{"id":117197,"date":"2020-08-28T16:15:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T14:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=117197"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:07:19","slug":"trying-to-locate-the-underworld-in-eurs-campus-in-minecraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/08\/28\/trying-to-locate-the-underworld-in-eurs-campus-in-minecraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Trying to locate the underworld in EUR\u2019s campus in Minecraft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I wake up on the edge of the campus, not far from the porter\u2019s lodge. Square clouds are floating by above my head. With bouncy steps, I make my way to the Theil building, encountering the pond as I do so. Would the secret entrance to the underworld (called the Nether in Minecraft) be located at the bottom of this pond? Without any fear I jump into the water, because when you enter the virtual campus in Minecraft, you are playing in \u2018God mode\u2019, which means you can\u2019t die. At least, that\u2019s what the makers of our digital campus told me.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/27192232\/minecraft-screenshots-virtualerasmus-campus-1-1600x899.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139219\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/27192232\/minecraft-screenshots-virtualerasmus-campus-1-1600x899.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139219 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/27192232\/minecraft-screenshots-virtualerasmus-campus-1-300x169.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139219 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/27192232\/minecraft-screenshots-virtualerasmus-campus-1-875x492.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139219 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/27192232\/minecraft-screenshots-virtualerasmus-campus-1-1280x719.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139219 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/27192232\/minecraft-screenshots-virtualerasmus-campus-1-150x84.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139219 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/27192232\/minecraft-screenshots-virtualerasmus-campus-1-225x126.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139219 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/27192232\/minecraft-screenshots-virtualerasmus-campus-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139219 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\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=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/07\/16115154\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-07-14-at-15.08.41-e1594893388704.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139217\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/07\/16115154\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-07-14-at-15.08.41-e1594893388704.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139217 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/07\/16115154\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-07-14-at-15.08.41-e1594893388704-300x154.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139217 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/07\/16115154\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-07-14-at-15.08.41-e1594893388704-875x448.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139217 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/07\/16115154\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-07-14-at-15.08.41-e1594893388704-1280x656.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139217 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/07\/16115154\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-07-14-at-15.08.41-e1594893388704-150x77.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139217 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/07\/16115154\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-07-14-at-15.08.41-e1594893388704-225x115.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139217 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\/2020\/07\/16\/tour-of-the-minecraft-campus-even-the-sofas-and-plant-pots-are-the-same\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tTour of the Minecraft campus: even the sofas and plant pots are the same\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=\"2020-07-16\">16 July 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\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>So who are these makers? They are Alex Whitcomb and Patrick Leer of Erasmus X and members of Erasmus eSports, including Jan Smeets and Jan-Willem van Wingerden. The virtual campus they created was given its baptism of fire during this year\u2019s Eurekaweek, when first-year students were given the opportunity to find 48 locations in a kind of scavenger hunt.<\/p>\n<p>The locations will be familiar to anyone who is acquainted with the campus. They include the Polak Building, the Auditorium, XIOR, De Smitse and the Sports Centre. But there is more to be found in Minecraft than just the Woudestein Campus. \u201cWe also built a few metro stops,\u201d says Jan Smeets of Erasmus eSports. Minecraft players get to choose between four stations: Kralingse Zoom, Blaak, Dijkzigt and Marconiplein. However, Minecraft journeys are faster than real-life journeys; players arrive at their chosen destination in the blink of an eye. Once they get there, the buildings of the Erasmus University College, the Erasmus Medical Centre and the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship are clearly recognisable.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More than just a fun game<\/h2><p>During the introduction week, 78 students participated in the game, spread over four sessions. They hailed from all over the world. \u201cWe had players from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, but from the Netherlands, too. On average, they played for about an hour and a half,\u201d says the project manager, Alexander Whitcomb. Students joined teams of three to four players and sought to find different locations by following the instructions provided. Team members were allowed to discuss their strategy using Discord chatrooms. \u201cIn the end, they managed to find 41 locations,\u201d says Patrick Heer, a teaching assistant.<\/p>\n<p>The virtual campus is more than just a fun game. \u201cWe were told by the participants that they really enjoyed familiarising themselves with the campus in this way. They had no other way to do so, at present,\u201d says Whitcomb.<\/p>\n<p>Minecraft is not exactly photorealistic. The world is constructed of square blocks, meaning that sloping walls or slight gradations in height are impossible. As a result, the virtual campus comes with enormous speed bumps in Institutenlaan. Even so, the team made a conscious decision not to use more realistic software, such as Virtual Worlds. \u201cThis is much more accessible to everyone,\u201d Whitcomb explains. \u201cThis generation of students is very familiar with this game.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Water changing into lava<\/h2><p>Another advantage Minecraft has over other games is the fact that the game has a playful touch. Among other things, this means that Easter eggs such as the secret underworld can be incorporated into the game. \u201cBasically, the Nether mirrors the Overworld [the world above \u2013 ed.], with one difference: you can actually die there, which you can\u2019t in the Overworld. There are a few other differences, as well. For instance, the water in the pond changes into lava.\u201d The team is not sure whether any players have found the secret entrance. \u201cBut we can see when a player dies, and technically they can only die in the Nether,\u201d says Smeets.<\/p>\n<p>Not all buildings come with completely finished interiors. The interiors of the Van der Goot Building and the V-Building require a little more work. Whitcomb is considering organising a session with students who are interested in world-building in which everyone will be allowed to implement improvements. The sets cannot be altered during a regular gaming session, when all sets are indestructible.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Train to TU Delft<\/h2><div data-component=core\/image><figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f089f487053&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f089f487053\" class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" 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\/08\/27192432\/screenshot-minecraft-virtual-campus-1-300x177.