{"id":110265,"date":"2020-03-04T14:57:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T13:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=110265"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:24:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:24:44","slug":"dont-blame-international-students-for-anglicisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/03\/04\/dont-blame-international-students-for-anglicisation\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Don\u2019t blame international students for Anglicisation&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI want to be served by someone who is Dutch\u201d, spat the lady when I asked for her ticket to retrieve her jacket. When I responded by telling her that no one working in the wardrobe section spoke Dutch, she reacted aggressively. \u201cI live in Amsterdam and no one speaks Dutch anymore. I want to see your manager.\u201d I refused and remarked how the word \u2018international\u2019 was even included in the name of the event. This action prompted a rant from her part that might even make Geert Wilders blush. But, it\u2019s a party after all, and I blamed the alcohol for her words. My co-workers looked shaken up.<\/p>\n<div data-component=core\/image><figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e91bb0772a8&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e91bb0772a8\" class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-thumbnail is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/04133031\/Tamara-Smits-1-2-300x300.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139202\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/04133031\/Tamara-Smits-1-2-300x300.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139202 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/04133031\/Tamara-Smits-1-2-875x875.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139202 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/04133031\/Tamara-Smits-1-2-1280x1280.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139202 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/04133031\/Tamara-Smits-1-2-1600x1600.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139202 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/04133031\/Tamara-Smits-1-2-150x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139202 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/04133031\/Tamara-Smits-1-2-100x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139202 100w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/04133031\/Tamara-Smits-1-2-600x600.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139202 600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/04133031\/Tamara-Smits-1-2-1000x1000.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139202 1000w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/04133031\/Tamara-Smits-1-2-225x225.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139202 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/03\/04133031\/Tamara-Smits-1-2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139202 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><\/div><p>I thought it was a one-in-a-million case until last month, when I was faced with an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/02\/06\/anglicisation-at-university-has-overshot-the-mark\/?noredirect=en_US\"> article by Law student Eline Burgman<\/a>. She claimed that Anglicisation at the university has overshot the mark and described that she doesn\u2019t want to be served in English at the Erasmus Pavilion. To my horror, her article prompted multiple reactions and comments that fully supported her. Reading her reaction with the staff of the Erasmus Pavilion brought a chill down my spine as it was almost the same situation.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-lg md:text-xl\">Lees meer<\/h2>\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-violet  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=\"412\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/02\/06104828\/eline-burgman-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139199\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/02\/06104828\/eline-burgman-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139199 412w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/02\/06104828\/eline-burgman-1-300x283.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139199 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/02\/06104828\/eline-burgman-1-150x141.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139199 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/02\/06104828\/eline-burgman-1-225x212.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139199 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/>\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\/2020\/02\/06\/anglicisation-at-university-has-overshot-the-mark\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\u2018Anglicisation at university has overshot the mark\u2019\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=\"2020-02-06\">6 February 2020<\/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\tOpinion\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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A sentiment widely shared<\/h2><p>It seems it was not a case that happens once in a blue moon, but a sentiment shared widely by the Dutch-speaking population and which had prompted public debate, made political groups <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/06\/29\/rechtszaak-tegen-verengelsing-hoger-onderwijs\/?noredirect=en_US\">unsuccessfully sue Dutch universities<\/a> who declared English their official language and even brought forward the so-called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/12\/12\/two-thirds-of-dutch-masters-programmes-are-in-english\/?noredirect=en_US\">Language and Accessibility Bill<\/a> promoted by the actual Education Minister, Ingrid van Engelshoven, which proposed higher fees for non-EU students, cut the funding of Nuffic, and limited admission in English programmes. Of course this debate was in their native language, making us, English speakers, ignorant of its existence and unable to defend ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>We live in the Netherlands and Dutch is the official language, so I totally understand the demand to speak Dutch. However, Erasmus University is a self-described international ambience where speaking English is accepted and multiculturalism is motivated. The university prides itself of its international focus and constantly mentions it through their official pages. Creating \u2018world citizens\u2019 is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eur.nl\/en\/about-eur\/strategy-and-policy\/profile-priorities\">\u2018Erasmian Values\u2019<\/a> that the university wants to achieve for the year 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Through this international aspect, the university has placed itself high in international rankings. This attracts not only students but staff, too, and gives the opportunity to have high-quality staff working for the university. The same goes for multiple Dutch universities. However, international students are still a minority and it sounds a bit silly to say that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eur.nl\/en\/about-eur\/facts-and-figures\/eur-key-figures\">this 20 percent<\/a> are dominating the public spaces of the university.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-lg md:text-xl\">Lees meer<\/h2>\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\/2019\/09\/03160558\/cortege-struiken-rutger-engels-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-46.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139183\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/03160558\/cortege-struiken-rutger-engels-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-46.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139183 2000w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/03160558\/cortege-struiken-rutger-engels-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-46-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139183 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/03160558\/cortege-struiken-rutger-engels-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-46-875x584.