Dossier
OWee and IP
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During the annual Welcome Week (OWee), a new batch of hopeful freshmen stream into the city of Delft. In this dossier, Delta reports on the run-up to and highlights of the OWee and the Introduction Program (IP).
Where is the quietest space on campus? And what is ‘the beast of TU Delft’? The campus has secrets from everyone, even from students and staff members who have been here for years. It is time to explore them during the Backstage Campus Tour on day four of the OWee.
A workshop on making friends, a Dutch lesson, an explanation about the Dutch health insurance system, preparing to cycle in the Netherlands. Participants in the Introduction Programme (IP) could choose out of 11 workshops to get to know the Netherlands and TU Delft.
On Wednesday, the penultimate day of the introduction week, it was time for the Cantus. After a rainy Tuesday, the sun shone again and the student associations again partied into the night.
Just like last year, OWee participants who do not feel like partying crowds can come to X for a quiet evening programme. Who comes?
Student talk, visits to student associations, and the OWaterlympics were on the OWee programme for Tuesday. The heavy rain in the afternoon was not.
The secondhand bicycle sale has been a regular event on the Introduction Programme (IP), the introduction week for master students. “Is my bike not a touch expensive?” a lot of internationals wonder.
On OWee Monday, everyone could go to the info market for goodies and, of course, information on everything to make the upcoming student life more beautiful. In the evening, all associations made it a party.
Three hundred new Architecture students took part in the ‘Battle of Bricks’ on Friday. In groups, they built bridges using loose bricks. The longest bridge won, but did it set a record?
On Sunday, the opening day of the OWee, curious, newly arrived attendees enter the Auditorium one after the other ready for five introductory days. Not everybody is nervous. “I’ll just see what happens.”
The beer tap stays firmly closed until 17:00 at OWee events, and for the first time all the major Delft student associations are requiring underaged OWee attendees to do a breath test before entering their premises. “We want to send a signal,” says DSB Board Member Tim de Vries.
Starting on Sunday, about 3,000 first year students will explore Delft in a fun packed introduction week. What should you not miss?
