{"id":124759,"date":"2021-03-26T13:03:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T12:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=124759"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:25:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:25:31","slug":"why-according-to-this-former-rector-the-minister-and-unions-dont-have-a-clue-about-the-bsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/03\/26\/why-according-to-this-former-rector-the-minister-and-unions-dont-have-a-clue-about-the-bsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Why, according to this former rector, the Minister and unions don\u2019t have a clue about the bsa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nominal=normal (N=N) has been a standard at Erasmus University Rotterdam for close to a decade now. First-year students are only allowed to move on to the second year of their programme after obtaining all 60 credits. This relatively strict binding study advice (bsa) remains a hot topic \u2013 including in government circles. We meet with former rector and professor emeritus Henk Schmidt \u2013 the man who came up with N=N ten years ago \u2013 and ask him to respond to five positions about his brainchild.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1074\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/26125159\/Henk-Schmidt-in-2010-EM-1-1600x1074.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139241\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/26125159\/Henk-Schmidt-in-2010-EM-1-1600x1074.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139241 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/26125159\/Henk-Schmidt-in-2010-EM-1-300x201.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139241 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/26125159\/Henk-Schmidt-in-2010-EM-1-875x587.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139241 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/26125159\/Henk-Schmidt-in-2010-EM-1-1280x859.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139241 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/26125159\/Henk-Schmidt-in-2010-EM-1-150x101.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139241 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/26125159\/Henk-Schmidt-in-2010-EM-1-225x151.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139241 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/26125159\/Henk-Schmidt-in-2010-EM-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139241 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Henk Schmidt was rector of the EUR between 2009 and 2013 (photo from 2010).<\/span><\/p> <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\/michelle-muus\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Michelle Muus<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More about the bsa<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><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\/02\/24\/is-the-binding-study-advice-still-effective\/\">Does the binding study advice still serve its purpose?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>For years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/09\/19\/cancel-nn-the-minister-has-completely-missed-the-point\/\">Medicine<\/a> has been the sole exception to EUR\u2019s bsa rule. In contrast with other programmes at Erasmus University, medical students are \u2018only\u2019 required to obtain 40 credits. Although for the current academic year, the bar has been lowered across the board due to the extraordinary circumstances of this lengthy pandemic. Depending on their degree programme, first-year students need to earn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/01\/29\/erasmus-university-reduces-the-bsa-level-by-six-to-nine-credits\/\">between 51 and 54 credits<\/a>. Which is only right, according to Schmidt. \u201cIf circumstances don\u2019t permit education with all the regular features, a temporary relaxation is in order.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Position 1: If small-scale, activating education and personal support are the standard, the university wouldn\u2019t have to work with a strict bsa<\/h2><p>\u201cYes\u2026 the answer is yes. N=N was never intended to merely raise output \u2013 to generate more diplomas, as it were. The bsa keeps students focussed. It\u2019s intended to help students decide within a one-year term whether their chosen programme suits them and to motivate them to put effort into their studies.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cLooking at the discussions regarding the need for a bsa, you\u2019d almost forget: before this requirement was introduced, university students on average took more than five years to round off a three-year bachelor programme. To put it in perspective: that\u2019s equivalent to students in pre-university education needing ten years to get their VWO diploma. The latter would be unacceptable to most people. What\u2019s more: with N=N, you\u2019re presenting first-year students with a requirement that they\u2019re already familiar with from secondary school. Studying for years on end is expensive \u2013 both for the student and the university. Think of all the examinations that need to be made and checked afterwards. When I was dean (of the Social Sciences faculty, Eds.), the bsa stood at 40 credits. I soon noticed that this measure didn\u2019t have much effect. A lot of students had no trouble obtaining 40 credits in the course of one year. The one effect it did have is that they couldn\u2019t keep endlessly procrastinating, because they had to have those 60 credits by the end of year two.