{"id":170052,"date":"2024-06-25T16:04:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T14:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=170052"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:24","slug":"protest-against-government-plans-stop-blackmailing-us-no-fine-for-studying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2024\/06\/25\/protest-against-government-plans-stop-blackmailing-us-no-fine-for-studying\/","title":{"rendered":"Protest against government plans: &#8216;Stop blackmailing us! No fine for studying!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of students, lecturers, higher education executives and opposition politicians took to the streets of Utrecht on Saturday in protest at the new government\u2019s plans to fine delayed graduation and its proposed cuts to higher education and research.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/24134946\/DUB-foto-4-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-start-mars-met-Elisa-Weehuizen-van-LSVb-achter-het-spandoek-1600x1002.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/24134946\/DUB-foto-4-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-start-mars-met-Elisa-Weehuizen-van-LSVb-achter-het-spandoek-1600x1002.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/24134946\/DUB-foto-4-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-start-mars-met-Elisa-Weehuizen-van-LSVb-achter-het-spandoek-875x548.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/24134946\/DUB-foto-4-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-start-mars-met-Elisa-Weehuizen-van-LSVb-achter-het-spandoek-300x188.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/24134946\/DUB-foto-4-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-start-mars-met-Elisa-Weehuizen-van-LSVb-achter-het-spandoek-1280x801.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/24134946\/DUB-foto-4-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-start-mars-met-Elisa-Weehuizen-van-LSVb-achter-het-spandoek-1536x962.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/24134946\/DUB-foto-4-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-start-mars-met-Elisa-Weehuizen-van-LSVb-achter-het-spandoek-150x94.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/24134946\/DUB-foto-4-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-start-mars-met-Elisa-Weehuizen-van-LSVb-achter-het-spandoek-225x141.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/24134946\/DUB-foto-4-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-start-mars-met-Elisa-Weehuizen-van-LSVb-achter-het-spandoek.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Protest mars in Utrecht in June 2024 with Elisa Weehuizen<\/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<span>DUB<\/span>\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\/2024\/05\/17\/formation-agreement-drastic-cuts-and-penalty-for-slow-students-in-higher-education\/\">Formation agreement: drastic cuts and penalty for slow students in higher education<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2024\/05\/28\/omtzigt-open-to-exemptions-for-students-facing-slow-progress-penalty\/\">Omtzigt open to exemptions for students facing slow-progress penalty<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2023\/10\/10\/omtzigt-eager-to-have-no-english-taught-degree-programmes-at-all\/\">Omtzigt eager to have no English-taught degree programmes at all<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2024\/05\/21\/universities-and-students-taken-aback-by-planned-cutbacks\/\">Universities and students taken aback by planned cutbacks<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2024\/06\/17\/pvv-celebrates-cutbacks-as-victory-over-activism-in-higher-education\/\">PVV celebrates cutbacks as victory over activism in higher education<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>If coalition parties PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB have their way, students who take more than one year extra to complete their studies will soon have to pay an additional 3,000 euros in tuition fees. In total, the new government wants to cut nearly one billion euros a year from the higher education and research budget.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch Student Union organised the protest and its president Elisa Weehuizen was the first to address the crowd on Utrecht\u2019s Jaarbeursplein. She dismissed the fine as unfair and unreasonable, listing all kinds of reasons why a student might not graduate on time. \u201cAre you serving on a student committee? Working to help your fellow students? Dealing with a chronic illness? Taking a particularly challenging degree programme? If so, this government will happily hand you a fine of 3000 euros.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her view, the new coalition parties have a dismal recent record when it comes to supporting students and their welfare. \u201cWho backed scrapping billions in compensation for students who missed out on the student grant? The NSC. Who ignored calls from young people to have a say in the new coalition agreement? All the coalition parties. Who is planning cuts that will destroy education? All the coalition parties.\u201d She ended her speech with a slogan: \u201cStop blackmailing us! No fine for studying!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e629dec64d6&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e629dec64d6\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/25145332\/DUB-foto-2-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/25145332\/DUB-foto-2-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384 2000w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/25145332\/DUB-foto-2-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-1-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/25145332\/DUB-foto-2-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-1-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/25145332\/DUB-foto-2-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-1-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/25145332\/DUB-foto-2-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-1-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/25145332\/DUB-foto-2-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-1-1536x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/25145332\/DUB-foto-2-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-1-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/25145332\/DUB-foto-2-demo-Utrecht-22-6-2024-1-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139384 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Many students had made their own protest signs like this one with: &quot;I can&#039;t pay that.