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 ...

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 ...

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 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 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 ...

More work placements, a permanent group of ‘military lecturers’ and more money for research. Defence embraces the advice to make more frequent use of knowledge within higher education institutions.

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 ...

For their two-year master in Business Administration at Erasmus University, these part-time students paid around 34,000 euros. However, their programme was funded by the government, so it was only ...

Education Minister Eppo Bruins does not anticipate any problem, however. His response to the senators is consistent with an earlier analysis by the Higher Education Press Agency (HOP), who calculated ...

Did you meet the love of your life on campus? Do you enjoy strolling through Park Noord together? Did you ask out your crush next to the Erasmus statue? Do you like studying together in the library?

Over the past year, Trym Braathen and Julia Kubiak worked on a research project to remove barriers to contraceptives for women in Nigeria. Both students are active members of the Positive Impact ...