Tilburg University Cantus (TUC) is an outstanding student event in the Netherlands. 1800 students come together at the Willemsplein in Tilburg to celebrate the start of the academic year.
Together with 150 guests from the university, the city council and a number of business relations, 1800 students sing, drink and party.
The cantus is a typical Dutch and Flemish event in which people are sitting at long tables and sing songs from their “codex” (which is a booklet full of well-known songs). “The praesidium” chairs the cantus and it presents the songs to be sung. At Tilburg University Cantus the praesdium is accompanied by a show band, consisting of 12 musicians.
The songs are a 50:50 mix of Dutch and English songs, so the cantus is a great opportunity to learn typical Dutch songs, as well as to sing the English songs everybody knows.
This year the cantus will take place on Monday September the 5th. The cantus will start at 7 p.m. and finish at 10.30 p.m.
International students: You’re most welcome to join and participate in this unequalled student event in the Netherlands!
How to buy tickets?
International students who are member of one of the international student associations, can buy their tickets from those associations. One ticket will cost €20,- and more information about how to buy tickets can be obtained at the international student associations such as ESN or AIESEC.
International students who arrive in the Welcome Week 2011, will have the opportunity to buy their tickets in this week. More information about where and how to buy tickets in this week is to be announced at a later date.
