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Portfolio holder Communication Internationalisation and Well-being

Communication

As portfolio holder Communication Veerle works on all internal and external communication of the Student Union. The portfolio holder coordinates all communicational activities of the Student Union together with the communication team. Something you could think of is keeping the website up-to-date, using social media, sending out press notes about important Student Union events, and all PR materials. Veerle manages the communication team that makes the content for all different channels.

Regarding policy, she sets a course on general communication and defines which message is communicated to the student. Concerning external communication, Veerle has an advisory right that can influence the communication of the UT towards students.

Internationalisation

More and more international students are arriving at the University. These students need the same possibilities as Dutch students.

To ensure the interest of and create an ideal environment for the international students are heard Veerle collaborates with the International departments, Buddy committee and the World Sector Officer. Furthermore, she attends the Platform International Affairs (PIA) meetings. Subjects that she is dealing with are integration, acculturation, inclusiveness and other activities.

Additionally she represent the University on an international level within ECIU. This is an alliance of fourteen Universities in Europe. The portfolio holder Internationalisation has a seet in the Student Council of ECIU.

Well-being

The Student Union has a desire to prevent well-being issues and improve the health of students. As portfolio holder Well-being, Veerle organises and facilitates activities to fulfil this desire.

Veerle works on well-being issues together with the University. She has a seat in the steering and working group Student Well-being Implementation Program (SWIP) and works together with her well-being team on several projects. Furthermore, she collaborates with CES-SGW student psychologists, M&C and others involved from several faculties of the University.


Veerle de Vocht

Study: Chemical Science & Engineering
Active at: A.S.V. Taste, Dispuut Bastet, DHC Drienerlo
From: Woerden, Utrecht, Nederland
Email: v.c.devocht@utwente.nl

3 years ago I moved from Woerden to Enschede for the study Chemical Science & Engineering. Last summer I finished this bachelor. Instead of starting a master's degree right away, I chose to do a board year at the Student Union. I was already thinking about a board year for a longer time, I thought this would be challenging but fun experience. Previously I have done some committees at my association ASV Taste and at my sorority Bastet, where I gained many skills in addition to getting to know many people. I organised I was interested in

For me, studying is much more than finishing your bachelor or master, it is a period to make friends for life and at the same time a moment where you challenge yourself to learn skills and about yourself. I have gotten to know myself much better over the past 3 years, and hope to learn even more in the coming year. In addition to learning about myself, I also hope to learn a lot about my 3 portfolios, and in this way encourage and facilitate students at UT as much as possible to develop outside of their studies. So that all current and future students at UT can also develop themselves in a way that I have experienced.