The
CuriousU
experience
is
a
unique
festival-style
summer
school
experience
held
at
the
University
of
Twente
in
The
Netherlands.
The
summer
school
was
held
August
14-23,
2016
and
offered
academic
courses,
music,
sports,
theatre,
and
inspirational
speakers
within
various
research
fields
such
as
entrepreneurship,
risk
management,
smart
cities
and
the
future
of
health
technology.
CuriousU
2016
and
was
a
huge success
with
180
participants
from
40
countries.
CBB
held
an
internal
competition
to
student
members
in
spring
of
2016
for
a
chance
to
win
free
registration
to
the
event.
Recipient
winners
were
Heather
McNeil,
a
PhD
student
in
Applied
Health
Sciences,
and
Patricia
Duong,
a
Undergraduate
student
in
Chemical
Engineering.
Here’s
what
they
had
to
say
about
the
program:
“We
both
had
an
amazing
time
at
CuriousU
and
would
strongly
recommend
it
for
students
who
are
interested
in
learning
while
travelling
and
having
fun.
We
had
the
opportunity
to
interact
with
students
from
around
the
world.
The
festival-style
summer
school
had
a
very
friendly
and
open
environment
where
they
really
focused
on
maintaining
a
great
experience
with
inspirational
speakers
every
morning
and
activities
like
cha
cha
dance
lessons,
an
illusionist
show,
live
music,
and
exploring
Dutch
food/culture
in
between
classes.
The
courses
were
really
interesting
and
applicable,
giving
us
the
opportunity
to
learn
things
both
related
and
outside
of
our
fields
of
study.
We
were
also
given
one
free
day
to
travel
or
relax.”
Heather
was
a
part
of
the
Future
of
Health
Technology
track
where
she
saw
firsthand
some
of
the
world-class
innovations
currently
in
development
to
respond
to
priority
health
issues,
including
visits
to
the
Nano
chip
and
robotics
labs.
On
her
free
day,
Heather
visited
the
Dementia
Village,
De
Hogeweyk,
an
innovative
model
of
Dementia
care.
Pat
participated
in
the
Mix
and
Match
program
where
she
joined
lectures
from
different
classes
every
day
learning
about
topics
including
the
science
of
health
and
happiness,
the
physics
of
granular
materials,
and
risk
management
in
innovation.
On
her
free
day,
Pat
toured
around
Utrecht
in
the
Netherlands.
Pat
and
Heather
also
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
with
two
UT
researchers
involved
in
the
recent
MOU
between
both
Universities
(pictured
above).
For more information: CuriousU Summer School 2017