Magazine First Edition 2015/2016

First edition
2015/2016
A Perfect Start
School of Economics and Management
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Preface
Dear freshmen, Are you ready for the best time of your life? The TOPweek, including the Study Introduction Day, was just
the tip of the iceberg! Hopefully your first impression
of Tilburg was a good one and you’re looking forward
to study here for the next couple years. Meeting new
people, receiving a lot of information and off course
participating in the various activities must have been
exhausting. Though, I hope you all enjoyed the introduction period as much as I did when I was introduced to the student life three years ago!
In the TOP-week you got in touch with a lot of organizations that can help you – in one way or another
– to make the most out of your student life here at
Tilburg University. One of these organizations is MAK
Mentorship System. MAK is ‘for students by students’
and our aim is to support students of Tilburg School
of Economics and Management in both a social and
professional way.
One of the ways we do this is via this MAKazine. It is
full of tips and useful information that can help you to
find your way around Tilburg and Tilburg University.
Also, it will contain information that is useful for you
as a student at the Tilburg School of Economics and
Management. So trust me, this MAKazine is a keeper!
Furthermore, MAK provides you with educational support for students who can use some extra help. We
offer tutorships and private coaching in several cours-
es. In this MAKazine you can find more information
about it. Besides study support, we believe there are
more ways to make the most out of your student life.
That’s the reason we have organized some activities
for you and your mentor group for the first semester.
The fun doesn’t stop after TOP-week! Think about a
lunch for the Dutch studies and a beer cantus.
If you have any questions about MAK and what we
have to offer you after reading this MAKazine, do
not hesitate to contact us! You can find us in room K
0.17, at www.maktilburg.nl or you can send an e-mail
to mak@tilburguniversity.edu. We are happy to help
you!
With kind regards,
Laura Verstegen
Chairman MAK Mentorship System
Tilburg School of Economics and Management
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Table of contents
A Perfect Start
Tutorships
Private Coaching
Schedule of a First Year Student
Sports in Tilburg
Life of a First Year Student
Asset
‘Eerstejaars Bedrijfseconomie Commissie’
MAK Mentorship System
Student Sounds
MAK Mentorship System
Calendar
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Publication of
• MAK Mentorship System
• Education Office Tilburg School of Economics and
Management
Contact
MAK-office K0.17
Tilburg University
PO Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
Tel. 013 466 2999
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A perfect Start
Your first weeks of your new future: Tilburg University!
From being guided constantly to doing it all on your
own. It’s a big step you’re taking, but it is assured that
it will be an amazing step.
The TOP-week was an incredible week, probably
the best way to start your student life. The Program
Introduction (PI) is aimed at all students starting a
program at the Tilburg School of Economics and
Management. During this mandatory Program
Introduction you have received all the information
you need to start with your program. Next to the
Program Introductions for both Bachelor, Premaster
and Master Students MAK also has organized an
other introduction day for all new Bachelor’s students
of the School of Economics and Management. During
this day you got to know the School of Economics
and Management and your fellow students of your
program in an informal way.
It is really important that you subscribe directly for
courses and exams. However, do you still remember
how to do this? It is also easier when you want to
work together with your group in the library to have a
group workplace, so you can all sit together, but how
do you reserve such a computer? Or you completely
forget to subscribe for a midterm, what should you
do?
All these questions and more are answered in ‘A
Perfect Start’. It’s this booklet you got handed. out
during the Program Introduction dayPI This guide
could really come in handy when you are in situations
like above. From booking a computer to how to
register for exams and explanation of all facilities, you
can find it all in ‘A Perfect Start.’ On the MAK website
there are also YouTube tutorials that can help you in
the digital learning environment.
Did you lose yours? Come by at the MAKroom, K017 in
the basement of building K, and get a new one!
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Tutorships
Tutorships
When you have ten courses a year, it is hard to be good
at them all. There could be many reasons to have issues with a course, like no clear explanation during
the lectures, a professor who is going too fast through
the course material or just because the course really
isn’t your thing. When you’re struggling with a course
and in need of help, MAK is the right organization to
turn to.
