{"id":100597,"date":"2019-07-04T15:54:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T13:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=100597"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:29:46","slug":"total-smoking-ban-on-campus-as-of-summer-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/07\/04\/total-smoking-ban-on-campus-as-of-summer-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Total smoking ban on campus as of summer 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the new academic year, you\u2019ll no longer be able to simply light a cigarette when walking out of university buildings. With the five smoking spots, the transition year starts in September 2019, with the ultimate goal of a completely smoke-free campus. From August 2020, smoking will no longer be permitted anywhere on campus.<\/p>\n

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Because smoking can loosely be defined as contagious, there is a national anti-smoking policy \u00a0aiming for smoke-free educational institutions in 2020.\u00a0The smoking areas on campus<\/a>\u00a0can be found at the Tinbergen Building, the K.P. van der Mandeleplein, the Tinbergen Plaza and the Bayle Building.<\/p>\n

The university has appointed a project group and steering committee to implement and enforce the smoking policy. In May, employees and students in the \u2018smokers\u2019 panel\u2019 have observed the needs of employees and students at EUR, including those who smoke. The panel discussed the plans and decided the exact locations of the smoking zones. Amanda Hanemaaijer, project leader of the group: \u201cWe don\u2019t want to punish anyone, so we think the tone in addressing this issue is very important. The goal is to create a liveable environment for everyone.\u201d A second panel is planned for September.<\/p>\n

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Disciplinary measures, such as issuing fines, are possible under the new policy. But Hanemaaijer emphasises that for the time being, the university doesn\u2019t intend to do that: \u201cOur main plan is to approach and inform people through the use of extra security. We want to see how that works out.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new policy applies to the entire Woudestein campus. This includes the terraces of the Smits and the Pavilion as well as the campuses of Erasmus University College and the International Institute of Social Studies. Recently, the campus supermarket\u00a0Spar University stopped selling tobacco products<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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