Have you ever thought about getting involved in bigger activism than a committee? Would you like to spend a year managing an association?

Then a board year might be just the thing for you! In a board year, you work on many different things and your activities are incredibly diverse. Think, for example, of meetings with the faculty, helping members, forming committees, and much more! This makes a board year a super educational year in which you work hard on multiple skills such as time management, collaboration skills, and independence.

If you want to study alongside your board year, that is certainly possible! In a part-time board year, you can choose how much time you want to spend on your studies and how much on the board. If you would like more information about this, please send an email to board@inter-actief.net!

Would you like to know more about the details of a board year? Come to the board interest drink on March 22 at Abscint. Here, you will receive more information about the positions you can take within a board and about the general activities of a board member.

Are you interested and would you like to become a candidate board member? Send an email (without obligation) to board@inter-actief.net. The board will then invite you for an interview. The interview is intended to allow us to get to know you better, and it gives you the opportunity to show us why you would like to become a board member of Inter-Actief. The deadline for applications is March 24.

The Kick-IT committee for 2026 is known and will arrange a great Kick-IN!

The functions are as follows:

• Sophie Rijkers: Chair
• Lars Schepers: Secretary & Bachelor Days
• Guido de Hart: Treasurer & Logistics
• Yannick Faber: Activities
• Nienke van de Hoef: Activists & Do-groups

And this year's winners are... Rom Langerak (CS) and Martijn Koot (BIT), congratulations!

After an exciting three weeks of nominations and voting, the winners were finally revealed at the Café IT & IDEA drink. Many students and lecturers came to see if their favorite teacher or colleague would win. The three finalists were Doina Bucur, Pieter-Tjerk de Boer, and Rom Langerak for TCS, and Martijn Koot, Nacir Bouali, and Wallace Corbo Ugulino for BIT. They all received a small token of appreciation for making it to the top three, and the winners received a beautiful bouquet.

The winners will now go on to compete for the university-wide Teacher of the Year Award (TOTYA). We'll likely see them there in April or June. For now, we hope they thoroughly enjoy their well-deserved IDEA victory, and we thank everyone who nominated and voted.

Did you have a lot of fun during the Kick-In? Did you like the association days, and want to experience it from a different perspective? Sign up now for the Kick-IT committee.

Did you have a lot of fun during your Kick-In? Did you like the association days, and do you want to experience it from a different perspective? Or did you not go to the association days, but still want to experience it by organising it? If you said 'yes' to any of these questions, the Kick-IT committee might be something for you. The Kick-IT organises the faculty part of the Kick-In. You will help organise the do-group market, as well as the faculty program, from Monday to Wednesday. This is one of the best and insightful committees, and you can now apply for it by sending an email to board@inter-actief.net.

Christmas is in danger, and Santa Claus needs your help to save it!

Luckily for us, we can save Christmas with programming. This year, the Advent of Code will take place again, and you can compete against others at the Inter-Actief leaderboard. If you want to participate, you can go to adventofcode.com and join our leaderboard using this code: 212892-f117de9e. You can also join our Whatsapp group to discuss the exercises: ictsv.nl/aoc.

What is the Advent of Code?

The Advent of Code is an advent calendar, but with programming excercises as gifts. Each day, a new task will open up, which you can solve. The problems can be part from different fields of computer science, but they are still doable even for novice programmers. So even if you just started programming, or if you are an experienced veteran programmer, there is something to enjoy for everyone.

The 47th board of I.C.T.S.V. has been charged!

At the GMM of 2 September 2025, the 46th board made way for its successors. The 47th board has been charged as follows:

• Chairman - Jeske van Hijum
• Secretary - Pepijn Meijer
• Treasurer - Lars Kruitwagen
• Officer of Internal Affairs - Conner Hof
• Officer of External Affairs - Guusje van Leersum
• Officer of Educational Affairs - Matthijs Kedde

Van links naar rechts: Matthijs, Conner, Pepijn, Jeske, Lars, Guusje

With pain in our hearts, we inform you that the beloved Karel de Jonge has passed away at the age of 88, on Saturday, the 5th of July.

With pain in our hearts, we inform you that the beloved Karel de Jonge has passed away at the age of 88, on Saturday, the 5th of July. Karel had worked at the University of Twente for over forty years and was appointed Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau for his efforts in and around the University. Karel was the director of education of the computer science programme when Inter-Actief was founded, which is why he earned the title of honorary member within the association. Karel still went to dine with the board every year, together with the rest of the honorary members, with immense pleasure. We will miss Karel greatly, and we would like to remember what he meant to the association one more time. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends. On behalf of the Board of Inter-Actief.

Every 6 years institutions of higher education have to demonstrate their quality of education. Our programme will be evaluated coming December.

This shows that their programmes are academically and professionally up to standard. Without this accreditation programmes are not allowed to issue recognized diplomas.

The majority of this is handled by an external visitation committee and the program bodies. They have to write a self-evaluation report, containing their vision, goals, evaluation results, and planned and implemented improvements. However, since 2016 students are also actively involved in this process by writing a student chapter, and we need your help with that!

The student chapter will have to reflect the opinions and experiences from students across the entire program, which is why we want to give you a chance to have your voice be hear and give your opinion. We would like to ask you to fill in the following survey to give your opinion and help us write the student chapter: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/QJQVA84fjv

Additionally, there will be a physical discussion session tomorrow the 18th of June, at 12:45 in RA 4110. If you would like to share your opinion in person, we would also love to see you there!

Are you interested in joining the advisory board? Here is a bit more information.

The advisory board is a committee at Inter-Actief created to provide advice and share opinions with the board, specifically designed to support the board. We want the advisory board to represent the interests of all members of the association, which is why we encourage anyone who is interested to apply.

If you are interested in joining the advisory board next year, please send an email with your name, study program, experience, and motivation to cb2526@inter-actief.net.

The Student Union is excited to announce that the nominations for the More Than A Degree Awards 2025 are now open!

These awards celebrate the incredible efforts of students who go the extra mile alongside their studies to make student life at the University of Twente and in Enschede vibrant, inspiring, and impactful.

You can now nominate students, teams, events or boards for one of the following categories:

• Active Student of the Year

• Entrepreneurial Idea of the Year

• Full-time Board of the Year

• Part-time Board of the Year

• Event of the Year

• NEW: Sports or Culture Performance of the Year

The new category shines a spotlight on students who have achieved something outstanding in the fields of sport or culture – whether individually or as a team.

You’re welcome to nominate anyone who fits the bill – from your own board, association, or another inspiring student you’ve worked with.

Also, please encourage others to submit nominations. There are even some prizes in store for the winners.

Nomination link: MTAD Awards 2025

Let’s celebrate the students who want to achieve More Than A Degree!

Do you want to be SNiC committee next year?

Even though this year's SNiC has not happened yet, we are already looking for a new committee next year! SNiC is a national congress for all computer science associations. Every year, one association gets to organise it, and we are looking if people would be interested to organise it next year. Does this sound like a cool opportunity for you, or would you like to learn more about what this committee does? Send an email to extern@inter-actief.net. You can apply till the 13th of June.

The Lustrum committee for 2026 has been formed and they are looking forward to make it a beautiful lustrum year.

The function division is as follows:

• Anne van Esch: Chair
• Cas van Dijk: Secretary
• Koen de Jong: Treasurer
• Jarek Wiedemeijer: PR
• Quirijn Hoenink: External Affairs
• Mathijs Vogelezang: Logistics