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VOLUME 34

JUNE 2014

NUMBER 05

ECLAIRE

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Index world

Foreword world

WORD OF PRESIDENT Goodbye

HISTORY OF ECLAIRE How did it get started?

Goodbye

WORLD CUP What’s the best place to watch?

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History of Eclaire Alumni interview World Cup Photo page

Goodbye songs Goodbye movies Interview Designer People who leave the university

Goodbye

EFR Committees

GOODBYE SONGS The best goodbye songs that will make you tear up for sure.

WHAT’S YOUR COMMITTEE?

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ACTIVITIES OVERVIEW JUNE

COLOFON Editorial Address Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, HB-108 3062 PA Rotterdam tel: 010 - 408 11 46

Deadline Part Time Recruitment round 1

BBQ Start

Almanac Drink

Rotterdam Student Party

Visual Styling Nieuw Creatief Peil

Printing Hans Drukwerk

Involve Research Project

Editor in Chief Agnieszka Wietrzyk

Commercial officer Edwin van Vliet

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Introduction Weekend Econ & Bedrijfsecon

Marketing Officer Marjolein Volkers

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Eurekaweek

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Introduction Weekend IBEB

JULY 23-15

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER 01

Opening academic year/ ESE Take Off

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Deadline Part Time Recruitment round 2

Writers Anastasia Mirkina Elaha Abhar Michelle de Nie Philip Luckmann Agnieszka Wietrzyk

WORD OF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

DEAR READERS, To me the sad honour of writing the last foreword of EFR Eclaire. A magazine that was long the one to bring university news to students, that was critical of economics and politics in the world and that connected students to the EFR. Times change however and new technologies have taken the place of printed press. With this last edition, it is time to once more have a seat, relax and read the stories that our reporters have written for you. You will learn about the history of this magazine and meet one of its initiators. Furthermore sad goodbyes in movies and songs bring a slightly melancholic touch to this edition. Also, I would like to thank all the people that have worked on EFR Eclaire for the past 35 years. Agnieszka, Anastasia, Elaha, Michelle, Marjolein and Philip, thank you for the work that you have done this year. II hope you will enjoy all the stories in this EFR Eclaire and that our events and other services will keep you up to date and connected, as the magazine used to do. Economics and politics are still critically discussed in the new EFR Headlines and we stay in touch and bring the news of your university and faculty to you via our newsletters, website, the ESE Weekly and Facebook. Enjoy this last EFR Eclaire!

Photography EFR-Board

Kind Regards, Jolien Paalman President of the 50th EFR-Board

DEAR READERS, This unwanted moment has eventually arrived. Here I am, in front of my computer trying to write my last words for something that has been a huge part of my year, and a huge part of the history of EFR. Right now, you are holding the last issue of “Eclaire”, the magazine read by the Economic Faculty students for almost 40 years. Not only mine, but Anastasia’s, Michelle’s, Marjolein’s and Philip’s adventure with “Eclaire” has come to an end. Our endless meetings, our phones filled with hundreds of WhatsApp messages in the “Reporters” group, tight deadlines, hours of brainstorms and uncountable moments of laughs together have come to an end. Therefore, this issue might seem a bit sadder, more contemplative and more nostalgic than usual. Do not let the appearances fool you as every ‘goodbye’ can bring about something positive. As Ivy Baker Priest once said “The world is round and the place which may seem like the end, may also be the beginning”. Even though, people are irreplaceable, this should give us hopes that soon we will find something as rewarding and as challenging as this magazine. I would also like to address these words to those of you who will say goodbye to the Erasmus University very soon. Seemingly being a sad moment, it will give you the energy to do something new and meaningful while the experiences from the university will help you to constantly improve and excel in everything you do. Using this opportunity, I would like to thank an amazing and devoted team of Reporters for this great last year and wish them all good luck in the future. I hope that one day we will all sit together with our gray hair, review our articles and laugh together like always. Enjoy!

If you no longer wish to receive the EFR-Eclaire, please send an e-mail to info@efr.nl

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Agnieszka Wietrzyk Editor in Chief

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History world

The eldest Eclaire we found in the archive was from March 1981. Already the first thing that we noticed that was different from the past years was the EFR logo, which also changed since the beginning of Eclaire.

