Who is the Mole 2010, based on the popular tv series, invites 15 young people between 17 and 29 years old to partake in an adventurous journey through six countries in North-Eastern Europe. Between Friday July 2 and Monday July 12, these 15 participants will follow the traces of the once might Hanseatic League to Europe’s largest coastal cities and most beautiful islands in the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, the Baltic States and Scandinvia. Participants will have to cooperate in over 40 exciting challenges, whilst looking out for one contestant with a hidden agenda. This person, the mole, secretely tries to sabotage the challenges, with which the group can win over € 7500!

You can apply for this once-in-a-lifetime experience by completing our online application form which is available in English. Applications are accepted until February 19, but be quick, since early applications get priority. Succesful applicants will be invited for a selection interview in Utrecht in the last week of February.

Most important facts of Who is the Mole 2010

• From  July 2 until July 12, 2010
• Theme: mighty mercentalists in the Hanseatic League
• 40 unique intellectual, psychological and/or breathtaking challenges
• Prize money up to € 7500

• Applications accepted until February 19
• Anyone between 17 and 29 years old can apply
• Applying through our online application form.

• Exceptional value for money. All-in experience from € 37,50 per day onwards.
• Participation fee includes all challenges, accomodation, transport, food and cash prize for the winner
• € 37,50 per day (+ € 37,50 starting fee) for UCU students; € 40,oo per day (+ € 40,00 starting fee) for UU students; € 45,00 per day (+ € 45,00 starting fee) for other students; € 49,00 per day (+ € 49,00 starting fee) for other participants.
• Safe payments through our online payment processing system.

• Experienced, reliable and committed organisation team.
• Spectacular challenges are all under professional guidance.

• Information evening open to the public on Thursday February 4 (20.00h) at the UCU Auditorium in Utrecht
• Questions? Send us an e-mail: widm2010@gmail.com

From Friday July 2 until Sunday July 11, UcDean’s Who is the Mole 2010: “De zinderende zeeslag” follows the traces of the Hanseatic League. Travel to the most beautiful merchant cities of North-eastern Europe, conquer the most beautiful islands, join us from the start in The Netherlands to Germany, Poland, the Baltic States and Scandinavia. Six countries, fifty new, original and spectacular challenges! We are confident that Who is the Mole 2010 exceeds all your expectations.

Who is the Mole 2010 promises ten days of breathtaking action in six countries, an all-inclusive experience, fully filmed and broadcast on internet and student tv, with a total prize money of € 7500. Of course, the mole, secretely chosen by the UcDean board, will try to waste as much money as possible along the way.

Applications for this once-in-a-lifetime experience will be accepted from January 2009 onwards, but you can already express your interest now and save € 2,50 on the € 7,50 administration fee that applies in January. When you sign up before November 1, 2009 you will not only save € 2,50, but also be the first to receive the application form in January 2009.

These are the most important facts of “Who is the Mole 2010: de Zinderende Zeeslag

• 10 days, from Friday July 2 until Sunday July 11, 2010
• Six countries among which The Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Sweden and more!
• Follow the traces of the Hanseatic League: Europe’s greatest ports, Europe’s most beautiful islands
• Almost 50 original, breathtaking challenges, ranging from puzzle quests to helicopter flights, from lasergaming to paragliding, from nocturnal droppings to strategic games and psychological suspense.
• Applications are accepted from everyone between the ages of 17 and 30.
• You do not need to be a student, although students receive a substantial discount.
• Prize money up to € 7500
• Responsible, experienced committed organisation. Safety is our highest priority. Only the best accommodation and most reliable transport companies will be used. (Extreme) sports activities are guided and monitored by professionals. Never pressure on participants to engage in any activity. Who is the Mole is no physically exhausting experience. It is a demanding, enriching, exciting and enticing adventure through which you will learn a lot about yourself and your surroundings. Breaking physical, psychological, cultural borders is a means to that end, no end in itself.
• All-in experience, pay per day. The longer you stay, the more you pay.
  • All-inclusive experience. All high-quality accommodation, 3 meals a day, (international) transport by plane, bus, boat, car and train, and challenges included.
  • € 37,50 per day for UCU students (+ € 37,50 starting fee)
  • € 40,00 per day for UU students (+ € 40,00 starting fee)
  • € 45,00 per day for students from other universities and HBO institutions (+ € 45,00 starting fee)
  • € 49,00 per day for all other people (+ € 49,00 starting fee)
• Application procedure starts January 25, 2010. Interviews will take place in February-March 2010.
• Pre-applications are accepted until November 1, 2009 and will automatically receive a € 2,50 discount.
• Event in Dutch or English, depending on possible foreign language applicants.
• More information? Questions? Send us an e-mail: dean_uc@live.nl. You can write in Dutch or English. We also happily get you in touch with participants of last year’s edition.
• Please be informed that the application procedure – consisting of a written selection form (1st round) and interview + spectacular selection challenge (2nd round) – commences in January 2009. Right now, you can already express your interest at dean_uc@live.nl. You will then automatically receive the selection form in January 2010 as well as a € 2,50 discount on the administration fee.

This is what some of last years’ participants said about UcDean’s Who is the Mole.

Willem Vos (sixth place) “Better than on TV”

Arnoud Beldman (shared eighth place) “Amazing. It was a complete privilege to be part of Who is the Mole”

Laurens Bistervels (shared eighth place) “Brilliant”

Martijn van Raay (winne) “Too amazing to put in words”

Experience Who is the Mole yourself. Apply NOW!