THE COMMITTEE
The WATTS studytour is organised by a committee formed by seven members of e.t.s.v. Thor
From left to right: Michalis Spyrou, Ica Spit, Finn van Lieshout, Thom Copier, Pavlos Paraschoudis, Yun Oudekerk and Martijn Oude Ophuis.
Yun Oudekerk – Chairman
Yun is a third-year Electrical Engineering student and has been an active member of Thor since her first year. She has taken the initiative to organize several events and is now serving as the chairman. In this role, she is eager to enhance her leadership skills and ensure the success of the upcoming trip.
Ica Spit – Secretary
Ica is a
bachelor student in Electrical Engineering. They have been an active member of
Thor since their second year. By joining Thor, they have learned how to
organise activities for fellow students. Ica likes to travel and learn about
new cultures, which urged them to join ReisCo. Ica has the role of secretary.
In the ReisCo, they hope to learn how to organise well structured activities at
a large scale.
Thom Copier – Treasurer
Thom is a fourth year bachelor student in Electrical Engineering and has been a very active member of Thor since his second year. At many committees, he has been the treasurer before. The committees he has been a part off include the Introduction Committee and the financial audit Committee. Next to this, he has experience on the technical side too, as he was a part of a student team for three years, even leading the entire electrical department. Now as the treasurer of the ReisCo, he hopes to learn a lot about new cultures during the trip and organize this trip the best way possible!
Finn van Lieshout – General member
Finn is a
bachelor student in Electrical Engineering and a part of the 67th
board of e.t.s.v. Thor. Next to his studies Finn likes to enrich his student
time by learning valuable skills like managing an association and organizing
fun yet educative activities. This is also the reason that he joined the
ReisCo. Finn is secondary treasurer and responsible for the logistics during
the trip. He hopes to learn a lot about the new cultures and the technical
industry sector of south east Asia.
Michalis Spyrou – General member
Michalis is an Electrical Engineering student
and an active member of Thor, with past experience in several activity and
educational committees. With vast interest in the technological prosperity and
culture of South East Asia, he decided to join ReisCo and offer his services
and knowledge. Michalis is responsible for the sponsorships that support
financially the study trip and the pre-liminary excursions.
Martijn Oude Ophuis - General member
Martijn is an Electrical Engineering student
and an active member of Thor, with past experience in several committees. Being
interested in the technical industry sector in South East Asia, he decided to
join the committee with the intention of developing group management and
network skills. Martijn is responsible for the business cases that support the
study trip, and the formal publications to participants and partners.
Pavlos Paraschoudis – General member
Pavlos is an Electrical Engineering student from Greece. He is part of several committees within Thor and has past experience with organizing events for fellow students. His interest in both Korean and Taiwanese culture persuaded him to join ReisCo and make an effort for a well organized and well balanced student trip. Pavlos is responsible for organizing the students’ excursions to companies, universities, and various cultural landmarks.
Our supervisors
Two faculty members will accompany us on our trip as representatives of our university, but they will not be responsible for organizing the trip.
Chin-Hung Chen
Chin-Hung, born and raised in Hualien, Taiwan, earned his master’s degree in Taoyuan before working as an engineer for three years. Fueled by a passion for exploration, he moved to the Netherlands in 2022 and is currently a third-year PhD student in Electrical Engineering at TU Eindhoven.
Hyunwook Kim
Hyunwook Kim, born and raised in Daegu, South Korea. He received his Master of Science degree in NanoScience at the Kyungpook National University (KNU), South Korea. He has expertise on semiconductor device fabrication and computing with coupled oscillators. He moved to the Netherlands in 2024 and is currently a first-year PhD student in electronic engineering at TU Eindhoven.