{"id":80343,"date":"2017-09-07T12:38:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T10:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=80343"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:51","slug":"geen-enkele-andere-universiteit-opent-het-collegejaar-op-zon-grootse-wijze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/09\/07\/geen-enkele-andere-universiteit-opent-het-collegejaar-op-zon-grootse-wijze\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018No other university opens the academic year in such grand style\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Students get down on the beats of The Partysquad<\/span><\/p>

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It takes a while before the HeartBeat Festival at Erasmus Plaza really picks up, but with the help of beer and live music, there\u2019s enough to enjoy \u2013 particularly later on the warm Monday evening. The Partysquad gets hundreds of students bouncing on the floor of the festival site.<\/p>\n

Semi-famous DJs are working hard to get the students and staff members who\u2019ve showed up in a party mood. But it\u2019s not really gelling \u2013 which means that the large festival site remains rather empty, with most punters hanging back near the bar. Still, the festival-goers are having a fine time with beer and pizza. It\u2019s only later on in the evening that the revellers start moving towards the stage, where The Partysquad show that they can still draw a huge crowd.<\/p>\n

Sandro Hutmacher (18), International Bachelor Communication and Media<\/h3>
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\u201cI\u2019m really enjoying myself at the festival, most of all because I\u2019ve met so many new people. But I\u2019ve also run into old friends from my previous school. Which means I get to know their new friends too. The HeartBeat Festival is an excellent location for expanding your network. This evening, we\u2019re thinking about going to an ESN party or some other place downtown \u2013 it depends on how busy it will be. I still have a week of holidays left, so I intend to really party down over the next few days. And I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll enjoy myself: I\u2019ve lived in Utrecht, Amsterdam and Rotterdam, and this town definitely has the best student scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

Susana Mendes (17), International Business Administration<\/h3>
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\u201cThe HeartBeat Festival isn\u2019t my first acquaintance with Erasmus University: I\u2019m here to have fun with a number of fellow students whom I met during Eurekaweek. That included attending The Night of The Songs at St-Laurenskerk. What I don\u2019t get about the Netherlands is that people actually party in a church. I mean, who parties in a church? I\u2019m from Portugal, and that would be unheard of over there. The Dutch convert churches into restaurants, flats \u2013 I find it very strange. And they actually left up the church ornaments during the party! I have mixed feelings about this \u2013 I find it quite shocking.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Max van Bavel (19), Medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAt my student house, we have a \u2018house evening\u2019 every Monday. Each week, we try to do something special with all the housemates. And this week, it\u2019s the HeartBeat Festival. We\u2019re here for The Partysquad; we\u2019re going to have a bash. Everyone at our house is a fan. Maybe we\u2019re going to the after-party afterwards, but it will take a few more beers before I\u2019m game. I\u2019m trying not to go all-out, since I\u2019ve just had a whole week of lectures. And tomorrow I have to be back in the dissecting room at 11 a.m.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zeineb el Guada (24), Culture Studies<\/h3>
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\u201cI was already here this morning, because I heard Mayor Aboutaleb would be speaking, but unfortunately, I was too late for a ticket. But luckily, the HeartBeat Festival is a lot of fun too. I couldn\u2019t name any other university that opens the academic year in such grand style. For most people, today was the first day in a long while that they had lectures again, so it\u2019s great to be able to round it off here. I feel a bit too old to really go wild, but I\u2019m really enjoying myself nonetheless. We\u2019ve definitely had enough to drink.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Foto's van het HeartBeat Festival<\/h2>