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Exam Period

Posted by on Nov 5, 2010 in All, Facilities, Food/Drinks/Fun, Shoping, Student life, Tips and tricks | 0 comments

“It is Sunday morning, 10 o’clock. Streets are deserted and the city experiences a silence like rarely on other moments. No one seems to be up yet when you cycle alone with your bike through the abandoned streets. Then you turn to the Broerstraat and it seems as if the whole student population has been gathered for a party, and as if it is the only street with life”. If that happens to you, you can be sure of one thing: You haven’t missed the greatest event of the year, no, its Exam period, and students are fighting to get a spot in the university library. The exam period takes place four times a year and even students who like to procrastinate, can’t escape. Its those times of the year, where books and articles need to be explored, and you complain about teachers wanting you to study hard, even though you would prefer going out and chilling with your friends.

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Tour of FEB

Posted by on Oct 7, 2010 in All, Campus/Faculty, Facilities, Library | 0 comments

The Faculty of  Economics and Business is not only the place where you have lectures, it is also the place where you spend a lot of hours a week studying, working at papers with your team mates or simply filling in your time between courses. FEB is very “student friendly” and  specially designed to offer you all the facilities you need in your day by day student activities, providing all the utilities you want in one place.

 

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