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139183 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/03160558\/cortege-struiken-rutger-engels-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-46-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139183 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/03160558\/cortege-struiken-rutger-engels-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-46-1600x1068.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139183 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/03160558\/cortege-struiken-rutger-engels-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-46-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139183 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/03160558\/cortege-struiken-rutger-engels-opening-academisch-jaar-2019-foto-ronald-van-den-heerik-46-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139183 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\/12\/13\/dutch-rectors-internationalisation-is-necessary-for-quality-and-relevance\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tDutch rectors: \u2018Internationalisation is necessary for quality and relevance\u2019\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=\"2019-12-13\">13 December 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\tInternationalisation\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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Dutch dream <\/h2><p>So why should we accommodate to a minority? International students suffer discrimination in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/specials\/why-it-is-so-hard-to-find-a-job-as-an-international-student\/?noredirect=en_US\"> the housing market<\/a>, pay 10 times more than the EU fee, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/specials\/why-it-is-so-hard-to-find-a-job-as-an-international-student\/?noredirect=en_US\">low employability chances<\/a> and show high rates of depression and anxiety. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/06\/12\/internationals-find-it-difficult-to-connect-with-dutch-peers\/?noredirect=en_US\">Loneliness and exclusion<\/a> are daily battles and a lot of time their support system consists solely of the friends they made in university. They can\u2019t even get a hug from their mum if things get rough, as they are located literally at the other side of the world. University is a safe space where internationals won\u2019t be judged by their nationality and language (or lack of). You might say it\u2019s their own choice to go study abroad, but would it really be that difficult to speak two words of English to order your coffee at Eramus Pavilion? A minor act of empathy that helps others in immeasurable ways.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018The \u2018Dutch dream\u2019 bursts when students finish their studies and are thrown into a highly competitive market\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>The \u2018Dutch dream\u2019 is something real for a lot of internationals who graduate and try to find a job in the Dutch market. But the competition is fierce and some of them have no other choice than to return to their home countries after their visa expires. It feels sometimes that international students (especially the ones who come from outside the EU) are the cash cows of the university and the strategy is to sell this idea of a paradisaical hyper-friendly country and make Rotterdam their home for 3 years. But the bubble bursts when students finish their studies and are thrown into a highly competitive market in which most don\u2019t arise as successful competitors.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Second home <\/h2><p>Erasmus University doesn\u2019t give the necessary tools to internationals to enter the Dutch job market or even adapt to Dutch society. And of course knowing the Dutch language is a fundamental step to achieve this.\u00a0 Universities such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tudelft.nl\/en\/ide\/education\/incoming-exchange-students\/course-information\/language-courses-at-tu-delft\/\">Delft<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rug.nl\/language-centre\/language-courses\/dutch\/rug-international-students\/\">Groningen<\/a> offer the opportunity for students to attend Dutch classes for free; some of these classes form part of the curriculum and are mandatory for students to graduate. Erasmus University offers a discount to students who decide to attend the Erasmus Language Training Center. However, if you want to reach a working proficiency level (B1), you would have to invest more than 1500 euros in classes.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018Most international students have made the Netherlands their second home and are desperately trying to enter society\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>After all, do not get me wrong. I firmly believe that Dutch should not disappear as a language of instruction in universities. I am not advocating to make all programmes English and christen it as the official language of academia, but proposing an approach to education as a bilingual project. Let\u2019s not fall into this narrative of \u2018them vs us\u2019: internationals are not here to erase your Dutch identity, invade your hallways, attack your economy and degrade the quality of your course. Completely the opposite! Most international students have made the Netherlands their second home and are desperately trying to enter society while paying excessive fees compared to Dutch citizens. They would love to learn Dutch.\u00a0 In this age of increasing individualisation when it comes to Anglicisation, I believe that the defenders of the Dutch language should stop asking for the manager and causing a scene, and start approaching those international friends (or maybe try to make international friends) and offer them help to learn Dutch.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/persons\" class=\"mt-6 md:mt-8 lg:mt-10\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">De redactie<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4 md:gap-8 md:items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-person\" class=\"relative flex gap-4 items-center md:gap-8\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"image:rounded-full image:size-20 image:aspect-square image:object-cover md:image:size-36 shrink-0\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1201\" height=\"1600\" 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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=\"2026-04-22\">22 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 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM-875x619.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM-1600x1131.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM-300x212.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM-1280x905.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM-1536x1086.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM-150x106.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM-225x159.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1018px) 100vw, 1018px\" \/>\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\/22\/liberi-erasmi-wint-recordverkiezingen-universiteitsraad\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tLiberi Erasmi wins record University Council elections\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=\"2026-04-22\">22 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\tUniversity Council\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=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 2000w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM-875x619.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM-1600x1131.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM-300x212.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM-1280x905.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM-1536x1086.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM-150x106.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM-225x159.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 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\/22\/liberi-erasmi-wint-recordverkiezingen-universiteitsraad\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tLiberi Erasmi wins record University Council elections\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=\"2026-04-22\">22 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 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