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139219\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/27192432\/screenshot-minecraft-virtual-campus-1-300x177.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139219 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/27192432\/screenshot-minecraft-virtual-campus-1-875x516.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139219 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/27192432\/screenshot-minecraft-virtual-campus-1-1280x754.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139219 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/27192432\/screenshot-minecraft-virtual-campus-1-1600x943.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139219 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/27192432\/screenshot-minecraft-virtual-campus-1-150x88.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139219 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/27192432\/screenshot-minecraft-virtual-campus-1-225x133.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139219 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/27192432\/screenshot-minecraft-virtual-campus-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139219 1919w\" 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><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>I&#039;m drowning in the Minecraft pond<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>The team have a few other plans for the game, as well \u2013 for instance, a \u2018Randstad Rail\u2019 railway connection to Delft University of Technology\u2019s online campus, and educational applications. \u201cA lot of research is being conducted on the possibility of using Minecraft to teach,\u201d says Whitcomb. \u201cFirst and foremost, it can be used to teach architecture and mathematics, but also chemistry, because in Minecraft you can create all sorts of things by combining substances. Of course, these are not necessarily subjects that will suit Erasmus University, but we are definitely going to look into it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the time being, the main objective of the game is to present students with a virtual tour, but it also helps people who have been working remotely for a while to feel at home. \u201cI myself really enjoy wandering around the campus,\u201d says Whitcomb.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, I\u2019m still looking for a secret entrance at the bottom of the pond. I can\u2019t see an entrance, but I can see the number of hearts decrease in the top left of the screen. Thankfully, I can\u2019t actually die here, can I? Once the number of hearts is reduced to one, I do start feeling a little concerned. But which button is it again that allows you to jump? Before I manage to jump out of the water, my avatar chokes to death. In other words, you <em>can<\/em> actually die in the Overworld, if you\u2019re truly bad at playing Minecraft.<\/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>If you wish to explore EUR\u2019s virtual campus in Minecraft for yourself, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualerasmus.com\">virtualerasmus.com<\/a> for instructions.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\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 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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\/2025\/10\/28175131\/tegenprotest-hoogleraar-ontslag-israel-plaza-spar-Wieneke-Gunneweg_1968-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766154600\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/28175131\/tegenprotest-hoogleraar-ontslag-israel-plaza-spar-Wieneke-Gunneweg_1968-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766154600 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/28175131\/tegenprotest-hoogleraar-ontslag-israel-plaza-spar-Wieneke-Gunneweg_1968-500x282.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766154600 500w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/28175131\/tegenprotest-hoogleraar-ontslag-israel-plaza-spar-Wieneke-Gunneweg_1968-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766154600 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\/04\/28\/bestrijding-antisemitisme-steile-leercurve-voor-onderwijsbestuurders\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tCombating antisemitism: \u2018Steep learning curve\u2019 for education administrators\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=\"2026-04-28\">28 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\tSafety\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=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/28175131\/tegenprotest-hoogleraar-ontslag-israel-plaza-spar-Wieneke-Gunneweg_1968.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766154600\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/28175131\/tegenprotest-hoogleraar-ontslag-israel-plaza-spar-Wieneke-Gunneweg_1968.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766154600 2560w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/28175131\/tegenprotest-hoogleraar-ontslag-israel-plaza-spar-Wieneke-Gunneweg_1968-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766154600 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/28175131\/tegenprotest-hoogleraar-ontslag-israel-plaza-spar-Wieneke-Gunneweg_1968-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766154600 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/28175131\/tegenprotest-hoogleraar-ontslag-israel-plaza-spar-Wieneke-Gunneweg_1968-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766154600 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/28175131\/tegenprotest-hoogleraar-ontslag-israel-plaza-spar-Wieneke-Gunneweg_1968-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766154600 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/28175131\/tegenprotest-hoogleraar-ontslag-israel-plaza-spar-Wieneke-Gunneweg_1968-1536x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766154600 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/28175131\/tegenprotest-hoogleraar-ontslag-israel-plaza-spar-Wieneke-Gunneweg_1968-2048x1366.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766154600 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\/28\/bestrijding-antisemitisme-steile-leercurve-voor-onderwijsbestuurders\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tCombating antisemitism: \u2018Steep learning curve\u2019 for education administrators\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=\"2026-04-28\">28 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\tSafety\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=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-500x282.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694 500w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694 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\/04\/24\/letschert-honderden-miljoenen-erbij-voor-hoger-onderwijs\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tLetschert: hundreds of millions more for higher education\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=\"2026-04-24\">24 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\tNieuws\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=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694 460w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-115x115.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694 115w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-230x230.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694 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\/24\/letschert-honderden-miljoenen-erbij-voor-hoger-onderwijs\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tLetschert: hundreds of millions more for higher education\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=\"2026-04-24\">24 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\tNieuws\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=\"1079\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1619w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-875x584.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-1536x1025.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1079px) 100vw, 1079px\" \/>\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\/24\/erasmus-universiteit-krijgt-voorlopig-positief-advies-op-instellingstoets\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tErasmus University receives preliminary positive recommendation on institutional review\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=\"2026-04-24\">24 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\tEducation\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=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" 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