni share their stories, CV workshops, etc. On the other hand, some of the popular informal activities that are organized are pub quizzes, pub crawls, cantus and small trips! There is also the possibility of becoming an active member during your studies; this means you are a part of one or more committee(s). This entails that you are more involved with Versot and contribute to the successful realization of events. A committee consists of 2-6 people who take care of the activities that Versot organizes. As a committee member, you’ll gain various skills, depending on what committee you’ve joined. It is completely your choice to decide which committee you would like to join. Among some of the things you’ll learn includes: having an efficient meeting, keeping in contact with external parties and organizing events. Additionally, participating on a committee and becoming active prompts the attractiveness of your CV! More information about Versot and its committees is available on our website: www.versot.nl
Other Associations
Besides the Study Associations, our faculty also has other associations: 2 student parties and an association focussing on career oriëntation.
The student parties are participating in the School Council of TSB. The School Council plays an important role in the faculty. The Council can advise the Management Team, solicited or not, about e.g. the school’s budget, the education and research plan, proceedings for appointing professors, annual accounts, and the annual report.
Student party for all TSB students
Stimulus is one of the two student parties representing students in the School Council of the Faculty of Social Behavior and Sciences. Together with the staff and the Management Team we discuss the functioning of our faculty in monthly meetings, new changes are submitted and existing programs are reviewed. We take a critical look at all of the issues that the students give us feedback on and work to improve education for them.
What are some specific issues that we discuss?
For instance, budget estimates of the faculty, Strategic Plans, new education programs, the revision of existing programs and the Teaching and Examination Regulations (OER).
While our main focus lies on faculty affairs, we also value a good collaboration with other boards and councils within the university as well as with the university parties SAM and Front. Via the TSB platform we keep in touch with study associations of every program of TSB.
Do you want to let us know about the functioning of the faculty, your particular undergraduate/graduate program, or do you have any other question? Please contact us, we are more than glad to help you out. You can visit us in our room in T610! If you have feedback regarding your specific academic program, you can fill in the feedback form here.
Student party for all TSB students
Active TSB is a relatively new student party in the faculty council, founded in 2020. Introduced as an initiative by Student Party Front, Active TSB aims to represent the active students of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral sciences. The student party is run by students who are all active besides their study themselves, and want to make it more accessible for you to perform extracurricular activities besides your study.
A committee, (part-time/full-time) board year or an internship? We at Active TSB believe that it can be a valuable asset to your student time and that it is important that your faculty supports you! And that’s where we come in… Every six weeks, Active TSB members meet with the Management Team and staff members to discuss how we can make the TSB faculty a better, more accessible place for you to expand your possibilities in becoming active, but also to make it a good and stable place to study besides your extracurricular activities.
The strength in Active TSB lies in the cooperation with other student bodies. With an Active party founded in the four biggest faculties of Tilburg University (TiSEM, TLS, TSB and TSHD), knowledge and experience can be shared so we can learn from each other as faculties. We believe that more communication and cooperation can lead to a better education and overall student time. We strive to be innovative and refreshing, and to provide a new perspective within the faculty council! With two seats gained in its first elections, it shows that the students of TSB were ready for a new party!
If you have any questions whatsoever, please feel free to contact us! Via e-mail (studentpartyactive.tsb@gmail.com) or via phone (+31612028259).
The career event for all TSB-students
The Social Sciences Career Event (SCT) is a career event organised by and for students of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB), of Tilburg University. The five main study directions of the faculty are Organization Studies, Global Management of Social Issues, Human Resource Management, Psychology and Sociology. The SCT aims to bring the students of the TSB closer to the labor market and come in contact with future employers.
The SCT pre-event will take place on the 8th of March 2022, which will prepare you for the career event in April and any other career event in the future. The pre-event entails three seperate workshops and is free of charge.
On the 19th ’till 21st of April 2022 the SCT main event will officially take place. During these days students will have the opportunity to get to know companies of their interests. There are several activities that students can join: company presentations, workshops and a network drink with the participating companies afterwards. Companies from different work fields will attend the SCT. April 19th will be devoted to Psychology, the 20th will be focused on Organization Studies and Human Resource Management, and finally the 21st is devoted to Sociology and Global Management of Social Issues. All third year and (pre-)master students will not have any classes on these three days to enable them to join the SCT. This does not apply to first and second year bachelor students, however they are welcome to join the event!
For more information about the SCT, you can visit their website.