Thesis is an integral part of your Masters’ study in Wageningen University and Research. It is the most exciting, independent and technical part of the study. More often than not, most departments in WU expect students to complete a short term independent project or a part of big on-going project…
This is the second article of the The Ones You Leave Behind series. In this article, I will look at the situation when you realise that the time that you spend with your new friends is limited. Unfortunately, I am currently quite often “left behind”, because my friends leave for…
After more than half a year dealing with my thesis, finally, I got to get it finished. It was one of the most relieving moments in my life like I have made one more milestone. Reading hundreds of journals, doing experiments with trials and errors, and writing report overnight on…
This is the first article of a two-part series. When you were leaving your hometown or the place where you lived before coming to Wageningen, you left people behind: friends, family and colleagues. The other side of the same coin is that you meet new people in your new hometown….
Wondering where you could live when you study in Wageningen? After you’ve signed up as a housing seeker on Idealis (here’s how to do that), you see that there’s plenty of variety in terms of location, price and sharing accommodation with other students. But apart from the dry facts, it’s…
Now, I would like to share my experience in doing my thesis at HAP. It was a long and winding road for me since I faced a lot of challenging situations. I had never had any experience in the lab before I started my thesis. Hence, I encountered many problems…
10:00am, it’s time for coffee break. You might have listen this sentence in the middle of your morning course or perhaps in between your afternoon course. You might have thought that having a coffee in your break would prevent you from falling asleep or maybe would increase your concentration. That…
Homesickness (noun): a feeling of longing for one’s home during a period of absence from it (dictionary.com). It may not be a challenge you face immediately once you arrive in the Netherlands because you will most likely hit the ground running with finding housing, furniture, registration and completing your orientation week….
Currently, I am in my 4th semester in the Master Management Economics and Consumer studies (MME). If I were on schedule, I would be doing my internship right now. Yet, I am not! I have a study delay of one semester and just started with my thesis. Is this a problem?…
How do I find a place to live? I bet that’s a question on your mind if you’re considering studying in Wageningen. I’m here to help you figure it all out. Scroll down to find out more! Coming from abroad, the easiest way to find a room is with Idealis….
What is Wageningen University and Research? “Wageningen University and Research” is a combination of an academic university (WU) for Bachelor and Masters’ studies, and several research centres (Wageningen Research) which are tailor made to pursue research in a particular domain of life sciences. Doctoral training (PhDs) is handled by 6…
In addition to completing my Master’s and being on the board of ISOW I am also a student coach for biotechnology, so there is a good chance I have already communicated via email to many of you reading this blog. On the webpage for Biotechnology there is the option to…
If you are reading this post, then you are probably aware that Wageningen University has a reputation for being an international university. I don’t know the statistics regarding how many countries are represented at WUR, but I know it is a lot. In this post I want to address the…
By Rafaela Raymundo Hello everyone! My name is Rafaela R. I’m 22 years old and I was born in Portugal. Currently, I am living in Spain where I just finished my food engineering degree (and before Spain I lived in Brazil for 4 years…but that is another story). Next fall…
A famous American physicist and philosopher Michio Kaku once said that “Science is a double-edged sword”. On one hand, it obliterates all the ills of the world by making it a comfortable place to live in and on the other it wreaks havoc when it is placed in hands of…
Our campus is beautiful and now in spring it becomes especially lively again after hibernation. Yet, do you know all its special spots and hidden places? This article provides you with an overview of the perfect study spots on campus. The campus is as diverse as the whole university. There…
On Thursday March 30, the Online Open Day is organised on Wageningen campus. This online event gives you the opportunity to experience the life of a student at Wageningen University. The Online Open Day is your spyglass to check out your potential future university. You can still sign in ood.wur.nl…
With my first article on this blog, I will write about a hot topic for the fellow students at the second year of their Master degree at WUR: internships! A curricular internship is part of most of the Master programs offered at Wageningen University. Well, I consider it a great…
A visit to a goat farm in Bennekom I come from a very agriculture-rich province in India, where we see many cattle, buffalo, sheep, and goat farms. Goats are primarily kept for their meat in India. It is usually a climate-dependant business and shifts sites from one place to another…
Thinking back to the same time of the year just one year ago, I remember very well, that I was busy with the applications for various Master programmes and even busier deciding which to choose. Yet, I am very glad with the decision I made and I do not regret…
“Turning over a new leaf The world awaits the dong As the church bell strikes 12 at midnight The crowd joins in a chorus song” HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! New year eve is a very special event in all of our lives. We wait patiently for previous year to pass…
Maybe he seems familiar to you, but it is not Santa Claus, Nikolaos, San Nicola or Saint-Nicolas and also not Nikolaus, but it is the Dutch Sinterklaas. As promised, I give you a crash course on this Dutch tradition, before Sinterklaas leaves the Netherlands again on Tuesday, the 6th of…
…better be prepared. This article gives you an idea of what the Christmas season in general is like, including some tips where to go and what to eat for the ultimate Christmas atmosphere. In my next article, I will focus specifically on the Dutch Sinterklaas tradition. Maybe, this is…
It is not just a dialogue from Game of Thrones that fills us up with anticipation, it’s the “season” itself that makes us happy. Filled with great enthusiasm, I wonder what winter will be like in The Netherlands. It will be my first winter in a European country. The trees…
The smartphone is your constant companion? Then this is the perfect article for you to find out how to use it effectively in Wageningen. There is a lot going on in Wageningen and we all have to organise our student life to some extent. With this respect, there are plenty…