As the study tour started just before summer, this seems like a great moment to give a short introduction to the subcommittees and on how they are doing! In the article in the physical VONK, we were right in the middle of selecting participants and starting this whole journey. Now, a few months later, we have officially begun and the subcommittees have all written something about what they have been doing so far and what they will be doing in the coming months!

The EEMCS trip has been a staple in the bonding between the associations in our faculty (and Atlantis) for many years now. This year’s destination was Krakow, the former capital of Poland and, aside from Warsaw, the largest city in Poland. The trip was amazing, so this article will tell you a bit about the experiences, historic sights, nightlife and the food that this diverse city has to offer.

Do you want to know what we as EE students do? Well of course you do! Last time I told you about the beautiful European Microwave Week, this time I’ll tell you about a different conference I got distracted at! This time it was with the Computer Science department at the ICT.OPEN 2026! This is a two day conference this time Hosted in the Doelen in Rotterdam.

It may still be far away for most of you, but last November, something happened to me. After years of studying, I had earned my diploma and was ready to become a “burger” (working person). I had already been looking for jobs when my thesis was nearing its end, but I couldn’t quite figure out what I wanted to do, which meant I had a gap between graduating and starting my first job. During this time of unemployment, I had lots of time to pick up old and new hobbies, which I put in a tier list for you guys. I’ve ranked these hobbies on several categories: level of enjoyment, usefulness, repeatability and cost (lower the better, obviously). Each hobby will get a small description of my experience with it, but for the lazy reader, I’ve also made an actual tier list.

It has been a while since my last presidential note. In the meantime winter has turned to spring, and I am already nearing the end of my board year. I was told before starting my board year that time will fly and that when I blink twice I will already be looking for the next board. I thought they were exaggerating just a little. But then I blinked twice and now here we are, at the end of April, and I am indeed looking for a candidate board. Time flies when you are having fun I guess.

Another few modules are behind us, and in that time I should have done enough studying to review a few new studying locations. And I actually have, scouring around campus to find attempt to find the best spots around, so you know where to go.