• Campus
  • 16/06/2025
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‘Tinder’ for associations and teams during Intro

Swipe right when interested and left when not interested. We’re all familiar with the concept, originally thought up by dating app Tinder. In much the same way, new students participating in the upcoming Introduction Week will be able to find their ‘match’ by swiping between associations, student teams, and other initiatives.

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The Central Introduction Committee (CIC), which organizes the Intro Week, has been using a general ‘intro app’ for some time now. “It contains loads of information for Intro Week participants. About the scheduled activities, of course, but also about the various associations, student teams, and other groups that can be found here at TU/e,” says CIC member Koen van den Berk.

But with all the new people, impressions, and information that first-years get thrown at them during the Intro Week, the app pages about associations, for example, seemed to be getting snowed under. “There are always students who take the time to go through the entire app, but there are also many who don’t,” Van den Berk says.

Nice and low-threshold

This is why the CIC started looking for a ‘low-threshold’ way to keep introducing associations and teams to students. Yes, the Intro Week is busy, but Van den Berk points out “there are also plenty of moments when nothing much is happening and first-years can just chill out”.

Impression of the ‘Swipe me Up’ feature. Image: CIC

‘Swipe me Up’ – the official name of the CIC’s Tinder concept – has therefore been made as simple as possible. “This allows Intro Week participants to just swipe away during breaks,” Van den Berk says. The app includes associations, student teams, and other student initiatives. “Just like with Tinder, you swipe left if you think ‘this isn’t for me’, and right if something interests you,” he explains. When you swipe right then you have a ‘match’ and get detailed information about the initiative in question.

Not sure which way you want to swipe? Swiping down will give you a brief explanation of the initiative in question.

Personal interests

The very first time someone uses the app, they’re asked about their interests. This allows them, for example, to indicate right away that they’re only interested in sports associations. Van den Berk: “In addition, the app also adapts to your swiping behavior. So depending on what you like, the app is going to suggest specific things to you.”

All in all, the CIC hopes that ‘Swipe me Up’ will be a better way of helping first-years get an early impression of what student life at TU/e has to offer. “That’s also the goal of the intro and our goal as the CIC, for every student to find their place here.”

Associations and teams aren’t automatically included in the app, but must register for it with the CIC (intro@tue.nl).

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