European countries currently don’t have a sufficient army to defend themselves. How did we get here? “There used to be a running joke which said that European armies were dignified pension funds. Most ...

In a recent report, Erasmus University speaks highly of the ‘impact ambitions’ that it claims it has achieved. While some things have indeed changed in favour of ‘impactful research’, there still ...

The Erasmus Center for Sport Integrity & Transition (ESPRIT) is in danger of disappearing. Last summer, the board of the Erasmus School of Philosophy, under which the centre falls, told the director ...

More than 80 percent of visitors feel safe in the University Library, according to a recent survey. This contrasts with the incidents at the beginning of last year when the library faced theft, broken ...

After a break with their parents, students can sometimes receive an additional grant, but the threshold is high. Moreover, judges are very strict when students challenge a rejection.

The campus is sometimes just like a catwalk. Students talk about what they wear and why. This time: Iva loves bright colours, short skirts, and eyeliner. Still full of adrenaline from her performance, ...

The Netherlands drops in global academic freedom ranking In a global comparison of academic freedom, the Netherlands does not score highly. In the Academic Freedom Index, countries score between 0 and ...

The workday is almost over. I work for a phone answering service, picking up the phone for several companies. The last caller is difficult to understand. After I ask him several times to repeat his ...

Imagine sitting in the cinema, and the person next to you pulls out a box of roti. It happened to one of our readers. “When I looked at him and was about to wish him bon appétit, he may have thought I ...

The president wants educational institutions to be granted the right to monitor their students and staff and to pass information to the government. This could lead to further investigation and ...

The increased number of screenings required is due to advice from the government legal advisor. He recommends that the minister does not distinguish between Europeans and non-Europeans. Bruins takes ...

In the Netherlands, 77 per cent of young people aged 15 to 24 are employed, according to CBS. Denmark ranks second in the EU with a percentage of 57, while in Greece only 18 per cent of young people ...