CENSTAT

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CENSTAT A2B2D Introduction day for
international newcomers

• Room C50

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Program

• 10h00 Coffee
• 10h30 Introduction A2B2D
• 11h00 Guided tour Hasselt university
• 12h18 Bus to Hasselt
• 12h30 Lunch
• 13h15 World map
• 14h00 Guided tour Hasselt city
• 16h00 Closing Drink at Borrelhuis

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What are we?

• Alumni Applied-, Biostatistics and
  Bioinformatics, campus Diepenbeek
• Or simply A2B2D
• Staff of Hasselt university
• Center for Statistics CENSTAT
• Pre-doctoral and post-doctoral
• Student representatives

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Why are we?

• To help you with all your problems which are not
  related to your study.
• Student chancellor Lien Beunckens(D3)
• Expand your network
• Life is more than studying alone
• Organize social activities
• Website www.censtat.be/student/alumni
• Monthly newsletter
• Registration at website

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Who are we?

• President Niel Hens(C157)
• Vice Philippe Haldermans(C158)
• Treasurer Liesbeth Bruckers(D5)
• Entertainer Dirk Valkenborg(H10)

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Who are we?

• Secretary An Creemers(D57)
• Scriptor Tina Sotto(H10)
• Sports John Maringwa(D52)
• Webmaster Kris Callaert(D5)
• Jack-ass Herbert Thijs(D5)

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Where are you?
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Where are you?
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Belgium
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Belgium
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Practical Information

• UHASSELT
• Founded in 1971
• Students 2266
• Academic staff 446
• Administrative and technical staff 225
• Opening hours
• The campus is open from 08.00 am to 10.00 pm on
  weekdays and from 08.00 am to 07.00 pm on
  Saturdays. On public holidays and Sundays it is
  closed.
• Secretariat (Martine Machiels)

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Practical Information

• Bikes
• VEDO, for more information contact Martine
  Machiels.
• Do not change locks!
• Public transportation
• 45 Genk-Hasselt, Maaseik-Hasselt (every 15 min.)
• 36 Genk-Diepenbeek-Hasselt
• 20a Maastricht-Bilzen-Hasselt
• Most busses travel to Hasselt or Genk To be sure
  ask the bus driver.

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Practical Information

• Open your own bank account
• PROTON-card, VISA, ATM
• shops, supermarkets
• Colruyt
• Aldi (cheap)
• Delhaize
• Spar
• Lidl
• Carrefour
• Night shops (expensive)

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Practical Information

• Hospitals in Hasselt and Genk
• General practitioners Note during weekends other
  schedule
• Dentist
• Pharmacy
• ER
• Social Security
• Free Busses

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Activities

• Four big activities
• Xmas Party (December)
• Easter Quiz (April)
• City Trip (May)
• BBQ (July)

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Activities

• A lot of smaller activities
• Genever festival
• Bowling
• Ice skating
• Snowboarding
• Survival Day in the Ardennes
• World evening
• Wall climbing

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Going around

• SSS-principle (studysocial lifesuccess)
• Two neighboring cities
• Hasselt pubs, kinepolis, pool, park, CC,
  restaurants,
• Genk pubs, euroscoop(Tue 4), pool, park, CC,
  restaurants, ...
• excursions
• One day Bokrijk Open Air museum, Maastricht,
  Aachen, Brussels, Leuven, Bruges, Gent, Ardennes
• City trips Paris, London, Amsterdam, Koln,
  Barcelona.

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Sports

• Swimming
• Is free in swimming pool Hasselt from
• Mon 7h00 16h15 19h3021h00
• Tue7h0017h00 19h00-20h00 22h00-23h30
• Wed8h3016h00 19h3021h00
• Thu7h00 17h15 19h30 21h00
• Fri 7h00 17h00 19h00 21h00
• Sat14h30 18h30
• Sun11h00 13h00
• More info via 3211/24 11 61

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Sports

• Ice-skating
• Cost 1 at skating hall Hasselt.
• Wall climbing
• Cost 3 at climbing wall Olympia Hasselt.
• Squasch
• Cost 3 for 30 min. at Fitlink Diepenbeek
• Tickets can be purchased at student secretary.
  (material is included)

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Sports

• Fitness at Sportopolis
• Subscription for 12 months 39/month
• Rugby
• Contact Herbert Thijs
• Indoor football
• Every Friday at 18h. In the fitlink.
• DIY
• contact John Maringwa or Dirk Valkenborg
• http//www.uhasselt.be/sport (dutch)

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Upcoming Activities

• 21/10/2006 Geneverfeast
• 11/10/06 Indoor wall climbing from 18h to 20h
• 28/10/06 Mountainbiken in the Ardennes
• 20/11/2006 Indoor Skiën/snowboarden    
• 21/12/2006 Xmas evening
• Tba Bowling (free)
• Tba movies at euroscoop (3)
• Tba Ice skating (free)
• You name it, we organize it! (cultural event,
  city trip, gastronomy)