About ME Student Day 2024
The ME Student Day was a symposium for Mechanical Engineering students in the entirety of the Netherlands and took place in October 2024. The day was filled with a company fair alongside with lectures, cases and workshops provided by companies in the field of mechanical engineering to help students figure out what kind of career fits them best. On the day there was free lunch during the company fair and the day closed with a networking drink. We want to thank everyone for attending this first edition and hope to welcome you at a possible next edition!
Where
Conference Centre Supernova
Jaarbeurs Utrecht
When
7th of October 2024
10:00 - 17:00
Who
Tickets sold:
Aftermovie
Here you can view the highlights of ME Student Day 2024! Click on the button below the aftermovie to see the full album with all the pictures of the day.
Featured partners
This event would not be possible without the support of our main partners. Next to our name partner HYDAC, discover the technologies of our featured partners by clicking on their logos. Also a big thanks to the university funds of Enschede and Eindhoven for supporting ME Student Day 2024!
Speakers
The programme of the day consists of parallel sessions of company stands, lectures, cases studies and workshops provided by lots of companies. Meet all the companies present at ME Student Day 2024 and where you can find them!
Big company stands
TransitZone
Normal company stands
TransitZone
Lectures
Progress, Mission 1 & Expedition
Workshops
Expedition
Case studies
Quest
Experience center
Mission 2
Schedule of the day
A few days before October 7th, you will get a mail to personalise your ticket and choose the programme you want! The full schedule per hall is listed below to give you an idea what the topics will be. Note that the times might be subject to change. Check the location pictures for the floorplan!
Open here the block schedule, the overall floor plan and the stands overview!
TransitZone
In the TransitZone, over 35 company stands will be present all day to tell you everything about the career opportunities they can offer you. This is the main location of ME Student Day: the registration, lunch and networking drink will also take place here.
Registration
Get your keycord and badge at the registration desk and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea while waiting for the halls to open!
Exposition floor Stands by various companies
Over 35 stands of various sizes to network with all different kinds of companies. This is thé place to sharpen your networking skills, find the internship or job position that you have been looking for, or just generally broaden your vision of what kind of career opportunities are there for you as future Mechanical Engineer. All of these companies are eager to talk to you and show you what they are capable of and who know that they might even have a nice souvenir for you to bring home.
Lunch
Extensive lunch for everyone will be served amidst the company stands, so feel free to talk to them during this lunch break!
Exposition floor Stands by various companies
Over 35 stands of various sizes to network with all different kinds of companies. This is thé place to sharpen your networking skills, find the internship or job position that you have been looking for, or just generally broaden your vision of what kind of career opportunities are there for you as future Mechanical Engineer. All of these companies are eager to talk to you and show you what they are capable of and who know that they might even have a nice souvenir for you to bring home.
Networking drink
Close off the day together with all the companies with free drinks!
Progress
This is the biggest lecture hall with a capacity of 440 persons, so make sure to get a seat for a total of five interesting topics covered by these companies. Between every lecture, there is a 15 minute break to continue to your next part of the programme.
Mechanical engineering and drive & control: one cannot exist without the other Lecture by HYDAC
Laurens Ezendam (Sales director Offshore) & Robin Sanders (Technical manager & former UT student)
HYDAC is often involved at the beginning of the design process to help think about functional solutions. For the Van Oord ship Boreas, HYCOM (Daughter HYDAC) was asked to help make the Monopile installation equipment (Monopile gripper, upending and seafastening) as functional as possible in terms of energy efficiency, weight (as light as possible) and the feasibility of the mechanical design.
Make Clean Energy Your Mission: Become a High-Tech Engineer in Nuclear Energy at ETC Lecture by ETC
Devi & Bart Apeldoorn
Enrichment Technology Company (ETC) is an international high-tech company whose main business
is the development, manufacturing and installation of highly efficient technology solutions (plant with
cascades of thousands ultra centrifuges) for uranium enrichment. The enriched uranium is used as
fuel for Nuclear Power Plants. This makes ETC a highly specialized supplier within the nuclear power
industry, making a significant contribution to the energy supply through low-carbon nuclear energy in
numerous countries around the world. At this moment, ETC is rapidly growing due to the world wide
net-zero strategy and a constantly increasing market share of our customers/shareholders Urenco
and Orano. During the presentation Martijn te Riele and Devi Wolthuizen will explain more about the
nuclear fuel cycle, the company ETC and the way engineering is supporting the tremendous growth of
the company.