Something that also immediately struck our eye, was that all the Eclaires were written in Dutch. The English version hasn’t been here for that long, but with the arrival of IBEB the EFR decided to change the language. Moreover, looking at the really old Eclaires you can see there has definitely been a revolution in the formality of language. Terms probably a lot of Dutch people have never heard of where all over the Eclaire back then. Now we write in a much less formal way.

The History of the EFR Eclaire The Eclaire magazine was established in 1979. Because Eclaire has played an important role in the life of the EFR, which is now sadly coming to an end, it would be a shame not to look back on its great history. So we dove into the archive and looked for some old Eclaires to look at the development throughout the years.

A remarkable thing we found was an article in the Eclaire from March 1981. While the recurrence of economic crisis is now a fact, it was a not yet very well investigated topic back then. In the eldest Eclaire that we found, the main article was about the biggest danger for an economist: an economic crisis.

Also the looks of Eclaire have changed enormously. The techniques of printing weren’t that good at the time Eclaire was established, so the magazine looked totally different. While now we have a lot of pictures and less text, before the only thing that filled up the pages was text. Even the adverts were mostly text, something we can’t really imagine now. Throughout the years this has changed, and the longer Eclaire existed the more pictures and colors it got. Printing became more professional and Eclaire started to look more and more like a modern magazine. Looking at the front pages of the different issues, Eclaire has had a lot of different styles. Though, there is one thing that remained the same: the orange touch! Another difference is that while the Eclaire of today can be found almost everywhere and everybody can enjoy one, back in 1983 people had to pay in Dutch ‘Guldens’. A single copy was 3,50 and if you were a member of the EFR you would get an Eclaire subscription automatically.

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While we’re only left with four members for the committee now, earlier this used to be different. Formerly, many editors where involved in the making of Eclaire. The Reporters committee is also the only committee that is formally installed during the general members assembly at the beginning of the year. When it comes to the name of our magazine, the closest we could get was “éclair” which is an oblong pastry made with choux dough filled with a cream and topped with icing. The dough, which is the same as that used for profiterole, is typically piped into an oblong shape with a pastry bag and baked until it is crisp and hollow inside. Once cool, the pastry then is filled with a vanilla-, coffee- or chocolate-flavoured custard (crème pâtissière), or with whipped cream, or chiboust cream; and then iced with fondant icing. Other fillings include pistachio- and rum-flavoured custard, fruit-flavoured fillings, or chestnut purée. The icing is sometimes caramel, in which case the dessert may be called a bâton de Jacob.

Text by: Anastasia Mirkina and Michelle de Nie

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Interview world 3) Do you think articles were written in a more formal way?

5) Did people have to pay world for the Eclaire back then? Was this the way how Eclaire was financed? There was no payment for the “Eclaire”. The magazine was included in the membership. We managed to have a positive budget all the time.

I can imagine that for a temporary reader, the language might seem more formal. However, it was the style of that decade and the way students spoke.

Alumni interview In order to trace back the roots of the Eclaire, we needed to interview the people who created it. We managed to contact Prof. dr. Bert de Groot, now Professor of Governance and Strategic Investment Policy at the Erasmus School of Economics who was in the EFR board when Eclaire was created. To find out more about the Eclaire’s rich history we asked him some questions.

6) Do you still read Eclaire? If yes, how do you think it has changed through time?

4) How did the printing and the design work before?

Bert de Groot

Yes I do, The EFR has grown from 300 members to 4000. In my year we “formalised” the 10 or more sub EFR organisations. Marketing, Finance, Ectrie, Taxateur, etc etc. Logically those organisations are communicating themselves too. So as the EFR grew and societal themes changed over time, the business and political climate changed and so did EFR. However, remarkably consistent.

Unlike today, there was a lot of craftsmanship involved. Design came from the design table rather than a computer. Staff worked with pencil and ruler drawing all the concepts. There was no “art” software those days, which made it even more work to create an issue. Also, printing was done the very old fashioned way.

7) How do you feel about the fact that this is the last issue? Ahh, pain in the heart, I would like to get a golden copy. Please deliver it to H14-33 in hand.

1) What role did you play in establishing Eclaire?

We were the founding board 1978-1979 which started the magazine of Eclaire. Eclaire was created in order to improve the communication between students and the EFR, building the relationship with them. By means of Eclaire students were informed of the activities organised and opportunities created for them. Eclaire also proved to be a medium to communicate between students and the business world.

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8) Why weren’t there more pictures in Eclaire? Pictures came in later. Pictures and Production were a challenge and costly those days and that is why they were not as common as today.

