Proton International

2011

17 November 2010

Proton International

- Study tour to foreign country- Experience research across the borders- Experience foreign student life and culture

Destination

Possible visits: - Universitat de Barcelona- Universitat Rovira I Virgili - ICFO (Institute of Photonic Sciences)- ICIQ (Institut Catala d’Investigacio Quimica)- DOW- BASF- AkzoNobel

17 April 2011: Departure to Barcelona (Flight from Maastricht?)

22-25 April 2011: Easter in Barcelona

27 April 2011: Train from Barcelona to Tarragona

29 April 2011: Departure back to The Netherlands

(Flight from Tarragona to Eindhoven?)

Programme & visits

Easter in Barcelona

• April 23: Sant JordiDay of the book/day of the rose in Barcelona

• April 24-25: Easter in Barcelona

Participation

- 26 participants- The tour will cost ± € 350,- - Case studies possible- Transportation, food & accommodation included- Travel insurance not included-Retakes of exams of third year will be rescheduled- Subscription starts today!

- Show enthusiasm & interest during the visits - Act responsibly- Participate in writing final tour report

Case study- Literature study for a company- 80 hours per person- 3 months to complete- Guidance from PI & company- Financial compensation (€ 250,- per person)

- Candidates subscribe in couples- Candidates will be interviewed

Be prepared for interview: interests, time schedule, courses, other activities etc.

Case Study available• Company: Shell• Subject: Reactions of (heavy) oil in supercritical

water• Interested? Subscribe after presentation

- Act responsible and think ahead!!

Lottery

1st time: 2 lots2nd time: 1 lot> 2nd time: 0 lots

• Guaranteed participation• If a case study is available, subscribed couples

will be interviewed• Selected case study couples are guaranteed to

join

• Lottery•Not selected couples enter the lottery separately•Number of tickets depends on number of times

participated in PI study tour

More information

- Proton International Committee - Website www.protoninternational.nl- Newsletters

Subscription

Subscription closes on Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 17:00! Outcome will be announced that evening. Do not forget to hand in the participants contract as soon as possible!!