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The Werktuigkundige Studievereniging Simon Stevin (English: Student organisation of Mechanical Engineering Simon Stevin) is the Student Organisation of the department of mechanical engineering of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). The organisation is named after dutch mechanical engineer Simon Stevin.

Goals
W.S.V. Simon Stevin has a number of goals. The three main goals are Education, Personal development and Relaxation.

Education
Goal: To protect the interests of students at the department of mechanical engineering. Also to improve and expand the theoretical and practical skills of it's members.

History
W.S.V. Simon Stevin was founded on 30 october 1957, which makes it the oldest educational student organisation in Eindhoven. The organisation has around 800 members, of wich about 120 are active in the sense that they organise activities, help run the organisation or are otherwise involved.

Associated Organisations

 * W.S.G. Isaac Newton (Twente University)
 * Gezelschap Leeghwater (Delft University of Technology)