Committee
Lukas Neijts -
Chairman
Hello all! My name is Lukas and I am the chairman d the Study Tour Committee 2026! I am a first years master student of the Chemical Process Technology track. Some of my roles in this committee include: chairing the meetings, be the contact point for the rest of the committee and make sure that everything is arranged for the next meetings. In my spare time I like to go for a run, play football or read a good book. 🏃♂️⚽📖
From this role in the committee, I hope to learn more about being a chairman and the responsibilities that come with it. This can range from making my opinion clear in a clear and constructive way or trying to keep the order for the whole committee to focus on the current tasks at hand. I hope to see you all on the trip to Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay and Explore the Southern Ríos together!☀️✈️🤩
Sven Nash -
Secretary
Olà a gente! My name is Sven and I am the secretary of the STC 2026 to Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. I am most looking forward to the diverse food that I’ll be able to try while mixing along the southern ríos with everyone joining. In preparation for the tour, I’ve been learning Portuguese, as such eu falo um pequeno português hoje! I am excited to connect with academic and industrial contacts while in South America, and also in connecting with everyone on the tour. In the lead up to the tour I look forward to planning fun activities at our many locations, and also of course all of the activities that we as committee will be organising, where I hope to see many of you too!
As secretary I am responsible for our mailbox, hence I will probably be the first to see any questions that you may want answered.
Timon Roose -
Treasurer
Hi! My name is Timon and I’m the treasurer of the study tour committee 2026. I am a first year CPT master student, and I 22 years old. As treasurer of the study tour I have already been working on making the budget for the study tour to Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Besides being as active as I can within Japie, I also enjoy running, reading and playing an occasional video game. I also really enjoy hiking which I also hope to be doing on the study tour itself! I hope you will be able to join me on this adventure!
Guzin Özkan -
Coordinator of Sponsoring
Hi everyone, my name is Güzin, and I am the coordinator of sponsoring for the Study Tour Committee 2026! I’m from Turkey and currently a second-year bachelor student. As the coordinator of sponsoring, I get to contact lots of companies and beg them for money (just kidding, it’s all very professional). When I’m not busy emailing companies, you’ll find me hanging out with my dog, crocheting, or sleeping.
Through this role, I hope to improve my skills in writing professional emails to companies and learn how to communicate effectively in a business setting. I also want to get better at turning rejection into a learning opportunity and using feedback to improve our approach for future sponsorship deals. I’m very excited to go to Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay with my friends and experience new cultures together.
Ruud Bonte -
Coordinator of Tour Planning
Hey all, I am Ruud and I will be coordinator tour planning, which means that I will be mainly responsible for the contact with tour operators and arranging the planning for the study tour. Furthermore, I am a 4th year bachelor student from Koewacht (Zeeland) and in my spare time I like to watch sport (mainly cycling and football), drink beer in the F.O.R.T. and play football myself.
You could also know me from the committees I have done before being the EJC, ACTcIE and I was the stock manager of the 36th committee F.O.R.T. ‘Pie Debye’. I hope to learn from this new role to schedule and plan well and have contact with professional companies like tour operators and chemical companies . This will be my first study tour and I am really looking forward to getting to know more of the culture of South America with my fellow Japies.
Vasco Miranda Serra -
Coordinator of Public Relations
Hello everyone! My name is Vasco Serra, I am a 20 years old student from Lisbon, Portugal, and I’ll be the Coordinator of Public Relations for the 2026 Study Tour Committee. As a part of the STC, I’ll be organizing the promotion for our exciting trip, as well as activities for the participants to connect with each other and get excited about their adventure. During the trip, I’ll be in charge of tour updates on our website.
Although I was born in Lisbon, I moved to Madrid at a very young age. Eventually I moved back to Portugal, but living in a foreign country was such an enjoyable experience that I decided to do the same for my higher education, starting this new chapter in the Netherlands for me 2.5 years ago.
This is my first Japie Committee experience, and I am very excited to be a part of this project and learn about new cultures from a continent I’ve never visited before.