Designing Sustainable Data Centres Lecture by Arup
Alex Miller (Associate Director)
Data Centres are critical to our modern infrastructure, but they have a reputation as large polluting power consumers. However, with case studies and real designs focusing on Water, Carbon, Nature, and Energy, the industry can improve its footprint on local and global environment to ensure sustainable data operations. This presentation will show real life case studies and design techniques such as:
• Utilizing waste heat for the good of the environment.
• Reducing the water consumption of the facilities by an order of magnitude.
• Creating nature positive spaces to integrate data centres into the local landscape.
Would you like to learn more about Arup? Visit our stand (3) at the fair!
Ingenieurs van de marine van de toekomst Lecture by Dutch Ministry of Defense
Isaac Barendregt (Hoofd Bureau Marine Engineering | Directe Wapensystemen en Bedrijven| Commando Materieel en IT) & Dorien Stroeve (Afdeling Maritieme Systemen | Normsteller bij Commando Materieel en IT)
Nagenoeg alle schepen van de Koninklijke Marine worden de komende jaren vervangen. Bij het ontwerp van de nieuwe marineschepen spelen ingenieurs van de afdeling Maritieme Systemen van COMMIT een essentiële rol. Zij zorgen er gezamenlijk voor dat de marine van de toekomst innovatief en daadkrachtig is. In deze lezing wordt een inkijkje gegeven welke belangrijke bijdrage een afgestudeerde ME-student kan leveren aan de wereld van Defensie.
Innovations in the semiconductor industry Lecture by VDL ETG
Guus Bauwens (Mechanical Engineer)
Guus Bauwens, a mechanical design engineer at VDL ETG T&D Eindhoven, will show and tell you about his tasks for the design of a machine intended for the semiconductor industry. He will cover his various responsibilities and present some design challenges he has come across.
Quest
Do you really want to set your brain to thinking and help these companies out with difficult challenges or projects they face? During these case studies, you will work on a task and present your solutions to the company. Every session has a maximum capacity of 48 people.
Coupling design for tugboats Case study by DAMEN
Nikola Radovic (Technology Specialist - Workboats Technology Management)
Create a concept design of a coupling system for our Tugs. With understanding the principles of mechanics, we challenge you to create something new for the automatic coupling of a vessel and a tug. We will show the current procedures that are done to connect both vessels to each other, and the problems that we face with this way of working. For this case, you will be asked to think outside of the box! We want you to get creative and propose a new way for tugs to do their core work; bringing a vessel into the harbor.
Green steel premium pricing mechanism Case study by Tata Steel
Are you ready to tackle one of the most pressing issues in the steel industry and contribute to a more sustainable future? In an era where sustainability is paramount, the steel industry faces significant challenges. Tata Steel the Netherlands, as a global leader in steel production, is at the forefront of this transformation. We present you with a real-world case study that delves into the complexities of balancing economic viability, environmental responsibility, and operational efficiency.
Mechanical locks on hydraulic cylinders Case study by HYDAC
Hydac regularly receives requests from their customers to build a mechanical lock on large hydraulic cylinders. In this recent case we deal with multiple challenges: high forces, adjustable locking positions, corrosive environments, high reliability and easy operation. Can you help us to find the best solution?
Expedition
In the morning, workshops will be given to enlargen your skillset as an engineer, with a capacity of 41 persons. In the afernoon, more lectures will be given with a capacity of 100 persons.
How to change a Shell plant to reduce carbon emissions Workshop by Shell
Transform as an engineer. How would you change a Shell plant to reduce carbon emissions? Take the challenge and identify the opportunities lying ahead. Please join us if you are ready to get insights you did not know before.
The workshop will be led by alumni of the Dutch technical universities in order to have the best match with the audience.
Engineer your career: Insights from Ir. Linda Grafen Workshop by TMC
Linda Grafen (Projectcoördinator TMC Technology Oost)
While you are well practiced in your technical skills, pinpointing the right job can be daunting, especially in mechanical engineering. Many people will ask what you would like to do, but what if you have no clue (yet)? This workshop by TMC will guide you through the initial steps of figuring out what you want and explain what companies look for when hiring ME graduates with limited work experience.
