{"id":125719,"date":"2021-04-21T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T11:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=125719"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:25:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:25:33","slug":"some-staff-members-refuse-to-participate-in-diversity-barometer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/04\/21\/some-staff-members-refuse-to-participate-in-diversity-barometer\/","title":{"rendered":"Some staff members refuse to participate in \u2018diversity barometer\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Dutch universities want to gain a clearer picture of cultural diversity among staff. That\u2019s why several university boards have decided to share personal data with Statistics Netherlands (CBS). But some staff members aren\u2019t happy with participating in this \u2018barometer\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/01\/27162400\/cbs.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139199\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/01\/27162400\/cbs.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139199 540w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/01\/27162400\/cbs-300x185.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139199 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/01\/27162400\/cbs-150x93.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139199 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/01\/27162400\/cbs-225x139.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139199 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More on diversity at EUR<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/12\/23\/eur-is-diverse-but-not-inclusive\/\">\u2018This university is diverse, but not inclusive\u2019<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/03\/08\/women-are-the-fuse-box-of-academia\/\">&#8216;Women are the fuse box of academia&#8217;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/04\/01\/em-tv-exclusion-of-internationals-is-a-deep-rooted-problem\/\">EM TV: Exclusion of internationals is a &#8216;deep-rooted problem&#8217;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/10\/06\/dutch-students-only-wtf\/\">DUTCH STUDENTS ONLY? WTF?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Do researchers and staff members from a migrant background enjoy the same opportunities as other university employees? There\u2019s a nagging suspicion they don\u2019t. The Dutch Cabinet and the Dutch academic community have launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta.tudelft.nl%2Farticle%2Funiversiteiten-werken-aan-meer-diversiteit-en-veiligheid&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csmaling%40em.eur.nl%7C2b8a420a4dfc4e69bfa908d900b091eb%7C715902d6f63e4b8d929b4bb170bad492%7C0%7C0%7C637541580931472991%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=sOtQwARyvnTdjz6goXbx%2FCKf2RglaOlHMilw2muGSDI%3D&amp;reserved=0\">national plan of action<\/a>\u00a0to promote diversity and inclusion.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Link<\/h2><p>However, they still lack hard data to work with. To\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.erasmusmagazine.nl%2F2020%2F12%2F16%2Fdiversiteit-aan-de-universiteit-zonder-harde-data-komen-we-er-nooit%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csmaling%40em.eur.nl%7C2b8a420a4dfc4e69bfa908d900b091eb%7C715902d6f63e4b8d929b4bb170bad492%7C0%7C0%7C637541580931472991%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=OinRClUquGwFbUyEvwZ5tax5XTzEA8Xm%2BdLN4dzm7yM%3D&amp;reserved=0\">map out<\/a>\u00a0how many lecturers and staff members come from a migrant background, a share of the universities are taking part in the so-called \u2018Cultural Diversity Barometer\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>This is how it works: universities share certain data relating to their staff with Statistics Netherlands (e.g. date of birth, address details, faculty and position). This information is then <u>linked<\/u>\u00a0by CBS to its own files on individuals\u2019 origins, and used to generate anonymised data files that are sent back to the university. This clarifies for the universities how many of their staff come from a migration background.<\/p>\n<p>The idea has proven quite controversial in the House of Representatives. Among other parties, the VVD\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dub.uu.nl%2Fnl%2Fnieuws%2Fkamer-torpedeert-plannen-voor-diversiteit-hoger-onderwijs&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csmaling%40em.eur.nl%7C2b8a420a4dfc4e69bfa908d900b091eb%7C715902d6f63e4b8d929b4bb170bad492%7C0%7C0%7C637541580931482953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=gd3araifCDR%2FREZBJrb%2BNx%2BYkPw2eoXMClu5GEnJnFM%3D&amp;reserved=0\">has denounced<\/a>\u00a0this \u2018inventorying\u2019 of education staff members\u2019 ethnicity and migration background. The conservative liberals have previously submitted a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tweedekamer.nl%2Fkamerstukken%2Fmoties%2Fdetail%3Fid%3D2020Z22673%26did%3D2020D48048&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csmaling%40em.eur.nl%7C2b8a420a4dfc4e69bfa908d900b091eb%7C715902d6f63e4b8d929b4bb170bad492%7C0%7C0%7C637541580931482953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=mVxzjzQAS3iVIvuR5mT2TVhk1xys8Pdzkd%2FTfTSjcOY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">motion<\/a> with former coalition partners CDA to scrap this plan. This motion was adopted by the House.