9) Do you have a funny story connected to Eclaire? 2) How did you come up with the name? After some brainstorm “Eclaire” came up as a clear outcome. We thought that it was important to make the name clear and easy. Its phonetics also played a role, French pronunciation was nice to hear and say.

In those days we had an office of 10m2, place for two where we were with 6 people, it felt entrepreneurial. The board was a full time job and the business and political world was yet to find out what the EFR was and that it would grow further to remain a premier player. We had our business diners in “de PIJP” (yes, Gaffelstraat) with for instance the board of Royal Dutch Shell.

Text by: Michelle de Nie and Agnieszka Wiertzyk

10) Anything else you want to say? I am always impressed by the fine leadership of the EFR and Eclaire , which served that purpose. It always impresses me that the people related to the EFR and EFR related organizations; bring their spirit and good work in favor of the EFR. All 50 years until now. All of us may take pride in what the EFR is today.

World world Cup

Worldworld Cup

The 6 best places to watch the World Cup

Once every four years football fans from all over the world are treated with the greatest sports event of all, the FIFA World Cup. This year the tournament is hosted by the world’s most vivid and sparkling nation, Brazil. Now for those few amongst us who were not lucky enough to obtain tickets, don’t worry, Rotterdam offers enough excellent locations to fulfill your World Cup needs. To help you along we have come up with a top 6 of places to watch all the action take place.

Eetcafé de Stoep

If you want to watch football with all your EFR friends, the Stoep is certainly the place to be! Famous among Active Members, loved by Rotterdam students, notorious for its happy hours: the Stoep is EFR’s favorite pub. Owner Jean is always in a good mood and he is able to throw quite a party, where slamming against the ceiling lights is known as the perfect way to channel excitement. During the World Cup, Jean will serve a special ‘WK Stoep Burger’. You can also join a special ‘WK poule’ or enjoy a “happie hour” with special discounts on snacks.

Are you looking for an extra dimension during the World Cup? Then the best experience for you may just be to watch the World Cup at cinemas Pathé Schouwburgplein. Their huge 3D screens guarantee crystal clear images and a feeling that is almost as real as being in Brazil, what else do you want?

pathe bioscoop divoza

Another great place to watch the World Cup in Rotterdam this summer is Divoza. Situated in the cozy neighbourhood of Oude Haven satisfaction is guaranteed. Only 1,5 years old, Divoza is definitely the youngest among this top 5. In the light of the World Cup, owner Terrence invites his guests with an excellent offer; affordable drinks (€1,50) and free bitterballen, the famous Dutch delicacy, with every goal scored by Holland.

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An all-time favourite must be De Ballentent. Located along the river border it may be of no surprise that the building in which the bar is situated was formerly used by harbour officials. Only after the second world war it started to become a place where labourers met after a hard day at work. Soon enough the place became more of an actual bar, with Marius, a well-respected entrepreneur, running the place, De Ballentent introduced hosting the world cup to their customers. Ever since, it is known for its excellent Dutch ambiance, even after Marius died in 2003.

Really don’t want to leave the campus out of sight? Or just studying for exams? Then don’t forget to check out in de Smitse or het Pavilion! Barely anyone is not aware of this famous on-campus bar. Accessibly to students and teachers de Smitse will probably make sure to set up a nice screen for us to follow some World Cup action. And after the match, well it’s only a 5-minute walk back to the library.

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Don’t miss a match!

Do you prefer big crowds and lots of noise? Perhaps it is wiser to opt for the vicinity of Stadhuisplein. In the abundance of bars and cafés here, you definitely want to visit Café Beurs. This great student bar is known for offering nice World Cup specials. A big plus for Café Beurs is that you can always stick around for a great party, especially after wins for Holland! And in the rare case that your team loses, maybe you can ask one of the bartenders for something stronger.

With these six locations in mind there is never a match to watch at home. No reason to be out of inspiration this time. The only thing unknown will be the tournament’s winner, although many are pretty sure that this year’s host has no opposition to fear. Extra tip: For the students out there that are not yet member at one of the student societies like Laurentius or RSC, don’t hesitate to stop by and watch the world Cup with them!

Text: Philip Luckmann

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Goodbye world

Goodbye

Goodbye world

Songs

Singing:

Five Most Beautiful Songs About Farewell

Staying with the spirit of this last issue, we have decided to choose five songs for a proper farewell. They give proof of the idea that music can give hope, inspire immense masses of people and in some cases, change the course of history. Those songs were written in different époques, in different genres and for different purposes and therefore its influences have been diverse. However, the fact is that they have one thing in common – they all are a call to take control over challenging circumstances. Thus, here is a list and some interesting facts that might surprise you.

