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June 2014
Welcome to the fourth edition of
the Leisure Magazine of the school
year 2013-2014!
As per usual the magazine is filled
with stories for and about students
and employees of Leisure
management at Stenden University
Leeuwarden.
We hope you have fun reading this
and we hope you have a nice and
relaxing summer vacation!
If you have any questions or
comments you can send an email
Kind regards,
The editorial team,
Janna Albada and Michelle Bouma
We interviewed Jeantine about
her experiences organizing this
event.
How was it organizing such an
event?
“It took a lot of energy and time
but it was worth it! Other school
assignments did not get as much
attention as should but I do not
regret that. I learned a lot, gained
experience and got the chance to
network. I could translate theory
into practice because it was all
practical. I have been working on
this since the second module of
my first year at Leisure so I
worked on it almost 1, 5 years.
This is something that I can put
on my CV, it was a real
experience.”
Interview continues on next page.
What did you find challenging in organizing this event?
The combination between school and Leisure 25. I had to priorities and plan otherwise I would not be able to do my school work. School is very important but it was difficult to remember that because I was so busy and I enjoyed working on the event. The lasts weeks it was very difficult because I kept thinking about what needed to be done. Day and night I was thinking about the event and what was not finished yet. I had a lot of sleepless nights thinking about all these things.
What did you learn from it?
I gained experience in organizing such an event. The knowledge I gained about that and putting the theory from school into practice. I also learned that everything will not go according to plan and that you need to be creative in your solutions.
What went well and what went wrong?
Almost everything went well. Some logistical parts did not go well because we, the team, did not have the correct knowledge about it. But after some creativity and help the problems were solved. The planning of the afternoon programme did not go according to plan. As an event organizer you have to take everything into account and monitor the progress. We had to improvise to not have a gap in our programme.
What are you most proud of?
That we did it! At the end of the event, while the Partysquad was performing
everything came together and the whole team was happy and proud.
What tip would you give to the students about organizing an event?
Communication is key; keep talking and schedule regular meetings. Be pro-
active and have a clear task division. Also make sure your script is as
thorough as possible.
BOXPARK
Boxpark is a
pup up mall!
This temporary
mall pops up in
different kinds
of places all
over the world.
You can shop,
hang around
and get
something to
drink and eat
here. The first
Pop up mall
was in London.
Boxpark has
brands like
Lacoste, Nike
and other
familiar names,
but you can
also buy low
budget items.
The Boxpark
mall contains
of 61 container
units that you
can go in.
Source: Cloosterman, T. (n.d.).
The World’s First Pop-up Mall:
BOXPARK. Retrieved on 15-06-
2014 via
http://www.leisurefacts.nl/?p=15
61
GAIAZOO
GaziaZOO is a
animal zoo in
Limburg that
becomes more
popular every
day. This zoo
was once a
football field!
You can go on
a tour and
really watch
the animals up
close. This zoo
gives her
visitors an
experience of a
lifetime! The
zoo has a
dinosaur dome
and really
made a few
steps to bring
Imagineering
into an animal
park. The park
works with
themes and it
is even called
the Disneyland
of Zoo’s.
Schel, K. (n.d.). De Zuiderlijke
Parel der Dierentuinen, GaiaZoo!
Retrieved on 15-06-2014 via
http://www.leisurefacts.nl/?p=15
39
UNSTOPPABLE
SENIORS
An estimated
amount of 1.3-
1.65 billion
people are the
so called
“unstoppable
elders”. They
show a higher
level of
frustration that
results in zero
tolerance for
poor service.
The seniors are
not only the
world’s
wealthiest
group, they are
also the most
demanding.
They travel
primarily for
rest and
relaxation and
favor quieter
destinations.
Source: Amster, R. (14-11-2014.
Six Travel Trends to Watch in
2014 and Beyond. Retrieved on
15-06-2014 via
http://www.travelmarketreport.c
om/articles/Six-Travel-Trends-to-
Watch-in-2014-Beyond
ACTION
VACATION
The new way
of vacationing.
People no
longer just
want to lay on
the beach and
tan; they want
action. Fitness,
bootcamps and
healthy food
are the new
way of
enjoying your
vacation and
re-energizing
people for the
fall and winter.
Even though
the elderly
want rest; the
younger
generations
want action
and a vacation
filled with
activities.
