We’ve all lived or heard horror stories about roommates who are intolerable, infuriating or simply puzzling. We gathered a couple of these anecdotes from UT students to collectively reflect on the struggles of sharing our living spaces with people we barely know.
‘Universities should be run by students.’ That is the main message of an opinion article, which was written by UT’s University Innovation Fellows (UIF) and recently published in the Dutch national newspaper FD. What makes the authors think that students are qualified to manage a large organization, such as the University of Twente?
‘It was the most exciting thing I’ve ever done. The United Nation General Assembly Hall is the place. It’s the place, where everyone important – like Nelson Mandela or Obama - had spoken. And I got to speak there too,’ says UT student Hannah Kuhn. A few weeks ago, she participated in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) in New York - as a member of the first ever NMUN delegation to represent the University of Twente.
In this seventh episode, we tell the story of ISA: the Indian Student Association. Their Holi and Diwali festivals have become increasingly popular over the last couple of years, also among Dutch students. But, of course, they organize more activities!
In this sixth episode, you’ll get an inside look in the Latin-American student association LA VOZ (translated: the voice). The association was founded about six years ago, with the idea of sharing the Latin-American culture with people from other parts of the world. Also to make people from Latin-America feel more at home in Enschede. How they do that? With music, dance and – of course – good food!
In this fifth episode it's the story of master's student Chemical Engineering Serena Casanova from Italy. Her Dutch buddy Daniëlle Bethlehem introduced her to the city of Enschede and the student life here. They tell about cooking, baking and watching movies together and about the direct and punctual nature of Dutch people.
In this fourth episode the story of bachelor student Samuel Oyediran from Ireland. Together with his friends, he tells about their dynamic group and the activities they do together.
In this third episode the story of master's student Gisela Garza Morales from Mexico. Gisela tells about how much she likes Enschede, especially the active role the university plays. She also describes the beauty of Mexico.
More and more international students attend the University of Twente. Who are they? Why did they choose to study here?
Last year, fifty international students got a taste of Dutch hospitality at Dine with the Dutch. This year, a cooperation of four Christian student associations will provide free meals to co-students from other countries. The aim: to get to know each other’s culture better.
It is easy to caricaturise a student: A lot of booze, messy houses, heavily visited sororities; they all represent a part of the typical student. But if you want to kick-off an exhibition really well, you start with ‘The Tie’.
Find out more about the Honours Programmes the University of Twente offers. In this special edition by U-Today, we explore what it's like to be part of the well-oiled machine that helps students shoot for the stars.
