Who are we? A committee from Stichting Studiereizen GEWIS (SSG) - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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

Nature

• The Big Five
• Kruger National Park
• Addo Elephant National Park
• Penguins
• Betty’s Bay
• Table Mountain

Culture

Culture

• Sports
• Rugby (The Springboks)
• Cricket (The Proteas)
• Music
• Die Antwoord
• Multicultural
• Indian community in Durban
• Vineyards

Travel Plan

Study Cultural Free time

• Safari
• Apartheid
• Robben

Island

• …
• Indian

community

• Vineyards
• Sports match
• Table Mountain
• The Golden Mile
• Nightlife
• Shopping at the

Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

• …
• Visits to

universities

• Stellenbosch

University

• University of

Pretoria

• …
• Visits to

companies

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

Payments are done in the South Africa rand (ZAR)

1 EUR 14 ZAR

Budget Midrange Top end

< R75 R75-150 > R150

Meal

< €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 meal € 7.15 € 15.00 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

• btained 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 14th

• 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