join the pre-departure meeting to farewell UT and Prepare for your departure.
The Pre-Departure Meeting 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. If you have any questions about the event, please email events-ces@utwente.nl.
Event programme
- Date: Wednesday 11 June 2025
- Time: 19:00 - 21:00
- Location: Waaier 1 (outgoing students), Waaier 2 (incoming 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 11 June 2025
- Time: 20:00 - 21:00
- Location: Waaier ring upstairs & downstairs canteen
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. Only the larger groups have a leader.
ESN drinks
ESN Twente invites you to join them for drinks after the event. Continue your conversations and make new friends at the Sports Centre Canteen from 21:00 - 23:00. The first 100 students get a free drink.
