Secret campus guide

Sounds familiar? You’re a first year student, you are participating in the Eurekaweek and you are all but buried under information. And everyone around you wants something from you. To become a member of their association, to buy books, to participate, to help out. But who tells you how to deal with it all, who gives you the tips?

Erasmus Magazine, the independent journalism platform of Erasmus University, gives you the best tips in this Secret Campus Guide. Don’t tell anyone! Want to be ensured of independent news about your university all year long? Follow us on facebook.

In this special we’ll have for you: eight tips from an expert to find a student room quickly, Rotterdam’s best pubs reviewed, a personality quiz to determine which pidgeonhole you’ll be in on campus, the absolutely necessary Dutch words for your stay in the Netherlands and the entire Eurekaweek programme.

 

Or do you want to know the best kept secrets of the campus?

Started studying and no room yet? We give you the best, sometimes unexpected tips to get a room quickly.

Although you won’t need a lot of Dutch in everyday life in the Netherlands, some words are worth learning. Practice your grgh, find out how to order the best food and learn to swear like a real Rotterdammer!

Do you have a room already, but don’t you really know your way around Rotterdam and are you looking for a nice pub to meet your new friends? Then look at Pubs of Rotterdam, where EM’s pub connoisseur Eric Oosterom has rated all the pubs for your convenience.

So many students, so many prejudices. And when it will be getting busy on campus in September, you will see a lot of recognizable types over. But what type will you be? Come find out in our personality quiz before your fellow students tell you themselves.

Below you will find the entire Eurekaweek 2017 program. Also please download the Eurekaweek app (Android, iPhone) for the latest news during the week, provided by Erasmus Magazine.