MAK offers tutorships for students at Tilburg School
of Economics and Management. These are extra tutorial classes you can participate in, besides the scheduled lectures and tutorials. Tutorships are given in
small groups of about 10 students. A student who
passed the course with an 8.0 or higher will lead these
tutorships. This tutor will give extra explanation and
will help the class with the exercises.
In the first semester tutorships for the following first
year courses are available:
• Balans, Resultatenrekening en Administratieve
Processen (voorheen Boekhouden)
• Linear Algebra
• Wiskunde 1 for BE/EBE
• Mathematics 1 for IBA
• Mathematics 2 for BE/IBA
• Statistiek voor Premasters
• Statistics for Econometrics
• Finance 2
For only €65,- you get 13 tutorships of 1.5 hours. You
can subscribe via Blackboard a detailed guide can
be found here: http://maktilburg.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Guideline-registration-tutorships.pdf. For
many courses multiple tutorships are offered per
week so you can choose a time you prefer and what
fits in your schedule. Many students have passed their
course thanks to the Tutorships of MAK.
If you have any questions about the tutorships, please
send an email to
MAK@tilburguniversity.edu
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Student experience
Martijn followed a tutorship for the course
Statistics 1
What was the main reason you choose to follow a
tutorship?
I thought Statistics wouldn’t be a problem for me.
After one lecture, however, it became clear to me
that I would need tutorships to be able to pass the
course.
Did you look forward to the tutorships?
Definitely! The course material is explained very
quickly during the lectures. This made it hard for me
to keep up with it. Michelle (Teeuwen red.) explained
everything calmly and took time to answer questions.
This made statistics understandable to me.
What was the most positive thing about the
tutorships?
Michelle always knew what would be best for the
students. It was never a problem for her to give
extra explanation. Besides, we were allowed to ask
Michelle questions whenever we needed her help,
also after the tutorships. Furthermore, we practiced
a lot with old exams. This really helped with the
preparation for the exam.
Michelle Teeuwen is a student who helps other
students during the Tutorships
Why did you choose to give Tutorships?
I find tutoring a nice thing to do and also did so in
high school. Coincidentally, I was looking for a job
when I heard about private coaching and tutorships.
Really convenient, a job at the university! You can
specify when you have time to provide Tutorships
and so it is nicely adapted to your own schedule.
And in this way, you get to know many people.
Do you see change in the results from the students?
I have a list of the names from all the students,
so I can keep an eye on them. I spend a lot of
time practicing old exams during the tutorships,
especially for the courses of mathematics and
statistics. I notice that almost everyone increases
their results. I’m always happy when I see that
students pass the courses, because then I’ve
completed my mission
Private Coaching
If you need a more personal approach and you want
to study in a more flexible environment then private
coaching could be the solution for you. It has the
same setup as the tutorships but now you have a
tutor just for you personally. This tutor can see what
your specific problems are and can give you more
personalized help then during tutorships. The costs
are €15 per hour. There is also the possibility to
subscribe with more than one person and then divide
the costs. This is an ideal option if you have specific
concerns and/or questions prior to an exam.1
Private coaching is also the solution if you want
coaching in a course for which no tutorship is offered.
Then MAK will find a private coach for this course who
can help you. If you are interested in private coaching,
you can contact MAK, mak@tilburguniversity.edu
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Schedule of a first year student
Being a student at Tilburg University is more than attending lectures. One could go live on his/her own and become
member of a student association, sports club or study association. Furthermore, most students have a job or
borrow money to afford studying and the expensive student life, because only having a study allowance is probably
not enough! As a student you have to pay for your own groceries, the rent of you room, going out and many other
things. There is no such thing as a schedule which suits every student. This is an example of a first year student’s
schedule.
