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Elmer Smaling

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In memoriam
April 7, 2021

In memoriam Diana Choo-Hen

On Thursday April 1st, we received the tragic news that Diana Choo-Hen, one of our Dutch…

In memoriam
April 7, 2021
Education
April 1, 2021
- Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
- Elmer Smaling
Hefty salaries in higher education: 25 administrators paid too much in 2019

In 2019, the salaries of sixteen executives at Dutch research universities and nine…
Education
April 1, 2021
Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
Elmer Smaling
Politics
March 31, 2021
- Elmer Smaling
MP Ronald van Raak switches from The Hague to Woudestein, holding Erasmus in his hand

Ronald van Raak, a former MP on behalf of the SP, is returning to his alma mater after a…
Politics
March 31, 2021
Elmer Smaling
Students
March 25, 2021
- Elmer Smaling
Two strangers in your room: Rash of burglaries at student housing complex in Kralingen

Exchange students Karya and Ipek live in the SSH’s Erasmus International House on…
Students
March 25, 2021
Elmer Smaling
Governance
March 24, 2021
- Elmer Smaling
New Board Member Van Schoten wants more insight into finances and a more mature IT

Ellen van Schoten has been working as a member of the Executive Board since 1 January. A…
Governance
March 24, 2021
Elmer Smaling
Education
March 16, 2021
- Elmer Smaling
Buying e-books during Covid has cost EUR hundreds of thousands extra

E-books are often far more expensive – and far more complicated to buy – than the…
Education
March 16, 2021
Elmer Smaling
Politics
March 11, 2021
- Tim Ficheroux
- Elmer Smaling
Newcomers Volt, JA21 and Bij1 score well in EM poll, but D66 wins

EUR students and staff often back the D66 party, EM's poll has revealed. Around 1 in 8…
Politics
March 11, 2021
Tim Ficheroux
Elmer Smaling
Education
March 10, 2021
- Elmer Smaling
‘The proctoring discussion is not about technical issues. It’s about organised cheating’

Lecturers are caught in the middle in the debate on proctored online exams. Students are…
Education
March 10, 2021
Elmer Smaling
Campus
March 8, 2021
- Elmer Smaling
500 additional study spots being created in Polak, Sanders and V Buildings

Next week – weather and coronavirus permitting – the campus will be outfitted with…
Campus
March 8, 2021
Elmer Smaling
Education
March 8, 2021
- Elmer Smaling
‘Proctoring should only go wrong once every thousand exams. In our case, it was the very first one.’

In the controversy surrounding online proctored exams, lecturers are caught in the…
Education
March 8, 2021
Elmer Smaling

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