Buddy Sign-up winter 2025

Thank you for considering being a Buddy!

As you have noticed, this form is for existing students who want to become a Buddy parent. For new incoming students willing to sign up as Sprouts for the Buddy Programme please head to this page.

We are excited to see so many people interested in contributing to our programme as a Buddy! To help us understand your motivation and suitability for the role, we will ask you to answer a few questions below. If your responses resonate with us and show your genuinity in approaching the program, we are more than happy to include you as a Buddy

Please fill in the details below and we hope to welcome you soon as a new Buddy!

Personal information

First Name

Last Name

Email

Phone number with country code

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I agree for my number to be shared with the people that I am matched with

Gender

Date of birth

Country of Origin

Academic information

Student/Employee Number

Study level

Bachelor

Master

PhD

Other

Study (e.g. Psychology or Electrical Engineering)

Motivation

We would like to get to know a bit more about your perspective on cultural diversity, integration, and team-building. Please note that this section is simply to help us get to know you better and assist in our selection process. Think of it as a friendly chat, not a formal job application ;)

I understand that I need to take part in a short buddy training workshop

What are three things you hope to gain/experience/achieve by being part of this program?

What personal qualities or skills do you think are important for a Buddy to have?

How would you ensure engagement of sprouts in your Buddy group? Besides attending the Buddy Programme events, do you already have ideas for activities you want to do?

Interests

To improve the matching between Buddy's and new students, we would like to know about your interest/participation in the student associations at the University of Twente. The Student Union has recognized over 130 student associations. Among these, we make a distinction between World, Sport, Social, Study and Culture associations. Via the associations page, you can have a look at all the different associations. Please mention your preferences below.

Note that you don't necessarily have to be part of the association(s) at the moment. It is just an inventorization to help us with finding matches.

I am a part of/ I am interested in one or multiple of the following World Associations...

I am a part of/ I am interested in a... (Mention which association(s) in the boxes)

Sport Association

Culture Association

Study Association

Social Association

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