{"id":56128,"date":"2016-04-19T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e52.nl\/?p=56128"},"modified":"2016-04-19T06:30:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T04:30:00","slug":"symposium-at-dtw-to-close-the-gap-between-students-and-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/symposium-at-dtw-to-close-the-gap-between-students-and-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Symposium at DTW, to close the gap between students and companies"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Students only drink beer and wander from party to party.”<\/em>\u00a0Business-core Eindhoven<\/a> is trying to debunk this stereotype. The committee of six students organizes workshops, visits to companies and “content days”. All this with the aim of reducing the gap between students and the industry. In the midst\u00a0of the Dutch Technology Week<\/a>, on Wednesday May 25th, the 5th edition of the Eindhoven Student Symposium<\/a>\u00a0will take place.<\/p>\n

Where normally PSV play their matches, the Philips stadium will this day be open for students who want to get\u00a0acquainted with different companies. Including Cap Gemini<\/a>, Nedap<\/a>, Philips<\/a> and the Ministry of Defence are present. “We show them that we, as students, can also be serious people. It is an intellectual stimulus for our fellow students. ”<\/p>\n

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E52 publishes a series of articles in preparation for the Dutch Technology Week (23-29 May). This is the third part. Here the earlier parts.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Martijn de Wit (bottom row, center)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Martijn de Wit is in its fourth year Industrial Engineering and is President of Business-core Eindhoven. According to him, it is important for\u00a0students to become acquainted with the businesses early as possible during\u00a0their education. “This is something in which the universities could perform better, students often have no idea what will be waiting for them when they have finished their studies.”<\/p>\n

At various meetings of Business-core Eindhoven the students learn how companies operate\u00a0and what they can expect when they start looking for a job. “Not only through lectures but also by actively involving them. Companies like Philips come up with business cases, for example. How to bring a new product to market, how does this work? What will you encounter? Through\u00a0this, students learn how companies work and they find out whether it is possible and interesting to work for\u00a0such a company. ”<\/p>\n

On May 25, the Symposium consists of four parts:<\/p>\n