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cResearch <span class=\"relative inline-block cursor-pointer border-b border-b-neutral-900\">\n\t\t<button\n\t\tclass=\"font-bold px-1 js-tooltip-button cursor-pointer absolute-link svg:mb-1\"\n\t\taria-label=\"1 \u2014 meer informatie\"\n\t\tdata-module=\"tooltip\"\n\t\tdata-tooltip-id=\"tooltip\"\n\t\tdata-title=\"1\"\n\t\tdata-description=\"\"\n\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t>\n\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"11\" height=\"6\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 6\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t<path d=\"M10.9623 0.30875C10.9244 0.21738 10.8604 0.139279 10.7782 0.0843217C10.6959 0.0293647 10.5993 2.04768e-05 10.5004 1.549e-07H0.500394C0.401446 -7.77138e-05 0.3047 0.0292046 0.222403 0.08414C0.140106 0.139075 0.0759587 0.217193 0.0380825 0.308605C0.000206247 0.400016 -0.00969606 0.500611 0.00962914 0.597654C0.0289543 0.694696 0.0766381 0.783823 0.146644 0.85375L5.14664 5.85375C5.19308 5.90024 5.24823 5.93712 5.30892 5.96228C5.36962 5.98744 5.43469 6.00039 5.50039 6.00039C5.5661 6.00039 5.63117 5.98744 5.69186 5.96228C5.75256 5.93712 5.80771 5.90024 5.85414 5.85375L10.8541 0.85375C10.924 0.783786 10.9716 0.694662 10.9909 0.597652C11.0101 0.500641 11.0002 0.400102 10.9623 0.30875Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n\t<\/button>\n<\/span>\n into the effects of N=N shows that the number of students who satisfy all the requirements by the end of the first year has risen by nearly 25%. Moreover, the percentage of students who obtain their bachelor degree within three years has increased by 10%. Apparently, the bsa gives students a better idea of how much time and attention they will need to devote to their programme. One point of criticism raised by outgoing Education Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven is that weaker students in particular are hampered by a strict bsa. Our research actually shows the opposite: these students are the ones who benefit most from N=N. Clear structure and setting the bar higher result in better academic achievements.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cA number of programmes haven\u2019t linked the N=N norm to small-scale education. Apparently it isn\u2019t financially feasible in some cases. Programmes that do combine the two have reported an improvement in results.\u201d<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Position 2: Looking into students\u2019 mental health issues leaves you critical of our performance culture<\/h2><p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if I agree. Yes, it\u2019s true we ask a lot from our students \u2013 but is it too much? Research shows that students spend an average of three hours a day on their studies. While this varies from programme to programme, effectively this means a lot of students are only studying part-time. I have my doubts about Van Engelshoven\u2019s stress hypothesis (the Education Minister claimed that N=N was the case of too much stress bron?). The requirements help students to develop their self-efficacy and time management skills. You actually see the opposite happening: when students have made it through the first year, they think: Jeez, I can do this! That has a motivating effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Position 3: N=N means that students have little time during their first year for personal and social development<\/h2><p>\u201cBased on the collected data, I feel inclined to refute that assertion. In the Psychology programme, we researched how much extra time students have been devoting to their studies following the introduction of N=N. It turned out to be two hours more per week than before. Giving them ample time for other activities, in other words. Research shows that the students spend 4.5 to 5 hours per day on their social contacts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis means I definitely don\u2019t see N=N as a threat to students\u2019 mental health. Although I do believe that students deal with more choice overload in their daily lives. For example, I used to enjoy going to Cinerama, which screened better quality films. But nowadays you have all these streaming platforms to choose between. <em>Fear of missing out<\/em> is also a source of stress. And thanks to social media and WhatsApp you\u2019re constantly connected with your social environment. This also requires your attention, because what if you miss a message?\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Position 4: It\u2019s a crying shame that other universities haven\u2019t, or haven\u2019t yet, introduced N=N<\/h2><p>Schmidt laughs out loud when he hears this statement. \u201cI can wholeheartedly recommend N=N to everyone. At the time, my fellow rectors didn\u2019t seem very interested. A lot of them were still struggling with the introduction of the 40-credit rule.\u201d And with another laugh: \u201cYou could say they have some catching up to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Position 5: Politicians shouldn\u2019t interfere with the norm adopted for the bsa<\/h2><p>\u201cIf I made that statement, it would come from the bottom of my heart. Politicians often react to hearsay, and subsequently base their policies on this input. But in fact, they\u2019re insufficiently informed to do this. Unfortunately, the student unions also don\u2019t have enough insight into what we\u2019ve accomplished here. And it\u2019s precisely these unions that have a lot of influence. They\u2019re calling for a reversal, and the Minister follows their lead. People who object to N=N don\u2019t know the extent to which students \u2013 and specifically the weaker ones \u2013 actually benefit from this approach. Before we introduced N=N, it met with a lot of resistance in the University Council. Fortunately, the student members on that Council were open to evidence-based arguments. 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