Activities

Week review

Last weekend we had the Hackathon @ Belsimpel, which was a great success! About 8 teams worked hard all weekend to get their idea to work and give a good presentation on Sunday. The team from the StudCee won the grand prize of 1500 euro! I think everybody had a good time there and the staff was very nice to us.

On Tuesday we had the Staff Lunch, where we offered a free lunch to our members and the staff from our departments. Due to a massive amount of people showing up the lunch ran out faster than we had anticipated, but a lot of people got a nice lunch and had a chat with our staff.

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Study Support: Neurophysics

Tuesday 24th of October, 13:00 till 15:00, BB 5161.0267

Are you still having problems with Neurophysics? Do you want help in preparing for you exam? During this study support session, we will be going through example questions from the Mechanics and Action Potentials sections of the reader.

Drinking Games

Tuesday 24th of October 20:30 till Wednesday 25th of October, Villa Volonté

Welcome to the annual drinking games of Cover! Sign up now to discover the magical world of beer pong, the intricacies of mexxen, your own alcohol tolerance and other things! For only 10 euro's you can be a part of this all! Fun will be had, friends will be made, alcohol will be spilled, but most importantly: Beer will be drunk!

Sign up now! here

Study Support: Statistics

Thursday 26th of October, 13:00 till 15:00, Energy Academy 5159.0062

Still stumbling over those statistics? Can't see the anomaly for the data? Join us for our study support session for Statistics where we will made sure your grades fit in the upper quartile and you can reject that null (grade) hypothesis! We will be covering all the statistical tests, how to write up your answer in the exam, as well as having a Q&A session where you can bring in your own statistical questions.

Bocktober ThuNDr

Thursday 26th of October, 16:00, Cover room

The leaves are falling from the trees and that mean's the fall has started. Which also means it's time for the autumn bock beers, so enjoy some (bock) craft beers and snacks during Thursday 'Noon Drinks! There will be videogames, games and a general good vibe!

Visit TU Delft

Friday 27th of October, 10:00 till 19:00 Location: Delft Today we will go to the university of Delft to take a look at what is happening at the research departments of the university that won Elon Musk's hyperloop competition.

We will go by train, so we gather at the "Peerd van Ome Loeks" at the train station of Groningen at 09:00. They program in Delft will end around 19:00 and from there you can go back to Groningen or "home home".

More information about the program will follow. You can sign up here

Study Support: Introduction to Logic

Wednesday 1st of November, 15:00 till 17:00, BB 5161.0041b

Having too many antics with your Semantics? Need to formalise those Informal Proofs? Join us for the study support session for Introduction to Logic! During this study support session, we will aim to discuss every topic in the course, with special attention going out to topics such as Semantics and Formal Proofs.

New Location Social!

Wednesday 1st of November, 21:30 Location: 't Gat van Groningen, Poelestraat 51

It was time for us to find a new location for our socials. We looked at a few different bars and decided upon 't Gat van Groningen in the end. We hope to have a lot of amazing nights here, so be sure to check out the new location!

Study Support: Imperative Programming

Wednesday 8th of November, 11:00 till 13:00, BB 5161.0267

Do you have any problems with the theory of Imperative Programming? Do you want help in preparing for you exam? During this study support session, we will discuss parts of an old exam and help you understand subjects that are relevant for your exam (such as recognizing the time complexity of a program).

During this lecture, we will also shortly deal with some topics that might need a short reminder, such as the workings of recursion. There will also we the opportunity to ask questions.

SNiC: DisruptIT

Wednesday 15th of November, 11:00 till 20:00

DisruptIT is the 11th conference organised by the Stichting Nationaal Informatica Congres, this year study association Cover provides the committee that will organise it and it will be held on the 15th of November.

This year’s theme is Disruptive Technology. Disruptive Technology is technology that displaces an established technology. This will shake up the current industry or is so ground breaking that it creates its own industry. This topic is focussing on current and future technologies that will change the work field of current students. It is hard for students to predict the future of a rapidly changing market. We want to give the students a mind-changing insight into the future.

*Note that this event is sold out and you can only be placed on a waiting list

Announcements

Master selection AI

The Faculty Board of the FSE has definitely decided that admission to the MSc Programmes Artificial Intelligence and Human-Machine Communication will not be selective for the year 2018-2019, therefore every student with a Dutch BSc AI diploma will be admitted.

For the year 2019-2020, it is not yet clear whether the master programmes will become selective. However, this selection will be on the basis of academic performance, motivation and English language proficiency, i.e. not solely based on grades. If the programmes become selective, you will be informed timely.

Long term plan

One of the points from our policy plan is (re-)instating the long term plan. For this we have checked what previous boards did about this and collected that information as far as it was still relevant. However we would love to get the input from our members and see what they think is important for Cover to be focusing on the coming 5 years. So if you have an idea or something you think is important to put in the long term plan please email me on chairman@svcover.nl!

Vacancy at the UG

The Dean of Industry Relations is looking for a student assistant to make and maintain a website for the industry relations department. This would be a 12-16 hour a week job. This would include both the front and backend of the website. You have to be fluent in both English and Dutch. You need to have experience with building websites or are willing to learn this in your own time. For further information please email s.t.van.gennip@rug.nl

BEST is looking for a new board

Do you want to work alongside 96 boards in Europe? Do you want to travel, gain experience while studying full time? BEST Groningen is looking for new board members to start in December. Interested, email the current board at bestgroningen@gmail.com!"

Volunteering at the Beta Career Day

The Beta Career Day is an event that aims to prepare students for their future career. The day is mainly oriented at first-year master students of the Faculty of Science and Engineering. The students are welcome for coffee from 09:30 and at 10:00 the event will kick off with an interesting guest speaker. During the day various workshops and lectures will be given and students can get a professional LinkedIn picture taken or their CV checked. The programme will end at 16:45 and then we will finish the day with networking drinks. To make sure everything runs smoothly during the event we will need a number of volunteers. The tasks of the volunteers will include ushering of the visitors and being present as doormen. Also, we will need two people who can take pictures during the day. The volunteers will have to be present from 09:30 until 16:45, afterwards they are, of course, welcome to stay for a drink and the opportunity to talk to the alumni. The volunteers will receive a free lunch and a gift voucher as a reward for their efforts. Furthermore, we will need some people who want to flyer before the event, for specific timeslots you can ask your board. If you are interested in helping us to make the Beta Career Day a success, sign up now! You can do this with the board of your student association, registration will be open until 3 November.

Other events

First Year Study Corner

Every Monday of the first period there will be a first year study corner will be held in the Cover room from 10am until noon. We want to ask older years to join the sessions and help the first years during this time. If you want to help just show up at one of the meetings! Please keep in mind the Cover room will not be open for recreational activities during this time.

Looking for committee members!

See the website for a complete overview of committees that are looking for members! If you want to apply for a committee please email intern@svcover.nl to let her know you're interested. A resume or motivation is optional, so feel free to just tell her you're interested!

IntroCee

Do you want to organize next year’s introductory day and introductory camp? Join the IntroCee!

Deadline: 29th of October

LustrumCee

Next year Cover will celebrate her 25th birthday! Since this is such a special age, we will celebrate this with a lustrum week. Do you have nice ideas and want to organize this amazing week? Join the LustrumCee! (Note that only older year students can join the LustrumCee.)

Deadline: 29th of October

YearBookCee

Are you creative or looking for a way to put your mark on Cover? Join the YearBookCee! The YearBookCee publishes a YearBook each year.

Deadline: 29th of October