Music students may well be the most difficult

category of students to find housing for. The

concern for noise forms a huge obstacle. With this

in mind, the housing corporation Portaal Utrecht

and SSH Utrecht have specially reserved a

number of buildings for students of HKU Utrechts

Conservatorium. The registration procedure is

described below.

SSH UtrechtThe housing corporation SSH Utrecht manages

two large houses in the centre of Utrecht in which

a total of 18 rooms and 14 studios are reserved for

students of HKU Utrechts Conservatorium.

The houses do not have dedicated practice spaces.

Theprice of a room depends on its size, and ranges

from 245,- to 375,- (incl. service charges

and heating). The studios are flats with a special

practice space in the basement. Studios cost

between 375,- and 445,- (incl. service

charges and heating). A rental allowance (huur-

toeslag) is possible for the houses and for the

rooms.

Registration with SSH UtrechtIn order to register with SSH for a room or studio

you need the following declaration(s)

Declaration by HKU University of the

Arts Utrecht to confirm that you are a student of

HKU Utrechts Conservatorium. (e.g. the proof of

registration that you receive each year from the

Registry Office (Bureau Inschrijvingen).

Students who receive Dutch

studiefinanciering need a declaration of that from

DUO.

Studio appartment

To register with SSH Utrecht for a studio

appartment, which you may occupy on your own

or share with others (Korte Jufferstraat, Lange

Jufferstraat, Keizerstraat) you need to submit above

declarations and

Registration number issued by WoningNet,

the housing service of the municipality of Utrecht (in

case of registration for a studio).

Please send to:

SSH Utrecht, P.O. Box 85042, 3508 AA, Utrecht.

Room

To register with SSH Utrecht for a room in a

building that you share with other students

(Nobeldwarsstraat and Brigittenstraat) you need to

upload your declaration(s) to your account at SSH.

Then you can respond to rooms that are available.

No indication can be given of anticipated waiting

times, since they vary greatly and depend on the

number of cancellations and registrations.

Housing for music students

Student Service CentreP.O. Box 1520, 3500 BM Utrecht, NL 030 234 94 40 studentportal.hku.nl ssc@hku.nl

When you are notified that you can rent a room,

you need to have a valid SSH-registration number.

You can register online at the SSH website

(www.sshxl.nl). The registration costs are 27,50.

We recommend you register online directly after

your registration because this will also allow you

to build up waiting time for the other SSH rooms,

that are not reserved for students at HKU Utrechts

Conservatorium. For a studio you also need a valid

registration number from WoningNet. In that case,

you can register for both at the same time. The

combined registration costs are 37,50.

SSH Utrecht allocation procedureAllocation is carried out by SSH, meaning that

students who register for a studio can be placed as

soon as a residential unit becomes available and

they have reached the top of the list. Registered

students are not permitted to refuse an allocated

studio.

Students who are registered for a room are

contacted as soon as a room becomes available,

SSH will then contact the first ten students on the

waiting list. The resident students may choose from

a number of candidates. In other words, the room

is not automatically granted to the person who is at

the top of the list! Upon accepting a studio or room,

you are obliged to pay contract costs, which are set

at 45,- for a studio and 30,- for a room.

GraduatedOnce you have graduated you no longer qualify

for this accommodation. Your registration will be

terminated. This also applies if you terminate your

studies for another reason. You are expected to

inform SSH and the HKU Student Service Centre

(SSC) when you graduate or terminate your studies

so that we can remove your name from the waiting

list. If you are living in a room or a studio, and you

have graduated or terminated your studies, you are

not allowed to live there anymore. You get one year

to find new accommodation. For more information

you can contact SSH at 030 - 25 25 725.

Portaal UtrechtBesides houses and flats, Portaal Utrecht

manages a number of one-room apartments

at St. Ludgerusstraat, a side street of

Amsterdamsestraatweg.

These residential units are intended for students

who are seeking autonomous living space.

These residential units are reserved for students

of HKU Utrechts Conservatorium. There are no

practice spaces, but you can study in your room.

The rent for these units is about 380,- (including

service charges, excluding electricity, hot water and

heating) per month. The rent is subject to changes

and increases. Rent subsidy is possible.

Registration for St. LudgerusstraatTo register, you need to do the following:

Fill out the registration form

Inschrijfformulier wachtlijst Portaal on

studentportal.hku.nl/housing4music. The SSC

verifies if you are registered as a HKU Utrechts

Conservatorium student and places your name

on the waiting list. You will receive a confirmation

by e-mail. The date we receive your registration

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determines your position on the waiting list.

Register with WoningNet, the housing

service of the municipality of Utrecht. You will need

the registration number issued by WoningNet in

order to be able to accept a room from Portaal.

The registration with WoningNet costs 30,- one-

time administration costs and then yearly 9,-

prolongation costs.

You can register online on the Woningnet website:

www.woningnet.nl, select Regio Utrecht. The

Woningnet website is only available in Dutch.

Please register as soon as possible, so that you

have your registration number ready in case Portaal

offers you a room.

In order to accept an offer from Portaal you

need to provide Portaal with your DUO registration.

Allocation St. LudgerusstraatPortaal Utrecht contacts the SSC as a soon as

a residential unit becomes available. The SSC

passes on the names of the persons at the top of

the list and checks if these are still registered as

students at HKU University of the Arts Utrecht.

Portaal Utrecht contacts the student and settles

all further matters (contract, takeover, etc.) directly

with him or her.

Preparatory course studentsStudents attending the preparatory course (voor-

opleiding) may register for the studios and rooms

with SSH and Portaal Utrecht, but are only eligible

for allocation of a room after being registered for

the regular course (reguliere opleiding). Instead

of proof of registration from the Registry Office,

they should submit a statement that they are a

student of the preparatory course of HKU Utrechts

Conservatorium. Such a statement can be obtained

from the SSC.

GraduatedA campus clause applies to the residential units

at the St. Ludgerusstraat from Portaal. This means

that you will have to leave the residential unit once

you have graduated or terminated your studies.

After graduation or termination of your studies

at HKU University of Arts the Utrecht you get six

months in order to find new accommodation.

Important!Keep us informed about changes in your address

and registration at HKU University of the Arts

Utrecht. If you have graduated, are not admitted to

the regular course or if you have found alternative

housing, please let us know as soon as possible.

If you are no longer registered as a student at HKU,

your name will be removed from the waiting list.

You can of course register for both the housing of

SSH and the rooms at St. Ludgerusstraat. Please

note that contract students cannot register for

housing or a room. Your status as a student is

verified (again) on acceptance of a residential unit.

For more information please contact the SSC via

ssc@hku.nl or (030) 2349 440.

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