Monday
8:00
9:00
Lecture
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Lecture
Lecture
10:00
11:00
Studying in the library
Studying in the library
Lecture
Lecture
12:00
13:00
Lecture
Working on a team
assignment
Committee meeting
Going home for the
weekend
14:00
15:00
Free time in the Mensa
16:00
Tutorial
Lecture
Lecture
17:00
18:00
Meeting friends for
dinner
Sports
Attend a MAK
tutorship
19:00
Having dinner with
roomies
20:00
21:00
Fitness
Going out
Watching a movie with
friends
Going out
22:00
23:00
As you can see, there is a lot of spare time in a normal lecture week. It is important that this time is planned wisely.
Try to plan some study time so you keep up with the course material, because when the exams are coming up, it is
hard to study all the material at once. Then you will be happy that you kept track of the material. During the exam
period this schedule will be different, there will be no lectures or tutorials. Furthermore, you will have less time for
sporting and you will probably not go out, since all time and energy will be needed for studying.
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Student experience
Sebastiaan is a third year student at Tilburg
University. He is studying Economics and
Business Economics. This is his first year
experience:
I started at Tilburg University in September
2013, after not being able to continue at another
university. During the first year I still lived with my
parents and traveled two hours by train each day.
In the beginning this was doable. But I soon got
fed up with how time consuming it was. So in the
beginning of the second year, I managed to get my
own room at the Tilburg university campus. Which
has truly been a life changing experience.
the Mentorship System of the Tilburg School of
Economics and Management (TiSEM) and is
part of TiSEM Education Services. The MAK is an
organization that organizes the PI, MID, wrote
this MAKazine and does many more things. It
also has informal activities like a weekly drink in
the Philip for its members.
If there is anything that I regret it is that I didn’t
decide to live on my own sooner. It’s an important
step in every adults live, and for me it has only
been a positive experience.
Do’s when you start studying:
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One of the main advantages of living on the
campus is that you truly feel part of the university
life, and not being a morning-person getting out
of bed a bit later was great. I also found myself
studying in the library more often because it is so
close.
When I started living on my own, I also started
looking for activities to do besides my studies. So I
joined the sports center to work out, and joined the
sports club Chikara, which has all kinds of martial
arts classes. Later I also joined the MAK. MAK is
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Try to get involved in some kind of student
organization as soon as possible, for it’s a
great way to meet new people, and make new
friends.
Find the right balance in your new life: Not
doing any social activities won’t allow you to
relax and grow as a person, studying however,
should consume most of your time.
Invite friends from your hometown to
experience the student life in Tilburg!
Try to go to all of your lectures; even if they’re
not mandatory, it will save you a lot of time
when studying on your own
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What about Money?!
As of 1 September 2015, a lot will change for new Dutch students. The well-known “basisbeurs” will be changed into a
student loan. Depending on your parents income however you will still receive a supplement if your parent’s income
is below a certain threshold. This means that the “aanvullende beurs” does still exist for students! This might seem
like a big negative change, and for us students, however the conditions for the student loan are relatively good.
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Interest will be determined yearly but it generally very low. (0.12% in 2015).
You will have 35 years to pay of your debt.
You have to start paying back your debt when you earn at least minimum wage.
The monthly amount you will need to pay back will not be higher than 4% of you monthly income
(you can pay back more if you choose to do so).
You will have five “jokerjaren”. If you are in financial distress you can use if you do not want to repay back the money in a specific year.
Students who start in the years 2015 until 2018 will be granted a voucher of 2000 euros. This voucher can be used
for extra education 5 to 10 years after completing their bachelor study. The idea behind this voucher is that students
who will start studying in between these years, mentioned above, won’t benefit from the increased investment in
education. As compensation they receive this voucher.
Typical costs and income for a student living on his own per month.
Income/Expense
Amount
Student loan
€
400
Job
€
190
money from parents
€
100
Total income
€
740
Rent
€
270
Fees (collegegeld)
€
160
Groceries
€
150
Going out
€
80
Books
€
60
Total costs
€
720
Savings for incidentals
€
20
Total debt after 5 years
€24125.67
Sebastiaan
There are off course lots of job opportunities to help you finance your study. For more information on student jobs
in Tilburg you can go to the following website: www.studentenwerk.nl
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Sports in Tilburg
When you are going to the university there are
many things you can do in your spare time. As a
student you can become an active member of an
association, go to amazing student parties or have
dinner with friends. You can also fill your spare time
with sports. It is a nice and healthy way to stay, or
to get, in shape.
