Specials
Overview of specials
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50 years after Tinbergen’s Nobel Prize
Jan Tinbergen is still one of the best-known Dutch economists. On December 10, 1969 he received the first Nobel Prize in economics. Tinbergen has been part of the (forerunner of) Erasmus University since 1933. Forty years later he retired. The Nobel Prize winner is seen as the founding father of…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
December stories 2019
How do you prevent a fight at Christmas dinner? Does theology go together with ‘earthly’ issues such as economics? What are students doing to help others? In the run-up to Christmas, EM wrote a few december stories. To get in the Christmas mood, we set off with students doing something…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
In search of Erasmus
In April 2017, IBCoM student and EM reporter Job Zomerplaag traveled around Europe, following the steps of Desiderius Erasmus. He visited twelve cities where Erasmus lived and wrote six stories. He met refugees in Turin, Front National in Paris, the spiritual mother of the international Erasmus program and many more.Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Exhibition: old cartoons about university life
During the months of September and October, you can visit the exhibition in the Erasmus Gallery with cartoons and illustrations of the university. The drawings were published in the seventies, eighties and nineties in the independent university magazine Quod Novum, the predecessor of Erasmus Magazine. The cartoons were found by accident, but…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Eurekaweek 2019
The Eurekaweek 2019 takes place from 19 to 22 August. Erasmus Magazine provides the news updates on the introduction week: news, incidents, but also mood reports, photography and videos! Keep following this page (or follow EM on Facebook) to get everything. Just before the Eurekaweek During the…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Study space shortages
Many students prefer to study at the university instead of at home. And if possible, in a place where many friends are also studying, with good facilities and quality coffee nearby. As a result, some places (the Library, Polak) are always crowded, while other places are nearly deserted. The university…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
#Metoo at university
Universities are implicated in the #Metoo discussion just as any other type of organisation. In university, strong hierarchical relationships between scientists, the unequal relationship between teachers and students or the clash of norms between (international) students sometimes lead to serious issues, also at Erasmus University. And even if incidents don’t…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Breeding ground for burnouts
Despite all sorts of measures, mental health problems seem to be increasing. Among students and employees. What is going on? Is there an epidemic? And what can we do to defeat this ‘many-headed monster’? If you are reading this, take great care, because universities are a breeding ground for burnouts,…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Student Entrepreneurship
An idea is just the beginning of the journey for many entrepreneursGepubliceerd op:Special -
EM on Tour – New office
During this On-Tour at our new location in HB-108, we take a look at the surroundings: we write about remarkable things around Theil and Erasmus buildings, and we let people share their story on our Pitch-your-story days. Around the new office Leen Meijboom devoted his life to the ‘Randtriever’, a…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Erasmus Sustainability Days 2019
The Sustainability Days is the moment in which the many sustainability initiatives at the EUR are presented. But how sustainable are we really, if we try to raise awareness but secretly still fly to a conference several times a year? How serious is Erasmus University when it comes to limiting…Gepubliceerd op:Special -
Why it is so hard to find a job as an international student
EM surveyed 180 international students about their career perspectives in the Netherlands.Gepubliceerd op:Special