The Show Must Go On “The Show Must Go On” is a song by the English rock band Queen, featured as the twelfth and final track on their 1991 album Innuendo. It was one of the last songs created and performed by Freddy Mercury. When Brian May presented the final version to Mercury, he had doubts that Mercury would be physically capable of singing the song’s highly demanding vocal line, due to the extent of his illness at the time. To May’s surprise, when the time came to record the vocals, Mercury consumed a measure of vodka and then performed the vocal line without any problems. In one of the interviews, Brian May told that in this song Freddy Mercury has reached the vocal heights he had never reached before. This song was a farewell of the legendary singer. He managed to make a masterpiece out of his experience of being inevitably ill. For sure, he has inspired a lot of people to continue working and to live to the fullest to the very end.

“My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies, Fairy tales of yesterday, will grow but never die, I can fly, my friends! The Show must go on! Yeah! The Show must go on!”

Good Riddance (Time of your life) This lyrical ballad was written by Billie Joe Armstrong from the American punk rock band Green Day. Green Day is a band that has been around for a long time, being formed in ‘87 and still popular nowadays. It was very different from what band usually played at that time (punk). In 2010 in a interview with Spin magazine, Armstrong recalled: “That was really the first time we attempted a ballad. The first time we ever played that song was during an encore in New Jersey - I had to pound a beer backstage to get up the courage. I knew we were gonna take a tomato to the face.” True, a lot of fans have turned their backs on the band after the single was released. However, they gained even more fans eventually. The song can be interpreted in many ways, its name, good riddance, is an expression of pleasure on being rid of some annoyance - usually an individual or situation. The message is thus quite obvious, things come and go, and it is necessary to take the best out of them and move forward, not dwelling on regretting things that could be done differently.

“Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go So make the best of this test, and don’t ask why It’s not a question, but a lesson learned in time It’s something unpredictable, but in the end that’s right, I hope you had the time of your life.”

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Goodbye world

Ramble on This song was co-written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, and appeared on the album Led Zeppelin II in 1969. Led Zeppelin is known for their profound lyrics which are full of hidden and open references to Tolkien’s work. The lyrics of “Ramble On” were heavily influenced by it. The first line, “Leaves are falling around” is a paraphrase of “Ai! laurië lantar lassi súrinena”, the opening line of “Namarie,” a poem by Tolkien (by the way, this poem was written in Quenya, the language Tolkien made himself). Additionally, the autumn scenery reminds of the opening chapters of Lord of The Rings in which Frodo leaves the Shire to encounter numerous obstacles on the way to Misty Mountains. It is a great farewell song because of its spirit of adventure. It is about anyone who has left his home in search of his dream or, in case of the protagonist of this song, in search for a girl of his dreams.

Considering that Eclaire is saying goodbye we wanted to get some inspiration from the cinema. Most movies come with at least one funny, sad or weird goodbye. But which ones are the most memorable? We came with a list of 10 memorable goodbyes from the movies.

“Leaves are falling all around, It’s time I was on my way. Thanks to you, I’m much obliged for such a pleasant stay. But now it’s time for me to go. The autumn moon lights my way. For now I smell the rain, and with it pain, and it’s headed my way. Sometimes I grow so tired, but I know I’ve got one thing I got to do...

1 Titanic (1997) Maybe it is a little bit predictable, but you cannot deny that the saddest goodbye in the movies we know is from Titanic. Of course it is about the moment when Leonardo DiCaprio lets go of Kate her hand, and Kate says I’ll never let go Jack. It’s that moment you hope it won’t happen again every time you watch the movie.

Ramble On, And now’s the time, the time is now, to sing my song. I’m goin’ ‘round the world, I got to find my girl, on my way. I’ve been this way ten years to the day, Ramble On, Gotta find the queen of all my dreams.

Got no time to for spreadin’ roots, The time has come to be gone. And to’ our health we drank a thousand times, it’s time to Ramble On.”

Va, Pensiero This is a chorus from the third act of the opera Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi, written in 1842. Nabucco tells a story of Jerusalem being overtaken by the Babylonian king Nabucco (historically, Nebuchadnezzar II). In this chorus, the slaves mourn the loss of their land and the First Temple to Babylonians, just before their execution. It was written during the time when the battle for the unification of Italy had erupted, and since then this song of farewell with life and beloved land was also a song of protest of Italian people. Some also call it the second Italian anthem.

