{"id":128229,"date":"2021-06-22T14:50:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T12:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=128229"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:25:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:25:41","slug":"mass-examinations-in-ahoy-no-more-stress-about-the-internet-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/06\/22\/mass-examinations-in-ahoy-no-more-stress-about-the-internet-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass examinations in Ahoy: \u2018No more stress about the internet connection\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

By five past nine, hundreds of Erasmus School of Economics students are already gathering at the entrance to the Ahoy Arena. \u201cSo good to see you again!\u201d calls one student to an acquaintance. She quickly hugs her fellow classmate. There is joy, interrupted by the occasional complaint (\u201cWell, given this weather I would rather have done the examination at home!\u201d). A total of 2200 students sat their examinations in five halls in the Ahoy Arena.<\/p>\n

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ESE dean Patrick Groenen is present. He is \u201cdelighted to see so many students in real life again\u201d. For Stella Verbrugge from the Student Administration, it was \u201cfantastic\u201d to organise the examinations in this way. Since last Friday, she and her team had been busy getting the examination halls ready. \u201cThe organisation was a logistical challenge, but so worthwhile because the students can safely take their examinations here in these spacious halls.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Organising examinations in the Ahoy Arena does cost more than usual, admits Groenen, while not stating the exact amount involved. \u201cBut we are happy to make this contribution for our students,\u201d he adds. \u201cFor teachers, online and offline examinations demand a comparable effort. But the situation is very different for students. With online examinations they must ensure that their computer and internet connection are working faultlessly. And that adds to their stress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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