{"id":198882,"date":"2026-08-17T20:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T18:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=198882"},"modified":"2026-08-17T20:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T18:46:20","slug":"opening-eurekaweek-je-bent-nu-een-rotterdammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/08\/17\/opening-eurekaweek-je-bent-nu-een-rotterdammer\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurekaweek opening: \u2018You\u2019re a Rotterdammer now\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Eurekaweek kicked off officially on Monday morning in a sweltering Ahoy hall. 3,200 \u2013 mostly nervous \u2013 new students, the Rotterdam song, sports and social clubs, and several speeches were the ingredients for the start of the introduction week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The opening ceremony welcomes not only first-year students, but also the many student societies. Many of them take part in the procession.<\/p>

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The closer you get to Ahoy, the more students you see along the way. From those who are half-lost and keep pausing to check the way, to a guide whizzing past on his bike. He should have been there a while ago to welcome \u2018his\u2019 first-years at the beer table. Small processions of students keep emerging from the metro. There aren\u2019t any long queues at the entrance, but there are two Red Bull vans and a few people in Red Bull sweaters handing out cans of energy drink, which quite a few students gratefully accept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An hour before the start, the hall is already quite full. A quiz about Rotterdam, with a free Swapfiets as the prize, keeps the students occupied. There\u2019s lively chatter at most tables and the ice is slowly breaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Group 154, please come forward! Many guides are holding up signs with their group numbers so that first-years can find their group.<\/p>

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More important than Snoop Dogg<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The programme begins at 11 o\u2019clock sharp. Presenters Lucia Tarro and Lars Jennissen first outline what students can expect this week. Lucia sums it up: \u201cIn other words: it\u2019s going to be gezellig<\/em>.\u201d Lars lists some big-name artists who have performed at Ahoy. For example, Queen, Snoop Dogg and K3 \u2013 whom he saw as recently as last April, he adds. \u201cBut the most important people who\u2019ve ever been here, are here now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t

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Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t
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