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The experience of Camiel
Taking part in Solar Team Twente is the best choice I ever made. The friends and memories I made here, but also the skills and capabilities I developed will stay with me for a lifetime.
My name is Camiel Lemmens. With a background in Industrial Design Engineering at the University of Twente, I decided to join Solar Team Twente in 2021. At the time, I felt a bit limited by my studies as the projects I worked on never became real. At the university, things usually end in a nice report, some cool concepts, a final grade and that’s it. I wanted to take on more responsibilities, and finally work on something more real, something I felt an emotional connection to.
I found all of these things at Solar Team Twente. As a marketing and events coordinator, I got the full responsibility over how we promoted the team to the outside world. Because of covid (which was a thing at the time), everything was different than usual. Having the full responsibility to promote the team in the best way possible was, given the circumstances, a massive challenge. But with the everlasting support and freedom I got from my teammates and alumni, we could achieve great results of which I’m still enormously proud.
Seeing our car drive on Moroccan roads for the first time was one hell of an experience, too. I had tears in my eyes from the relief, knowing that this was something we all worked towards for so long. I can’t imagine having tears in my eyes at university unless it’s because of the stress. Rest assured that I cried my heart out when we crossed the finish line, too!
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