Source: Amster, R. (14-11-2014.
Six Travel Trends to Watch in
2014 and Beyond. Retrieved on
15-06-2014 via
http://www.travelmarketreport.c
om/articles/Six-Travel-Trends-to-
Watch-in-2014-Beyond
Leisure trends
1. What would be your dream job?
A. Anything with people
B. Anything with animals
C. An engineer or scientist
D. A travel guide
2. Your perfect day would be:
A. Winning the lottery
B. Staying home and reading a book
C. Watching a movie and eat popcorn all
day
D. Get in touch with yourself by spiritual
research
3. How would you describe yourself?
A. Loving, caring, ethic, sensitive
B. Calm, animal lover, sustainable
C. Smart, down to earth, logical
D. Motivated, happy, neat
4. When your friend is upset you:
A. Take her/him shopping or exercise
B. Talk calmly about the problem
C. Talk about the problem en find a
solution
D. Inspire your friend with success stories
5. If you could have power over 1 thing,
what would this be:
A. Love
B. The environment
C. Knowledge over the existence of the
world
D. Nothing
6. If you had 20.000 euro’s, what would you
spend it on:
A. On clothes, jewelry and other nice
things
B. On a vacation far away from home
C. On diners with your friends
D. On motivational classes and spiritual
workshops
7. Your favorite subject in school is/was:
A. Art
B. Geography
C. Math
D. I like/liked everything
8. What is your ultimate dream house:
A. A mansion in the historic part of town
B. A nice cabin in the forest
C. An apartment in the middle of a big city
D. A house on the beach
Take the Quiz Now!
Pink
You are a very caring
person who has good
intentions and finds ethics
of great importance
Red
You are someone who
loves to exercise and is
fond of materialistic
things
White
You are always very
motivated and you care
more about family values
than materialistic things
Blue
You are a calm and stress-
free person who enjoys live
and likes to help other
people
Purple
You are a very spiritual
person who cares about the
afterlife and try to keep
yourself balanced
Black
You enjoy nice food and
you’re not very fond of
exercise. You are focused on
your future and enjoy “me-
time”
Green
You have a calm personality
and love the outdoors and
animals. You find
sustainability very
important.
Brown
You like to reason things.
You have a realistic view
about the world and you are
probably good at math and
learning other languishes
1: A = Pi, B= Gr, C= Br, D= Wh 2: A= Re, B= Bl, C= Bla, D= Pur 3: A = Pi, B= Gr, C= Br, D= Wh
4: A= Re, B= Bl, C= Bla, D= Pur 5: A = Pi, B= Gr, C= Br, D= Wh 6: A= Re, B= Bl, C= Bla, D= Pur
7: A = Pi, B= Gr, C= Br, D= Wh 8: A= Re, B= Bl, C= Bla, D= Pur
Check your answers and compare them with the answers below. Count the
color that you have got the most. This is your aura color!
Pi = pink, Gr = green, Br = brown, Wh = white, Re = red, Bl = blue, Bla = black and Pur =
purple.
What are you curious about?
TEDx Stenden
University
2014 That was the creative slogan of the second annual TEDxStendenUniversity which
took place on the 15th of May in the Auditorium of Stenden University Leeuwarden.
Who is TED?
For those who do not know TED yet: TED is a
nonprofit event, devoted to ideas worth
spreading. TED started in 1984 as a conference
bringing people from three different worlds
together: Technology, Entertainment and
Design. TEDx is an independently organized
TED event created in the spirit of TED´s
mission, “ideas worth spreading,” the TEDx is
designed to give communities, organizations
and individuals the opportunity to stimulate
dialogue through TED-like experiences at the
local level. TEDx events are fully planned and
coordinated independently, on community-by-
community basis.
The pursuit to organize an independent TEDx
event at Stenden University of Applied Sciences
is based on the university’s mission to ‘unleash
potential in students, staff and surrounding
communities’. The overall theme of the event
Curious Minds also referred to one of the
strategic pillars of the university which
includes problem based learning, research and
internationalization.
