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Navigating Life in Delft: A Comprehensive Multicultural Acculturation Smartphone App

This smartphone app serves as a survival guide for students in Delft, Netherlands. It covers essential topics such as meeting new people, getting around, fun activities, academic life, and understanding Dutch culture and language. Designed to help international students feel welcomed and connected, the app provides useful information about social skills, history, and local transport. Reflecting on teamwork and multicultural dynamics, it aims to ease the transition for newcomers and help them thrive in their new academic environment.

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Navigating Life in Delft: A Comprehensive Multicultural Acculturation Smartphone App

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  1. Introduction Programme2012 3 Multicultural Project Acculturation Plan: SMARTPHONE APP

  2. Contents • Survival Guide Walkthrough • I – Delft & The Netherlands • II – Meeting New People • III – Getting Around • IV – Fun & Entertainment • V – Academic Facts • VI – Language & Culture • VII – Getting Connected • Process and reflections • Q & A

  3. I Delft & The Netherlands • History and historical figures. • Learn more about the political system and the Dutch people. • Getting familiar with the weather, geography and landscapes of the Netherlands and Delft.

  4. II Meeting new people • Get to know other cultures • Feel comfortable and motivated to study • Engineers are also expected to possess social skills • Networking is vital for your studies/career • Deal with loneliness and homesickness • Friends could help you with your problems

  5. III Getting around Delft Indonesia Bike Train Bus

  6. III Fun & Entertainment Delft China • a aa

  7. V Academic Facts • For students to start their studies smoothly at least a basic understanding of the academic system is essential. • Information to help students understand the Dutch/European grading and examination system. • Useful information such as hours expected to be devoted to study.

  8. VI Language & Culture • Culture and language go hand-in-hand • Cultural knowledge helps shape expectations • Took on this objective given my Dutch background • Some knowledge upfront may ease ‘culture shock’

  9. VII Get connected Mobile phone • With a phone  SIM-only or pre-paid SIM • Without a phone  Contract phone Internet • In DUWO housing • an Ethernet cable bring one! • Wireless Web key • On campus • Eduroam using NetID

  10. Process Setting objectives • Pοsing the questions • Identifying the restrictions • Forming the idea • Agreeing upon objectives/tasks Ok! Let’s do that!

  11. Reflections Observations • Open nature  difficult to define the scope, product and direction • Useful exercise for multi-cultural and team work AND • Project itself helped us acclimatise! What worked well • Defined the scope and expectation early on • Limited time, only the design and content of the app and not finished product. • Punctualityand cooperation of all team members • Set reachable goals to be accomplished (for each team member at the end of each meeting) • Multi-cultural input was very handy

  12. Reflections What we can improve upon • Integrate late-comer • Working in a multi-cultural team • People with different personalities, societal behaviors • What is considered the norm? Conclusion • Satisfied with the results • Content can easily be turned into an App • Scalable

  13. References Books • Guias Visuales, Holanda, ed. El Pais Aguilar. WWW • http://delftulip.ning.com • http://snc.tudelft.nl • http://home.tudelft.nl/en/study/master-of-science/master-programmes/applied-earth-sciences/study-in-delft/student-life/faqs/ • http://tudelft.nl/en/study/undergraduates-bachelors/ • http://www.delft.nl/delften/Residents/Getting_around/Cycling • http://9292.nl/

  14. Q & A • Team EDAM 3 will now happily answer any questions

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