Student - January 27, 2011
Intro week for foreign students
Wageningen now has its first Freshers’ Week especially for foreign students. In February, sixty-five new Master's students will be starting their studies in Wageningen. They will have the opportunity to get to know the town and student life from 30 January to 6 February.

IxESN is organising typically Dutch activities: a tandem excursion including a course in mending bike tyres and a dinner featuring typical Dutch dishes. They are also taking the newcomers around on a Wageningen city tour. ISOW (international student organisation Wageningen), on the other hand, is emphasising the cultural side to student life: salsa workshops, a high-speed language course and a film evening.
Just as in the normal AID in August, there are mentors looking after groups of newcomers. And just as in the normal AID, there are not enough applicants. 'But fortunately there are enough for one mentor per group', says Van der Linden. Mentors can still apply and the task is certainly less arduous than the normal AID.
Most of the activities are closed to outsiders, but if you want to see the newcomers with your own eyes then come to the closing party on 5 February in the International Club.