SIB is thé social association with intellectual depth. At SIB, you can enjoy, explore and experience the world around you. Come to our talks at the Domplein, sing your heart out during a cantus,
negotiate your way to world domination during our Simulation, or join us on a trip to Ljubljana, Bilbao or Ghent. You can be as active as you want, for example, by becoming a part of one of the many
committees or societies. Come enjoy, explore, experience at SIB!
SIB members are mainly Dutch but we are also open for internationals. We all have a very broad interest in international relations, but are doing many different studies.
In cooperation with the board of the UIT, we are working hard to organize a wonderful programme during the UITweek. For questions about SIB, student life and Utrecht, you can always send us an email or a message via social media. SIB's programme can be seen below; any updates or changes will be announced here and on social media.
| Time & place | Activity |
|---|---|
| 19:00 To Be Announced |
BBQTraditionally, SIB is hosting a BBQ the night before the UIT for our enthousiastic volunteers and UITslapers. Not an UITslaper but interested in SIB? Feel free to join! |
| Time & place | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:30-18:00 Janskerkhof |
International livingroomCome by the SIB booth where you can enjoy hang out, ask questions and sign up the whole week! Play games with your mentor group, have a snack or win a bike. Of course you can also just relax and relax in our cozy living room. |
| Time & place | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:30-18:00 Janskerkhof |
International livingroomCome by the SIB booth where you can enjoy hang out, ask questions and sign up the whole week! Play games with your mentor group, have a snack or win a bike. Of course you can also just relax and relax in our cozy living room. |
| 11:30-12:30 Science Park |
ParadeSIB makes a trip around the world at the Science Park! Come spot us during the association parade. |
| 15:00-19:00 Wilhelminapark |
Association MarketHop by for all your questions about SIB and a snack! You can grap your SIB merch here and sign up! |
| 16:00-18:00 Griftpark |
International debateThe international associations are making themselves heard with a real panel discussion. Learn more about all the associations that show you the world and see what else they have to offer! |
| 20:00 Café de Tussentijd |
Game NightFinish your fellow UIT runners with a game of Cards Against Humanity, Exploding Kittens of 30 Seconds! |
| Time & place | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:30-18:00 Janskerkhof |
International livingroomCome by the SIB booth where you can enjoy hang out, ask questions and sign up the whole week! Play games with your mentor group, have a snack or win a bike. Of course you can also just relax and relax in our cozy living room. |
| 11:00-16:00 Park Transwijk |
InfomarketLearn more about SIB, sign up or join us for some international twister! |
| 19:30 Café de Tussentijd |
Interactieve lezing"Meisje moet haar klep dicht houden" - Feministisch buitenlandbeleid van minister Eveline Herfkens.Het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken zet zich al decennia in voor wereldwijde vrouwenrechten maar staat tegelijkertijd bekend als een van de meest vrouwonvriendelijke ministeries. Recentelijk kondigden ministers Hoekstra en Schreienmacher aan dat Nederland in navolging van o.a. Zweden, Duitsland en Mexico 'feministisch buitenlandbeleid' zal voeren. Het concept werd bekend door de Zweedse minister Margot Wallström en draait niet alleen om vrouwenrechten maar staat ook voor een andere politieke stijl. Aan de hand van het verhaal van Eveline Herfkens, oud-minister voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking (1998-2002) zal Marene Elgershuizen vertellen hoe minister Herfkens haar hele carrière deze benadering al hanteerde en als minister avant la lettre overduidelijk feministisch buitenlandbeleid uitdroeg. Na haar lezing zullen we met Marene en elkaar in discussie gaan over deze rol van vrouwenrechten en door vrouwen succesvol gevoerde politieke strategieën." |
| Time & place | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:30-18:00 Janskerkhof |
International livingroomCome by the SIB booth where you can enjoy hang out, ask questions and sign up the whole week! Play games with your mentor group, have snack or win a bike. Of course you can also just relax and relax in our cozy living room. |
| 21:00-23:30 Café Weerdzicht |
KaraokeSing your lungs out during our karaoke night! Experience SIB one more time during the UIT! |
Do you want to get to know SIB (even more) after the UIT? There are several ways to do so!
-- Sander, second-year at SIB
"Even though my membership started in a digital environment, I felt welcome in the association and soon become involved in many ways. Almost every Tuesday I went to a broad collection of lectures varying from rainforest conservation to the diplomatic situation of Taiwan. Afterwards, the group would move to the (online) drinks – or ‘borrel’ in Dutch – and further discuss the lecture’s topic or something completely different. Every Thursday I saw new sides of people during the social activities, I would do a kano trip or cocktail night with the same people with whom I discussed Germany’s policies on beer two days before. This pleasant dynamic gives students like me the opportunity to stay intellectually challenged by and socially involved with your friends within the association. At the moment, I am a member of the External Committee, the one that organises the lectures, and part of the editorial board SIB’s wonderful magazine, the SIB-LINK. Next to that I want to create my own society, “À la Carte”, in which we will dive deeper into the world of maps. Hopefully, you will join it."
-- Kim, foruth-year at SIB
"About two years ago a friend sent me a link to the SIB-website, I went to my first lecture and afterwards the drinks. I haven’t been able to leave since! I was pulled in by the great variety in activities; from painting to beer yoga, from lasergame to a 50’s themed party."
As someone who was initially more interested in the social side of SIB, in recent times I have been attending more lectures and broadening my intellectual horizon. The variety in lecture topics and the Tuesday Twists, like the philosophical cafe, makes that I can attend lectures that I would not normally receive in my studies, which makes it that much more interesting! SIB introduced me to many of my friends, and gave me a place where anything is possible!
Did you miss us during the UIT or do you want to join an activity before signing up?
Then go with us on a day-trip to Deventer! We will visit a museum, beer brewery, the Lebuinus church and more. You immediately get the chance to meet other first-year students from Utrecht meet and make new friends! You can sign up here!
Come and experience SIB for half a year for only €10,-!* Sign up before the 20th of August on our website to make use of this special action. After half a year, you can stop your membership free of charge. Of course, it's also possible to sign up for the regular fee afterwards.
* *Check the website for the general conditions and the deadlines
