INTRO 2024

The INTRO is coming up and it's the best way to kick off your studies 💚 From 27 to 29 August, you'll get to know your study programme in depth, meet your future classmates and lecturers, and discover your student city. It's time to get a taste of Saxion and start your studies by making unforgettable memories 🎉 Ready for the best start to your studies?

Overview

Apeldoorn Deventer Enschede

🎫 Yes, I want to sign up for the INTRO!

🎪 Sign up

The INTRO is the best way to kick off your studies. You will get important information about your programme (you don't want to miss that!) and you will meet your fellow students. You will get to know Saxion altogether and go on an adventure in your new student city. Good to know: what do you get when you apply?

The cost is 45 euros for a programme packed with cool activities
You will receive your own INTRO t-shirt and wristband
Dinner time! You get two tokens for the food trucks (Enschede/Deventer) on Tuesday and a meal on Wednesday. In Apeldoorn, you get a meal on Tuesday and Wednesday.

😴 Book your sleeping spot

Convenient and cosy: stay over during INTRO! At all three locations, we provide a nice place to stay. Watch out: spots are limited, so be quick!

The costs are 20 euros per night, including breakfast. Book your spot via the registration form
More info about the location, practical matters and a packing list can be found below at your location 📍

📅 Find your INTRO programme

You can find your full INTRO programme in the Starters' Information of your study. Type the name of your study in the search bar below and bingo! 👇

Discover your INTRO programme!

🕺 Check below for extra info on activities and places to sleep at your location

Sleeping in Apeldoorn

Will you come and stay with us during the INTRO? Book your spot in the registration form! (spots are limited) Good to know:

Lodging is possible on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
The cost is 20€ per night.
In the registration form for the INTRO in Apeldoorn, you can reserve your place to sleep.
Toilets and showers are available.
Breakfast is arranged for you every morning.
You sleep comfortably together in rooms with bunk beds.
Important: the accommodation is closed every day between 10:00 and 17:00.
You will be given a sleeping wristband, which must be visible to security.
You are allowed one bag of luggage (for logistics reasons). Attach an easily identifiable tag to your bag.
Luggage can be dropped off at registration on Tuesday, it will be taken to the accommodation.
You are responsible for your own belongings.

Packing list

Sunscreen - Water bottle - Phone charger - Comfortable shoes - Sleeping bag or blanket - Mattress cover - Pillow - Towel - Power Bank - Flashlight - Toiletries - Pyjamas - Clothes for several days - Slippers - Earplugs

Activities: what will you do with your classmates?

Tuesday 27 August

12.00-13.00 | Information session international students
- Location: Saxion Apeldoorn
13.00 – 14.00 | Registration
- Location: Saxion Apeldoorn
14.00 – 16.30 | Study programme
- Location: Saxion Apeldoorn
16.30 – 19.30 | Drinks, Barbecue and Pimp your T-Shirt
- Location: Saxion Apeldoorn
19.30 – 23.00 | INTRO Party
- Location: GIGANT Apeldoorn
19.30 - 22.30 | Movie night
- Location: GIGANT Apeldoorn
23.00 – 01.00 | Afterparty
- Location: Apeldoorn City Centre

Wednesday 28 August

11.00 – 15.00 | Study programm
- Location: Saxion Apeldoorn
15.00 - 17.30 | Pub quiz with the study associations
- Location: Saxion Apeldoorn
17.30- 19.30 | Pizza Party
- Location: Saxion Apeldoorn
19.30 – 00.00 | Out and about with the study associations
- Location: Apeldoorn City Centre

Thursday 29 August

11.30 - 14.30 | INTRO market
- Location: Saxion Apeldoorn
13.00 - 19.30 | Apeldoorn City Game
- Location: Apeldoorn City Centre

Sleeping in Deventer

You will sleep at Deventer's City Camping De Worp, a unique location across the beautiful river IJssel. Good to know:

Lodging is possible during the evenings: Tuesday 27, Wednesday 28 and Thursday 30 August.
The cost is 20€ per night.
There are toilets and showers on the campsite.
Breakfast will be arranged for you every morning at the campsite.
You will sleep together in a large tent, so there is no need to bring your own tent.
Please note that you will need to inflate your air bed yourself or roll out/inflate your mat.
You are allowed to bring one bag of luggage (for logistics reasons). Bags will be dropped off at Saxion location and will be transported to the campsite by the INTRO organisation.
You will need a sleeping writsband to access to the site. Each night has a different colour, this will be explained to you at the campsite!
You are responsible for your own belongings.

Route to the campsite
The city camping is located across the river IJssel. Swimming is not really an option, so you'll have to take a ferry to the other side! The ferry sails a few times an hour, until 02:00. You'll get a wristband, so you can cross for free. Your INTRO parents will also explain the route to the campsite to you. Tip: going to the campsite together with your fellow students is more fun!

Packing list

Sunscreen - Water bottle - Phone charger - Comfortable shoes - Air mattress/sleeping mat - Sleeping bag - Pillow - Power bank - Towel - Toiletries - Clothes for several days - Slippers