International Committee 2024-2025

Dear members of the K.N.P.S.V.,

As the international committee of the K.N.P.S.V., it is our task to provide you with educational, horizon-broadening and fun incentives to learn about the international opportunities the association has to offer. This mostly comes down to two activities:

The TWIN is our yearly exchange programme, through which we offer K.N.P.S.V. members the opportunity to visit another European city and its pharmaceutical students. We connect with these students through EPSA’s Twinnet programme, after which the exchange exists of one weekend in a foreign city and one weekend in a city of our own. In 2024, the Twin took us to the city of Niš in Serbia, after which the Serbian students came back to visit Leiden.

The International Lecture is an online lecture organised for you to discover the international options the K.N.P.S.V. offers through EPSA and IPSF and in terms of building up a broad network of (future) pharmaceutical experts. This activity will be organised halfway through March 2025.

This year, our committee consists of five members from the city of Leiden, who are working very hard to make these activities come together. We will introduce them briefly to you below.

Thijmen, our President, manages the Committee and oversees its activities. Thijmen started his bio-pharmaceutical sciences master in Leiden in September, but also has time to practice korfball at his hometown club, listen to a lot of music and, occasionally, play a game of pool or have a beer with friends! As the EPSA Twinnet coordinator, Thijmen is responsible for the contacts with our partner association, NiPSA, in order to organise an amazing Tinnet exchange!

Fieke is our Secretary and she is entrusted with meeting notes and event registration forms. Fieke also studies bio-pharmaceutical sciences in Leiden, however at the moment she is on a semester abroad at the university of Helsinki, Finland! In her spare time, she likes to practice yoga and attend (lots of) concerts.

Ronnie is our Treasurer, also known as the “money man” of our Committee. Except for getting the best deals as the treasurer and being a natural entertainer, Ronnie is also busy with his master in bio-pharmaceutical sciences in Leiden. In his spare time, he loves to sing and dance until the sun rises and explore the world.

Jomay is one of our commisioners. She is studying bio-pharmaceutical sciences in Leiden and loves to travel the world. Besides, she loves to ride her motorcycle in her spare time and likes to go on day trips with friends!

Esmee is our other commisioner. She, also studies bio-pharmaceutical sciences in Leiden and always walks around with a smile on her face. Aside from her study-related activities in Leiden, she is an active member of student association DAC, for which she is active in various committees as well.

Last but not least, Anton is a commissioner in our committee as well as the commissioner of general affairs of the 122th Board of the K.N.P.S.V. Anton also studies bio-pharmaceutical sciences in Leiden, however he is currently mostly occupied with his board work for the K.N.P.S.V. He is responsible for anything EPSA-related and has a healthy obsession with crabs.

We hope to see you all at the International Lecture and next years’ Twin!

International Committee 2024-2025 “bICycle”