Who are we? • A committee from ‘Stichting Studiereizen GEWIS’ (SSG) responsible for organizing the next study tour • We are responsible for the entire organisatory part of the tour • Our name stands for ‘South African Far Foreign Adventure’ and also means South African in slang
What is a study tour? • An educational holiday – Tourist attractions – Company and university visits • Study case • Mandatory pre-program – Lunch lecture(s) – Bonding activity/activities
Who can participate? • Mathematics and Computer Science students – You must have obtained at least 60 ECTS or more at the TU/e or any other university – You must still be studying at the department during the study trip* * You can request the exam committee to delay your graduation according to the OER/PER
How are the participants chosen? • The participant will be drafted by pulling straws • The first 24 names pulled are able to join the study tour, the order they were chosen in does not matter • People who do not submit a CV will not be drafted!
How are straws rewarded? • Every participant is given one straw • A master student will get one extra straw • Past participants lose one straw (including former committee members) • Based on the CV extra straws are rewarded/lost – One straw is rewarded for extra soft skills – One straw is rewarded for extra hard skills – One straw is lost if the CV is below average • Past participants can only get one straw maximum (with the exception of former committee members) • An extra straw might be rewarded to students from a study that is underrepresented.
Where are we going? • South Africa – Johannesburg – Pretoria – Durban – Port Elizabeth – Cape Town
When is the study tour? • The tour takes place around mid July until early August 2018 during South Africa’s “winter” season • The tour will take three full weeks
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South Africa A country of many facets People History Nature Culture
Famous people • 4 Nobel Peace Prize winners • Albert Luthuli, Desmond Tutu, F. W. de Klerk, Nelson Mandela • John Coetzee • Elon Musk • SpaceX, Tesla, … • Oscar Pistorius People
History Boer Wars • • Violence during Apartheid • Sharpeville massacre • Forced removals of Sophiatown • Torture Robben Island History
Nature • The Big Five • Kruger National Park • Addo Elephant National Park • Penguins • Betty’s Bay Table Mountain • Nature
Culture • Sports • Rugby (The Springboks) • Cricket (The Proteas) • Music • Die Antwoord Multicultural • Indian community in Durban • • Vineyards Culture
Travel Plan • Visits to • Safari • The Golden Mile universities • Apartheid • Nightlife • Stellenbosch • Robben • Shopping at the University Island Victoria & Alfred • University of • … Waterfront Pretoria • Indian • … • … community • Visits to • Vineyards companies • Sports match • Table Mountain Study Free time Cultural
Safety • A country with safety risk – Recent student protest in Johannesburg – High crime rate in the outskirts/slums • Always use your common sense • Stay together • Both SSG and the committee will keep a close eye on any new developments
Vaccinations • Recommended vaccinations are: – DTP (diphtheria, tetanus and poliomyelitis) – Hepetitis A/B – BMR/MMR (Mumps, measles and Rubella) • Vaccinations are at your own expense, however for safety reasons we have chosen to make some vaccinations mandatory, more information will follow later
Money 1 EUR 14 ZAR Payments are done in the South Africa rand (ZAR) Meal Budget Midrange Top end > R150 < R75 R75-150 < €5 €5-10 > €10
Supplementary Expenses • During scheduled ‘free days’ you can explore South Africa by yourself in a small group • Consumer prices are 35% lower than in the Netherlands • Expenses are voluntary and not inclusive, for example: – Shopping at a local mall – Visiting a museum that is not on the schedule
Cost of living compared Source: numbeo.com Cape Town Eindhoven Restaurant Inexpensive € 7.15 € 15.00 meal 0.5 l beer € 1.79 € 4.50 0.3 l coke € 0.81 € 2.14 Market 1.5 l water € 0.96 € 1.07 0.5 l beer € 1.33 € 0.93 Transport Taxi / km € 0,72 € 2.71 One-way Ticket € 0.72 € 3.50
Study case • A job of approximately 100 hours per student in advance of the study tour • Payment goes directly to the study tour • Cases are selected by us, however if you can arrange a case for yourself please contact Guido or Geert
Examples of cases Visit gewis.nl/~gerijst for many examples!
Case Selection process • Cases will be given to the participant best suited for the job based on CV • We are aiming for 100 hours per participant, but the first goal is to provide a case for everyone
What are the costs? • The entire trip will cost approximately 3400 euros per participant plus a safety deposit of 250 euros • Roughly half the amount will be payed for by your business case
Contribution € 1,700 Study case € 1,700 Deposit € 250 (€ 50 + € 200) Voluntary supplementary spending during ? tour TOTAL € 3,650
How can you pay? • Upon subscribing a deposit of 50 euros is required. If you did not make the cut then this amount is redeposited immediately. • The rest can be payed in three terms. – The amounts will around 600/650 euros each term – The final payment is adapted based on the money obtained from your case – The term dates will be communicated in due time
How can you subscribe? • Subscribing is done online via saffa.nl starting today until April 14 th • When subscribing make sure you have a document of your curriculum vitae that you can upload • After subscribing you will be asked to deposit the 50 euros, more information can be found in the registration form
Questions? • Visit www.saffa.nl or send an email to saffa@gewis.nl
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