Speakers
70 curious minds experiences talks of nine local and international speakers in a very nice ambience. The
first speaker, Nana van Blaaderen, a clothing and home wear designer, spoke about her sustainable
fashion an how she gets inspired by natural resources. Following, Vladislav Smoleevskiy, a student
suffering from ADHD, shared his believe on using cooking as a creative therapy for children who have a
lack of concentration. He himself discovered that he could easily focus on preparing his dishes and it
helped him improve his suffering. Albert Boswijk, co-author of the ‘Economy of Experiences’ is
fascinated by the process on how people learn, form and shape their life and create meaning – on how
we become alive and energetic and passionate when we discover the purpose in life. Next, Gillain Berry
inspired the audience with her message that you should never settle for less than you want and that you..
Programme
A grand opening with a special light show and
music made the audience curious about the
program of the day. The event was hosted by
Martin Groters, Academic Dean of Leisure
Management and Ivaylo Argirov, an International
Student and Creative Artist. Together they
represented the two parts of the brain which
portrayed the logo of the theme and formed a
pleasant atmosphere for the audience. The whole
event was revolved around the overall theme: a
dance act, an arts exhibition by Max Schertz
(UrbanCandles) and Naggennia Castro as well as
interactive mind games encouraged guests to
become more creative during the break...
. What should you consider when
organizing a TEDx conference?
As it is a non-profit event, you need to find partner
who are willing to support you to make it a great
event. Most important is that you choose your
speakers carefully as you have to consider which
interests your audience might have.
always focus on your own goals not listening to others. The last speakers of the first session were of great
interest for the teachers in the audience: Marcel Kanon and Frido Nahon pursuit to make education a
game. With their strong desire to challenge young students, they developed a new learning system
which is based on the concepts of Flow Theory and Gamification to give the best guidance. Alistair
Faukhan shared his believe of not taking any shortcuts in fulfilling your dreams. He made the audience
think about own skills, knowledge and talents and encouraged them to show those to the world.
How about flipping the classroom? Being a lecturer, social entrepreneur, founder of the humanitarian
organization Movingpeople, traveler, triathlete and facilitator, the lecturer Jeanette Medema strives to
reinvent the educational system and inspired everybody wither life story. A very emotional talk was
given by Peter Maeck, an American writer, lecturer and photographer. His stage plays and dance
scenarios have been produced in New York City, Europe and Africa. With his poetry about human love
he honored his father who died of dementia. Last was Bettina Wolff, co-founder of IN:VENT productions.
She spoke about self-perception, perfectionism and the difficulty to life in today’s world full of
opportunity. The feeling that you have to compete with everybody makes her anxious and restless. Many
people in the audience could relate to this topic.
The organization team of TEDx
Stenden University 2014
Can look back at a successful event and a
great experience gained! They started the
cooperation with Media & Entertainment
students who created a very appealing
promotional video and filmed during the
TED Talks.
“We are happy that we were
able to increase the awareness
about TED and its mission of
ideas worth spreading!”
THE TEAM:
Solange Henry, Anastassia Kravtsenko, Amanda Ray,
Svenja Steffes, Eke-Tine Terpstra, Tabea Konnerth.
Grand Tour South Africa
What attracted you to South Africa?
I have always wanted to go to South Africa
for the culture so when I got the chance I did
not doubt for one moment!
How does your life differ from the life you
had as a student in Leeuwarden?
The work pressure is a lot lower than in
Leeuwarden! That’s a good thing because
I’ve got time to discover the country. The
most different thing is that local students all
live on the campus, the Grand Tour students
live nearby the campus.
Sounds relaxing! How is the nightlife over
there?
The nightlife is very different. We have the
pub street in Cape Town with all kinds of
pups and local bars. But Port Alfred is no
Cape Town... We have one bar here were the
drinks are allot cheaper than in Leeuwarden!
Fortunately there are a lot of self-organized
parties at the campus!
“My time in South Africa was a great adventure!”
Sabina is a 3rd
year student who is
now doing her minors in Port Alfred
in South Africa.
Sabina is a driven woman who is
always looking for new adventures
and new challenges. She found it in
South Africa!
What kind of student do you need to be
to take part in the Grand Tour
adventure?
For every students who want new
experiences, those who are open for
different cultures, rituals and for students
who are not afraid to confront themselves.
And off course for students that want to
have the greatest time in their lives!
Are you happy that you have done the
Grand Tour?
Yes, I am. The Grand Tour was an
amazing experience because I am in
another country for 5 months! Off course I
have had my bad days but I have learned
from them. I am very curious about what
things are waiting for me in the future!
