{"id":123828,"date":"2021-03-04T11:56:46","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T10:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=123828"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:25:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:25:26","slug":"having-a-rough-time-of-it-this-is-how-coaches-djoeke-and-joost-can-help-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/03\/04\/having-a-rough-time-of-it-this-is-how-coaches-djoeke-and-joost-can-help-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Having a rough time of it? This is how coaches Djoeke and Joost can help you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since October 2020, more than 170 EUR students have spoken to Djoeke van der Sluis and Joost Stoelhorst. The online coaches affiliated with Siggie for Students help students through the university\u2019s Are You OK Out There? platform. \u201cInternational students tend to have a harder time of it than Dutch students and are more likely to sign up,\u201d they told us after having provided therapy to their first one hundred students.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/03132617\/loneliness-online-helping-coaching-students-rachel-sender-EM-1600x1131.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139238\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/03132617\/loneliness-online-helping-coaching-students-rachel-sender-EM-1600x1131.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139238 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/03132617\/loneliness-online-helping-coaching-students-rachel-sender-EM-300x212.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139238 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/03132617\/loneliness-online-helping-coaching-students-rachel-sender-EM-875x619.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139238 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/03132617\/loneliness-online-helping-coaching-students-rachel-sender-EM-1280x905.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139238 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/03132617\/loneliness-online-helping-coaching-students-rachel-sender-EM-150x106.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139238 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/03132617\/loneliness-online-helping-coaching-students-rachel-sender-EM-225x159.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139238 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/03132617\/loneliness-online-helping-coaching-students-rachel-sender-EM.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139238 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\/rachel-sender\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Rachel Sender<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More about mental health<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/02\/03\/studying-during-corona-my-hair-fell-out-due-to-stress\/\">Studying during corona: \u2018My hair fell out because of the stress\u2019<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/02\/12\/good-conversations-self-reflection-and-gallons-of-tea-help-zsofia-through-the-lockdown\/\">Good conversations, self-reflection and gallons of tea help Zsofia through the lockdown<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/10\/29\/after-suffering-a-burn-out-alycia-founded-an-online-platform-to-help-students-deal-with-stress\/\">After suffering a burn-out, Alycia founded an online platform to help students deal with stress<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Just like their coaching sessions, our interview with Djoeke en Joost is conducted through a video connection. Djoeke is talking to us from her home in Utrecht, while Joost lives in Winterswijk. Their online coaching organisation started providing coaching sessions last October, which is when they were hired. Prior to that, Djoeke was a lecturer at Utrecht University\u2019s Psychology department for four years. For Joost, this was his first proper job after graduating from Twente University\u2019s Positive Psychology department last summer. Together they drew up the programme for the coaching journey, which consists of five online sessions, often combined with assignments the students have to complete at home.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Looking after parents<\/h2><p>One reason why Stoelhorst wanted to do this kind of work was his own personal experience. \u201cStudent life can be quite tough. I had some experience of that myself. While I was studying psychology, my father was involved in a serious accident. He had to undergo surgery multiple times, which meant that I had to return to my parents\u2019 home during the course of my degree to help my parents. I really struggled with that situation and wasn\u2019t quite sure where to turn for answers. Thankfully, I found someone in the end who lent me a listening ear \u2013 a professor who understood that I sometimes needed a little more time to complete all my exam questions\u2019, or helped me deal with stressful situations. That\u2019s when I realised: I want to help other students, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joost\u2019s father is slowly recovering from the accident. \u201cHe underwent his fourteenth surgery last week. But it looks as though he\u2019ll be able to walk again in future.\u201d<\/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><strong>International students experience more hardship <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Siggie, part of the <em>Mentaal Beter<\/em> organisation, performed a quick analysis of the first 100 students to sign up through the platform. It showed that international students attending EUR scored significantly lower for indicators of emotional, psychological and social well-being, and higher for indicators of depression. Women are much more likely to apply for coaching than men: 70% versus 30%. International students are far more likely to apply, as well: 54 per cent of the students receiving coaching were foreign, even though this group only makes up about 20 per cent of all EUR students.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laughed at<\/h2><p>Joost\u2019s experience is just one example of the many types of problems you can discuss with him and Djoeke. \u201cThe main issue we\u2019re coming across at present is loneliness,\u201d says Djoeke. And Djoeke, too, has some personal experience of that. \u201cI was still working as a lecturer when the pandemic began. At the time, the students had already got to know each other, which made online classes somewhat bearable. This year, though, students had to engage in online classes right from the start. Some students have never met any of their fellow students. They may have WhatsApp group chats and work on assignments together, but they do find it hard to get in touch with others. What\u2019s missing is the occasions on which they would normally meet organically: waiting together for a lecture room to be opened, or walking to the coffee-vending machine together. Now you actually have to make an appointment with someone if you wish to get to know each other, which feels weird.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joost adds: \u201cStudents find it embarrassing to ask others to go for a walk with them or have a cup of coffee together. Many of them are feeling alone in their situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conquering those negative thoughts is a vital part of the coaching sessions. \u201cThe main thing you have to realise is that things don\u2019t just happen of their own accord,\u201d says Djoeke. \u201cYou have to make them happen yourself. So together we\u2019ll try to find ways in which you can make this easier on yourself.