Greet the banks of the Jordan and Zion’s toppled towers... Oh, my country, so beautiful and lost! Oh, remembrance, so dear and so fatal!”

Text: Anastasia Mirkina

La Marseillaise, the French national anthem, was composed in one night by Claude-Joseph Roughet , an engineer and an amateur musician. The printed copies were given to the revolutionary forces marching on Paris. They entered Paris singing this song, and then they marched to the Tuileries on August 10th 1792 . La Marseillaise was accepted as a national anthem in 1795. However, it was banned and restored several times after this. For instance, it was banned by Napoleon during the Empire because of its revolutionary associations. It was authorized after the July Revolution of 1830, banned again by Napoleon III and not reinstated until 1879. It is vastly quoted musically by Schumann, Rossini, Wagner, Verdi, Tchaikovsky as well as by modern musicians. In Russia, after the February Revolution of 1917, it was used as the semi-official national anthem of the new Russian republic The combination of the melody and lyrics is what made it spread like fire. Since the time of the French Revolution it has been evoking the farewell with the status quo, rage and angst about the current political regime and the burning desire to change the situation. “Allons enfants de la Patrie, Aux armes, mes citoyens ! Le jour de gloire est arrive ! Formez vos bataillons ! Contre nous de la tyrannie, Marchons ! marchons ! L’etendard sanglant est leve ! (bis) Qu’un sang impur Entendez-vous dans les campagnes Abreuve nos sillons ! Mugir ces feroces soldats ? Ils viennent jusque dans nos bras Egorger nos fils et nos compagnes !

E.T. (1982)

E.T. the extra-terrestrial is a real classic. E.T. and the 10 year old boy Elliot create a strong bond during the movie. When E.T. is standing near his spaceship ready to return home he and Elliot say goodbye. E.T. tells Elliot he will be right here, while he points his finger to Elliot’s forehead.

La Marseillaise

“Fly, thought, on wings of gold; go settle upon the slopes and the hills, where, soft and mild, the sweet airs of our native land smell fragrant!

Love Actually (2003) In this movie we do not see a sad goodbye, but is a memorable goodbye. In the movie love actually, there are several storylines. One is about a little boy called Sam, who is in love with a girl called Joanna. He tries to impress her, but when he feels like he has missed his chance, he decides to make one last effort by going to the airport to tell her how he feels. She kisses him on the cheek, and then returns to the United States.

Forest Gump (1994) After Forrest has left the house and has started a life on his own. He finds out his mother had become sick in the meantime. So he decides to return to his mother to take care of her. In the end Forrest has to say goodbye to his mother on her deathbed.

5 PS I love you (2007) This movie is about the young married couple Holly and Gerry who are deeply in love. The beginning could not have been any sadder, when Holly has to say goodbye to Gerry who’s dying from a brain tumour.

UP (2009)

The movie Up is about an old man named Carl. In the beginning of the movie you can see him and his wife Ellie grow old together. At one point however, Ellie dies, and Carl is left all by himself.

7 the Sound of music (1965) In this old classic, the children sing the song “so long, farewell” when they leave the party.

8 Dances with wolves (1990) Dances with wolves decides to leave the tribe because his presence will put them in danger. At this moment Wind in his Hair yells goodbye to his friend from on top of the cliffs.

9 The Wizard of Oz (1939)

The moment Dorothy Gale returns home, she has to leave the new friends that she made along the way behind.

Armageddon (1998) In this movie Harry Stamper, the main character in the movie, calls his daughter Grace to say his last goodbyes when he prepares to detonate the bomb that will save earth but kill him. Text: Michelle de Nie

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Interview world

1) When have you started to participate in creation of Eclaire? Being the Marketing Officer of the 43rd EFR-Board in the year 2006/2007 I was responsible for creating the Eclaire in that year.

2) What was your role in the magazine? The Eclaire committee was one of my committees I was responsible for as a board member. During the year we continuously inspired each other with everything happening on campus and around us, brainstormed about new topics and themes and personally took care of all contract related matters.

3) What did you enjoy the most about working for Eclaire? The moment the design of a new edition was finished and arrived on our doorstep.