“Maybe it’s not about the happy ending. Maybe it’s about the story”
The Whole Grand Tour on One Table
Thailand We will start this dinner of with Mihoen soup from Thailand.
You will need:
2 tablespoons Oil 2 Garlic Cloves, cut in thin slices 60 gram dried Mihoen (Noodles)
225 gram Chicken Filet 2 Tablespoons Green Curry Paste 2 Tablespoons Fish Sauce
3 tablespoons Cornstarch 1 Tablespoon fresh Coriander Leaves 1 liter Chicken stock
225 grams Paksoi 4 Spring Onions, cut in pieces of 5 cm
1. Heat the oil in a wok, add the garlic and fry it until it is light yellow. Take the garlic out of the wok.
2. Put the Mihoen in a large bowl, add hot water and let it soak until it is soft.
3. Cut the chicken into pieces, put it in a food processor with the green curry paste, the fish sauce, the cornstarch
and the coriander leaves. Make little meatballs of the mixture.
4. Bring the stock to a boil and add the meatballs, let it boil for 10 to 15 minutes.
5. Add the Mihoen and garlic and enjoy!
Qatar The dessert is as sweet as can be, the perfect ending of an international meal.
What you need: 2 cups of Flour 2 tablespoons of Powdered Milk 1 large spoon of Sugar 1 large spoon of Yeast 2 large spoons of Custard ¼ spoon of Saffron ¼ spoon of Cinnamon 2 cups of Milk 1 cup of Warm Water a pinch of Salt, Cooking Oil and Syrup 1. Put all the ingredients in a bowl (except the oil) and mix it into a dough. 2. Leave it to rise for an hour. 3. Roll the dough into small balls. 4. Fry the balls in a pan with the oil until they are golden and crisp.
5. Drain and cover in syrup!
South Africa This dish does not need much and also tastes great!
You will need:
1 kilogram Spinach, 1 onion, 250 gram peanuts (in shell),
Oil, Pepper and Salt.
1. Wash the spinach and cook it for a few minutes with
the water still on it. Then, put them aside and let the
water leak out.
2. un-shell the peanuts and grind them in a mortar.
3. chop the onion, fry them in oil, add spinach, peanuts,
salt and pepper and let it steam for several minutes.
4. Done!
Bali The main course of this meal is Daging
Boemboe. An easy to make dish which takes
you to the delicious flavors of southern
Asia.
250 grams of Beef, diced 2 big Onions, chopped 1, 5 teaspoon Garlic Powder 3 teaspoons Sambal Oelek 2 teaspoons Laos 2, 5 teaspoons Djahé (dried, grinded Ginger) 2 tablespoons Ketjap Manis 1 tablespoons Santen Mix Salt Water Oil 1. Fry the onions, the garlic, sambal, laos, djahé and salt in a big pan with oil. 2. Add the meat and brown it. Then, add water until the beef is completely submerged. 3. Cover it with the lid and let it steam for 45 minutes. 4. Add the ketjap and santen mix, serve with rice. 5. Eat!
Module Evaluations What do we do with it?
Every module you are asked to fill in a module evaluation. For us, these
evaluations are very important. We use this information to adjust and better
modules. In the third module period of 2013/2014 we evaluated, among others,
the modules “Marketing van de Vrije Tijd” and “Leisure Operations”.
These modules already exist for some years but this year a few big changes are
made. For every module in the second and first study year a fixed structure is set.
The bases of every module is PBL in the first year and CBL in the second year. This
year the logbook and reflection report are introduced. It is new that every module
one module assignment and one research assignment will be made. This way
research has a permanent place in every module. In the foreword of every module
book a list of changes made is present. This way you can read what happened
with the feedback you gave.
The module “Marketing van de Vrije Tijd” is modified due to changes in structure
and the evaluations. Tasks were changed and renewed, a fieldtrip was added and
the module assignment was rewritten. From the most recent evaluations it was
evident that the fieldtrip was disappointing and the new module assignment gave
a lot of freedom, which made the assignment very difficult. Next year the fieldtrip
will possibly be 2 days and the module assignment will be adjusted to the needs
of the students. The tasks were evaluated very divers but enough feedback was
given to better them.
