Programme Master’s Introduction Graduate School of Natural Sciences

On-line registration for this introduction event and its workshops runs via Formdesk. Check your e-mail for instructions.
Monday August 31st
Time Activity Venue
9:00-14:00

Mandatory orientation event, only for international students organized by the central offices of the university.

More information
Tuesday September 1st
Time Activity Venue
9:30

Arrival, registration and coffee/tea

Building Educatorium, Hall
10:00

Opening and Welcome by Prof. Dr. Jan Hogendijk, Chair of the Board of Studies

 Building Educatorium, lecture Hall MEGARON
10:10

Speech Prof. Dr. Marijk van der Wende: “The bright, global, and dynamic future of STEM graduates” Dean of Graduate Studies, Utrecht University

 Building Educatorium, lecture Hall MEGARON
10:40

Education at the Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Dr. Annik Van Keer

 Building Educatorium, lecture Hall MEGARON
11:00

A personal impression of our education by an international Master’s student

 Building Educatorium, lecture Hall MEGARON
11:15 Break: coffee/tea Building Educatorium, Hall
11:30

Introductory Lecture to the Scientific Code of Conduct by Prof. Dr. Bert Theunissen, Director of the Descartes Institute

 Building Educatorium, lecture Hall MEGARON
12:30 Lunch and Market organized by the Student Associations Koningsberger Building, first floor
14:00 - 16:00

Master’s programme introduction including a student’s presentation about his/her experience (of going abroad) followed by a campus tour for foreign and non-UU BSc graduates. Tour stops at university library, student affairs location, study counselor, tutorial rooms, research labs, a.o.

Buys Ballot building
16:00

Bèta200: celebration of the 200 years old split of the Artes Faculty into two faculties: Sciences and Humanities.

Botanical Garden


Wednesday September 2nd
Time Activity Venue
9:00

Arrival, coffee/tea

Building Educatorium, lecture Hall MEGARON
9:30 Short introduction to today’s programme by Prof. Dr. Jan Hogendijk

Building Educatorium, lecture Hall MEGARON
9:35

Key-note speaker: Prof. Dr. Gerrit van Meer Performing top research at the Academia, Dean of the Faculty of Science followed by the Graduate School of Natural Sciences Award Ceremony for the best master thesis.

 Building Educatorium, lecture Hall MEGARON
10:15

Excelling and differentiating Honours Education: Prof. Dr. Rob Bisseling
Honours Director of the Faculty of Science Education Profile: Dr. E. Savelsbergh
Director of Education Complex systems Profile: Prof. Dr. H. Stoof, Institute of Theoretical Physics

 Building Educatorium, lecture Hall MEGARON
10:55 Break: coffee/tea Building Educatorium, Hall
11:15

Key-note speaker: MSc. Jos Huijbregts, independent consultant, former CFO and Director strategy KEMA, Randstad, Christie’s, followed by 5 min Q/A

Building Educatorium, lecture Hall MEGARON
12:00 Lunch Koningsberger Building, first floor
13:00 - 14:30









Workshops round 1
Engaging Presentations in English
Commercializing Science Research
Going abroad, why not!
Resume Workshop
How to score with LinkedIn
Introduction to 'career-networking'
Learning valuable employability skills: A-ESkwadraat and IAESTE
How to learn 21st century skills
You can choose one workshop each round. For all abstracts look over here.

Click
15:00 - 16:30









Workshops round 2
Engaging Presentations in English
Commercializing Science Research
Going abroad, why not!
Resume Workshop
How to score with LinkedIn
Introduction to 'career-networking'
Learning valuable employability skills: A-ESkwadraat and IAESTE
How to learn 21st century skills
PhD workshop: PhD Council of the Faculty of Science
You can choose one workshop each round. For all abstracts look over here.

Click
16:45

Barbeque

Minnaert Upper Canteen