\u201d<\/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><strong>Are You OK Out There?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Erasmus University seeks to help students retain or regain good mental health in several different ways. The Are You OK Out There? platform is where these efforts are concentrated. The platform provides tips, links to (online) hangouts for students and referrals to student helplines, such as Siggie\u2019s coaches. Furthermore, study advisers, confidential advisers and the student pastor are on hand to lend students a helping hand. If you need some help yourself, go to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eur.nl\/areyouokoutthere\"><em>Are You OK out there?<\/em><\/a><em> or straight to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/siggieforstudents.nl\/en\/\"><em>Siggie for Students<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breaking negative thinking patterns<\/h2><p>\u201cI often go over the 5 Gs with them,\u201d says Joost. The 5 G diagram (as it is known in Dutch) is a cognitive behavioural therapy exercise in which you record events and the thoughts and feelings you had regarding those events, as well as the consequences. You then try to determine how you might be able to break those (negative) thinking patterns. \u201cI challenge them to answer the question: will that other person really laugh at you if you ask them to go for a walk or have some coffee together? This is an example of a thought that is not helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Djoeke: \u201cAnother method is to think back of successes you obtained in the past. How did you manage to make contact at the time? Which qualities and characteristics did you use to make that happen? Once you know that, you can try to recreate the conditions leading to that success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve noticed that many students have low self-esteem,\u201d says Joost. \u201cSome students are tremendous perfectionists, and the students themselves believe EUR\u2019s culture exacerbates this. For instance, when they are given a mark for an exam, they are given the tools to compare their own mark with their fellow students\u2019. I can tell that some students are very sensitive to that. They want to be the best, to the point where they\u2019re not always willing to help other students. Which can be quite shocking to them, because they don\u2019t think that\u2019s like them at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Failure is not an option<\/h2><p>Generally, Djoeke and Joost are getting the impression that the international students they talk to are having a harder time of it than their Dutch counterparts. Siggie drew the same conclusion after performing its analysis (see sidebar). \u201cThey often encounter multiple challenges, and it takes them longer to find their way to us,\u201d explains Djoeke. \u201cThe lockdown is hitting them harder, because their social networks tend to be smaller. As a result, it\u2019s less easy for them to use coping mechanisms, such as a good heart-to-heart conversation with a fellow student, or parents or relatives who can support them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joost adds: \u201cI\u2019ve also noticed that for some international students, failure really isn\u2019t an option. And sometimes they\u2019re less used to openly discussing their mental health issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In charge<\/h2><p>Students should not expect their coaches to provide ready-made tips to help them get lively social lives, for example. \u201cWe want students themselves to be the owners of their solutions,\u201d emphasises Djoeke. \u201cThey must be in charge themselves so that they will feel more empowered and confident about the future. We will help them reflect on these matters and take the right steps.\u201d Students are offered a total of five sessions. \u201cAfterwards I will often ask what the student got out of the sessions. So far, everyone has told me they have benefited from them. And they genuinely appreciate the personal attention we\u2019re giving them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some students\u2019 problems are too complex to be resolved in five coaching sessions. 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Ronald-van-Raak_foto1_columnist_jan2026_Geisje-van-der-Linden-2048x1366.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770037856 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\/22\/hoe-het-voelt-als-je-taal-verdwijnt\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tHow it feels when your language disappears\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\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 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=\"1018\" height=\"720\" 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-video_xl size-video_xl\" 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: 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 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<\/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=\"1018\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/11160201\/BSA-study-bindend-studie-advies-Femke-Legue-scaled.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/11160201\/BSA-study-bindend-studie-advies-Femke-Legue-scaled.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 2560w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/11160201\/BSA-study-bindend-studie-advies-Femke-Legue-875x618.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/11160201\/BSA-study-bindend-studie-advies-Femke-Legue-1600x1131.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/11160201\/BSA-study-bindend-studie-advies-Femke-Legue-300x212.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/11160201\/BSA-study-bindend-studie-advies-Femke-Legue-1280x905.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/11160201\/BSA-study-bindend-studie-advies-Femke-Legue-1536x1086.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/11160201\/BSA-study-bindend-studie-advies-Femke-Legue-2048x1448.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 2048w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/11160201\/BSA-study-bindend-studie-advies-Femke-Legue-150x106.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/11160201\/BSA-study-bindend-studie-advies-Femke-Legue-225x159.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 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\/tweede-kamer-minister-moet-in-gesprek-over-bsa\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tHouse of Representatives: Minister must enter talks on binding study advice\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\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=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/11160201\/BSA-study-bindend-studie-advies-Femke-Legue-scaled.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/11160201\/BSA-study-bindend-studie-advies-Femke-Legue-scaled.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 2560w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/11160201\/BSA-study-bindend-studie-advies-Femke-Legue-875x618.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/11160201\/BSA-study-bindend-studie-advies-Femke-Legue-1600x1131.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/11160201\/BSA-study-bindend-studie-advies-Femke-Legue-300x212.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 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