In the module “Leisure Operations” the focus was on the connection and cohesion
with Leisure Projects. Last year the students found this connection to be too much
about organizing events. This year the focus was on well evaluated cases and the
cases were made more international. Also a difficult research assignment is added.
Because of these changes the module was focused less on organizing events.
Students found the module to have a very specific structure and well divided work
load. Some students thought this workload was exactly right, other wanted to be
more challenged. We are discussing on how we will arrange it next year; a higher
workload? More events? More connection to Leisure Projects.
Next study year we will continue evaluating, adjusting and bettering the modules.
One of the expected improvements is simplifying the forms for the logbook and
reflection. We highly appreciate your compliments and critical observations and
take everything into account.
Hilda Koops
Teamleader Leisure Management
EILEEN BRITTEN Event Team
Eileen is a 20 year old Leisure Management Student who started in September 2013. Her favourite part of the study is the practical part. She wants to be the connection between students and tutors and like to help others by solving problems. She states that the team is willing to do a lot to help out the students of Leisure Management.
MEET THE NEW STURA TEAM
We introduce the new team of student who will represent
Leisure Management in the StuRa!
ALEXANDER PETKOV Event Team
Alexander is 20 years old and started Leisure Management in September 2013. His favorite part is the sport sector. He is a member of the team because he wants to better the study course. Also, he likes to make more connection with other students. He believes that the new StuRa is a good team but needs to be a little more organized.
LEO GLAS Team Leader
This 26 year old International Leisure Management student is captain of the
StuRa. His favourite parts of the education are being a member of the StuRa
and SSW organization team. He also enjoys going on the fieldtrips and
having fun with his peers. He wants to be involved in as many aspects of his
study as possible and therefor he is a member of the StuRa. He believes that
motivation is a core part of any education and wants to motivate people to
get the most out of their education. He also wants to improve the
communication within Leisure Management.
Katja is 20 years of age and is a first year student International Leisure Management. She enjoys meeting peers from many different countries. She likes the openness of Leisure and the willingness to help each other. She is a member of the StuRa team because she wants to learn more about how to work in a group and how to coordinate things. She wants StuRa to be taken more serious and she wants all the Leisure students to know what the StuRa does.
KATJA GIMPEL Social Media
Katja is 20 years of age and is a first year student International Leisure Management. She enjoys meeting peers from many different countries. She likes the openness of Leisure and the willingness to help each other. She is a member of the StuRa team because she wants to learn more about how to work in a group and how to coordinate things. She wants StuRa to be taken more serious and she wants all the Leisure students to know what the StuRa does.
ROMY IJSSELDIJK Secretary
Romy is a first year student International Leisure Management.
She is 20 years old. The international element is her favourite
part of Leisure. This because she finds it interesting to learn
about different culture and people.
She joined the StuRa because she
finds it to be a great opportunity to
get involved in school. She wants
all the students to know there is a
StuRa and that they can come to
them with questions. She thinks
the team is doing well and has a
nice atmosphere.
TABEA KONNERTH Event Team
Tabea is a second year student International Leisure
Management. She is 21 years old. Her favourite
parts of the education are the practise orientation
and the sport sector. She wants to be actively
involved in the improvement of Leisure
Management and she wants to make it more
enjoyable for her fellow students. She is content
about the new team and likes the atmosphere.
DEBBIE KRAMER Event Team
Debbie is a 24 year old International Leisure Management student. When her daughter turned 2 she decided it was time to go back to school. She is a member of the StuRa team because she wants to be as involved as possible. She is also part of the promo team, which she enjoys. She also is a fan on the PBL way of learning. She wants the students of Leisure to know that when they have complaints or questions they can turn to the StuRa. More info: [email protected]
The Center of Expertise; Leisure, Tourism & Hospitality is a collaboration between schools
and the businesslive. Their goal is to make the knowledge of the hbo’s excesseble to the
corporate world. The NHTV (Breda), HZ (Vlissingen) and Stenden University initiated the
center in 2013. The center will develop and spread its knowledge of the three sectors. It
focuses on four key subjects;
1. The social and economical importance of Leisure, Tourism and Hospitality,
2. Innovative entrepreneurship in Leisure, Tourism an Hospitality,
3. Sustainable development of Leisure, Tourism and Hospitality,
4. Develoment of (coastal) destinations.
The center fills the need for knowlegde by doing scientifical research and applying that
knowlegde in practise-based research in the professional field. Recenatly CELTH came in
the news with the project ‘Mijn bestemming in jouw brein’ (My destination in your brain). For
the first time neuromarketing is used for the tourism in the Netherland. The first pilotregion is
Zeeland. VVVZeeland, in collaboration with Kenniscentrum Kusttourisme, is partner of CELTH.
