{"id":101735,"date":"2019-08-20T11:07:58","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T09:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=101735"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:24:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:24:24","slug":"woinactie-protests-budget-reallocations-by-organising-an-alternative-opening-of-the-new-academic-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/08\/20\/woinactie-protests-budget-reallocations-by-organising-an-alternative-opening-of-the-new-academic-year\/","title":{"rendered":"WOinActie protests budget reallocations by organising an alternative opening of the new academic year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WOinActie feels there is nothing worth celebrating when the new academic year is officially opened on 2 September. To protest the proposed budget cuts and budget reallocations, the academic protest movement is organising a \u2018True Opening Ceremony\u2019 of the new academic year on the same date.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/28162744\/woinactie-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139155\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/28162744\/woinactie-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139155 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/28162744\/woinactie-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139155 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/28162744\/woinactie-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139155 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/28162744\/woinactie-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139155 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/28162744\/woinactie-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139155 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/28162744\/woinactie-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139155 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>A large banner makes it clear to anyone walking into the Sanders Building: action is being taken. (September 2018)<\/span><\/p> <p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/redactie\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Erasmus Magazine<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read more<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/05\/15\/van-rijn-reduce-perverse-incentive-and-spend-larger-share-of-budget-on-science-and-engineering\/\">Van Rijn: Reduce perverse incentive and spend larger share of budget on science and engineering<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/06\/27\/budget-redistribution-for-higher-education-less-drastic-than-van-rijn-committees-proposal\/\">Budget redistribution for higher education less drastic than Van Rijn committee\u2019s proposal<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/07\/03\/opposition-parties-call-for-greater-clarity-regarding-the-consequences-of-van-rijn-committees-proposal\/\">Opposition parties call for greater clarity regarding the consequences of Van Rijn Committee\u2019s proposal<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>WOinActie, the FNV trade union, the National Student Union (LSVb) and the trade union representing scientists (VAWO) have jointly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advalvas.vu.nl\/nieuws\/organisatie-alternatieve-opening-roept-universiteiten-op-eigen-opening-academisch-jaar-af-te\">called on the boards<\/a> of all Dutch universities to cancel their own opening ceremonies and travel to Leiden to attend the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/700441000403035\/\">alternative opening ceremony<\/a> instead. \u201cWe are seeking to cause a bit of a commotion,\u201d says Rens Bod, a full professor at UvA who also serves as the chairman of WOinActie.<\/p>\n<p>This is because Bod feels there are no grounds for a celebration. He is disappointed in the Dutch Minister for Education, Ingrid van Engelshoven, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/2019\/06\/26\/herverdeling-hoger-onderwijs-minder-heftig-dan-bij-commissie-van-rijn\/\">announced<\/a> before the summer recess that she is adopting most of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/2019\/05\/15\/forse-en-pijnlijke-kortingen-bij-eur-door-advies-van-rijn\/\">recommendations<\/a> for a new budget allocation model issued by the Van Rijn Committee. Among other things, this means that tertiary education institutions that offer a relatively large number of degrees in STEM subjects will be allocated additional funding, at the expense of other fields of study.<\/p>\n<p>The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), the umbrella organisation representing all Dutch universities, has stated that the budget cuts that will affect departments offering degrees in the humanities, social sciences and medicine may <a href=\"https:\/\/universonline.nl\/2019\/07\/01\/onderwijsinstellingen-spagaat-door-budgetverschuivingen-van-rijn\">amount<\/a> to over \u20ac100 million. According to WOinActie, the budget reallocation proposed by the Van Rijn Committee will result in at least two thousand people losing their jobs. As a result, the remaining academics will have an even heavier workload, departments will become even more competitive, and the different disciplines will face off for funding.<\/p>\n<p>Bod will be fighting for \u2018proper funding of academic teaching\u2019 on 2 September. \u201cSince the Van Rijn Committee\u2019s report was released, the level of support for our movement has increased considerably.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/27121604\/Geld-by-Ibrahim-Rifath-on-Unsplash.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139155\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/27121604\/Geld-by-Ibrahim-Rifath-on-Unsplash.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139155 2000w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/27121604\/Geld-by-Ibrahim-Rifath-on-Unsplash-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139155 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/27121604\/Geld-by-Ibrahim-Rifath-on-Unsplash-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139155 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/27121604\/Geld-by-Ibrahim-Rifath-on-Unsplash-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139155 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/27121604\/Geld-by-Ibrahim-Rifath-on-Unsplash-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139155 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/27121604\/Geld-by-Ibrahim-Rifath-on-Unsplash-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139155 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/27121604\/Geld-by-Ibrahim-Rifath-on-Unsplash-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139155 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/05\/16\/hefty-and-painful-budget-cuts-at-eur-due-to-new-policy-advice\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\u2018Hefty and painful discounts\u2019 at EUR due to new policy advice\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2019-05-16\">16 May 2019<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCampus\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>Have you received a response to your letter from the universities\u2019 executive boards?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey all replied that they could no longer cancel their own opening ceremonies, since all the arrangements had been made, which is pretty much what we were expecting to hear. Our call was more of a symbolic gesture. But everyone told us they support our action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeveral rectors and presidents of executive boards are publicly supporting us, such as Carel Stolker of Leiden University. Several deans have told us they will be attending our True Opening Ceremony. Some universities are planning to broadcast a live feed on a large screen. By now we have received the Young Academy\u2019s support, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Does it matter to you how the people running the universities feel?