Bridge engineering & drink/wastewater plants Workshop by Royal HaskoningDHV
Arend Stam & Hyke Brugman
Are you ready to take a look behind the scenes at a large international engineering and consultancy firm? Then come to the Royal HaskoningDHV workshop! Our colleagues Hyke and Arend take you into mechanical engineering in their projects. Arend will tell you more about mechanical engineering in bridges. Which mechanical installations can you find in a bridge? And which factors should you consider when designing a bridge? He does this based on a project he worked on himself: the Coenecoop Bridge in Gouda. After that, Hyke will tell you more about mechanical engineering in completely different kinds of project: drink and wastewater plants. What does this entail and what skills do you need for that?
Don't miss it! See you then!
From concept to completion: Bulk offshore machinery Lecture by TME
Jos Lubberding (Mechanical Engineer)
Passionate about engineering?
Don’t miss this chance to see how TME creates unique bulk and offshore machinery! Join Mechanical Engineer Jos Lubberding as he showcases some of our one-of-a-kind projects and walks you through the entire process: from concept to a completed machine.
Engineering challenges in the energy transition: pump station Delft Lecture by Witteveen+Bos
At Witteveen+Bos we engineer for a more sustainable future. In this lecture we will discuss one of our recent sustainable design projects where we designed the pumping station that feeds the Warmtelinq heat network. This heat network takes warmth from the industry in the Rotterdam area and uses it to heat homes and businesses in the province of Zuid-Holland. In this lecture we will show you how we can use our inginuity to solve todays major social and environmental challenges.
Mission 1
Here in Mission 1, lectures will be given all day with varying topics and companies. The room has a capacity of 195 persons so there should be plenty of seats available for you to ask your burning questions!
Sustainable food industry Lecture by Arcadis
Making the food industry more sustainable by explaining which steps are needed. In addition, we work together from a customer's first idea, for example to expand their production, until it is realized.
Innovative Approaches in Tire Design: From Concept to Performance Lecture by Apollo
Apollo Tyres employs virtual prototyping to develop Ultra High Performance Tires, enhancing efficiency in meeting key performance goals. This approach reduces the need for multiple physical prototypes and extensive testing, allowing for rapid design iterations. By creating physics-based tire models, engineers can simulate tire performance across various conditions. This integrated development method not only accelerates time-to-market but also minimizes environmental impact and development costs, ultimately leading to superior tire performance and reliability.
Engineering the future: realizing an Offshore Wind Farm Lecture by Van Oord
Are you fascinated by the potential of renewable energy? Make work of the energy transition! Van Oord is one of the largest and most advanced builders of offshore wind farms. Together, we ensure that offshore wind farms are designed, built and maintained safely and with care for the environment.
This session will guide you through all project phases, from development until decommissioning. Join us for an engaging lecture and gain insight in the practical application of Mechanical Engineering in Offshore Wind Foundation Design.
Optimizing through automation Lecture by Batenburg
Every day we help customers with progress and improvement. With a powerful combination of our core competencies, we optimize through automation. We inspire emerging talent, challenge ourselves to constantly innovate and focus on three core areas: data intelligence, robots & vision and industrial cyber security. Join Michael Derksen’s (Division Director Batenburg Industrial Automation) lecture to learn all about optimizing through automation!
Pioneer Together: Record-Breaking Offshore Lifts Lecture by Allseas
In 2017 Allseas performed a world record offshore lift by it's new vessel Pioneering Spirit: the removal of one of the iconic Brent Field platforms. A single lift of 24,000 tonnes, more than the weight of two Eiffel towers! The Brent project concludes this summer with another record platform lift. This is a story of engineering marvels and of a generation of fresh engineers that took the challenge.
Mission 2
Thiss hall will be the experience center for ME Student Day 2024! From the whole country, student teams will take their vehicles and products to show you their innovations. In addition, companies that have bigger products than would fit on their stand will be presenting them here!
Showcases & demo's by various student teams
From solar powered cars, electric vehicles and bikes to a field full of soccer robots, there will be student teams from multiple cities ready to present their innovations! Below you can find all the teams that are present.
