Five MSc students are working on a yearbook, which they’ll distribute during their graduation ceremony in August. The project is supported by the MSc office.
/strong>
“The idea came up at a beer drinking evening,” says Cristhian Almeida, a chemical engineering student from Ecuador. “Making a book seems the best way to preserve our memories of the last two years.”
A committee of five students started working on the yearbook two months ago, asking all students to write about their experiences in Holland and their academic and personal expectations when they arrived here. Some students were asked to write stories about their faculty, introductory courses and social events that took place during the past two years. “We’re also collecting photo’s of small groups at special occasions, which we’ll print in colour in the yearbook’s photo gallery section.”
None of the students had previous experience making yearbooks, as it’s not a custom in their home countries to do so. “We looked at some Dutch student yearbooks and also thought about asking companies for sponsorship like Dutch students. However, we were lucky: the MSc-office will pay for everything,” says Nivaldo Neira, a technical informatics student from Colombia. Herma Buttner, of the MSc-office, is helping the students find a printer and will help with editing.
Presently, sixty percent of the 128 pages are filled, with more student entries still to come. “Everybody’s very busy with their research projects.” When the yearbook is finished, Almeida believes it will also appeal to new MSc students, allowing them to read about the experiences of students who started in 1998.
Five MSc students are working on a yearbook, which they’ll distribute during their graduation ceremony in August. The project is supported by the MSc office.
“The idea came up at a beer drinking evening,” says Cristhian Almeida, a chemical engineering student from Ecuador. “Making a book seems the best way to preserve our memories of the last two years.”
A committee of five students started working on the yearbook two months ago, asking all students to write about their experiences in Holland and their academic and personal expectations when they arrived here. Some students were asked to write stories about their faculty, introductory courses and social events that took place during the past two years. “We’re also collecting photo’s of small groups at special occasions, which we’ll print in colour in the yearbook’s photo gallery section.”
None of the students had previous experience making yearbooks, as it’s not a custom in their home countries to do so. “We looked at some Dutch student yearbooks and also thought about asking companies for sponsorship like Dutch students. However, we were lucky: the MSc-office will pay for everything,” says Nivaldo Neira, a technical informatics student from Colombia. Herma Buttner, of the MSc-office, is helping the students find a printer and will help with editing.
Presently, sixty percent of the 128 pages are filled, with more student entries still to come. “Everybody’s very busy with their research projects.” When the yearbook is finished, Almeida believes it will also appeal to new MSc students, allowing them to read about the experiences of students who started in 1998.
Comments are closed.