Interview Entrepreneur Name: Title: Education:

Rogier Wilmink MSc. Bachelor; Business Administration @ EUR - graduated Master; Entrepreneurship & New Business Venturing @ EUR - graduated

Jobdescription:

Rogier is an Erasmus University and EFR Alumni, being a former student and board member of the 43rd EFR-board. During his studies Business Administration he graduated as an MSc in Entrepreneurship & New Business Venturing in 2009. A few years before, in 2007, he started a design company which grew out to his current creative agency. Nieuw Creatief Peil develops creative solutions that contribute to commercial value for their clients, ranging from Beiersdorf to the EFR.

4) The format of Eclaire kept changing every year. What was your idea behind it? Did it? You mean the measurements or the concept? If it’s the latter, each year has it’s own views on how to publish a magazine. Different people have different influences on the content and connect the dots on how they see things happening around them in a different way.

5) How many hours did you spend on average on writing and editing? I can’t recall any actual writing and editing, maybe besides some prefaces. As a board member I was more in control of giving guidance to the committee, staying in contact with our printing- and distribution partners and approving the final design

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6) Is the choice of your current job influenced to some extent by your university experience connected to the work for Eclaire or EFR? I currently have my own company Nieuw Creatief Peil and we are responsible for the design and printing of the Eclaire.

7) In your opinion, can student magazines still be important part of the university life, or are their days outnumbered? A student magazine will always have its value, the question is in which form. In my opinion, no matter if it’s printed or digital, a good student magazine will give the students better insights in the campus life, challenges them to think different about the thing happening around them and it always comes in handy when college is boring.

8) Do you have a funny story connected to Eclaire? During my year I met my current business partner JeanJacques, who was a member of the EFR Business Week committee. He was also responsible for the Eclaire special and managed to set up an interview with Victor Muller from Spyker Cars. This interview would include a factory tour and to be his wingman in this interview was a very popular position amongst the male active members of the EFR, a little boys dream! Jean-Jacques decided to pick me to join forces and we managed to pull off a real great interview and had an awesome time strolling around the supercar factory. Not long after that we decided to start our own creative agency, which nowadays 7 years from that moment on has the honor to design the Eclaire. Basically you could say the circle is complete!

+) Anything else you want to say? Although the printing of the Eclaire seizes operation, I do hope that the Eclaire itself won’t vanish from the campus and still will continue in another format. Maybe not next year, but hopefully the year after it will be reborn!

Text: Anastasia Mirkina

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Goodbye world

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Goodbye world

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People whoo leave university 2

Completing an issue with the overall goodbye feeling, we asked some of the leaving students about their goodbye to the Erasmus University. What did you study? IBEB What are your plans for next year? I’m planning on taking a gap year with an aim to find an internship to broaden my horizons with some real work experience. But eventually I wish to continue studying to get my masters. What are your best memories associated with our university? My best memory was the IBEB Introduction Weekend, it was so much fun with all the group activities and getting to know all the new people and the joint excitement of starting a new chapter in our lives. What will you miss the most? I will miss the fun social life at university. Always meeting new people and learning new things every day. What will you miss the least? Biking back from Uni, and then… it starts to rain AND hail.

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Bo van Langeveld

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What did you study? At my school in Canada (the University of Western Ontario) I study double major in finance and psychology. At Erasmus I studied in the IBEB program focusing on corporate finance. What are your plans for next year? When I get home, besides reconnecting with my friends and family and my job at a bank, I will be exploring my interests in major event planning and the fashion industry. I will also be taking courses to relearn French. What are your best memories associated with our university? My favourite memories in the Netherlands: sitting at the beach in Scheveningen, having difficulties controlling a paddle boat in Utrecht, King’s Day in Amsterdam and all those countless movie nights with my girls (Hrisyana, Sofia and Jetze). What will you miss the most? Dutch men, their average height, and their slicked back gelled hair. Stroopwafels all day everyday, biking around the city tipsy on my all-dutch bicycle and just the mobility aspect of Europe in general. But all seriousness, my Europe adventure would be incomplete without all the amazing new friends I have made over the last eight months! What will you miss the least? What will I miss the least? Easy. Not the rain, but the gusts of wind when it rains What did you study? IBEB What are your plans for next year? For the first half of the next academic year I’m going to follow an internship as an assistant of a member of parliament in the Dutch parliament. Afterwards, I hope to do another internship at a nice company before I am hoping to complete my studies with a master abroad. What are your best memories associated with our university? The huge amount of activities organized by EFR and other associations, which definitely enriched my student life here! What will you miss the most? All those nice activities with the IBEB people such as our sailing day, Queen’s Day and a lot of predrinks together. What will you miss least? Two exams every eighth week of the year with (not my favourite) multiple choice questions…

Bart van der Velde

What did you study? IBEB What are your plans for next year? Next year I will pursue a master programme in Management at London School of Economics. What are your best memories associated with our university? Amazing Tuesday nights in Club BED What will you miss the most? All the nice people that I met here in the last 3 years What will you miss the least? Exams of course

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Want to join an EFR committee? yes

Which one?

