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STUDYING IN DELFT, WHAT HAPPENS NOW? EJW, OWEE & KMT
It’s a strange time to be starting your studies. Under normal circumstances, you would begin with a number of (voluntary) steps, in the order indicated below. This year, things will be different due to the coronavirus measures. However, it is possible that your future study association will organise some kind of first-years’ weekend. So look out for any messages from your future study association!
clear how the first-years’ weekends will take place.
WELCOMING WEEK (OWEE) Most first-years’ weekends follow on from the Welcoming Week. As you may have gathered, the Welcoming Week is the week that Delft receives its new students. During this week, you will discover the city of Delft together with your Welcoming Week group, consisting largely of the people from the firstyears’ weekend. You will get to know all the student The Welcoming Week will go ahead in one way clubs in Delft and learn to find your away around the or another. You can find out precisely when and city. Delft will thus become your new domain. where on our social media channels and on our website, because at the time of writing of this INTRODUCTION PERIOD (KMT) & OPEN TRAINING SESSIONS/ BINAS, these details are not yet known. We will do REHEARSALS all we can to help you discover your new domain If you join one of Delft’s many student clubs, you and make sure that you feel right at home in Delft may have to reserve a few days or evenings for the with all the new people you will be meeting. You introduction period (KMT) or open training sessions/ may also find a student association that is perfect rehearsals they hold. The duration and dates of for you! Hope to see you at the Welcoming Week! the introduction periods differ between clubs. It will be great! The student clubs organise activities so as not to interfere with your studies, and arrange overnight Your chosen student club may have an accommodation in Delft if necessary. introduction period (KMT) or provide open training sessions or rehearsals. Read this BINAS carefully, and if a student club appeals to you, look out for communication from them. You will find the website and email addresses of the clubs and associations in the blue bar at the bottom of the student club page. FIRST-YEARS’ WEEKEND (EJW) All study associations (these are associated with study programmes) normally organise a first-years’ weekend (EJW) for their new first-year students. These weekends are meant to be enjoyable and sociable, and help you get to know other students in your programme while doing various activities so that you can look forward to meeting each other at lectures and studying together. At the time of compiling this BINAS, it is not yet entirely