A new study, a new city, a new life! You are about to embark on a new phase in your life, which hopefully will bring you many new discoveries and new friends.

To make you feel at home as quickly as possible, the Conservatorium van Amsterdam organizes introduction days for all new students in the first week of the academic year. This week is all about getting acquainted with the school, with the city and, of course, with your fellow students from all over the world and from all departments, so you can quickly make fun and valuable contacts. Fixed parts of the programme are:

• getting to know your fellow students from all departments: classical, jazz, pop, electronic music and music in education
• A tour of the most important contacts and departments at the CvA
• A tour of Amsterdam
• making music together
• having dinner together
• a lot of fun!

On Monday 1 September, we’ll kick off at 10:00 AM at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Oosterdokskade 151. The first day of the introduction week is all about getting to know the CvA — and each other. We’ve put together a fun and friendly programme, with plenty of time to meet fellow students from across all departments. Your attendance is mandatory, because of course, we don’t want to miss anyone!

We’ll start with registration and a warm welcome, followed by a festive opening in the Bernard Haitinkzaal and the CvA Blue Stage. After that, we’ll head off together to the Marineterrein.

Following a relaxed lunch, we’ll play a game to get to know one another better, and take a guided tour of the AHK locations at the Marineterrein. Then we’ll return to the CvA for an afternoon full of music, including an energetic warm-up and a group rehearsal.

We’ll wrap up the day at the OBA steps with a spectacular flash mob performance. Afterwards, we’ll return to the CvA to enjoy a well-earned dinner together and celebrate a great first day.

After the festive first day, the rest of the week will focus on your own department. You'll get to know your chosen study programme more deeply through a range of engaging and meaningful activities with your fellow students and tutors. It's a great opportunity to feel at home within your field of study right from the start!

During the week, you’ll also get a tour of your location, so you can get to know the place where you’ll be studying and working in the coming years. Whether you’re based at Oosterdokskade or in the Q-Factory, you’ll become familiar with the spaces and meet the people.

In addition, you’ll attend a practical session on all the systems used at the CvA, so you’ll be fully prepared to begin your studies. You’ll also take part in the Fair Play workshop.