April’s Topper!

Mabel Traube
Mabel Traube
2023-05-26

April's topper is..... Ilse Nederveen!!!!!🎉 Ilse became coordinator in March, and has already organized 2 activities. The first activity was decorating delicious cupcakes 🧁. What a treat we had! We also organized another spring picnic, where there were delicious wraps and sandwiches 🍞 to celebrate spring 🍃! We are extremely happy to have Ilse as coordinator, and we thank Ilse for her efforts at via!!!

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Get your tech-spectations blown away!

Ever wondered what happens at ASML’s headquarters and curious to explore the company and its tech up close? Get an insider’s look on how ASML makes a big impact with tiny patterns!

Program

At the ASML Excursion Day, you will:

Want to experience a day full of cutting-edge tech and engineering fun?

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We are looking for enthusiastic members to contribute to the governance and oversight of our association. The Supervisory Council, an independent body within via, plays a crucial role in ensuring transparency and regulatory compliance. The council has several important duties, including periodic consultation with the board, overseeing association policy and purpose, and ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, bylaws.

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BètaBreak editie 23 mei 2023

Thies Nieborg
Thies Nieborg
2023-05-17

A BetaBreak edition on insects as a food source will be held on Tuesday, May 23 at noon.

Feeding 9 billion people with sustainable and healthy food. How! An often proposed solution is to use insects as an alternative food source. Considering they are a sustainable and healthy protein option. Although more than 2 billion people worldwide eat insects, many of us don't quite see this as a viable option....

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Are you interested in mentoring a group of first year´s after summer break? Intreeweek 2023 takes place from August 28th to September 1st, and via can submit a preference list for this. By being on the preference list, you have a better chance of becoming a mentor. To get on this list, you just have to nominate a crew member. The crew member must be available for at least one part of the day (morning, afternoon or evening) to help during Intreeweek.

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FIELD TRIP: Join us on an excursion to ASML!

Merlijne Reeuwijk 🍫
Merlijne Reeuwijk 🍫
| 2023-05-10

Ever wondered what happens at ASML's headquarters in Veldhoven? Now is your chance to see for yourself!

The excursion day on the 8th of June is packed with fun, with:
💬 talks about impressive technology
🧐 Q&A's with engineers about their everyday work and life at ASML
🏆 playing (and hopefully winning) the ASML Experience Game.

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The topper of March!

Mabel Traube
Mabel Traube
2023-04-26

It's time again for the topper of the month! This month the topper is ... Louise Abdalla! Louise hosted the action committee's pub quiz in March, and is working hard to organize the elevator weekend! Furthermore, Louise is always social in the Kelder and at the drinks, and there is never a dull evening with her presence!!! Thank you Louise for your always cheerful efforts at via!

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Students and staff of multiple universities, including the UvA, have called on the Executive Boards of these universities to sever ties with the fossil fuel industry. In early February, the UvA announced that it would not enter into any new research partnerships with Shell or similar fossil fuel industry companies until the conclusion of a UvA-wide series of dialogues on the subject. The question at the heart of the series is who we cooperate with and how. The dialogue started on 29 March. The series will continue in May and June at Science Park, on the Roeterseiland Campus and in the University Quarter.

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On the 29th of April, the University of Groningen, through its study association Cover, is organizing the second edition of the Groningen Algorithm Programming Contest. The structure of the event is based on the ICPC format, the main difference being that the participants have access to the internet, and they are using their own laptops during the contest.

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Board members Red Cross Amsterdam

Thies Nieborg
Thies Nieborg
2023-04-20

The Student Desk Amsterdam is a group of students dedicated to the Red Cross. They organize activities and fundraising actions and thus form the bridge between the Red Cross and studying Amsterdam. The Student Desk works with two committees: the fundraising committee and the projects committee. The board ensures that these committees can do their work smoothly and also invents new actions and activities. The board keeps the overview, but also helps organize activities itself.

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