{"id":2815,"date":"2016-08-19T16:56:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T14:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/08\/19\/waarom-de-eerstejaarsstudenten-voor-de-erasmus-universiteit-kozen\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:10","slug":"waarom-de-eerstejaarsstudenten-voor-de-erasmus-universiteit-kozen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/08\/19\/waarom-de-eerstejaarsstudenten-voor-de-erasmus-universiteit-kozen\/","title":{"rendered":"Why first-year students chose Erasmus University"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Want to become a member of a student association, be politically active, or are you looking for a nice room in the city centre? During the Eureka Week information market, first-years are swamped with practical information. On this occasion an inquisitive EM reporter is present to ask the pressing question: \u201cWhy are you in Rotterdam?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Julian Brinkman (17, bachelor IBEB)
\n\u201cThe best way to make new friends\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m half Dutch, but I was raised in Germany. I spent the past three years at a boarding school in Scotland, so I\u2019ve already spent time away from home and my parents. Fortunately, my grandmother lives near Rotterdam. That gives me a feeling of familiarity and she\u2019s very pleased that I\u2019m living so close. I\u2019m about to start my IBEB studies. The programme is taught in English and that\u2019s good for me, because I don\u2019t speak much Dutch. When I\u2019m finished, I want to do something with an international focus. Just what that is I\u2019m not sure yet. First I\u2019ll work for a large company and then maybe start my own business. My studies begin next week and I\u2019m really looking forward to it. That\u2019s the reason I\u2019m here. But first I\u2019m going to party. Eureka Week has been fantastic so far. I didn\u2019t know anyone here and this really is the best way to get to know the city and make new friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Lauren van den Enk (18, bachelor medicine)
\n\u201cI had a good feeling about Rotterdam from the start\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cBoth of my parents have desk jobs. That\u2019s not something I want to do. Helping people and really making a difference for them is much more suited to my personality. Medicine is the study that would allow me to do this and it is what I\u2019ve always wanted to do. Preferably in the biomedical field. That would allow me to combine the social aspect with the course-related content. My choosing Rotterdam was actually quite unexpected. I live in Naarden, so I was always more focused on Amsterdam. But when I visited Rotterdam, I immediately felt at home. I really liked the Erasmus MC building and everyone showed a lot of interest, including the senior students. I had a good feeling about it right away, just like I had at my secondary school. I thought: this is what I want to do. I looked at the city with completely different eyes. Old and new mixed together. It\u2019s beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Turan Kerimbay (18, bachelor IBEB)
\n\u201cI wanted to go somewhere I\u2019d never been before\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m originally from Kazakhstan, but for the past few years I\u2019ve been living in Turkey. And now I\u2019m living on my own for the first time. I\u2019ll be starting the IBEB programme next week. I wanted to go somewhere I\u2019d never been before. New people, a new city, everything different. And so I chose Rotterdam. The pictures on the website and in the brochure were amazing. A new, modern city. Because I don\u2019t know anyone here, I signed up for Eureka Week. It\u2019s been great so far. New people and places every day and partying at night. Very different to Kazakhstan. Everything here is set up on a larger scale and it\u2019s all very well organised. I also enjoyed the student associations, but I think I\u2019ll skip them for this year. First I want to focus on my studies. I don\u2019t know exactly where I\u2019ll be in five years\u2019 time. I hope I\u2019ll have a good job somewhere in Europe or in the USA.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Solange Eersel (18, bachelor Econometrics)
\n\u201cThere\u2019s not a lot of choice of studies in Surinam\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn Surinam, where I come from, choices are very limited when it comes to studies. I\u2019m very good at mathematics and I like economics as well, so I\u2019d like to study econometrics. That\u2019s why I came to Rotterdam. Econometrics here has a very good reputation. I know the city a little bit. I used to live in Delft and I always went shopping in Rotterdam. But I don\u2019t much about the city outside of the city centre. That\u2019s why Eureka Week is the perfect opportunity to get to know Rotterdam better and to meet new people. Because I don\u2019t know anyone here, but I\u2019m sure that will change. I\u2019ve really been enjoying myself here, except for all the beer, ha ha. I don\u2019t really like beer, so that rules out joining a student association. And then there\u2019s still my study. I\u2019ve heard from a lot of people that the first year of econometrics is very difficult. Still, I think I can handle it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sherida van IJsselmuide (22, pre-master Media and Culture)
\n\u201cGetting reacquainted with a city I used to know\u201d
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\u201cBefore this I studied journalism at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. I also work as a freelance journalist for Metro and Jan. I was interested in a more in-depth study before entering the labour market, so I decided to first take the pre-master and follow up with the Media and Culture master. I want to continue working in journalism, but I would prefer setting up something myself or having a managerial role. Rotterdam isn\u2019t completely new for me. I\u2019ve always lived in Spijkenisse and I always went to Rotterdam for a night out or for shopping. When I was eighteen I moved to Utrecht and didn\u2019t come to Rotterdam very often after that. In that sense Eureka Week is a bit like getting reacquainted with a city I used to know. What I noticed right away is that Rotterdam has become more fun and trendy. I want to enjoy my life as a student here in Rotterdam the same way I did in Utrecht, and meeting fun, new people is part of that. That\u2019s why I\u2019m participating in Eureka Week. It\u2019s been very enjoyable so far and I expect that I will make some very good friends during this time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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