{"id":123363,"date":"2021-02-24T10:32:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T09:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=123363"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:25:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:25:25","slug":"is-the-binding-study-advice-still-effective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/02\/24\/is-the-binding-study-advice-still-effective\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the binding study advice still serve its purpose?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Does the binding study advice (bsa) still serve the purpose for which it was introduced a decade ago? According to Karen Stegers-Jager and Andrea Woltman, two researchers-cum-lecturers affiliated with Erasmus MC, it does not. \u201cThe bsa was introduced to help students find the right degree programme for them as soon as possible. It was not introduced to get more people to successfully complete their degree programmes within the published time\u201d, says Stegers-Jager.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/19123612\/Winterse-dag-op-de-campus_Amber-Leijen_vrije-opdracht-18-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139196\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/19123612\/Winterse-dag-op-de-campus_Amber-Leijen_vrije-opdracht-18-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139196 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/19123612\/Winterse-dag-op-de-campus_Amber-Leijen_vrije-opdracht-18-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139196 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/19123612\/Winterse-dag-op-de-campus_Amber-Leijen_vrije-opdracht-18-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139196 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/19123612\/Winterse-dag-op-de-campus_Amber-Leijen_vrije-opdracht-18-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139196 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/19123612\/Winterse-dag-op-de-campus_Amber-Leijen_vrije-opdracht-18-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139196 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/19123612\/Winterse-dag-op-de-campus_Amber-Leijen_vrije-opdracht-18-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139196 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/19123612\/Winterse-dag-op-de-campus_Amber-Leijen_vrije-opdracht-18.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139196 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><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\/amber-leijen\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Amber Leijen<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/09\/03\/minister-van-onderwijs-maak-een-einde-aan-nominaal-is-normaal\/\">Minister for Education wishes to end Nominal = Normal<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/09\/19\/cancel-nn-the-minister-has-completely-missed-the-point\/\">Cancel N=N? &#8216;The Minister has completely missed the point&#8217;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/01\/13\/student-representatives-call-on-universities-for-leniency-in-bsas\/\">Student representatives call on universities for leniency in BSAs<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/01\/29\/erasmus-university-reduces-the-bsa-level-by-six-to-nine-credits\/\">Erasmus University reduces the BSA level by six to nine credits<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Ten years ago, Erasmus University introduced the \u2018nominaal = normaal\u2019 (N=N) system, whose name roughly translates as \u2018finish within the published time\u2019. Since then, EUR has insisted that first-year students pass all their first-year exams and so obtain the requisite 60 credits. Before N=N was implemented, they only needed to obtain 40 credits in order to be allowed to move on to Year 2. Ever since the system was implemented, more students have successfully completed all their first-year exams, Stegers-Jager and Woltman wrote previously on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scienceguide.nl\/2021\/01\/het-bsa-zou-nooit-dwingend-moeten-zijn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ScienceGuide<\/a>. However, that is as far as the positive impact goes, as Stegers-Jager and Woltman recently found in a study conducted at the Faculty of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Minister for Education Ingrid van Engelshoven stated as far back as 2018 that she no longer wanted universities to require their first-year students to pass all their exams in Year 1. At the time, the Lower House voted against Van Engelshoven\u2019s proposal. Two years later, the Lower House came to support a temporary relaxation of the requirements, with a majority of MPs stating that the requirements should not be too strict during the pandemic. The universities were not in favour of a nation-wide leniency scheme, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/01\/15\/universities-relax-requirements-for-bsa-after-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">but gave in in January<\/a>.<\/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\">Watch the video<\/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-mocha  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! 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We\u2019d like to achieve two things: making sure that we end up with a group of students whose interests, level of commitment and potential are suited to the degree programme, and encouraging students to pass all their exams in one go so as to get more students to get their degrees.\u201d The two lecturers feel that these should be two separate goals. However, in its current form, the bsa is used to help the university achieve both goals at once. \u201cThe bsa was introduced to help students find the right degree programme for them. It was not introduced to get more people to successfully complete their degree programmes,\u201d says Stegers-Jager.<\/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\u2018If you fall just short of meeting the requirements, that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean you\u2019re unsuited to the degree programme\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>The requirements for first-year students are strict. If freshers do not obtain 60 credits in one year, they are asked to leave the degree programme. \u201cIf you give students a bar they have to jump over, they will work towards getting over that bar. And the next year they will be far less productive, because there are no more requirements and the students have regained their freedom\u201d, says Woltman. \u201cMoreover, the requirements for first-year students are so strict that they have unwelcome side effects\u201d, says Stegers-Jager. One of the side effects is an increase in stress, as Stegers-Jager and Woltman <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1111\/medu.14068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have shown in previous research<\/a>. \u201cIf you fall just short of meeting the requirements, that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean you\u2019re unsuited to the degree programme\u201d, Woltman adds.<\/p>\n<p>The two researchers would much rather see universities make it attractive for students to get all the credits they need than reject them if they fall just short of meeting the strict requirements. For instance, many departments allow their students to compensate for some fail marks with high marks in other subjects. In those systems, a high mark cancels out a low mark. \u201cRules like that provide students with an incentive to work hard, for their own good\u201d, says Woltman.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More personal attention<\/h2><p>So if they are not seeking to abolish the system that requires students to finish their degree programmes in the published time, what exactly are Stegers-Jager en Woltman seeking to achieve? More research on the long-term effects of the bsa and the impact of strict requirements on various sub-groups of students. PhD student Vera Broks is currently conducting research on that subject at the Faculty of Medicine. Medical students are already exempt from the N=N rule, in that first-year med students only have to obtain 45 credits to be allowed to stay on. An exception was made for them, says Woltman, because of the kind of students the Faculty of Medicine tends to attract. \u201cOur students are highly motivated to begin with\u201d, says Woltman. Due to the strict admission requirements, medical students have to show more dedication than other students, even before they embark on their degree programmes. \u201cFor instance, we don\u2019t need to work on goal setting (like students attending the Rotterdam School of Management \u2013 ed.). Our students want to become doctors, and attending medical school is the only way to do that.\u201d However, since all degree programmes are different, Stegers-Jager and Woltman would like to see different studies conducted for different degree programmes.<\/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\u2018We owe students our help and guidance, even if they are not right for their degree programmes\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>In addition, Stegers-Jager and Woltman are hugely in favour of more personal attention for students. \u201cWe owe students our help and guidance, even if they are not right for their degree programmes\u201d, says Stegers-Jager. \u201cSuch exit support can help students make the decision to quit and seek a suitable alternative. Students are young when they first get here. Most of them are only eighteen, or even younger.\u201d Students should be stimulated to work hard, but at the same time we should give them enough time to adjust, say the two lecturers. \u201cIf you give them personal attention, you can see whether students are committed and whether they are right for the degree programme. Personalised guidance can help us allow as many students as possible to finish their degree programmes within the published time, which is what a department\u2019s guiding principle should be\u201d, says Stegers-Jager.<\/p>\n<p>The goal, Stegers-Jager and Woltman feel, should be to get students into a degree programme that suits them. 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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 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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=\"\" 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: 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\/erasmus-universiteit-krijgt-voorlopig-positief-advies-op-instellingstoets\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline 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<\/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\/server-1235959_1920-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1777012514\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/server-1235959_1920-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1777012514 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/server-1235959_1920-500x282.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1777012514 500w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/server-1235959_1920-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1777012514 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\/aivd-blijft-waarschuwen-voor-diefstal-van-kennis\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tAIVD continues to warn about knowledge 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