{"id":108939,"date":"2020-02-07T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T11:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=108939"},"modified":"2026-01-20T09:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:57:25","slug":"some-of-ese-staff-relocating-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/02\/07\/some-of-ese-staff-relocating-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Some of ESE staff relocating again"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, a part of the staff of the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) are relocating for the second time in a short while. Staff from the capacity group Applied Economics and from the Dean\u2019s Office are leaving N building after less than a year a year. Applied Economics is moving to the eighteenth floor of the Mandeville building, while the Dean\u2019s Office is joining the rest of the faculty in E building.<\/p>\n

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The N-building, where the start-ups and scale-ups will be located (after a renovation).<\/span><\/p>

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Due to the plans to renovate the Tinbergen building, the ESE had to move out in March last year. Most of the staff went to E building, but the capacity group Applied Economics and the Dean\u2019s Office went to N building. However, their new accommodation did not prove satisfactory. \u201cN building is very outdated; so much needed to be done to get it to the desired level,\u201d says director of operations Sarah Wilton. \u201cFor example, it\u2019s difficult to keep clean and the windows don\u2019t close properly.\u201d<\/p>\n

In N building, the faculty has also faced problems with leaks and noise. \u201cWhen it rained, dangerous situations arose due to water near equipment. It was also very noisy. In summer, we had to keep the window open, otherwise it got too hot. However, but when there were classes going on at Erasmus Sport, we could clearly hear them,\u201d says Wilton. The air quality was another issue, which was even investigated. \u201cObjectively there\u2019s nothing wrong with the air quality,\u201d says Wilton. \u201cBut it\u2019s so difficult to get the right temperature \u2013 it\u2019s either too hot or too cold.\u201d<\/p>\n

The student associations MAEUR and FSR also complained<\/a> about their new offices in N building. They have now moved from N building to locations in H and G building. According to a university spokesperson, it will only become clear what is to happen with N building later this year.<\/p>\n

Sharing rooms<\/h2>

In Mandeville building, Applied Economics is getting a very nice floor, but not without some compromises. The floor only has large rooms that can accommodate three people. \u201cWe had a lot of discussions about that,\u201d says Wilton. Sharing your room with a colleague is new to most of the academic staff in the faculty. \u201cNow no one can have their own room. Even professors have to share,\u201d she continues. \u201cSo we now need to see how we can divide up the working days, incorporating flexibility like working from home. Some people work together every day anyway, so it\u2019s useful to sit together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Back to Tinbergen building<\/h2>

The ESE is \u2018delighted with the relocation\u2019, but the faculty would prefer to return to the Tinbergen building once the renovation is finished. \u201cBut then we want to go together,\u201d Wilton adds. It isn\u2019t yet clear when exactly that will be. After the failure of the tendering process for the renovation last year, the project was temporarily halted. According to a university spokesperson, the renovation of the Tinbergen building should be completed by the end of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\t

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