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opt-out<\/h2><p>Nevertheless, at least five universities have decided to participate in the Barometer. But staff members who object to this have an opt-out \u2013 similar to the Dutch new donor registration scheme. They can send an email to their institution stating that they do not wish for their data to be shared with CBS. Otherwise their details are shared with the quango.<\/p>\n<p>And several hundreds of staff members have indeed filed their objection, according to a poll performed by HOP. At Erasmus University Rotterdam, for example, 48 staff members refused to participate. The number is slightly higher at VU University Amsterdam: there, 60 staff members won\u2019t be sharing their information. Seventy staff members in Leiden have withdrawn from the scheme, <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mareonline.nl%2Fnieuws%2Fde-barometer-culturele-diversiteit-wat-is-dat-precies%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csmaling%40em.eur.nl%7C2b8a420a4dfc4e69bfa908d900b091eb%7C715902d6f63e4b8d929b4bb170bad492%7C0%7C0%7C637541580931492917%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=IJsMphMIMXPb3pubDITesgO5sLq7UKi3Dn6qWJhYt90%3D&amp;reserved=0\">according to<\/a>\u00a0the university\u2019s diversity officer in a recent interview with Mare, while University of Amsterdam has received 159 objections.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Suspended<\/h2><p>The debate has become particularly heated in Utrecht. For the moment, this university has by far the highest number of objections: 430 of the 5,461 staff members who were approached refuse to take part. But the University Council has also expressed its concerns about staff members\u2019 privacy. This has resulted in the university suspending its submission of data to CBS,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nrc.nl%2Fnieuws%2F2021%2F04%2F14%2Fdiversiteitsproject-cbs-stilgelegd-a4039885&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csmaling%40em.eur.nl%7C2b8a420a4dfc4e69bfa908d900b091eb%7C715902d6f63e4b8d929b4bb170bad492%7C0%7C0%7C637541580931492917%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=Pam0lACoTZcreA4fmoTa48VxEFqE4CmfskHIjIbECRY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">reports NRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Utrecht University\u2019s Executive Board sees no reason to withdraw from the project entirely, according to a spokesperson. It will first be providing its University Council with further information. If so required, the Board will once again meet with the Council in late April to discuss the barometer, before sharing any new data with CBS.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parliamentary questions<\/h2><p>Last week, one of Utrecht University\u2019s lecturers <u>shared<\/u>\u00a0his concerns about the objection procedure in Elsevier Weekly. Staff members get three weeks at most to opt out, he warned. And what if someone simply overlooks that one email informing staff about the Barometer?<\/p>\n<p>VVD has submitted <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tweedekamer.nl%2Fkamerstukken%2Fkamervragen%2Fdetail%3Fid%3D2021Z05747%26did%3D2021D12686&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csmaling%40em.eur.nl%7C2b8a420a4dfc4e69bfa908d900b091eb%7C715902d6f63e4b8d929b4bb170bad492%7C0%7C0%7C637541580931502863%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=DnRQAZajmi4GuPWlkw%2FisgX9WYkWi6EPSPggt9YLwg8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">parliamentary questions<\/a> regarding the project,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fhhvdw%2Fstatus%2F1380553118367285261&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csmaling%40em.eur.nl%7C2b8a420a4dfc4e69bfa908d900b091eb%7C715902d6f63e4b8d929b4bb170bad492%7C0%7C0%7C637541580931502863%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=cj%2BUKnXCsdbqUTphYrDySR%2FgksFZQoNfPFLAOZtr9xU%3D&amp;reserved=0\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0the party\u2019s brand new Education spokesperson Hatte van der Woude. \u201cStudents and staff members in the higher education sector shouldn\u2019t be reduced to their origins, particularly if they haven\u2019t given their explicit consent first.\u201d Among other things, Van der Woude would like to know whether this Barometer is actually allowed, since in principle, the House frowns on keeping diversity data.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No new data<\/h2><p>And does this project affect privacy in any way? CBS has announced that no new data is collected for this venture, and that the undertaking is in full compliance with privacy legislation. Incidentally, results are only shared in the case of groups of +250 people. This means that data supplied by smaller faculties will be merged before being sent off.<\/p>\n<p>The diversity plan of action was signed by nine different parties, including the science funding agency Dutch Research Council (NWO), the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), the Dutch Network of Women Professors (LNVH) and PhD Network Netherlands (PNN).<\/p>\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 shrink-0\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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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 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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 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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, 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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, 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