Instagram top stories Top stories shared on Instagram. Follow Erasmus Magazine. 28-09-2023 Artificial Intelligence How helpful is ChatGPT for your studies? Complete the survey Complete the short survey on ChatGPT and help EM find out how pervasive AI is in a… 21-09-2023 Mental health Since Niels’ death, Skadi wants to be an association for everyone more than ever The wide smile that everyone knew 23-year-old Niels van Rooijen for gradually faded over… 19-09-2023 Sustainability RSM students willing to live more sustainable, still one in five commutes by car sometimes Many students want to behave more sustainable but following through is often difficult in… 12-09-2023 Students Carly lost her mother the day after she heard that she had passed her degree Carly van den Bos (23) doesn’t want to hide her grief. She wants to talk about mother,… 07-09-2023 Staff Many more EUR employees given permanent contract in 2022 The number of employees on permanent contracts at Erasmus University increased… 17-08-2023 Mental health ‘I wanted to get help as far back as I was 15 – but it took nine years for me to share my story’ Nearly half of all young people suffer from psychological issues: twice as many as ten… 07-09-2023 Mental health ‘In a way, I was getting to know my father better, eleven years after his death’ Bijna de helft van alle jongeren kampt met psychische problemen, dubbel zoveel als tien… 31-08-2023 Mental health ‘My brain felt like a big black block of sticky tar’ Almost half of all young people struggle with mental health problems, twice as many as… 07-09-2023 Housing Students demand an additional 75,000 extra housing before 2030 Student organisations, including Rotterdamse Kamer van Verenigingen, are calling on… 29-08-2023 Students Why these students are joining these associations During the Eurekaweek, many first and second-year students join an association or a… 16-08-2023 From the editors Jobs! EM seeks aspiring journalists If you are an Erasmus University student who would like to get experience and work in… 24-08-2023 Students ‘My guide kissed someone from your group too, right?’ Als de evenementen van de Eurekaweek aflopen gaat het feest voor eerstejaars gewoon door… 24-07-2023 Campus Campus Woudestein to have all-gender toilets Eleven buildings on campus Woudestein are to have all-gender toilets. No major… 19-06-2023 Students Hyphens and full stops as names for international students: ‘It feels like the country is rejecting you’ Under the Dutch system, international students who do not have a surname are given a… 12-06-2023 Students Tuition fees for refugee students remain sky high Refugee students without a residence permit are having to pay thousands of euros in… 08-06-2023 Housing New message from your landlord: pay up or start looking for a new place! As they renew their housing contracts for next year, students are concerned about the… 06-06-2023 Students First-generation student Romy owes her parents a lot. ‘I’m so lucky to have you’ Romy didn’t mind that her parents didn’t know much about the university or her degree… 05-06-2023 Students First-generation student Rashmi engages in conversation with her mother: ‘I never realised that you were even more nervous than I was’ Master's student Rashmi is the first in her family to attend university. It was a… 05-06-2023 Students A great deal of pride – and a little apprehension. That’s what it’s like to be a parent of a first-generation student Going to higher education is not just a new experience for students who are the first in… 30-05-2023 Education Lower BSA is a ‘signal against performance pressure’, experts warn that the bar should not be set too low The plan to lower the binding study advice is a ‘dramatically bad proposal’, says… 01-06-2023 Student of the Year election Hassnae Boubrik won the Student of the Year election The audience cheered when presenters David Boeren and Tessa Hofland announced at the end… 11-05-2023 Students ‘Dutch-speaking students only’: internationals often not welcome on the boards of faculty associations (yet) Many faculty associations opened their vacancies for new board members recently. However,… 16-05-2023 Sport Rotterdam students triumph at the students’ team sailing championship The Rotterdam Students’ Sailing Association RSZV won the Dutch student sailing… 11-05-2023 Education Minister wants maximum binding study advice of 30 credits The bar is going down: first-year students will soon only have to achieve 30 of the 60… 11-05-2023 Student of the Year election Vote now for the Student of the