Hydriven Hydrogen Racing Team Twente
HyDriven aims to prove the potential of hydrogen to accelerate the energy transition towards zero emission. We are doing this by educating people on fairs and high schools, building a hydrogen racecar and ultimately participating in the Formula Student races.
Electric Superbike Twente
Electric Superbike Twente is een studenten raceteam die zijn eigen elektrische motor ontwerpt, bouwt en racet in een jaar tijd. Ook dit jaar is er een nieuw gemotiveerd team samengesteld om de uitdaging van dit jaar te tackelen: Motostudent.
Roboteam Twente
We are RoboTeam Twente, a student team from the University of Twente dedicated to robotics. Our goal is to inspire and innovate in the fields of robotics and AI. The team consists of 19 enthusiastic students from different studies who all collaborate to design and program a team of autonomous football robots. We compete in various international competitions, with the Robocup in Brazil as our main event. Today, we’ll showcase our achievements while walking you through the inner workings of our robot.
TU/Ecomotive
We are TU/ecomotive, a student team based at the Eindhoven University of Technology that aims at shaping the future of sustainable mobility by implementing the most recent innovations into concept cars.
With TU/ecomotive, we show that it is possible to make the mobility sector more sustainable by using different materials, different methods and a mindset different from the big mobility industry.
Solar Team Twente
Wij zijn een gedreven team dat zich met een positieve instelling inzet om de meest efficiënte zonneauto ter wereld te ontwikkelen. Samen met 19 studenten en meer dan 160 partners hebben we een jaar de tijd om onze auto te bouwen voordat we deze testen in Australië. Ook dit jaar doen wij weer mee aan de Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, dit is een race dwars door Australië van noord naar zuid. De race bedraagt 3000km en zorgt voor extreme omstandigheden op de auto. Ben je benieuwd naar meer informatie over de zonneauto en alle uitdagingen die hierbij komen kijken, kom dan vooral langs bij ons.
Inmotion: Charging ahead
Climate change remains one of the main societal challenges humanity is facing, with road transport as one of the main contributors to carbon emissions. Whilst electric mobility offers a great solution to this problem, adoption is lagging. An important barrier can be the slow charging times of electric vehicles. To overcome this barrier, InMotion has developed a groundbreaking cell-level cooling technology to facilitate ‘Electric Refueling’ which enables them to charge their electrical race car in just under 4 minutes!
Solar Boat Twente
Wij zijn Solar Boat Twente, een team van gemotiveerde studenten uit Twente. Samen met de expertises van onze leden en partners ontwikkelen wij een zonne-energie aangedreven boot. Onze boot is niet alleen efficiënt en heeft geen uitstoot, maar gaat ook de uitdaging aan om te foilen in open water. Door het foilen komt de gehele romp van de boot boven water waardoor we nóg efficiënter zijn. Vanaf dit jaar kijken we daarnaast ook naar gebruik van nieuwe duurzame energieën om nog meer te kunnen inspireren en innoveren in de maritieme sector. We nemen deel aan meerdere compities in het binnen- en buitenland, met als hoofddoel het NK zonnebootrace in Akkrum.
University Racing Eindhoven
University Racing Eindhoven (URE) stands for technological innovation, teamwork and a passion for engineering. By competing in formula student, the world’s largest engineering design competitions, we push ourselves and our cars to new limits! Using a combination of the team members their engineering skills and some help from our dear partners, we are able to build a high-tech, innovative electric and autonomous formula-style race car every year.
Team Polar
Team Polar, is leading the charge towards pioneering a zero-emission Antarctica. We aim to transform research operations in Antarctica by actively developing and adapting Electric Vehicle, Photovoltaic technology and autonomous driving capabilities to suit the (sub)arctic environment. We aim to reach Antarctica and demonstrate technological feasibility by 2025, allowing research to be more sustainable, efficient and safe.h in the fragile ecosystem that is Antarctica.
Drone Team Twente
Millions of people in rural areas don’t have access to life-saving medical aid. With drones, we can increase healthcare access and make a positive impact on the world around us. DroneTeam Twente is a student team that develops humanitarian aid delivery drones. Our mission is to innovate and accelerate the drone industry. We compete against other teams at the yearly iMechE UAS Challenge, and have won four prizes so far, with many more on their way.