Nah, I have better things to do Well, let’s just say we’re glad you reading the Eclaire!

Big drinker?

Would you like to join a Committee at the EFR next year? Take the test to see which one fits you best! (Do take the results with a grain of salt though...) To learn more about joining a committee, go to www.efr.nl/recruitment.

Nah, call me the designated driver

who doesn’t?

Love to sleep?

YES! Using the EFR as a cv-builder only? There’s more to life Yes, I need a job, now

Depends who’s sleeping next to me!

Early riser

A real salesman?

Love meetings yes

The back office will do for me. Will EFR be your only friend? yes

Politics?

Start again, EFR will get you out!

I was born for networking

Board

EEN AC

I'd rather roll up my sleeves

well...

I live 'in the box'!

yes

Ideas are my trademark no

Quit studies to start a business?

yes

And I love to design

Prefer shaking hands over studying? no

Globetrotter?

Extremely Creative? no

Quite possibly

yes

I could sell you my mother

I have other friends too

Good luck with that!

Fast money fast cars!

I'd stick to the Skihut When’s the next flight to the moon?

Better safe than sorry

More competitive in the office than on the field? yes

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short summary of EFR-Events so far The past months, a lot of EFR-Events have taken place. Here’s a short summary of what happened! EFR-Pubcrawl IBEB and Start The IBEB committee and the Start committee organised a great pub crawl for all the first year economic students and all the IBEB students. There where special deals arranged for everyone who joined! The two groups made their way through the city visiting all great pubs and clubs. The night started in the Stoep and the Vrienden Live and after a Kapsalon at the HAS and some shots March 27th at the Ski-hut and Saint Tropez both groups ended in Café Beurs. It was a great night!

EFR Business Week Starting the 2nd of April, the EFR Business Week occupied the campus for a week. The week consisted of the World of Business, the Conference Platform, several inhouse days, a Company Dinner and a new event, called Bootcamp. The week was a major success and a highlight in this EFR year, of course, thanks to the amazing EFR Business Week Committee. April 2nd

EFR-Headlines

April 29th

Headlines is the newest event of the EFR, organized to fill the gap between your study and practice. On the 29th of April the very first headlines took place in the C-hall. Guests where Arnoud Boot, professor at the University of Amsterdam, Henk Nijboer, member of parliament for the PvdA and Aukje de Vries, member of parliament for the VVD. The guests and students discussed the topic “The crisis: what have we learned from it?”

• Develop your skills • Expand your network • Broaden your horizon Deadline round 1: June 8th Deadline round 2: September 7th

EFR-Your first StAPP This event was organised to give people a better insight into world of app development. Also they were offered some guidance on how to further develop their own idea for an application by various experts. The day finished with a competition between all the participants, where the experts judged the developed plans. The winner even got the chance to develop his or her own application with professionals. Special thanks to the EEN Committee for organising the event.

May 1st

EFR-Drink for charity This year a special edition of the monthly drink was held to raise money and support the partners of the Involve Research Project; Livebuild and Kinderen van Uganda. There was a lottery during the EFR-drink for one euro per ticket and everybody could win great prices, such as a year of free and unlimited sports membership, a romantic dinner for two consisting of three courses, free beer tasting and midget golfing. In the end it was a great success and the Involve Committee raised no less than 752 euro’s for charity! May 1st

EFR-Study Trip About 20 students had an incredible 8 days exploring the cities St. Petersburg and Moscow! They visited Saint Petersburg State University and the companies Shell and Ahlers, where they had the opportunity to gain insight into how business is done in mother Russia. Besides this, several cultural trips were organized to for instance the Hermitage, the Kremlin and the red square. On the 9th of May, the group experienced the Russian ‘Victory Day’ (comparable to our ‘bevrijdingsdag’). Of course there was also lots of partying involved! May 3rd - 11thText: Michelle de Nie

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