PRE-DEPARTURE MEETING
The Pre-Departure Meeting is a biannual event that aims to farewell exchange students and provide practical information to prepare outgoing students for an abroad experience. In addition to the main presentations, we provide the opportunity for outgoing and incoming exchange students to connect with each other via small group sessions per country.
The next Pre-Departure Meeting will be held in June 2024. If you have any questions about the event, please email events-soir@utwente.nl.
Event programme
Date: Wednesday 13 December 2023
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Location: Waaier 1 (incoming students), Waaier 2 (outgoing students)
Please note: all exchange students are expected to attend the presentation at 19:00, even if there is no group meeting for your country.
Country group sessions
Date: Wednesday 13 December 2023
Time: 20:00 - 21:00
Location: Waaier ring downstairs
Country group sessions provide an opportunity for outgoing and incoming exchange students to meet and share information about the country. Degree-seeking international students and returned outgoing students may join the group as well.
There is no structured information provided by UT during these sessions. Rather, the informal meetings are a chance for outgoing students to ask questions about their destination country and/or partner university. Topics of conversation could include housing, cultural differences, food, cost of living, language, transport, tourist highlights etc.
Please note: country groups are only organised for the countries with registered outgoing students. The location of each group will be indicated on screens at the event.
ESN drinks
ESN Twente will host post-event drinks from 21:00 at the Educafé Borrelkamers (behind Starbucks - enter via the Zilverling building.) Entry to the party is free and the first 100 students get a free drink. The party provides you with an opportunity to continue your conversations from the country groups and to meet other students.
Presentations
Below you can view the presentations from the last Pre-Departure Meeting.
Photos
Pre-Departure Meeting Summer 2023