Study Tour 2024

About us

The VvTP Study Tour 2024 is organised by a committee of 8 motivated physics students. We are members of the Association for Applied Physics (VvTP), which is the study association for Applied Physics students at the Delft University of Technology. One of the goals of the Study Tour is to help students broaden their horizons, and bring them in touch with other cultures. Another is to help students with their future career choices.

The committee members this year are:

Hessel Schulte, President
Alek Heuvel, Secretary
Niek Sevenhuysen, Treasurer
Twan Terpstra, Acquisition Commissioner
Mare Dijkstra, Acquisition Commissioner
Nick Vernooij, Program Commissioner
Sabine van Dijk, Program Commissioner
Maarten Spreij, Qualitate Qua

Programme

From the 5th to the 25th of August, we will be travelling through Japan and South-Korea. We will visit companies working with cutting-edge technology, universities researching the newest physics, as well as cultural and historical sites. Japan and South-Korea have a rich and fascinating culture, as well as beautiful nature, which everyone will have plenty of time to enjoy.

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A message from our partner Cosine

Cosine is a worldwide leading company in the development of innovative measurement solutions for space, such as Silicon Pore Optics and remote sensing instrumentation with onboard analytics. We combine physics and technology to bring out-of-the-box solutions to our clients. We have been developing and delivering innovative measurement systems for space and industrial applications since 1998. Our company operates 1,000 m2 of cleanrooms and high-tech assembly facilities to build and test the systems we produce for customers at our headquarters in Sassenheim, The Netherlands. The cosine team consists of 50+ highly educated people who develop transparently in close collaboration with our customers. Our technologies span the field of applied physics, with extensive experience in spectroscopy, laser systems and radiation imaging systems. We use our knowledge in physics, electronics and software to solve problems in an innovative way.

Becoming a partner

Prior to and during the Study Tour, the students will visit several companies. These students are selected on motivation and resume. The group will consist of 30 highly motivated students, accompanied by professors from Delft University of Technology. These students are near the end of their study, and are orienting for a job, traineeship, internship or graduation project. By collaborating with us, you will increase the visibility of your company to these students.

We are very interested in companies that would like to collaborate with us. In the preliminary program the participating students attend a series of company lectures and take part in case studies during several afternoons. During these case studies students work together to tackle a problem or task given by a company. This gives them both more insight in future employment as physicists, and gives you as a company exposure among talented physics students.

In addition to study cases and lectures, there are limitless options for collaboration and we would be happy to explore these possibilities with interested companies. If you are interested, you can email studytour@vvtp.tudelft.nl. We will reply shortly and discuss the options of collaboration together.

Participation

Due to limited capacity and collaboration agreements, the students that participate in the 2024 Study Tour to Japan and South-Korea are selected based on resume (CV) and motivation. An application can be placed at a later date via an application form. Below are the requirements for application, as well as some other useful information about the study tour. The participant contribution of this year will be around € 1600 euro.

Requirements

You are a third-year or higher bachelor student, or a master student, studying Applied Physics
You are available from August 5th until August 25th 2024.
You are a motivated and enthusiastic student that feels at ease in a group of new people.
You have a passport (no driver's license or ID card) that is valid during the Study Tour.
You are allowed to travel to Japan and South Korea.
You need to have €1000 available by February 14th in order to pay for the flight tickets.

Deadline

The application deadline is the 11th of February 2024. Any applications after this date will not be processed.

How to apply

Write a letter of motivation. (see explanation below).
Update your resume (CV, Curriculum Vitae).
Send your letter of motivation and your resume (Curriculum Vitae) to us by filling in the application form.

Good to know

If you are selected you are expected to take part in a preliminary program, which includes in-house days, lunch lectures, cases, trainings and drinks or dinner with the group.
Participants need to be a member of the NNV (Nederlandse Natuurkunde Vereniging). If you are not a member yet, you can become one for a small fee. This can be done after the selection procedure.
The participants financial contribution this year will be approximately €1600 euros. This will include transport, accommodation, food (breakfast and dinner) and activities.
Participants can choose to pay an extra €2000 in contribution instead of doing a case. Please note that this is not something we base the selection of participants on.

Letter of motivation

The letter of motivation may be written in either Dutch or English. You may use the following questions as a guideline, but it is not required to answer them in your letter:

What skills have you acquired during your study and how did you acquire them? Are there any skills you would like to improve?
How would you describe yourself and what is your biggest accomplishment?
How do you experience the study Applied Physics and what subject inspires you the most?
What do you expect of the journey and what can we expect of you as a participant?
Why would you like to join the Study Tour?

Feel free to add some remarks of your own!

Participation Agreement

Download the Participation Requirements below, this document must be signed when participating in the Study Tour

Participation agreement

Past Study Tours

The VvTP has been organizing Study Tours for many year. You can check out the reports of past study tours below to get an idea of that it's like to join us on our trip. In the section below is a list of previous locations and their respective themes.

Past Study Tours and Themes

VvTP Study Tour 2024: Japan and South Korea