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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 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.

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 ...

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 ...