{"id":3102,"date":"2016-06-28T17:16:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T15:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=55834"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:10","slug":"eur-team-in-the-final-of-national-university-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/06\/28\/eur-team-in-the-final-of-national-university-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"EUR team in the final of national university quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Andddd action! The cameras are rolling and the teams get together to think about the answer. The studio is quiet, until one of the team members raise a hand and looks in the camera, \u201cDone!\u201d. No, this is not the latest reality show involving stranded celebrities, this is the national university quiz which sees eight universities competing for the title of smartest students in the Netherlands. Erasmus University managed to place a team in the top eight after the all-males EUR line-up passed the \u2018selection round\u2019 which took place last Friday.<\/p>\n

Patrick Aarnoudse (20) is one of the three students who represent EUR in the TV- quiz. A student of Public Administration, Patrick fulfills his role in the team as \u201cexpert\u201d in the gamma sciences. This means that his competence areas are sciences which handle and study people, such as psychology, economics and so forth. Accordingly, the other two team members, Kevin Bruggeman who studies Economics and Law and Ymro Hoogendoorn who studies Econometrics, supposedly cover, alpha and beta subjects respectively. Patrick\u2019s competitive-drive and desire to represent the university is what pushed him to be part of the team, plus he loves quizzes.<\/p>\n

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From left to right: Patrick Aaroudse, Kevin Bruggeman and Ymro Hoogendoorn <\/span><\/p>

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Patrick affirms that they expected to pass to the final round \u201cThe same day we took the test we got the news we made it through. It was more of a confirmation than a surprise.\u201d During the selection phase, ten universities from all over the Netherlands were represented, only two had to be eliminated. This first round consisted in sixty multiple choice questions and twenty logic games, such as riddles. The teams had two hours in total to complete the whole test. \u201cThe multiple choice questions were very specific, for instance \u201cwhat is Michelangelo\u2019s last name?\u201d. However, I found them easier compared to the open questions. The latter one earns you more points though. In general, I found the broadness of the topics to be rather challenging. \u201d<\/p>\n

Patrick shrugs his shoulders when asked about preparations for the final test, \u201cWe are not going to sit hours in the library. I don\u2019t think I am going to study. I believe Kevin might prepare for the \u2018alpha\u2019 subjects (religion, history, languages etc.) as those are our weakest spot.\u201d According to Patrick, alpha is a sore spot for the majority of the universities, as none of them exhibit a strong curriculum when it comes to alpha subjects. Erasmus University included. However, Patrick is not concerned, \u201cThere are a few strategies one can adopt, for instance you can place more points on the topics\/questions your team feels most knowledgeable in. I would say gamma subjects are our stronger suit.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the other hand, beta questions could also represent a problem for the EUR team. Patrick points out \u201cYmro is not really a beta student either. Unfortunately, within Erasmus University we could not find one.\u201d One is left to wonder where were Erasmus MC students at? Unfortunately, it seems that EUR could not provide a diverse enough fauna to satisfy the team\u2019s needs. Let\u2019s hope that the versatile talent of our three gamma students will be enough to take the trophy home.<\/p>\n\n\t

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