Career Symposium

The symposium consists of three lectures of 45 minutes each, given by representatives of the participating company. After the symposium, there are free pizzas and drinks available for all participants. This is the perfect opportunity to ask any questions you might have to the company speakers.

The planning is as follows:

15:15 - 16:00: Talk by TNO

16:15 - 17:00: Talk by d-fine

17:15 - 18:00: PhD Talk 

18:00 - 20:00: Free drinks reception with free pizzas!

For mathematics bachelor students: one can hand in a summary of one of the talks at the symposium for the “Caleidoscooplezing”. 

IMPORTANT: Contrary to what has been announced earlier, classes of the mathematics bachelor programme will still take place during the symposium.

For physics students: during the symposium, there are no classes for the bachelor programme.

About TNO

“Science and innovation at the frontline” is the slogan of the unit Defence, Safety and Security of TNO. As part of an independent (non-profit) research institute, our mission is to support safety and security personnel through applied scientific research. During this talk I will discuss the working culture at TNO and share some of our work that made headlines.

About d-fine

As a leading European consultancy with a strong analytical, quantitative and technological focus, we are dedicated to supporting our clients navigate and conquer complex challenges. We provide individual solutions ranging from strategic planning to technical implementation. Our unique selling point comes from offering both technical problem-solving skills and business expertise from the same source, ensuring effective communication along the entire value chain. Mathematics and physics graduates typically bring the required skill set to dissect and structurally manage complex problems, while also understanding the business needs. With over 85% of our colleagues sharing this academic background, we will elaborate in this talk on why you are an ideal fit for our company culture, and, through our examples, demonstrate how with a career at d-fine you can fulfil your analytical potential for advancing businesses and society.

About the PhD Talk

The two PhD speakers are Olaf Massen and Thibeau Wouters.

Olaf Massen: "I am a third-year PhD candidate at the GRASP institute for gravitational waves and subatomic physics here at Utrecht University. I conduct research on the properties of quark-gluon plasma using a combination of computer simulations (Trajectum) and experimental data from the ALICE experiment at CERN in Geneva." 

If you are planning on coming, please click on the button above. It is completely free! For this event, it is not required to speak Dutch or be a member of A–Eskwadraat, as long as you are a physics and/or mathematics student, or recent graduate.