The INKOM is the general introduction week for all students of Maastricht University, Zuyd Hogeschool and Vista College. The INKOM Introduction week is organized to make your child feel at home in this new city. The INKOM is one of the most significant events in Limburg. During the INKOM, participants will meet many new people, and will get to know all aspects of Maastricht and its student life, such as sports, culture and student associations.

No, absolutely not! The INKOM is a week full of fun activities to get to know new people and the city. The INKOM is a week full of information and activities and cannot be compared to an initiation. You are not obliged to attend all activities of the INKOM when you register. You choose yourself where you want to be.

The INKOM is intended for all first-year bachelor and master students of Maastricht University, Zuyd Hogeschool & VISTA College. The INKOM is also frequently visited by international students, namely about 53%.

The INKOM is also frequently visited by international students, namely about 53%. An indication can be made when registering whether you prefer to be placed in a Dutch or English-speaking group. We try to take your preference in account when composing the groups, but unfortunately we cannot give any guarantees.

We do our best to make the INKOM as accessible as possible for everyone! Contact us at inkom@maastrichtuniversity to discuss what we as INKOM organization can do for you.

The INKOM participants, about 4.000 in total, are being divided into different groups of about 10-15 people and will be guided by two senior students, called mentors. These mentors will get obligatory instructions before the INKOM to be perfectly prepared to guide a group of freshmen through the city during the INKOM.

Next to these mentors, the organisation works together with a lot of volunteers and the local government, the police, and the fire brigade to make sure that everything happens in the safest way possible. The main goal of the INKOM is to give all freshmen a perfect picture of a student's daily life in Maastricht through many cultural, sportive, festive and social activities and parties.

If need help and the mentors can not help, contact can be made with the Central Post, which is open 24/7. The Central Post is located at Tapijnkazerne 3, 6211ME Maastricht. You can also reach the central post at +31 (0) 43 388 53 35. In addition, someone from the Central Post is present at every INKOM event. You can recognize them with the sweaters and polo shirts.

The organisation works together with a lot of volunteers and the local government, the police, and the fire brigade to make sure that everything happens in the safest way possible. The main goal of the INKOM is to give all freshmen a perfect picture of a student's daily life in Maastricht through many cultural, sportive, festive and social activities and parties.

Participants who register for INKOM will get exclusive access to the INKOM app, an INKOM bag (richly filled with information about Maastricht student life), access to all INKOM events with the exception of MECC parties. Single tickets will be sold for these two parties.

A ticket for the INKOM costs €67.00 and gives you access to all activities excluding the MECC parties, for this you can buy separate tickets. A ticket for all MECC parties costs .

During the INKOM, participants will get to know all aspects of Maastricht. Attention is paid to general information about the city and studying in Maastricht. In addition,participants will also become acquainted with all cultural, sports, study and student associations in Maastricht. Attention is also paid to music, dance, cabaret, diversity and inclusiveness and many other relevant aspects for students. Together, this forms the INKOM the perfect preparation for the student days!

Click here to find the full program of INKOM!