Specials
Overview of specials
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Corona science
How do we interpret information about the coronavirus and what role do conspiracy theories play, how is student well-being and what is the impact of the coronavirus on people with autism? In this series, Rotterdam academics talk about their corona-related research. The impact of Covid-19 on the banking sector “By…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
How Rotterdam, too, was involved in the slave trade
Nooit Bewust Opgeslagen: A Podcast on Rotterdam’s Slavery Past is a podcast on the slavery history of Rotterdam. It is only available in Dutch.With these stories about the podcast we also want to inform non-Dutch speakers about Rotterdam’s slavery past. “Many, many Rotterdammers were active in the…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
The university in the ‘one-and-a-half metre society’
Early on in the corona crisis, the university set to work with proctored exams, where students can take their exams at home, but while they are filmed. Sometimes even the entire room is scanned for activity. Is proctoring a keeper? Not all higher education institutions participate in proctoring. At the…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Students associations
Eurekaweek is usually the place to scour the student associations to see which one clicks. Now that there are no evening activities and no alcohol, it will be more difficult to choose. That’s why EM has decided to focus on the five largest associations, from large to small. RSC/RVSV In…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
(Lack of) diversity on campus
“It is important that we recognize that racism is an institutional problem that is present in the university. In every part of life in society. ” That’s what Jess Bier, assistant professor of Urban Sociology said in Erasmus TV. The university is still a white stronghold, and not enough is…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Home Workers
Hans van den Berg Hans van den Berg spends his working hours in front of his desk, which is situated under an attic window. “I like working here, because I have a nice amount of light here,” he says in his vlog. “And when I open the window, I get…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Science & corona
How do you fight a pandemic? What are the consequences of the ‘intelligent lockdown’ for the economy or the labour market? And with what philosophical tools can we look at this crisis? EUR academics reflect from their field of expertise. Psychologist Rolf Zwaan about the quantity and quality of academic…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Erasmus TV
Every Thursday live at 9 AM. Join the watch party on Facebook or check the livestream. #41 ‘A good university should be able to offer high-quality education, both offline and online’ #40 The EUR allocates 3 million euros for a more diverse student population #39 How did…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
On the way to Tokyo 2020
Students Amber Meulenbeld, Marloes Keetels, Malou Pheninckx, Iris Wolves and Marieke Keijser will not experience the coming Olympic games from the sofa, just like we do. They have Tokyo 2020 circled in their diary and were hoping to study again after the summer with a medal in their pocket. Erasmus…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Coronavirus
Increase in discrimination against Chinese students, mistreatment of a Tilburg student and teachers who refuse students from ‘corona area’. In this timeline you can read about the consequences of the spread of the coronavirus for Erasmus University and in higher education. The spread of the coronavirus does not make the…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Plagiarism and investigation at the ESHCC
The merger plans between the ESHCC and the ESSB were already controversial. But shortly after interim dean Dymph van den Boom handed in her report sketching three scenarios for the future of the ESHCC, a report she was asked to make by the Executive Board to make the ESHCC more…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
The unsure future of ESHCC
2019 was – and this is carefully phrased – an exciting year for the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication (ESHCC). First, a coming merger kept everyone busy, then the internal differences after dean Van den Boom got accused of plagiarism. Next to that, there would be a culture…Gepubliceerd op:Special