Tilburg University has its own Sports Center, close
to the university. The Sports Center has a diverse
offering of sports; they offer over 45 different
sports. Besides for the 45 sports, you can go to
the Sports Center for much more, for example for
a personal fitness program, some relaxing in the
sauna or to have some drinks in the sports bar.
The Sports Center has been completely rebuilt just
recently. This means that you can start doing sports
in a brand new complex. The complex is completely
modernized and makes a great place to work out.
The sports Center exists to help the students reach
their peak in physical fitness and help them achieve
their personal sporting goals.
To be able to use the facilities of the Sports Center,
you will need a sports card. With this sports card
you can work out for yourself in the fitness rooms,
squash rooms, swimming pool, ice skating track or
participate in group lessons offered at the Sports
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Center and join a sports association. This card will
cost about €120 for one year. However, before you
buy this card you can get a taste of what it is like
to do sports at the Tilburg University Sport Center
during the Kick-Off Week for free! The kick- Off
week is immediately after the Top week. Also in
the new sport center you don’t have to bring your
sports card, everything works by the use of your
fingerprint.
For almost every sport there is a student sports
association, from horse riding to soccer and from
hockey to golf. Sports associations for students are
becoming more popular every day. Within these
associations you can do sports together with other
students who have the same interest in sports as
you have. Besides having a healthy life style you can
also party with the other members of the associations
and build up friendships that can last a lifetime. The
Federation of Students Sports Tilburg (FOSST) is
the overarching organization of all student sports
associations. If you want any information about
the student sports association you can find more
information on their website: www.fosst.nl.
For more information about the Tilburg University
Sports Center, the sports card, etc. you can go to
following website: www.tilburguniversity.edu/sport.
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Life of a first year student
Sport experience:
When I started at Tilburg University there was one
thing that I wanted to do for sure: stay healthy. I have
played hockey for almost a decade and I didn’t want
to stop because it is a great outlet for me. During
the TOP-week there were a lot of opportunities to
get introduced with the sports associations. I joined
SHOT, the hockey association.
I always have a lot of fun during the trainings sessions
on Tuesday and Thursday. On Sundays we play our
matches and after the match there is time for a beer
and getting in touch with the other SHOT members.
A lot of people from SHOT go out at Sunday night
so there are a lot of possibilities to meet new people.
If you want to make sure you stay healthy and if you
want to get in touch with a lot new sportive people, I
would recommend you to join a sport association like
SHOT.
Living on your own:
At first I thought that I wouldn’t survive my first year
as student. I didn’t know how to cook, wash, clean or
do any domestic activity. But after a while, with some
help from my parents and roommates, I managed to
cope with these difficulties.
When you are adapted to the student life you will
start to appreciate the endless possibilities. Living on
your own means without your mother who is nagging
about cleaning your room or taking care of your dog.
It also means eating what you
like, when it suits you. And best
of all, you are able to attend every
possible party in Tilburg!
Lex
Furthermore, by having a room
in Tilburg you have more spare time, because you
don’t have to travel back and forth every day between
university and home. With this extra time, it is easier
to get involved in the actual Tilburg student life. I
would also recommend to join some kind of sports
club. It’s easy to socialize with other students during a
game of football, hockey or tennis. If you prefer to play
with your team at home it’s also possible to train once
or twice a week with a team in Tilburg to stay in shape.
When you are searching for a room, make sure you
like your roommates. Roommates are important since
they are sort of your “family” in Tilburg. Often you will
have dinner together and of course you will share a
kitchen and bathroom with them.
Some facts of having a room in Tilburg:
• An average room in Tilburg is about 15-20 m2 and
will cost €275-€325.
