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SUMMARY:Apply for the Excellence Programme Committee!
DESCRIPTION:Dear student\, We extended the application deadline for the Exc
 ellence Programme Committee. So don't miss your chance to define the theme
  of next year's programme and apply for this committee until Sunday\, 30th
  of May\, 23:59! What is Excellence Programme? The FAECTOR/ESE Excellence 
 Programme is a programme designed for the highly motivated econometrics pr
 e-Master and Bachelor students (second year or higher). The goal of the pr
 ogramme is to give students the opportunity to explore different sides of 
 an econometric theme by learning both the theory and how to apply it in p
 ractice. This is done through weekly guest lectures\, workshops\, inhouse
  days and assignments. The programme starts in the middle of January and l
 asts until the end of June. After successful completetion of the programm
 e the participants receive a certificate signed by the dean of the ESE and
  4 extracurricular ECTS on their bachelor diploma. Some of the topics in 
 the previous years were Cybersecurity\, Deep Learning and Big Data. What a
 re responsibilities of the committee? There are two positions within the c
 ommitte: chairman and secretary. The responsibilities of both committee me
 mbers are: - Defining the theme of the next edition - Working out the comp
 lete schedule (topics covered in each lecture) - Contacting companies and
  professors for the guest lectures - Selecting the participants - Coordina
 ting the programme - Participating in the programme itself - Designing an
 d correcting the assignments Furthermore\, the chairman is responsible for
  the long-term vision of the programme and is leading the meetings. The se
 cretary\, on the other hand\, is in charge of contact with participants an
 d making notes during the meetings. Who are we looking for? You can apply 
 if you are currently in your 1st or 2nd year of Econometrics or Economet
 rie Bachelor or 3rd year of BSc2. We are looking for motivated\, hard-wor
 king students who are willing to put a lot of effort in creating next Exce
 llence Programme. The committee will cost you 5-8 hours per week. There ar
 e no specific requirements for your average grade. Although we do look at 
 it\, your motivation is decisive.  What do you need to submit when apply
 ing? You need to sumbit your CV\, Motivation letter and Grade list. If yo
 u are selected based on this information\, you will then receive an invita
 tion to an interview which will take place in the week of 31st of May. Not
 e that the interview will be conducted in English. Why should you become a
 n Active Member? Becoming an Active Member is the best way to meet a lot o
 f fellow students in a short amount of time. Furthermore\, you get to join
  exclusive activities for Active Members: Active Members Day\, Active Me
 mbers Weekend and many more! Besides getting to know a lot of people and h
 aving the chance to participate in exclusive activities\, you will be able
  to develop your social\, organisational and teamwork skills and boost you
 r CV.  If you have any questions\, you can send an email to our Education
 al Officer\, Veronika\, via educational@faector.nl.
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