Project Interuniversitaire Olympiade Natuurkunde

On November 16th, PION, the annual physics student olympiad, returns! This year’s competition will be held in Enschede, open to all physics students across the Netherlands. Compete for a chance to represent the Netherlands at PLANCKS 2025 (Physics League Across Numerous Countries for Kick-ass Students), the European physics olympiad hosted next year in Barcelona. For more information on the competition you can check out the website: https://pion.arago.utwente.nl/.

Sign up with a team of up to four students here: https://mijn.arago.utwente.nl/i/1003. If you need help finding teammates, just send us an email at pion2024@arago.utwente.nl, and we’ll connect you with others. The deadline for subscribing is the 9th of November at 17:00 pm.

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to test your skills, meet fellow physics enthusiasts, and maybe even earn a ticket to Barcelona!

Have you experienced something unpleasant? Is there something bothering you? Or are you not feeling like your best self? Then let’s talk about it! There are 24 trained students who serve as your confidential peer supporter (used to be Confidential Contact Person). Whether big or small, they are there to listen and help redirect you to the available support. Within Van der Waals, Nuriye van Lamoen and Casper Pieck are trained as Confidential Peer Supporters. You can find more information including how to contact them on the CPS page on the website.

The WebCie has is currently upgrading the server, which may lead to some unexpected behaviour. If you see anything which you think my be wrong or unintended behaviour on the website or any other VdWaals service, please let us know at misc.webcie@vdwaals.nl .

Have you always wondered what the pubs of other study associations look like? Join the ProZAc pub crawl on Thursday the 6th of June!!🥳🍻This is your chance to register with your friends, fellow students, committee, etc.! During the pub crawl you will visit 4 pubs of different study associations with your group of 2-10 people. You can get two drinks (beer or soda) per pub, so 8 drinks for 8 euros!🤑 And we will all end the pub crawl together at PLUGGED!🎉
Hope to see you all
At the ProZAc pub crawl!!💚💚
Click here to register: https://www.protagoras.tue.nl/studenten/vereniging/agenda/2697-prozac-pub-crawl

Although it seems far away, the intro is already approaching, we are looking forward to the intro, just take a look at the intro video!!! New this year is the intro parents for master students, where you will show new master students around. This is almost the same program with the campus market, city tour, (N-)parties and doorhaaldonderdag, but there is way less responsibility. So if you want the same fun, join as a master intro parent! Subscriptions will run until June 18^th 23:59. You can fill out the form via the link and select Van der Waals.