• You can find rooms all over Tilburg, close to the
city center, but also close to the University, this
depends on your own preferences.
• You can search for rooms on websites such as
Kamernet (www.kamernet.nl), Wonen Breburg
(www.wonenbreburg.nl), Klik voor Kamers
(www.klikvoorkamers.nl) or Kamerbemiddeling
Tilburg www.kamerbemiddelingtilburg.nl
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Asset
Asset is the faculty association for all TiSEM students. This association is further divided into seven sub-associations,
which all organize activities for specific groups of students within a particular field of study and interests. These subassociations are Accounting & Finance, Marketing, Econometrics, Economics, International Business & Management,
Strategy & Logistics and SBIT (for Business & IT).
The main goal of Asset is based on the following four pillars:
• Providing study support by offering a 20% book discount on all English literature and providing guidelines.
• Being an intermediary between students and companies. Good examples of mediating are the Economic Business
Week Tilburg (EBT) and the Consultancy experience.
• Closing the gap between theory and practice. This is being done by inviting speakers to give an interesting talk during
the International Conference or the Food for Thought speeches.
• Finally, the last pillar is organizing social activities to get to know your fellow students during for example a barbecue
or a Beer Cantus.
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Becoming a member at Asset will only cost you 15 euros. More information about Asset can be found on their website
www.asset-tilburg.nl or you can walk by room E.1.11
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First Year BE Committee:
When you will start the study Business Economics,
you will notice that many other students made the
same choice as you did. The first year of Business
Economics normally consist of about 500 students
that are a lot of names to remember.
com. We hope to welcome you as a one of the new
Committee members!
The First Year Business Economics Committee is
there to help you with you study and also with social
aspects of your life in Tilburg.
MAK has therefore founded the ‘Eerstejaars
Bedrijfseconomie Commissie’. This committee
consists of about six students who are in the first year
of BE themselves. They organize informal activities
for all first year students of the study Business
Economics. The aim of the activities is that you get
to know more students from your study program.
During lectures you will know more people and when
you have to make a group assignment it is easier to
find group members.
Personal experience:
For the current academic year we are looking for
members for the new committee! If you are a first year
Bedrijfseconomie student and after reading all the
above, enthusiastic about becoming active besides
your study, the First year Committee is looking for you!
The committee is a great opportunity to develop your
organizational skills and to get to know more people
in a short period of time. You will also experience what
it is like to be an active student in Tilburg. At the same
time you are organizing great things for your fellow
students by offering them nice and fun activities. Thus,
if you are interested do not hesitate to apply to become
a member of this great committee! You can apply by
sending an e-mail to eerstejaarscommissiebe@gmail.
Do something besides your studies! That’s what a
lot of people advised me, when I started studying in
Tilburg. By joining the first-year BE committee, I got
the chance to organize events for fellow students. It’s
all up to you what kind of activities to organize, so you
can be very creative. One of last year’s activities was
for example ‘The Olympic Beer Games’, were students
played (beer) games against each other. By joining the
committee, I learned a lot: promoting an event, giving
a lecture talk, working in a team and arrange all this
with a limited budget. And last but not least: I met a
lot of new people and discovered student life!
Sanne Verfürth
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Student Sounds
After a week of partying during the TOP-week you are
probably a bit tired. You might think these were the
best parties of Tilburg and you have to wait a long
time for another big party. But don’t worry; in Tilburg
we have Student Sounds!
Student Sounds is the largest student party in the
south of the Netherlands. The party is organized two
times a year; there is a spring and an autumn edition
and takes place in Pop Centre 013. Pop Centre 013 is
the biggest venue of Tilburg, where many big artists
already have performed and good parties are hosted.
Student Sounds is especially organized just for
students from Tilburg and surrounding cities. This
great party is organized for the lowest ticket price
possible! This low price doesn’t mean you won’t
see great DJ’s and awesome decoration. Student
Sounds hosted DJ’s like Don Diablo, Sunnery James
& Ryan Marciano, DANNIC, Afrojack, Hardwell,
Tiesto, Firebeatz and Blasterjaxx. Great music and
an amazing atmosphere with fellow students can be
expected when you are coming to Students Sounds!
