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StudentLifeatUniversityCollegeUtrec
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Living and learning 02
Life beyond the classroom 04
Committees 06
Creative outlets 08
The power of words 10
Mens sana in corpore sano 12
Making a difference 14
Student voices 16
A vibrant location 18
Table of Contents
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The University College Utrecht experience is
more than a quality education. The residential
campus creates a dynamic environment with
opportunities or un and growth beyond the
classroom. Students live, study and relax together,
and in the process get to know one another.
The broad oering o activities ound in the
student committees creates the opportunity or
students with similar interests to meet and share
their enthusiasm. As a result, its not unusual or
riendships to develop that last well beyond a
students time at UCU.
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Living and learning
The community o students
who live and study at UCU is
a diverse mix o individuals
rom a variety o cultural
backgrounds. Students live
on campus where social and
cultural diversity within each
student residence is the rule
rather than the exception. This
central aspect o student lie is
considered to be a undamental
and enriching eature o the
UCU student experience.
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The composition o a residence will change each year as students
are assigned new living accommodations, but it is possible to
request to live with riends ater the rst year as well.
Students eat communally in the campus dining acility, which is also
an integral part o lie at UCU. Vegetarian diets as well as halal and
kosher diets can be accommodated.
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Life beyond the classroom
Lie beyond the classroom at
UCU is enriched by committees
and other activities which
provide students with the
opportunity to urther explore
their creative and intellectual
interests. These extracurricular
pursuits allow students to
relax and have un with other
students or to gain knowledge
and experience that may prove
useul in their post-UCU lie.
The activities available on the
UCU campus, the main Utrecht
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University campus, or in the city
o Utrecht may compliment a
students academic interests or
allow them to do something
entirely dierent rom what they
are doing in the classroom.
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Committees
Committees at UCU are student organizations
ounded by and or students with similar interests.
Committees orm the backbone o social lie on
campus. They organize parties and entertainment
and provide opportunities or students to unwind
with activities such as dance or yoga. Other
committees allow students to express themselves
through music or visual arts. The 25 committees
that are active on campus each year are truly a
refection o the diversity o student interests.
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Creative outletsThe perorming arts are popular
among UCU students. The
drama committee has had a
long running soap opera which
is written and perormed by
students who provide regular
installments to keep the plot
moving orward, while the
musical committee stages a
musical production each year.
Perorming arts and drama
courses are part o the
curriculum, but they also provide
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a creative outlet or students
outside the classroom. The
student orchestra, DJ committee
and choir cater to the musically
inclined. The music committee
organizes the popular open mike
nights in the student bar, where
budding talent can make itsel
heard.
The student-run UCTV television
channel is a campus-wide
video link which students use
to produce and air their own
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television programming. Students interested in lms
and lm production can join the lm committee,
which regularly hosts the screening o lms, and
provides students with the opportunity to create
their own short productions. Those interested in the
single rame nd students with similar interests in
FocusCo, which is dedicated to still photography.
Themed parties, perormances o the drama
committees ongoing soap opera, and displays o
UCU talent at the open mike night or with our
own student DJs create a strong community spirit
on campus. All o these activities take place at the
UCSA bar, which is operated by the bar committee.
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The power of words
Putting your acquired presentation and
argumentation skills into practice is a avorite
pastime at UCU. The options to do so are
abundant. Students can participate in simulated
United Nations assemblies, or join the debate
committee and participate in (inter)national
debate tournaments. Student committees
also organize and sponsor lectures and panel
discussions about contemporary issues involving
politics, the environment, medicine or subjects
on the cutting edge o academic discussion.
The career committee organizes events which
acquaint students with careers in business, politics,
government and non-prot organizations.
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Mens sana in corpore sano
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A healthy mind in a healthy body or many
students sports provide the perect getaway rom
exams and papers. These students are united in
the sports committee. Students participate in yoga,
capoeira, martial arts, rowing, lacrosse, ootball,
tennis, volleyball, basketball and more. The UCU
campus has a weight room, basketball court and
sports eld. UCU students are also eligible or
membership o the Utrecht University Olympos
sports complex, which oers teams and classes in
virtually any sport or discipline imaginable.
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Making a difference
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Many students take an active interest in aecting
the world around them. They contribute their time
to make a dierence in the lives o others, both
within the city o Utrecht and the broader world
community. Students work to establish networks
in the local community, leading to projects such
as helping high school students with their English,
and organizing and running a ca to raise unds
or community improvement projects in the
developing world. The humanitarian committee
organizes a host o events to raise awareness o
and money or selected charities.
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Student voices Students may choose to get involved in one o thetwo student associations, the University College
Student Association (UCSA) and the All Students
Interest Council (ASIC). UCSA oversees all social
activities and acts as the umbrella organization
or the student committees, while ASIC acts as
the student advocacy council. Both provide great
opportunities or experience in student leadership.
The Boomerang is the campus newspaper. It is run
independently by and or students and provides
the opportunity or students to write and publish
within the campus community. The paper is
published in both online and paper versions, and
each new edition brings campus news, editorials,
gossip and inormative eatures that keep everyone
talking until the next issue arrives.
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A vibrant location
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UCU is ortunate to be located
in a city as lively and beautiul
as Utrecht. The city has a long
and rich cultural tradition that
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continues today, with annual
lm and music estivals and
museums. Utrecht University is
one o the largest universities in
Europe, and the presence o its
student population can be elt
throughout the citys caes and
night clubs. Theaters and music
venues provide entertainment,
rom cabaret and dramatic
perormances to chamber and
olk music. The city is also host
to a number o night spots with
popular DJs and well-known
international musical acts.
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Colophon
Production: Sebastiaan Cass, Michael Price,
University College Utrecht, Utrecht University
Design: Laurens Hebly
Printing: ZuidamUitho Drukkerijen
Photography: Michael Kooren, Harm Kuiper,
Pet van de Luijtgaarden, Iris Otto, Ivar Pel, Pieter
Ouddeken, Fritz Strei, Marnix Warren.
Photo page 15by Jasmijn Wiebenga, portraying
Noortje van t Klooster with pupils in Zhuolong,
province o Guangxi, China, December 2008.
Contact information
University College Utrecht
P.O. Box 80145, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands
Phone: +31 30 253 9900
Email: ucu.ino@uu.nl
Website: www.uu.nl/ucu
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