&quot;<\/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<span>DUB<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Block these cuts\u2019<\/h2><p>The demonstration won the backing of WOinActie, a platform for university students and teaching staff. Co-founder Rens Bod, a professor at the University of Amsterdam, warned that the fine on delayed graduation would further undermine the accessibility of higher education and reduce the knowledge and expertise available to tackle society\u2019s problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are here to protest not only at the cuts and the fine on delayed graduation, but also at the systematic undermining of science and knowledge\u201d, Bod said. \u201cWe therefore need to block these cuts and not go along with them in any way.\u201d He called on higher education executives to take a principled stand and refuse to cooperate with the cutbacks. \u201cDo not implement these plans!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e629dec71cb&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e629dec71cb\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" 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class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Rens Bod, co-founder of WOinAction and professor at the University of Amsterdam, gave a speech during the protest in Utrecht.<\/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 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Jente, a nineteen-year-old nursing student, was among them. She is worried her graduation could be delayed by a suitable internship not being available on time. \u201cThat would mean studying longer through no fault of my own. To be fined for that would be totally unfair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Students and academics from across the Netherlands joined the protest, along with executives from universities in Utrecht, Rotterdam, Groningen, Tilburg, Leiden and elsewhere. Education unions also took part, as did representatives from opposition parties in the House of Representatives and their youth wings.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Petition<\/h2><p>GroenLinks-PvdA politician Luc Stultiens is the initiator of a <a href=\"https:\/\/groenlinkspvda.nl\/petitie-stop-de-langstudeerboete\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">petition<\/a> against the fine for delayed graduation, which has attracted over 62,000 signatures to date. He is convinced that the fine will put students under further pressure. \u201cThat\u2019s why we want to get this plan off the table by demonstrating and keeping it on the agenda in the House of Representatives. If the government runs out of money, we will be standing by to put forward alternatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caspar van den Berg, president of Universities of the Netherlands, and Maurice Limmen, chair of the Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences, were also among the demonstrators. But when asked, Limmen said he first wants to wait and see exactly how the new education minister Eppo Bruins intends to implement the coalition\u2019s plans. \u201cOnly when we know more about the fine, its impact and the cuts can we open talks with the minister on these issues. Until then, I support the dissenting voices but refrain from making statements on the action the Association might take.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Absurd<\/h2><p>Twenty-year-old physics student Rens is angry about the plans. He thinks it\u2019s \u2018absurd\u2019 that he could face a fine for taking a challenging degree course. \u201cI already have to work part-time in order to study at all, so in my view a fine is simply out of the question.\u201d<\/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\" width=\"410\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/hop_logo.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770042323\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" 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text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tLonger travel times to Woudestein campus due to metro maintenance work\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=\"2026-04-20\">20 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\tStudent life\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 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/metro_dicht_voorschoterlaan_april2026_2__esther-dijkstra-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776684112 460w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/metro_dicht_voorschoterlaan_april2026_2__esther-dijkstra-115x115.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776684112 115w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/metro_dicht_voorschoterlaan_april2026_2__esther-dijkstra-230x230.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776684112 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\/20\/langere-reistijden-naar-campus-woudestein-door-werkzaamheden-metrostations\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tLonger travel times to Woudestein campus due to metro 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weekends\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=\"2026-04-20\">20 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\tCampus\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\/lege-campus_empty_polak_avond-nacht_1_april2026_breadie_nhat-minh-bui-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776685276\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/lege-campus_empty_polak_avond-nacht_1_april2026_breadie_nhat-minh-bui-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776685276 460w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/lege-campus_empty_polak_avond-nacht_1_april2026_breadie_nhat-minh-bui-115x115.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776685276 115w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/lege-campus_empty_polak_avond-nacht_1_april2026_breadie_nhat-minh-bui-230x230.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776685276 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\/20\/universiteitsraad-wil-polak-langer-open-in-avond-en-weekend\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tUniversity Council wants to extend opening hours of Polak during evenings and weekends\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 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block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\tflex-col @xl:flex-row\">\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\/20\/nieuw-iso-bestuur-strijdt-voor-sociale-veilige-en-inspirerende-leeromgeving\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tNew ISO board fights for a social, safe and inspiring learning environment\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=\"2026-04-20\">20 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 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