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GETTING SETTLED

CHEN, SiboDEAK, IstvanJIANG, YuchengKANTER, AlexisMADIAN, AndriMOU, YiZHANG, Shizhe

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Overview

• Smooth & quick start• Relevant topics• Our solution• Reflection

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Where are the students from?

Chinese27%

Indian24%

Greek16%

Others33%

New International Students Nationality 2013

Top 3 Na-tionality

67%

Others33%

New International Students Nationality 2013

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The Process

• Task Assignment

Leader

Creative

Researcher

Implementer

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The Process

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IDEA

• Create a A3 Foldable guide sheet :– Side A : 3 essential

simple steps– Side B : Map with

Dots

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Steps

Connectivity

Transportation

Food

Getting information

Getting to the location

Getting the food

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Steps

Connectivity

Transportation

Food

Getting information

Getting to the location

Getting the food

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Connectivity

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Connectivity

Heavy Users

Average Users

Pre-Paid0

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70Overview of Phone-Plans

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Steps

Connectivity

Transportation

FoodA journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

~ Lao Tzu

Getting information

Getting to the location

Getting the food

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Transportation

• Use 9292 or Google Maps for Routes / Direction

• Get OV Chipkaart convenient payment method

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Transportation

Anonymous OV Chipkaart

Personal OV Chipkaart

Buy at machines or ticketing office at the station

Get this before you have dutch bank account

Discounts, Online Charging

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Transportation

“Cheap” bikes:• Zuideinde 94• Schrobbelaarstraat 34

Avoid theft:• Invest in good locks• Put it in a secure location

Avoid fines:• Put front & back lamp• Put a ringing bell

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TransportationBad Steering: 90 Euro

No Bell: 35 Euro

Bad Brakes: 50 Euro

No Lights: 50 Euro No Reflector: 35 Euro

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Steps

Connectivity

Transportation

Food

Getting information

Getting to the location

Getting the food

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Food

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”

– Virginia Woolf(English writer & modernist)

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Food

• Grocery Stores

€ € € € € €

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Food

• Spices & Ingredients

• Kitchen Appliances

Polaat , BahaarOriental

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Mockup Design – Side A

Foldable A3 Size

Essential information and tips will be described in the sheet for each category.

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Mockup Design – Side B

Places to search for SIM Card or other “Connectivity” things.

Places to search for OV Chipkaart, Bikes, and other “Transportation” things.

Places to find spices, kitchen utensils/appliances, and other “Food” things.

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Key Learning

• Acculturation• Working in Projects• Working in MultiCultural Teams

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Takeaway message

•Local taste feels at home•Connectivity & Transportation essential to

get food

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Q&A

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