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are a movement run by employees and students, not an employers\u2019 organisation. It\u2019s great that they are behind us, but we care first and foremost about protecting our own interests. We no longer believe that the presidents of the universities\u2019 executive boards are capable of coming up with solutions. Our workloads have not been reduced, and we are receiving less and less money. We wish to show that we ourselves receive plenty of support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Has the Minister for Education received an invitation, as well?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is very welcome to come and join us. But, quite apart from this event, I have another meeting with her scheduled. But typically, these conversations bear no fruit. Although, every once in a while, a loophole is found. Then we\u2019ll be offered some more money, such as the additional 41 million euro <a href=\"https:\/\/universonline.nl\/2019\/05\/29\/zachte-landing-advies-van-rijn-valt-tegen\">injection<\/a> into departments offering STEM degrees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, during those meetings the Minister never makes any promises, and I can\u2019t prove that there is a connection between our conversations and the visible results. It\u2019s hard to demonstrate that correlation implies causation in this respect. I apologise for that sciency way of putting it, ha ha.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>So do you think this protest action will be any use?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat obviously remains to be seen. We are trying to increase the pressure and are already considering the next steps to be taken. This is a testing moment designed to allow us to check whether we have enough support to move on to more serious actions, such as longer strikes.\u201d<\/p>\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/featured-text\" class=\"md:mt-6 p-4 md:p-6 lg:p-8 bg-sand-300 theme-sand:bg-white theme-violet:bg-white theme-mocha:bg-white wysiwyg *:last:mb-0!\" >\n\t\t<p><em>The \u2018<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/woinactie.blogspot.com\/2019\/08\/programma-ware-opening-van-het.html\">True Opening of the Academic Year<\/a><\/em><em>\u2019 will be held at Het Gerecht, a square in Leiden where people used to be executed, on Monday, 2 September. 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Laila-Kozarki_foto2_columnist_jan2026_Geisje-van-der-Linden-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1769522817 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Laila-Kozarki_foto2_columnist_jan2026_Geisje-van-der-Linden-1536x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1769522817 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Laila-Kozarki_foto2_columnist_jan2026_Geisje-van-der-Linden-2048x1366.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1769522817 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/29\/wachten-op-de-warmte\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tWaiting for the warmth\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-29\">29 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tColumn\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"block-theme-sand hidden lg:flex h-full relative flex bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\tflex-col @xl:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative image:w-full image:aspect-video image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full @xl:w-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 2388w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-875x416.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-1600x760.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-300x142.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-1280x608.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-1536x729.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-2048x973.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 2048w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-150x71.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-225x107.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @xl:p-8 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @sm:text-xl @md:text-2xl @xl:text-2xl\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/29\/israel-krijgt-steeds-minder-europees-onderzoeksgeld\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tIsrael receives less and less European research funding\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-29\">29 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tScience\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand lg:hidden relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 2388w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-875x416.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-1600x760.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-300x142.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-1280x608.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-1536x729.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-2048x973.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 2048w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-150x71.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-225x107.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/29\/israel-krijgt-steeds-minder-europees-onderzoeksgeld\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tIsrael receives less and less European research funding\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-29\">29 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tScience\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"block-theme-mocha hidden lg:flex h-full relative flex bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\tflex-col @xl:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative image:w-full image:aspect-video image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full @xl:w-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/career-event_7_rise-and-return_caribische-netwerkavond_borrel_22.3-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776945655\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/career-event_7_rise-and-return_caribische-netwerkavond_borrel_22.3-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776945655 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/career-event_7_rise-and-return_caribische-netwerkavond_borrel_22.3-500x282.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776945655 500w, 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More and more Dutch-Caribbean students explore that question\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-29\">29 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStudent life\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-mocha lg:hidden relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/career-event_7_rise-and-return_caribische-netwerkavond_borrel_22.3-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776945655\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/career-event_7_rise-and-return_caribische-netwerkavond_borrel_22.3-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776945655 460w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/career-event_7_rise-and-return_caribische-netwerkavond_borrel_22.3-115x115.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776945655 115w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/career-event_7_rise-and-return_caribische-netwerkavond_borrel_22.3-230x230.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776945655 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/29\/terug-of-niet-meer-en-meer-nederlands-caribische-studenten-verkennen-die-vraag\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tReturn or not? 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