Student Sounds thrives to unite student life by
organizing a sensational party open to all students.
They offer a unique combination of an indoor dance
event with the ingredients of a student party. By means
of high quality DJ’s and show elements on both the
stages Student Sounds guarantees the best night
out in Tilburg for the best price possible. At Student
Sounds they do this by challenging the status quo
of student events with the ingredients of an indoor
dance event open to you and all your student friends.
The next edition of Student Sounds will take place on
November 12.
Tickets are only 7 euros! Don’t wait any longer and
buy your ticket now!
Tickets are available at the MAKroom (k.017), the
Student Sounds stand on campus, the Ticketbox of
013 or via www.studentsounds.com.
If you want more information about Student Sounds
visit our website and follow Student Sounds on
Facebook!
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MAK membership System
“The MAK is there to help you, we are students helping
other students”
We hope you all had an amazing introduction period!
Now student life really starts! The switch from high
school to University might be a huge step for you.
Therefore, MAK is there to help you, and to ensure
that you will not have any troubles during your student
life. The goal of MAK is to support prospective and
current students at TiSEM (School of Economics
and Management) in their personal and academic
development.
MAK offers all kind of services. These services are there
to help you to get the most out of your student life.
There are formal services like the Program introduction
day (PI), Student for a Day-Day (proefstudeerdagen),
tutorships and private coaching. The latter two are
there to help you in passing a course that you find
hard to pass. These services can help you pass a
course without feeling lost and spending your time in
an ineffective way.
MAK arranges the mentor accompaniment. They
are selected by MAK , in cooperation with TOP. They
are the mentors who guided you during the SID
and TOP-week. These two mentors will also help
you throughout your first semester. If you have any
questions or problems, you can always turn to your
mentors. Your mentors have been first year students
themselves and can help you with the problems you
might face as a new student.
All these activities are organized by a group of
enthusiastic students, who you probably have seen
during the Program Introduction day (PI) in their
orange shirts. Because of this variety of activities,
formal and informal, and a great group of volunteers,
MAK is such a unique and fun organization.
When the activities of MAK appeal to you, you might
consider helping us later on in your studies! Every year
we are looking for new mentors for the Student-for-aDay’s (proefstudeerdagen), the Program Introduction
day (PI) and the TOP-week. Besides this, it is possible
to become active at MAK and organize all these
activities yourself. You can find more information
about MAK on our website: www.maktilburg.nl. If you
have questions or if you need help you can come by
the MAKroom in K0.17, in the basement of building K
or you can contact us via mak@tilburguniversity.edu or
by telephone: 013 466 2999. MAK is the Mentorship
System of the Tilburg School of Economics and
Management (TiSEM) and is part of TiSEM Education
Services.
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Calendar
August 31st at 12:00
Opening subscription Tutorships
In the week of September 14
Mentor Activity 1: Lunch
September 14th
Start all Tutorships
September 16th
TOP-after
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Deadline Application ‘Eerstejaars Bedrijfseconomie Commissie’
September 8
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In the week of October 12
Kick-off Activity ‘Eerstejaars Bedrijfseconomie Commissie’
October 19th-23rd
Midterms for BE, FE, EBE, ECO and IBA
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October 19th-23rd
Exams EOR
In the week of November 16
Mentor Activity 2: TiSEM Beercantus
December 7 -18
Exams for BE, FE, EBE, ECO and IBA
December 14th-18th
Exams EOR
December 22nd-2nd
Christmas Holidays
January 5 -30
Resits
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TiSEM Beercantus
Who didn’t think the TOP-beercantus was one of the most legendary things you have done in the TOP-week? MAK gives
you the opportunity to relive this beercantus with your mentor group. In the week of November 16th MAK organizes the
TiSEM cantus which you can join for only €5. So get your whole mentor group together to have a legendary night again!
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