{"id":11712,"date":"2011-03-31T11:44:34","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T11:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress72\/?p=19160"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:36","slug":"international-student-joins-university-council-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2011\/03\/31\/international-student-joins-university-council-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"International student joins University Council elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> The Erasmus University has a growing amount of international students, but everybody in the University Council is still Dutch speaking. Kristaps Matusevics wants to change this at the next elections in May.<\/p>\n<p>  Matusevics is an IBA student from Latvia and believes it is very important that international students are represented in the University Council \u201cAfter seeing the efforts of assembling an international sorority and a conversation with the chairperson of the Student Representation, I realized that I could become part of a movement that endorses the rights of not only Dutch students by engaging in this election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  <b>Campaign<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  His campaign is currently in the last stages of development. \u201cI want to give every voter a clear vision of my goals and values, by using social networking sites and on-campus promotion. Quick response barcodes for smartphones will be used as well.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <b>Dutch speaking<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  The University Council is completely Dutch speaking at the moment, but Matusevics does not think this will be a big problem. \u201cTo my knowledge, the majority of staff and students have good working knowledge of English, so theoretically this should not impose a difficulty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  <b>Considerations<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  The University Council is not sure yet what to do if Matusevics, or another international students or employee, will be elected. They are considering switching to English completely, enabling an interpreter, or offer the international members a Dutch course. But first, they wait and see if an international student will be elected at all. <\/p>\n<p>  From 9th until 18th of May, students and employees of the Erasmus University can vote for the University Council. The results will be announced after 10 a.m. on the 19th of May. 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/diploma-uitreiking_graduation_eshcc_20240919-005_michelle-muus-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1788861887 832w\" 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\/09\/17\/levendige-handel-in-kaartjes-voor-diploma-uitreiking-woekerprijzen-zijn-onwenselijk\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tLively trade in tickets for graduation ceremony: \u2018Excessive prices are undesirable\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\" 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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\/diploma-uitreiking_graduation_eshcc_20240919-005_michelle-muus-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1788861887\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/diploma-uitreiking_graduation_eshcc_20240919-005_michelle-muus-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1788861887 460w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/diploma-uitreiking_graduation_eshcc_20240919-005_michelle-muus-115x115.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1788861887 115w, 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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<\/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\/Annelien-Bredenoord_2026-09-09_Arie-Kers_45-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1789636901\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Annelien-Bredenoord_2026-09-09_Arie-Kers_45-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1789636901 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Annelien-Bredenoord_2026-09-09_Arie-Kers_45-500x282.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1789636901 500w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Annelien-Bredenoord_2026-09-09_Arie-Kers_45-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1789636901 832w\" 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\/09\/17\/collegevoorzitter-over-powerhouses-als-we-niets-doen-lopen-we-tegen-een-muur-aan\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tUniversity president on powerhouses: &#8216;If we do nothing, we will hit a wall&#8217;\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=\"2026-09-17\">17 September 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\tGovernance\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\" 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