Mentor groups browse the stalls this Monday at the information market that is part of the introduction week for new students. Study associations, social societies, commercial entities, student projects and career advisors show their best sides. Occasionally, a gust of wind picks up and a tent takes off. Laughingly, it is pulled down again. The weather will soon get better.
The groups pass by at intervals. Students say they are happy with the physical introduction market and with the three-day OWee introduction programme they are going through.
Because the introduction market is spread out over the Mekelpark, the Library car park and the Van den Broekweg, the crowds are a lot less dense than before the corona pandemic, and the new students have more time to see what’s on offer.
At the corner of the Van den Broekweg right at the beginning, is the well-stocked stand of DSEA, the Delft Student E-sport Association. Five gamers here are ready to win over prospective students for their association, which currently has 121 members.
Community manager Quinn Begelinger explains that the club has two sections: competition, where sometimes bizarre sums of money are won, and community, where fun is paramount. He talks about the weekly LAN party on Thursday evenings, where over 80 players can connect to the network at the same time to play a game of League of Legends, Counter Strike or Super Smash Bros. There are also board games for offline entertainment.
After a windy and rainy Monday morning, Begelinger is quite pleased with the interest. They handed out at least 25 flyers – a fellow board member puts it at 50 – and referred 25 interested people to the website.
They have not set themselves a real goal, but DSEA would be very happy to grow to 140 members. They still have the rest of the week to achieve this.
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