Year! Who will be the next Student of the Year? Alex, Amran, Hassnae, Pim, Renee or Süheyl and… 11-05-2023 Student of the Year election Pim is committed to medical students: ‘Doctors are taught to care for others – not for themselves’ Dedicating yourself to furthering the interests of medical students means working toward… 11-05-2023 Student of the Year election ‘The embodiment of helpfulness’ Amran believes in equal opportunities for everyone From giving guidance to the Somali community to helping organize multiple charity… 10-05-2023 Student of the Year election Süheyl and Tevfik flew to Turkey to help earthquake victims Süheyl and Tevfik immediately took action when a series of heavy earthquakes hit Turkey… 09-05-2023 Student of the Year election ‘People play football and have a beer together, but mental health deserves attention as well’ Chair Renee de Groot would like nothing better than to see all members and colleagues at… 08-05-2023 Student of the Year election ‘If I wasn’t queer I would be an asshole.’ Diversity officer Alex just wants to make students feel at home Driven by his past, encounters with inequality, and sentimental family memorabilia,… 08-05-2023 Student of the Year election Hassnae wants to be the role model she didn’t have Hassnae Boubrik (20) is a third-year medical student at Erasmus MC. She grew up in… 26-04-2023 Student of the Year election These are the finalists for Student of the Year The six finalists for the Student of the Year election have been announced. Alex Huang,… 04-05-2022 The PhD Defence How a Bollywood blockbuster led to tourism in Iceland How a dancing scene in a Bollywood blockbuster led to a rise of Indian tourists to… 28-06-2022 The PhD Defence Why political discontent does not always equal apathy In the Netherlands, political discontent generally manifests itself in people either… 19-10-2022 The PhD Defence How to nudge citizens into keeping their streets clean How can you ‘manipulate’ residents into putting their garbage in the container or… 24-02-2023 The PhD Defence ‘Having a supportive environment is crucial when you’re working on your PhD’ Teachers should regard students' migration backgrounds as a rich breeding ground of… 26-04-2023 The PhD Defence Why film tourism in Brazil doesn’t always bring the ‘Downton Abbey effect’ Film professionals and policy makers should be aware of the local power dynamics if they… 28-03-2022 The PhD Defence ‘Despite the steep growth in online grocery shopping, no-one is making money yet’ How can trucks delivering groceries be more efficient, and how can home delivery services… 28-04-2023 EM TV ‘Student union can help you apply for rent reduction’ EUR-student Elisa Weehuizen wordt de nieuwe voorzitter van de landelijke studentenbond… 18-04-2023 Students These students devised a solution for the nuisance in Kralingen A service where students help other residents with odd jobs. That is the solution that… 22-03-2023 Profile Alumna Virginia Verburg wanted to become a chartered accountant, but now gives flying lessons in the Royal Netherlands Air Force Virginia Verburg studied Business Administration and Accounting and Control. Nonetheless,… 27-02-2023 Profile This alumnus became a goat farmer in Norway, and now he builds camper vans in North Brabant Alumni tell us about the dreams they chased and why they decided to do something… 10-04-2023 Profile Alumna Daniëlle van de Geer wants to be a chef: ‘Doing what you enjoy is really the way to go’ Students do not always know what they want to do after they graduate. Alumni tell us why… 16-02-2023 Profile As economics student Tim Gouw made jokes about it, now he is stay-at-home dad Tim Gouw studied Economics and Marketing in Rotterdam, now he has been home for 3 years… 30-03-2023 Analysis Why the word ‘beer’ isn’t allowed anymore. Five questions and answers on the university’s alcohol policy In 2018, the university committed to the National Prevention Agreement. The goal: to have… 28-03-2023 Sport Underdog rugby team surprises a lot of people, including themselves From the bottom of the second division to competing for the first division championship… 22-03-2023 Students Nominate a student for the Student of the Year election Submit your nomination for Student of the Year now! Studium Generale and Erasmus Magazine… 23-03-2023 Students Medical interns helped earthquake victims in Turkey: ‘This is why I’m studying Medicine’ Medical interns Süheyl Uyar and Tevfik Çiçek and general practitioner and PhD… 21-03-2023 Politics BBB wins: what are the consequences for higher education? The