diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/ExcelImporter.php b/app/Console/Commands/ExcelImporter.php
index 32e8bffed..0621c2f56 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/ExcelImporter.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/ExcelImporter.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public function __construct()
     public function handle()
     {
         Log::info("Read excel file");
-        Excel::import(new EventsImport, 'dutch.xlsx','excel');
+        Excel::import(new EventsImport, 'apple.xlsx','excel');
         // Read the xls file
         // For each line:
         //   Create en event
diff --git a/app/Imports/EventsImport.php b/app/Imports/EventsImport.php
index 81bdfccce..fb9fd5dfc 100644
--- a/app/Imports/EventsImport.php
+++ b/app/Imports/EventsImport.php
@@ -15,35 +15,43 @@
 class EventsImport extends DefaultValueBinder implements WithCustomValueBinder, ToModel, WithHeadingRow
 {
 
-
+    public function parseDate($date){
+        $arr = explode(",", $date);
+        array_shift($arr);
+        return implode($arr);
+    }
 
     /**
-    * @param array $row
-    *
-    * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model|null
-    */
+     * @param array $row
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model|null
+     */
     public function model(array $row)
     {
+
+        //dd(implode(",",$arr));
+        //dd(Carbon::parse($this->parseDate($row["start_date"]))->toDateTimeString());
 //dd(Carbon::createFromFormat("d/m/Y",$row["start_date"])->toDateTimeString());
         //Log::info($row["Address"]);
         $event = new Event([
             'status' => "APPROVED",
-            'title'  => $row["activity_title"],
-            'slug'  => str_slug($row["activity_title"]),
-            'organizer'  => $row["name_of_organisation"],
-            'description'  => $row["description"],
-            'organizer_type'  => $row["type_of_organisation"],
-            'location'  => $row["address"],
-            'event_url'  => $row["organiser_website"],
-            'user_email'  => $row["contact_email"],
-            'creator_id'  => 19588,
-            'country_iso' => "NL",
+            'title' => $row["activity_title"],
+            'slug' => str_slug($row["activity_title"]),
+            'organizer' => $row["name_of_organisation"],
+            'description' => $row["description"],
+            'organizer_type' => $row["type_of_organisation"],
+            'location' => $row["address"],
+            'event_url' => $row["organiser_website"],
+            'user_email' => "",
+            'creator_id' => $row["creator_id"],
+            'country_iso' => $row["country"],
             'picture' => $row["image_path"],
             "pub_date" => now(),
             "created" => now(),
             "updated" => now(),
-            "start_date" => Carbon::createFromFormat("!d/m/Y",$row["start_date"])->toDateTimeString(),
-            "end_date" => Carbon::createFromFormat("!d/m/Y",$row["end_date"])->toDateTimeString(),
+            "codeweek_for_all_participation_code" => "cw18-apple-eu",
+            "start_date" => Carbon::parse($this->parseDate($row["start_date"]))->toDateTimeString(),
+            "end_date" => Carbon::parse($this->parseDate($row["end_date"]))->toDateTimeString(),
             "geoposition" => $row["latitude"] . "," . $row["longitude"],
             "longitude" => $row["longitude"],
             "latitude" => $row["latitude"]
@@ -51,13 +59,11 @@ public function model(array $row)
 
         $event->save();
 
-        $event->audiences()->attach(explode(",",$row["audience_comma_separated_ids"]));
-        $event->themes()->attach(explode(",",$row["theme_comma_separated_ids"]));
+        $event->audiences()->attach(explode(",", $row["audience_comma_separated_ids"]));
+        $event->themes()->attach(explode(",", $row["theme_comma_separated_ids"]));
 
         return $event;
     }
 
 
-
-
 }
diff --git a/resources/excel/apple.xlsx b/resources/excel/apple.xlsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa538756f
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