This year Thor will organize the most amazing weekend of your study time! On the 18th, 19th, and 20th of September Thor will organize the first-year weekend full of fun activities. This is your chance to get to know all your fellow first-year students and the study association Thor! 

The weekend will start at our own local heaven, Het Walhalla, at 16:30 on Friday the 18th of September. That Friday you can drop off your baggage before 13:00 if you don't want to take it with you on the bike yourself. A packing list will follow later once you have subscribed.
 
 You can enroll for this weekend by filling out your details below. If you have any questions regarding the weekend, please do not hesitate to come by the Board room or contact the organization at thew@thor.edu. This weekend will cost €40,- euros. If you enroll, you are expected to show up for the weekend and pay the participation fee. If you need to unsubscribe, you can send an email to thew@thor.edu before Tuesday the 15th of September at 12:00. If you unsubscribe after this deadline you will have to pay a fee. You can pay with iDeal via the webform below, or in the Board room when the academic year has started.

 After the choose your track event for AI&ES, you might be a bit overwhelmed by all the information and choices you need to make.
You are not alone in this, so to help you out Mimir is organizing this event to help you figure things out.

What to expect:
– Peer Experiences: Second-year students who were in your exact shoes last year will be there to share their experiences.
– Course Selection & Scheduling Support: Ask all your burning questions about workload, difficult subjects, track specifics, and balancing your timetable.

Tip: Come prepared with a rough idea of your interests, a list of courses you are curious about, and any scheduling constraints you might have. 

As the switch GMM approaches, the kandis are eager to reach the Board table. Oude Bokken, of course, do not like that the kandis want to reach the Board table at least not when unprepared. This is why they will try their absolute best to stop the kandis from reaching the table before they are deemed prepared. The kandis must convince these protectors of the Board table that they are worthy enough to sit at the table. It will be a spectacle! We, the kandis hope that we will be prepared, and we hope that you join us on our journey! 

👉 Mimir signup page: Link 👈

ASML is the biggest company in the Netherlands and an innovation leader in the semiconductor industry. They provide chipmakers with the hardware, software and services they need to mass produce microchips. They design and manufacture the lithography machines that are an essential part of chip manufacturing.

Mimir has been in contact with Jeroen van de Wijdeven, who finished his MSc and PhD in the control systems technology group of Maarten Steinbuch at the TU/e. For the last 17.5 years he has been working at ASML in different D&E and research projects, focusing mostly on mechatronics related challenges. He has invited us to the ASML experience center, where we will get to experience the world of ASML. We will get to see their technology up close, including real hardware and full-size 3D machine projections. The tour explains how their systems support chip manufacturing and offers an inside look at key technologies. Their aim is to have an informal tour with plenty of opportunity for questions.

Important:
– There is a maximum registration of 20 people per excursion day (Mimir members have priority).
– A passport or ID is required to be allowed into the experience center.

Due to the limited amount of spots per excursion day, we will send you an email to confirm your spot. Since ASML requires the details of the people attending the excursion beforehand, the registration will close at least two weeks before the excursion.

Since the event does not take place on the TU/e campus, you can either join us and travel there with us by bus or find your own mode of transportation. It is STRONGLY advised to NOT come by car since, parking is a challenge even for the employees themselves and might result a 15 minute walk to the reception of building 7. If you decide to join us in traveling to ASML, we will meet at the bus side of the station at 9 AM.

For more information about ASML we recommend the following videos:
– The crazy technology behind the most important machine in the world
– Why is the wafer stage important in High NA EUV lithography?