What exactly will be done to make the Intro more sustainable is not yet clear, but the Intro committee already has enough ideas. Henriëtte Eijking, chairman of the committee: “We want to reduce the use of plastic. The food will be packaged for groups, and no longer per person. We also plan not to distribute individual water bottles every day, but to give a reusable bottle and to provide more water taps. Of course we would also love to hear from people if they still have ideas of their own.” The Intro Committee also hopes to do well in the sustainability competition in which various universities participate during the Intro.

Little has changed about the Bachelor’s Intro program, to which the ‘Spread your wings’ theme is linked. Eijking: "Experience and previous evaluations have shown that this set-up works well." As in previous years, there will be a variety between informative parts like a business case and an information market and relaxing activities - such as workshops, a city tour through Eindhoven and parties. The intro kids can enjoy performances from DJ-duo Pep & Rash, Band with Benefits (both on Monday), singer Kafke (on Wednesday) and Rave van Fortuin (on Friday).

The Central Intro Committee wants to involve all new master's students more in the Master’s Kick-off this year, which includes our bachelor’s students that continue to a master and pre-master’s students. They can also take part in the program this year, for the first time. The organization has approached study associations, handed out flyers and put up posters to bring this to the attention of current students. They will soon be invited, via social media, to participate.

Department, Community and Challenge Day

To cater to all target groups, some components will be slightly different, Sjoerd Telkamp and Rowan Appelman from the organization explain. Participants will enjoy a Department Day - where they are introduced to their department -, a Company Day - where different companies are paid a visit - and a Challenge Day - where they can work in multidisciplinary teams on business cases. Telkamp: "For the most part the participants will take part in the same activities as other intro kids, but we also want the students who have been walking around here longer to get to know the departments in a different way." During the Master’s Kick-off there will also be room for relaxation and the participants will pay a visit to the Student Sports Centre.