Mission

Students&rsquo leadership grows out of our team environment, to inspire and change the lives of others and also make a difference in our local, national and international communities.

Drenthe University SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise)

Drenthe univesity is a non - profit organization consisting of college students from different nationalities. These students want to make a difference in their communities through free enterprise projects. The DU SIFE team was started by Mr. Henk Roelofs (Teacher at Drenthe University) in 2003 as a way to stimulate the students who study at the Drenthe University in thinking globally.

For participating students this means they can join and create projects in which they teach others the skills they gained at the university. As you can see in the projectsdescriptions of former and new projects there is a big variety in the projects.

During the last years, the DU-sife team was very succesfull. This is the impressive list of prices the DU-sife team won over the last years:

2003        National Champion
2003        Participaticipant World Championship
2004        National Champion
2004        Participant World Championship
2006        Runner-up National Champion
2006        Spirit of SIFE award European Championship
2007        Runner-up National Championship

Please see the projectdescriptions for an overview of the pricewinning projects.

SIFE Philosophy

We believe that teaching and learning are interlinked and that the best form of teaching recalls the maxim:
'Tell me and I will forget, show me and I might remember, involve me and I will learn.'

We believe that the best way to help people is to equip them to use their talents to the best of their abilities:
'give me a fish and you feed me for a day; teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime.'

We believe that the best way to improve our own lives and the lives of others is through the ethical practice of the fundamental principle of a free society:
&lsquoto serve others by providing value.&rsquo

Pricewinning projects

During the last years, several projects were carried out by the DU-sife team. In this part some of the succesfull projects are mentioned.

1. Bridging the gaps
2. Going East
3. Passion meets fahion