new political party BoerBurgerBeweging (Farmer–Citizen Movement) has won the… 15-03-2023 Students Plenty of security, walkie-talkies and fifty pizzas. Behind the scenes at the EenVandaag Election Debate The day of the EenVandaag Election Debate started out very relaxed for the students… 09-03-2023 Students Student Hazem forced out of house due to danger of collapsed facade Hazem Omran had to leave his house on Sunday morning. The facade of his home on the 1e… 10-03-2023 In Pictures Campus as catwalk: ‘When I’m studying, I choose comfort over chic’ Which outfits do students go for when spending the day studying in Polak or the… 14-02-2023 Love is in the EUR An open conversation with students about flirting, fluid love and friends with benefits Love and relationships sometimes seem so complicated nowadays. Navigating dating apps,… 23-01-2023 In Pictures A dip in an ice-cold Kralingse Plas: ‘I should have put on my socks’ It is just above zero, but the wind makes it feel considerably colder on the beach of the… 12-01-2023 Students Better flossing and an end to war, that’s what students want in 2023 Students talk about their resolutions for the coming year. 16-01-2023 Campus You can relax in this ‘strangely shaped box’ in the University Library Students and staff can take a moment for themselves in the meditation pod without having… 10-01-2023 Staff Wico Verbaan has started in his new role as ombudsperson Erasmus University has a new ombudsman. Since the new year, Wico Verbaan has been filling… 12-12-2022 Diversity Students and staff about diversity: from ‘fear of cancellation’ to ‘toxic climate’ How do staff and students perceive racism, bullying or ostracism? And what effects have… 13-12-2022 In Pictures ‘Dyed hair is a bit of a rebellion’ What does diversity look like through the eyes of a photographer? Thanh Nguyen studies… 15-12-2022 EM TV EM TV: How Ukrainian students experience the war In this latest episode of EM TV, Daria Dubenko and Bohdan Markiv look back on 2022. The… 08-12-2022 Diversity Gender quota, rainbow crossings and decolonisation. What diversity policy in higher education looks like From a more inclusive curriculum to a rainbow zebra crossing and targets for female… 01-12-2022 Campus Wish tree on campus to support students in Iran Students handed out roses to passers-by between the Erasmus Pavilion and the food court… 28-11-2022 Protest Police clear Sanders building, about ten protesters led away Students and staff of OccupyEUR left the Sanders Building around 6.30pm on Monday… 28-11-2022 Campus Activists occupy Sanders building Erasmus University Some forty people occupied the Sanders building on the Woudestein campus on Monday… 23-11-2022 Sport No World Cup boycott on campus Controversial World Cup or not, several places on campus hosted the Netherlands' first… 23-11-2022 Students Parliamentary questions about brand-new yet inaccessible Langeveld building Dutch MPs Lucille Werner, Harry van der Molen and Jaco Geurts asked parliamentary… 17-11-2022 Students Criticism of the (lack of) accessibility to the Langeveld building for people with functional impairments Long before the Langeveld building was completed, Erasmus University had been warned that… 10-11-2022 Campus Langeveld Building named after Rotterdam’s first female professor The new education building bears Henny Langeveld's name. She was Rotterdam's first woman… 10-11-2022 In Pictures Campus as catwalk: what do you wear under your gown? Hip, hip, hooray! The university is 109 and so EUR is celebrating Dies Natalis… 01-11-2022 Campus Last days to enjoy the Living Room, ‘the only stress-free place at the university’ The tent may be leaving, but the Living Room that has become so dear to many students… 01-11-2022 Money ‘They’re putting half a per cent interest on it now, and that might not even be the end of it’ After six years of interest-free borrowing, the interest rate on student loans is… 20-10-2022 Politics ‘Woman, life, freedom’: students show solidarity with Iranian and Afghan women at Markthal A group of around seventy students gathered next to the Markthal on Monday afternoon for… 10-10-2022 Money Working more, taking cold showers and still in financial straits Three students share how they are dealing with the rising cost of living. 10-10-2022 Research How do you experience diversity at Erasmus University? Take part in our survey Erasmus Magazine, along with nearly all other media publications at Dutch universities,… 29-09-2022 Column Erasmus University is turning 50! Or is it? Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of Erasmus University. But can we celebrate… 06-10-2022 Science ‘Requirement to be loyal to the Chinese Communist Party is only symbolic’ Anonymous academics filed a complaint about the preconditions in a Chinese scholarship… 10-10-2022 Opinion ‘Being a wheelchair user at EUR was not that great already. So, they made it worse’ It’s ironic that the rainbow path, a symbol of inclusivity, is situated in a spot that… 28-09-2022 Campus University’s energy bill expected to increase by over one million euros in 2023 Our University will likely spend an additional 1.1 million euros on energy in 2023. This… 03-08-2022 Students Work, take a break, have fun! And more study tips from students with a functional impairment Studying has its ups and downs, and students with a functional impairment sometimes need… 25-08-2022 Housing Scores of students in Rotterdam hostels: ‘I have to pay over a thousand euros for accommodation, but I don’t have any other choice’ Whereas first-year students were forced to stay in hostels in 2019, this year things are… 16-08-2022 From the editors Positions available: EM seeks aspiring journalists If you are an Erasmus University student who would like to get experience and work in… 17-08-2022 Eurekaweek Fifty Eurekaweeks: Half the students walked out during one theatre performance In 1983, the Eurekaweek committee led by Michel La Poutre and Peter Colon chose an… 17-08-2022 Eurekaweek Visiting the student association on the bright pink carpet of the RSG: ‘A whole new world is opening up to me’ The first evening of Eurekaweek is also about familiarising yourself with the many… 16-08-2022 Eurekaweek Skadi adjusts programme Eurekaweek after death of board member Rowing association Skadi is scrapping three of the four Eurekaweek parties after the… 15-08-2022 Eurekaweek Festive opening of Eurekaweek, with a sad lining During the opening ceremony in Ahoy, there was joy and fun, but the speakers also… 15-08-2022 Eurekaweek International Day: tote bags, stand-up comedy and a thousand students On Sunday, international students have an ‘extra’ day of Eureka. Think 37 information… 11-08-2022 Housing Did you find housing or are you still looking? Please share your story Universities around the Netherlands have warned for a serious housing shortage this year.… 30-06-2022 Students Linda: Students with disabilities do not want to be treated as special, ‘we want to be heard’ What is it like to study if you have a functional impairment? There are often additional… 18-07-2022 Summer series Why Tilburg is just a bit better than Rotterdam in terms of nature Although she loves the city, the hustle and bustle, the people and the convenience,… 18-07-2022 Interview Rector magnificus: ‘University has to become more accessible for students with functional impairment’ The university has to become more accessible to students who have a functional… 12-07-2022 Summer series Wide open views, meadow birds and wild orchids: go and check out Plassendaal on Texel Editor Tessa Hofland is not the greatest beach fan. A walk is fine, watching a sunset is… 22-06-2022 Students Lazy, lax or loud? Teach teachers how we really are, says Hazem with ADHD "You should try walking in the shoes of someone who has ADHD, autism or some other mental… 22-06-2022 EM TV Rotterdam ‘biggest frat house’: ‘The neighbours are chill about our parties’ In this series we find out how Erasmus students live by taking a look at different… 30-06-2022 Campus Instagram phenomenon RSM Toilet review: ‘On the toilet in Sanders, it smells like candy’ Two toilet connoisseurs and Business Administration students shine their Instagram light… 16-06-2022 Students Everyone can learn from people with autism, says Audrey with autism Audrey Ng-a-Tham would like a ‘recovery week’ after exams, for people both with and… 15-06-2022 EM TV EM TV Chatterbox: What do you not want to see again next year? Just a few more moments and this academic year will be over. And what a year it has been.… 16-06-2022 Housing ‘Find a place to live before you come to Rotterdam’ As in previous years, the International Office expects a severe shortage of student… 15-06-2022 Student of the Year election Sandra Garstka is winner of the Student of the Year election "Wow!" That was the first word that Sandra Garstka uttered when presenters Tessa Hofland… 09-06-2022 Students Letthe: ‘I don’t understand why people with a functional impairment have to work so much harder’ Letthe Riemen does not need to think twice. How can the university become a better place…
