ByMs. Hanneke van Nes, trainer Babel language institute

In this short, interactive workshop participants will receive some practical tips on how to make their presentations more memorable. We will explore the opening of a presentation and will discuss the difference between an effective, engaging presentation and those of an ineffective one. Next, we will explore some more features of a successful presentation in more detail.

Intended for all students who are interested in improving their academic presentation skills in English, max. 30 participants

Buys Ballot Building room 165

By Hein Roelfsema, Director Utrecht Center for Entrepreneurship, Utrecht University, www.utrechtce.nl

Many - the majority maybe - of science graduates will be doing research in a corporate and startup environment. Such a setting often requires an additional competence set on top of excellent research skills. This workshop introduces students to entrepreneurial business methods in science, business design tools, and strategies that are used to commercialize research. The aim is to practice working with those tools and to introduce students to the business concepts and the common language of science based companies.

Intended for al students, max. 30 participants

Buys Ballot Building room 161

By drs. Iris Caris, Policy advisor and Erasmus+ Coördinator

Why go abroad on holiday, why not go abroad during your study? Opportunities enough. Some planning and administration is needed, so the earlier you start the better it is. What is possible, what do you need to know, what do you need to do and most important what is in it for you?

Intended for students interested in doing courses and/or an internship abroad, max. 25 participants

Buys Ballot Building room 169

By Procam

Starting your Master’s program is the first step in the rest of your life. In just two more years you will be looking for a job and wondering how to present yourself to a company at your best. Procam is a company that specialises in finding the right highly educated people for jobs in the IT-branche. This means that they have a lot of experience with what a resume should look like and how to write it in the best possible way. During this workshop they will use their experience to give general advice about writing a resume, as well as give you some personal pointers about your own resume. Students from all master’s programs are welcome. So bring along your resume and find out how it can become even better.

Intended for all students interested in how to make a good resume, max 30 participants

Buys Ballot Building room 205

By Marc Fleskens, Director Marketing and Strategy at Leonard bv, Twitter: @fleskens, LinkedIn: fleskens

As a student you may not be aware of the potential power hidden in your virtual network. It’s good to look at the potential and possibilities a business oriented networking platform such as LinkedIn has to offer. In this LinkedIn workshop Marc Fleskens will give tips to create a strong profile. He will show how to build a network that works for you in the future. A good presentation on LinkedIn will absolutely help your career! In short what to expect:

• Inspiring examples
• Ask your questions
• Update on the latest possibilities of LinkedIn
• Tips, tricks and how-to’s

Intended for students interested in extending their professional network, max. 40 participants

Buys Ballot Building room 201

By Rutger-Jan Scholtens and Guusje van Kersbergen (in two different rooms), trainers Career Service Center UU

A significant portion of the graduates finds his or her first job through private networks. In this training you will learn how you can find and create more career opportunities by using your contacts. This means:

• Steps to make and maintain contacts
• Learning how to leverage and extend your existing networks
• Tips for using new networks

Intended for al students, max. 2 x 14 participants

Buys Ballot Building room 075 and Hans Freudenthal Building room 611AB

By Michael van den Hoogenband

Intended for all students, who want to be involved in extracurricular activities during the master program, max. 40 participants

Buys Ballot Building room 023

By dr. Ton Peeters, Assistant Professor Biology and drs. Jacky Limvers, Careerofficer

Academic education is not just about knowledge and technical skills, it is also about academic skills. The latter skills have become more important recently. Nowadays there is much attention to 21st century skills, skills that are favored by employers. In this workshop we will explain what we mean by 21st  century skills, how you can acquire and maintain them.

Intended for al students, max. 14 participants

Buys Ballot Building room 077

By the PhD Council of the Graduate School of Natural Sciences

After graduation many students would like to obtain a PhD position. By means of a panel discussion PhD students from the different Research Institutes within the Graduate School will tell you more about their experiences as a PhD student. It will be an interactive meeting in which the panel will answer the questions you have regarding a PhD position. Prior to the panel discussion dr. J.B.A. (Twan) Maintz, secretary of the Graduate School of Natural Sciences and former PhD student himself, will give you some general information on what it means to be a PhD student in the Netherlands.

Intended for all students, max. 80 participants

Minnaert Building room 208 (zonnezaal)