A Ibridge to connect Team Zoetermeer 1 Title is just a work title, feel free to change it as the need arises
TABLE OF CONTENTS Problem Strategy Solution Process Q&A Secret Mandatory Process Q&A
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME Two legs to stand on INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME OWEE No obligations Student societies Lots of new friends Obligatory parts Practical information Team work
NEEDs INTNL’
NEEDs INTNL’
N I T E R A C i o N NEEDs INTNL’
F U N N I T E R A C i o N NEEDs INTNL’
F U N N I T E R A C i o N NEEDs C i INTNL’ l i T A T E
F U N N I T E R A C i o N NEEDs C i INTNL’ l i T L A N G U A G E T E
INTNL’ NEEDs F U N N I T E R A C i o N C i l i T L A N G U A G E T E C
INTNL’ NEEDs NEEDs Dutch F U N N I T E R A C i o N C i l i T L A N G U ? ? ? ? E C U L T u R
INTNL’ NEEDs NEEDs Dutch F U N N I T E R A C i o N C i l i T L A N G U ? ? ? ? E C U L T u R
INTNL’ NEEDs NEEDs Dutch F U N N I T E R A C i o N C i l i T L A N G U ? ? ? ? E C U L T u R
INTNL’ NEEDs NEEDs Dutch F U N N I T E R A C i o N C i l i T L A N G U ? ? ? ? E C U L T u R
INTNL’ NEEDs NEEDs Dutch F U N N I T E R A C i o N C i l i T L A N G U
INTNL’ INT NL’ NEEDs NEEDs Dutch Maybe we are speaking about a COMMON set of needs. There ìs no such thing as the needs of the students from NL or those of Int. students … ‘cause they$ are on the same side of the balance, aiming in the same direction. So what we should do is STOP weighing them and START bridging them. And here was our VISION: “Create a bridge between the Dutch and International Students at TU Delft”.
HoW? And then came a very tricky questi: “How can we do that?”
INTRO Programme
INTRO Programme
BrIDGE
BrIDGE Secret
SeCRET PART One day during introduction programme Once / twice a month throughout the year
SeCRET PART
SeCRET PART WHAT
SeCRET PART WHAT WHO
SeCRET PART WHAT WHO WHERE
SeCRET STUFF HOW? NAMES ACTIVITIES PICK AT RANDOM
SeCRET STUFF Why so much secrecy? Intrigued by the mysterious “unknown” Surprises expected Do something different
activities NIGHT LIFE MOVIE NIGHT FUN CONNECTING PEOPLE TRIPS SPORTS SHOPPING & COOKING NIGHT LIFE MOVIE NIGHT FUN CONNECTING PEOPLE TRIPS SPORTS
SHOPPING & COOKING GROUP OF STUDENTS MEETING FOR Decisions on what and where to cook & Advantages: Acquaintance with foreign traditional dishes & eating habits Promotion of co-operation & compromise Exchange of info about shopping centers & shops Interaction
Movie night GROUP OF STUDENTS MEETING FOR Decision on which movie, where & language Advantages: Familiarization with different languages Habits, culture & cinema of different countries Promotion of co-operation & compromise Interaction
BrIDGE
BrIDGE MANDATORY
What? A one day project INT.NL team Assignment: “Add a part to the Mixed Intro Program.” Conceptualization Presentation at the fair
ADVANTAGES INT’ .NL Better understanding of Dutch: culture academic system teamwork grading Academic skills “Warming up”
advantages BOTH TU-Delft’s (ICT) facilities (Hopefully) some friendships Improved English BOTH
PROCESS
Credits YI-An Johanne Lu Tim Giannis Stefan Oana Luca
Q&A
Sources www.Delfttulip.ning.com www.OWEE.nl www.fontsquirrel.com www.thenounproject.com www.tudelft.nl
Extra slides
NumBers ~1000 new international students ~500 new aerospace students Excellent mix off ~1500 people
TIMELINE 9:00 meet your team, motivational speech and move to location 10:00 start project work 12:30 lunch (picnic) on top of the library 14:00 resume project work 16:00 move to fair ground and setup 17:00 Fair 20:00 conclusion fair and rewards
Potential Next steps Organized by Only use the secret activities Low impact Maximum return Organized by Only use the secret activities A separate board and team to take care of this programme Use both the secret and mandatory activities Use the new ideas created by the mandatory part to expand the programme in the future.
What did we learn Team work Working in an international environment English ICT integration Experiencing the Dutch assignments