Below the translated virsion of the newsarticle is given.
Neuromarketing to strengthen Zeelands promotion
Marketing in the tourism sector aims to giving people a good feeling about the tourist
destination. When people decide where their holiday or leisure activity will be they choose the
destination where they get the best feeling with (the most positive emotional association). It is
not easy to determine how well different marketingtools work in connecting the best feeling
to the destination. Often this is researched by letting a numerous amount of people fill in a
questionnaire. For expamle before and after seeing a commercial.
A problem with that is that from scientific research we know that people say what they think
but do what they feel. With different words: decisions are eventually much more directly
connected to emotion then to rational thought. It is more important to measure the emotions
that are connected to that one marketingtool like a commercial or social media campage,
than to ask people what they think about it.
Neuromarketing Emotions can be correctly measured by looking at what reaction they activate in the brain. By
using an electoencephalogram (EEG) the emotional reactions of the brain can be measured.
This is called neuromarketing. If a strong emotional reaction is found after for example,
seeing a tourist destination after they saw the commercial, then the marketingtool connected
positive emotion to the destination. The chance that people eventually will choose this
destination is greater than when they did not see the commercial.
More information: www.CELTH.nl
CELTH
Since the start of last school year Leisure Management has been heavily involved in the so-called regional co-makership laboratory (ReCoMa-Lab). It is a project of the Centre for Sustainable Regional Innovation in the Knowledge Economy in partnership with ten health- care, leisure and tourism companies / organizations, Stenden University of Applied Sciences and Alfa secondary school.
The partners believe it is important that a clear, teaching model be developed which has been tried and tested in practice. This model should allow for sufficient flexibility when working on innovations in co-makership between companies / institutions and education. This educational model is being developed by ReCoMa-Lab as they go along. Important principles here are multilevel (MBO / HBO) and multidisciplinary (various programs and companies) work. Participants from our educational program are Sandra Hoekstra (teacher), Steffen Fokkema (kenniskring member) and Edou Hilverda (coordinator) in the lab.
"We supply the labor market."
With this significant remark a teacher of the Alfa-college makes it clear why she finds participation in the ReCoMa Lab so important. Recently, the zero-measurement of the ReCoMa Lab was carried out.
Some important findings include: Education and business experience this way of working together as inspirational. It is considered an example for future education. - There are, however, still the three “worlds” of MBO, HBO and business which should come together more. Each has its own specific culture, language and conditions.
For students, participation in projects of the lab is an excellent opportunity to work on innovative projects in cooperation with both the field and with students from a variety of MBO and HBO courses. Another objective is capacity building and the exchange of knowledge and expertise between teachers and business employees. We hope to achieve this, among other things, by having teachers do internships at partner companies and organizations.
Besides the exchange of knowledge and experience between educational institutions and businesses and institutions, the project provides an excellent opportunity to get to know the field in the direct vicinity [once again]. The experiences of the placements are included in the research part of the project. This research is conducted in collaboration with Prof. Loek Nieuwenhuis from University of Arnhem and Nijmegen (Work and Study) and possibly also with Prof. Maarten de Laat of the Open University (Learning networks).
Edou Hilverda
5 June 2014
REGIONAL CO-MAKERSHIP LABORATORY
ADRENALINE INTERNSHIP
The experience of a life time!
Fist question, how did you get your internship at the TT circuit?
I’ve always loved cars, motorcycles and speed so I thought the TT Circuit
would be perfect for me. I was not sure if they were hiring interns so I
wrote them an email and an application letter. After a few days I got a
phone call... The man who is now my supervisor asked me for a job
interview and a few weeks later I got the news that I was picked out of
three people for the internship!
That’s great! Can you tell us something about your responsibilities at
the TT circuit?
Yes, I have a function as assistant manager marketing and communication.
