Student Academic Affairs Council

An Alumnus Joia de Jong - MSc Sociology of Culture, Media and the Arts Erasmus, Rotterdam Master I’m doing an Research Master in Sociology of Culture, Media and the Arts in Rotterdam. Experience so far Personally, I am in doubt whether this master is the perfect master for me. The University College environment is a really special environment. So especially in the first months, I had rehab symptoms. I missed the personal interactions between students and teachers, constructive feedback from one person to another and simply the genuine interest in each other. It wasn’t only the environment that I needed to adjust to, but also working incredibly long hours with insane deadlines for research that doesn’t seem relevant. In the beginning, I felt there was too much emphasis upon the arts side of research. I’ve decided for myself that in December I will make a choice whether to continue or not, because then I’ve also followed other courses.  Application Process The applicat...

Second Floor Silence We have received complaints about the noise on the second floor. We would therefore like to remind you that the entire open area on the second floor is designated as a  silent area  (just as the Reading Room on the ground floor), so that all of our students can use te study spots for self-study without being disturbed. EUC will soon add signs to this effect, to help you remind yourselves and/or to help you when you want to point this out to your fellow students. Please use the lounge on the ground floor and the basement area if you want to mingle, phone, chat or just not being concerned too much about causing noise. 

An Exchange Student Willem Lagaaij  -  Chulalongkorn, Bangkok Exchange From a young age I have always had the ambition of living abroad for some parts of my life. Although I love the Netherlands, I have always felt it to be quite limiting. I always viewed Holland as this tiny part in this huge world filled with diversity, experiences and opportunities.  Studying at EUC already brought some of this diversity to me, but an exchange is my first opportunity to get a better understanding of this world myself. I chose Asia specifically because it had always been this mysterious hidden world to me. I heard about it all the time, but never actually knew that much about it. Getting the opportunity to live here and call this place home gives me a unique insight in this part of the world.   University The Chulalongkorn University is a special community to be a part of, especially as a white guy. At my University all students are expected to wear a uniform. Althoug...

Future Week 14 - 18 November 2016 During the Future Week several universities will present for an hour. The SAAC is proud to present you Wageningen University, Tilburg University, Erasmus Faculty of Social Sciences, Leiden University, Amsterdam University, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam School of Management and Erasmus School of Economics. All universities will present on their Master programmes. We would like to stress that these events are  not only  meant for third years students. We believe it is beneficial to all students to already start orientating on one's future. Especially because students will have to pick a major, a minor and other courses in their years at EUC. Next to the 8 universities/faculties attending, there will be a presentation on the EUC Exchange Programme, the Alumni Association and AIESEC. Additionally there will also be a workshop by a career consultant close to EUR, specifically created for EUC students on what you can do wit...

Very Inspirational Quote of the Month This newsletter's Very Inspirational Quote of the Month was picked by Christian van der Veeke: Of Brains and Leaves  Let’s take two children who come from the same milieu, raised in the same way. Let’s take two brothers, put them in the same school, make them do the same exercises. And what will we see? One will do better than the other. There is therefore   an intrinsic difference. And the difference results from this: one of the two is more intelligent, more gifted.  Therefore , you can clearly see that intelligence is unequal. […] Let’s look then at your children and your  therefore . One succeeds better than the other, this is a  fact . If he succeeds better, you say, this is  because  he is more intelligent. Here the explanation becomes obscure. Have you shown another fact that would be the cause of the first? […] By saying “He is more intelligent" you have simply summed up the ideas that te...

First Years Survey We would like to thank the first year students that filled in the survey about their first couple of weeks. Overall the results were positive but of course there were some complaints. We take these complaints seriously and will address them with the Dean's office. 

Book Lending Procedure  This year OSEA Desk Opening Hours are from 9am-8pm. During this time frame, the book lending procedure will work the same as it did last year: you borrow a book and leave your student ID, and bring it back by 8pm. New this year : This year you can additionally study until the building closes but you have to drop your book off at the reception desk rather than the OSEA Desk. If you did that you can pick up your card the next day at the OSEA desk. Otherwise, you will get an entry on the blacklist (note that two entries on the blacklist will get you exempted from the booklending procedure for a whole semester). 

An Alumnus Roan Laenen - MA Creative Advertising, Falmouth, UK Master I’m doing an MA in Creative Advertising at Falmouth University, United Kingdom. There are two tracks within this master, and I chose to do Art Direction (as opposed to Copywriting). Experience so far I'm really happy! The master definitely lives up to my expectations, even though I’ve only been studying here for a month. The course coordinators, Rob and Chris, both worked in the advertising industry for over 30 years in London’s leading agencies. This reflects in how they teach – they’re very knowledgeable and insightful, but also provide the necessary critique to go that extra mile. Also, Falmouth is a beautiful place to live in and I love English culture in general. Application Process In the UK, quite a few universities work with a ‘rolling admission’, which means they don’t have a specific deadline but accept students over a long period, until the course is full. I handed in my admission at the end...

An Exchange Student M aud Paulis - Bocconi, Milan Exchange Before I even came to EUC I already knew that I wanted to take advantage of the exchange opportunities given here. To me, exchange is very important for your own personal development, and of course it is also a lot of fun! For anyone considering it, I definitely urge you to just go for it. University So far, Bocconi has been great. There was a huge selection of courses to choose from. Currently I am taking Management of Fashion Companies, New Product Development and Open Innovation, E-marketing and E-Commerce, and Global Sustainability Strategy. It’s really great that I can use this semester to choose the courses I am personally most interested in, and at such a great university at that! Housing I decided against staying at the dorms provided by the university, and instead found a place on my own through Spotahome. Though rent is pricey in Milan, I found a really nice and modern room in a big student house. It’s really...