A festival to celebrate, showcase, and present the different nationalities and cultures of our own students with a food fair, workshops, exhibitions, dance, music, theatre, magic, and more! All presented by students and the International and Cultural Student Associations of Erasmus University Rotterdam!
- Date
- Thursday 21 Nov 2024, 15:00 - 22:00
- Type
- General
- Spoken Language
- English
- Location
Woudestein Campus
- Ticket information
Claim your free tickets for the Food Fair, the workshops and the Theatre Show via this link. Note: you can sign up for only one workshop, as they all take place at the same time.
- More information
Would you like to get in touch with the organization? Send us an email at culturalfestival@eur.nl.
After last year's success, the Connecting Cultures Festival at Campus Woudestein returns during the yearly Week of the International Student!
Day programme
We’re in the last stage of confirming all details, so please keep in mind that the final schedule is subject to change.
- Location: Erasmus Sport Hall 1
Nothing connects people like the universal language of food. This Food Fair features food stands from over 20 international student associations. Join us to discover tastes from all over the world: from savory to sweet, and everything in between.
Ticket information: When you reserve a ticket, you’ll receive a stamp card at the entrance of the food fair, giving you the chance to try a number of portions from different stands. To guarantee a stamp card, we recommend ordering your free ticket in advance. However, a number of stamp cards will also be available at the door.
Joining associations
- AAR (Arabs Association Rotterdam)
- ASAH (Association of Students of African Heritage)
- BRASA Países Baixos
- BGSR (Bulgarian Society Rotterdam)
- CSA (Chinese Student Association)
- DCA (Dutch Caribbean Association)
- EESA (Eastern European Students Association)
- EHCO (Erasmus Hispanic Cultural Organization)
- EMA (Erasmus Multicultural Associations)
- EPA (Erasmus Portuguese Association)
- EPSS (Erasmus Polish Student Society)
- Erasmus Sustainability Hub
- EIS (Erasmus Italian Society)
- ISR (International Students Rotterdam)
- LaFrench Rotterdam
- NSA (Nordic Student Association)
- PPI Rotterdam (Indonesian Student Association)
- Polsoc (Rotterdam Polish Society)
- RTSA (Rotterdam Taiwanese Student Association)
- SPILKA (Ukrainian Student Association)
- Sputnik
- SSA (Surinamese Students Association)
- SV Mozaik
- SV Iqra
- TIA (The Indian Association)
- Location: Erasmus Sport Hall 1
- Available spots: 12
- Important: you can sign up for only one workshop, as they all take place at the same time
- Presented by Bulgarian Society Rotterdam (BGSR)
In this workshop you are going to create a traditional flower wreath. This is an activity tied to several of the Bulgarian customs. Alongside this, you also get introduced to the significance of Bulgarian rose oil and learn more about this very specific Bulgarian product.
- Location: Erasmus Sport Hall 1
- Available spots: 16
- Important: you can sign up for only one workshop, as they all take place at the same time
- Presented by Eastern European Student Association (EESA)
In this workshop you’re going to learn the traditional embroidery as it is used as decoration on traditional Eastern European clothing.
- Location: to be confirmed
- Available spots: 40
- Important: you can sign up for only one workshop, as they all take place at the same time
- Presented by Association of Students of African Heritage (ASAH)
You will learn different Afro-style dance techniques and learn more about the background of the music and dance originating from Africa.
- Location: Erasmus Paviljoen
- Presented by PHOS
Look through the lens of our students in the "Urban Culture" exhibition at the Erasmus Paviljoen. Featuring 30 photos, this collection showcases the perspectives of students as they capture the essence of city cultures, whether from their hometowns, places they've traveled to, or cities where they've studied abroad. Each photo reflects the diversity of our international student community and offers a glimpse into the many ways urban culture is experienced across the world.
- Location: Erasmus Paviljoen, Theatre
A spectacular theatre show with music, dance, poetry and theatre, all performed by our own EUR students. The different cultural backgrounds of our students are to be seen and heard in these diverse performances.
Presentation by Amina Knam and Anna Gal'tsova from WILDe Theatre
Music
- Kazakhstan's song by Dana Netaliyeva
- Bulgarian song by Iva Doykina and Yan Nesterenko on keyboard
- Spanish song by Maria Marquez Pujol
- Italian song by Ilaria Viezzoli
- Kurdish song by Waanja Yasen and Josef Lizr on cello
- Indian song by Apurv Srivastava and Syon Jagesar
- Ukranian song by Angelina Banakh, Evelina Nyshta and Veronika Derkach
- Chinese song by Jixin Wang and Bas van der Kris on guitar
- Turkish song by Nisa Özen
- Turkish song by Mia Ilmin
- Chilean traditional music on Charango, by Conce Neuling
Poetry
- Italian poem by Asia Minuti
- South African poem by Will Makin
Theatre
Theatre performance by WILDe Theatre
Dance performances
Students of Erasmus Dance Society perform a variety of cultural dances from their different cultural backgrounds:
- Ukranian dance by Daria Kirsych and and Eric-Jan Voogt
- Contemporary dance with cultural components by Niyaz Mahdavi Izadi
- Indo-classical fusion performance by Maya Govind and Jahnvi Chaudary
- Indian Classical Culture by Sanya Singh