I need to execute marketing responsibilities by myself. The things I have
to do are very varied! I have made scripts for different kinds of events, I
have organized an event, I have done PR and press conferences, had
meetings and I have worked at events such as the WK superbikes. Just to
name a few things!
It all sounds very awesome! Is the atmosphere just as nice as your
responsibilities?
Yes, the team I work with is great. Everyone helps each other and
although everyone has their own job to do there is no real feeling of
hierarchy. The atmosphere is very relaxing and as an intern you feel
welcome right away!
3RD
YEAR LEISURE MANAGEMENT STUDENT JUDITH VEGTER IS DOING HER INTERNSHIP
AT THE TT CIRCUIT IN ASSEN. LET’S ASK HER HOW SHE’S DOING!
LET US INTRODUCE…
Judith Vegter is a real
adrenaline junkie who needed
an internship that could
handle her enthusiasm.
Judith loves everything that
has to do with cars,
motorcycles and speed!
Before she had the internship
at the TT circuit in Assen she
was a loyal visitor of their
events like British Super
Bikes and the TT.
Judith Vegter, 3rd
year Leisure Management Student
TT CIRCUIT ASSEN
That’s a lot! How would you rate your internship and
would you recommend the TT Circuit as an internship
to other Leisure Management students?
I would rate my internship with a 9+ I had a wonderful
time. I would recommend this internship to someone who
wants more experience in the event branch with a heart for
marketing and PR. The student who would also like to do
the same internship would have to be very flexible and
needs to be a team player as well as an independent
worker. The student definitely has to love cars and
motorcycles and their beautiful noise because we are quite
surrounded with them here! But that’s what this internship
is all about!
British Super Bikes TT Assen
“As an intern you feel welcome right away!”
WK superbike TT Assen
What did you learn in this
internship?
My internship is not over yet but I
have already learned allot. The
lessons I have had in school are very
handy for the real deal! I have
learned to network, manage
marketing skills, promotion skills
and I have learned how the National
and International market works!
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Leisure Projects!
Overview of the projects
Although all the events have already been executed it is always nice to bring back some memories! This year there were 21 projects in total! Allot of work for allot of students, but more importantly allot of fun. You can read more about some of these projects in this magazine but here is an overview of all the events:
Leisure 25 TEDx Olympiade The Bewegingscentrum event Natuurlijk Kollumeroord Game Academy Paasspektakel Tryater Friesland pop Leisure Management opening Hondsrug Cabrio Tour Water Battle O3 Expect
What was your function in your team?
I was responsible for the production and the program
of the third birthday of Podium Asteriks. I made the
script and kept our network informed.
Was the event successfully executed?
Yes it was! We did not have a full house but the
atmosphere was amazing and the bands, Asteriks
and Stenden were very happy.
Did you benefit anything from Leisure Projects?
Yes, I’ve always wanted to work in a concert hall. It
was my ideal place for an internship. When I did the
project at Podium Asteriks I worked there as a
volunteer several times; behind the bar, at the cash
register and as assistant stage manager. After the
project was done I decided to stay there and gain
more experience which I could use in the future. In
January of this year I was promoted to
“Productieleider”. This means that once a month I
am responsible for everything that Friday; prepare
the venue, the bar, make sure the bands have
everything they need, set up the cash registers, make
sure all the volunteers are at their post, answer all
questions, count the money and all other things
involved. It is a great way to learn and better my CV
and if it wasn’t for Leisure Projects I would not have
worked there.
What would you like to suggest student that are
starting this module?
Even though it might not be a ‘fun’ project you will
learn a lot from it. You learn how a company works
and you learn how to write all the documents which
you will use in your career. Use the book wisely and
start strong; be confident and dare to speak up if you
have a good idea.
Podium Asteriks is a non-profit concert
hall in the Blokhuispoort, the former jail
of Leeuwarden. In the former theater
room concerts are organized every
Friday. Bands such as Mister &
Mississippi, Kim Jansen, Jaya the Cat,
Dope D.O.D. and Moss have all
performed at Podium Asteriks. But also
unknown bands that just started have
been given a place to perform and gain
experience on stage. For only 5 euro’s,
150 people can enjoy the events of
Asteriks.
An interesting Spin off
“I ALWAYS WANTED TO WORK IN A CONCERT
HALL.”
V
This Leisure Magazine is made by Janna Albada and Michelle Bouma.
