by Matthijs van den Akker Dear ICONNers, As part of your ‘Dutch’ education some knowledge about the Dutch ‘Carnaval’ is mandatory. Carnival is originally a catholic tradition where, in the period before ‘Lent’ (period of no eating, like the Islamic Ramadan), people would both eat a lot and act out a lot, because after that [...]
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BOARD POSITIONS AIESEC TILBURG
Posted in AIESEC, In the Netherlands, Participants, Things to do, Tilburg goes global on November 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Do you want to be part of the largest student organization in the world? Do you want to work in a team? Do you want to have an amazing year? Then apply for a board position at AIESEC Tilburg! AIESEC Tilburg is looking for new full-time or part-time board members! There are [...]
Merijn Goris – Alumnus AIESEC Tilburg
Posted in AIESEC, Going Dutch, In the Netherlands, In Tilburg, Participants, Things to do, Tilburg goes global on October 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ever since the start of my studies in 2004, I have been active in different student organizations at Tilburg University. When two friends of mine joined AIESEC, their enthusiasm about the organisation caught my attention. At that point, I was about to leave on an exchange semester to Mexico City, so I decided to wait [...]
Why we love being on Erasmus
Posted in ESN, Europe, Europe, In the Netherlands, In Tilburg, On Exchange, Outside Europe, Outside Europe, Tilburg goes global on May 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As the end of the semester is approaching, numerous exchange students explained briefly why they loved being on Erasmus. Here you can read what everybody had to say about this. The answers all differ, but they all have one thing in common: They loved their time here in Tilburg! Kevin Ho (Ireland) ‘Its like being [...]