{"id":176561,"date":"2025-03-05T13:34:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=176561"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:43","slug":"should-study-associations-also-critically-assess-their-collaborations-with-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/03\/05\/should-study-associations-also-critically-assess-their-collaborations-with-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Should study associations also critically assess their collaborations with companies?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Activists from Occupy EUR protested at the Pavilion last Friday against a wine tasting organised by the study association STAR from RSM, which was sponsored by Shell. Among unsuspecting students enjoying their wine, a protester delivered a speech about Shell\u2019s role in \u2018the destruction of the world\u2019. This protest raises the question: should study and student associations think more carefully in the future about who they collaborate with? Should they stop working with companies that, according to Occupy, are polluters? And is it the university\u2019s responsibility to provide clear guidelines on this?<\/p>

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Calls to cut ties between the university and the fossil fuel industry have been heard for some time now. Climate activists regularly stage protests on campus to this end. But now it seems that study associations are also being scrutinised because of their sponsors. Many associations work with companies to organise career events, networking drinks or workshops.<\/p>\n\n\t

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