Become a member

Try-out training

Are you curious about what happens during our training sessions? Before joining, you can experience the action firsthand with 2 free try-out sessions! No boxing experience or equipment needed—just bring your enthusiasm and see if it’s the right fit for you.

If you are interested, send an email to bestuur@buitenwesten.utwente.nl with the dates of the trainings you’d like to attend and we’ll make sure  a spot is reserved for you!  Don’t forget to check our training schedule for our training dates.

How to become a member

Insterested in becoming a member? Follow these steps if you are a student at the UT:

  1. Get yourself a UnionCard via this link or at the service desk of the Sportscentrum if you do not have one. The UnionCard is “added” to your studentcard and is needed in order to join an association or get a gym membership. It is currently priced at €75 for 1 year.
  2. Register with E.S.B.V. Buitenwesten through the Sports & Culture website. Refer to this short manual for help. The secretary will accept you as soon as possible.
  3. In the meantime, fill in the membership form. The contribution fee is €110 + €25 barshift deposit for 1 year, or €57.50 + €12.50 barshift deposit for half a year*. (More on the barshift deposit below)
  4. If everything is completed you are now a member of E.S.B.V. Buitenwesten and you will be added to the WhatsApp community where you can sign up for trainings, barshifts and activities!

Total cost: 

  • Full year: €75 (UnionCard) + €110 (Membership fee) = €185 + €25 deposit
    • If you already own a UnionCard the cost is only €110 + €25 deposit!
  • Half year: €50 (UnionCard) + €57.50 (Membership fee) = €107.50 + €12.50 deposit
    • If you already own a UnionCard the cost is only €57.50 + €12.50 deposit!

* The increase in membership fee is due to changes made by the UT. The membership fee now includes the “association fee” which no longer has to be paid through Sports & Culture. Although our membership fee stays at €65 per year, the association fee set by the UT increased from €35 to €45 per year.

For more info, or if you are not a student at UT, check out the website of the Student union.

For any questions regarding your membership registration, contact the secretary at secretaris@buitenwesten.utwente.nl. For any other questions feel free to contact the board at bestuur@buitenwesten.utwente.nl.

Barshift policy

At the University of Twente, every sports association, including Buitenwesten, is required to staff bar shifts at the sports canteen. These shifts are handled by our members. To encourage participation, we ask for a deposit of €25 for a full-year membership or €12.50 for a half-year membership, which is fully refunded once you complete your bar shifts. The refund is proportional—if you complete half of your bar shifts, you’ll receive half of your deposit back.

For 2025/2026, full-year members will be fully refunded after completing 8 hours of shifts, or 4 hours for half-year members.

What’s even better is that a portion of the earnings from Buitenwesten’s bar shifts goes directly to our treasury. By doing your bar shifts, you’re not only earning your deposit back but also significantly supporting your association!

Once you become a member you will be able to sign up for barshifts through the WhatsApp community.

We hope to see you soon!