Dutch Ministry of Defence
Commanda Materieel & IT will bring their prototype of a hydro-powered vehicle with them to show the innovations in the defence!
Location
The first edition of ME Student Day will take place in the centre of the Netherlands: Conference Centre Supernova, in the Jaarbeurs Utrecht!
Jaarbeurs, Utrecht
The Jaarbeurs is located in the Utrecht next to the train station, meaning that it is easy to get to from anywhere in the Netherlands. The Jaarbeurs has a variety of rooms where different workshops and lectures will be given.
Transport information
Congreslocatie Supernova is located right next to train station Utrecht Centraal, so it is very accessible for everyone. Note that there are railworks planned at Amersfoort on October 7th! Car parking is also available at the Jaarbeurs, but the easiest way of transportation are the busses that will be travelling directly from certain cities to Utrecht and back. You can find the details and Google Maps links to the exact departure locations.
City bus
| Departure time & location | ETA & ETD Jaarbeurs | ETA Return |
|---|
Enschede
| 8:00 from Parking Spiegel | 10:00 & 17:15 | 19:00-19:30 |
Eindhoven
| 8:20 from Parking behind Gemini Noord | 10:00 & 17:15 | 18:30-19:00 |
Leeuwarden
| 7:45 from NHL Stenden | 10:00 & 17:15 | 19:15-19:45 |
Other
Other cities will be added to the shuttle bus service once sufficient registrations come in from the same place. Feel free to leave your suggestions at us!
Get Tickets
Entrance to the ME Student Day is free but does require you get a ticket. You can get additional tickets for bus rides back and forth to Utrecht!
Contact us
Interested in being part of this symposium? Or do you have questions about the event? Feel free to reach out to us!
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Committee
Meet the organisation of ME Student Day 2024! Consisting of 5 students from Enschede and 2 from Eindhoven, we combine our experience from board years at our association or student teams to organise this ambitious event!
Stijn de Jong W.S.V. Simon Stevin
Hey! My name is Stijn de Jong and I am the Chairman of the organization of the ME Student Day. Besides keeping the Committee on track and overseeing the meetings I also take part in contacting partners for the acquisition.
Caitlin Reichardt W.S.G. Isaac Newton
Hi, I'm Caitlin. I am a mechanical engineering student in Enschede. I previously did a board year at W.S.G Isaac Newton where I was the secretary. I have also done the symposium committee at the same association. I really enjoyed both of these and when the idea of a ME Student day was suggested, I thought it would be very interesting to participate!
Jurian Tijs W.S.G. Isaac Newton
I am Jurian Tijs, a 5th year student and currently in the first year of the master's degree in mechanical engineering, where I am following the Aeronautics specialization. Last year I did a full-time year at Green Team Twente, the student team that makes a Formula student car that runs on hydrogen, where I designed the chassis. In addition to my studies, I am currently treasurer of the MEstudentday committee to ensure that finances run smoothly.
Lars de Haan W.S.G. Isaac Newton
My name is Lars and I'm currently finishing my Bachelor ME at University of Twente. Last year, I was the Commissioner of External Affairs of W.S.G. Isaac Newton, in which role I have organised many career events as well as our last Symposium on the UT. Within the organisation of ME Student Day, I will keep up my passion for acquisition alongside designing this website.
Jesper Kussendrager W.S.G. Isaac Newton
Hi my name is Jesper Kussendrager, master student mechanical engineering. Next to my studies I have been active in my student life at my study and sport associations. Now I look forward to the newest challenge of organising ME Student Day!
Koen Geurtsen W.S.G. Isaac Newton
Throughout my student carreer I have done several board years at the University of Twente. The one where I was the chairman of W.S.G. Isaac Newton being the most important one. I really enjoy organising and setting up events especially from the logistics point of view. That also explains my role within this committee. I am very excited to work on this Symposium
Ben Gortemaker W.S.V. Simon Stevin
I am Ben Gortemaker, and with Stijn I was a part of the Board during the 66th Board year of W.S.V. Simon Stevin. During this year we had the ability to organize many activities and the idea for a large shared activity was created. Currently I am doing my Control System Technology masters at the TU/e and next to my study I am responsible for the promotion of this symposium.
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