{"id":177223,"date":"2025-03-27T11:27:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T10:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=177223"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:45","slug":"why-arts-culture-history-and-psychology-cannot-do-without-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/03\/27\/why-arts-culture-history-and-psychology-cannot-do-without-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Arts &amp; Culture, History and Psychology cannot do without English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>English spoken education at the university is under pressure. The government wants fewer international and more Dutch students. Three programme directors explain what this would mean for their courses.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/25095824\/Internationale-studenten-engelse-taal-verdwijnen-colleges-in-nederlands-talking-balloon-english-dutch_Eva-Gombar-Krishnan-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139417\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-177054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/25095824\/Internationale-studenten-engelse-taal-verdwijnen-colleges-in-nederlands-talking-balloon-english-dutch_Eva-Gombar-Krishnan-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139417 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/25095824\/Internationale-studenten-engelse-taal-verdwijnen-colleges-in-nederlands-talking-balloon-english-dutch_Eva-Gombar-Krishnan-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139417 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/25095824\/Internationale-studenten-engelse-taal-verdwijnen-colleges-in-nederlands-talking-balloon-english-dutch_Eva-Gombar-Krishnan-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139417 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/25095824\/Internationale-studenten-engelse-taal-verdwijnen-colleges-in-nederlands-talking-balloon-english-dutch_Eva-Gombar-Krishnan-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139417 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/25095824\/Internationale-studenten-engelse-taal-verdwijnen-colleges-in-nederlands-talking-balloon-english-dutch_Eva-Gombar-Krishnan-1536x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139417 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/25095824\/Internationale-studenten-engelse-taal-verdwijnen-colleges-in-nederlands-talking-balloon-english-dutch_Eva-Gombar-Krishnan-2048x1366.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139417 2048w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/25095824\/Internationale-studenten-engelse-taal-verdwijnen-colleges-in-nederlands-talking-balloon-english-dutch_Eva-Gombar-Krishnan-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139417 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/25095824\/Internationale-studenten-engelse-taal-verdwijnen-colleges-in-nederlands-talking-balloon-english-dutch_Eva-Gombar-Krishnan-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139417 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><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\/eva-gombar-krishnan\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Eva Gomb\u00e1r-Krishnan<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>The government aims to reduce the number of international students, which will inevitably lead to the discontinuation of some English-language programmes, also at Erasmus University. This will be addressed in the Internationalisation in Balance Act (Wib) via a \u2018language test\u2019 with criteria set by the minister or through \u2018self-regulation\u2019 by universities. But which programme will ultimately be sacrificed on the altar of budget cuts? Many staff members are worrying about this. Programme directors Koen van Eijck (Arts &amp; Culture), Marjan Gorgievski (Psychology), and Maarten van Dijck (History) see little benefit in abolishing English, both for the quality of education and financially.<\/p>\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/featured-text\" class=\"md:mt-6 p-4 md:p-6 lg:p-8 bg-sand-300 theme-sand:bg-white theme-violet:bg-white theme-mocha:bg-white wysiwyg *:last:mb-0!\" >\n\t\t<p><strong>International Bachelor Arts &amp; Culture Studies (IBACS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of students:<\/strong> 100-120 per year<\/p>\n<p><strong>Of which international:<\/strong> &#8216;about half&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Established:<\/strong> 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Programme director:<\/strong> Koen van Eijck<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More about the Wib<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/01\/15\/minister-proposes-new-bill-to-restrict-the-influx-of-international-students\/\">Minister proposes new bill to restrict the influx of international students<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/02\/27\/inspectorate-of-education-plenty-of-reasons-for-english-language-instruction\/\">Inspectorate of Education: Plenty of reasons for English-language instruction<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/02\/13\/van-schoten-language-test-for-non-native-education-must-be-scrapped\/\">Van Schoten: Language test for non-native education must be scrapped<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>What happens if Arts &amp; Culture is forced by the law to become Kunst &amp; Cultuurwetenschappen again?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Koen van Eijck:<\/strong> \u2018Without international students, we would find ourselves in significant financial trouble. There would also be a problem among the staff: about two-thirds are non-Dutch. Before 2014, the number of students was already declining for several years. When we introduced the English track, not only did international students enrol, but the number of Dutch students also doubled. The question is what will happen if we abolish IBACS again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does English spoken education contribute to this programme?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudents become much more cosmopolitan because of it; they are more open to other cultures. That is an important skill in the internationally oriented cultural sector. The lecturers also benefit: it is very educational, because students bring a wide variety of perspectives that you might not have known about before. In addition, the international network it creates is also very important for research. That network is partly supported by student exchanges. The contacts we have with a hundred universities around the world would disappear without that. That means that research collaborations and inviting guest lecturers would become more difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you see any advantages in switching back to Dutch?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot really. Specific knowledge about Dutch cultural policy is still taught, but there is hardly any demand for it among students. That will not suddenly change. Sometimes guest speakers find it difficult to speak in English. So, it could be a small advantage if that could be done in Dutch, but that is happening less and less.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018Hopefully, we will get through it. If not, it could be quite dramatic\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"flex mt-6 image:rounded-full image:max-w-[4.375rem] gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mt-[1px]\">&ndash;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-lg font-tiempos-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKoen van Eijck (IBACS)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>How do you still distinguish yourself as a study programme if you \u2013 like many arts and culture programmes worldwide \u2013 only teach in English?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s easy. We have a very specific approach. We are not heavily focused on the humanities, but have much more of a sociological and economic perspective on the art world. That is not something you see often at other universities. So, I\u2019m not worried about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What scenarios are you considering as the Wib approaches?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still very busy preparing to answer questions from the \u2018language test\u2019, but that test isn\u2019t exactly finalised yet. Hopefully, we will get through it. If not, it could be quite dramatic. Then it is uncertain whether all staff can remain.\u201d<\/p>\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/featured-text\" class=\"md:mt-6 p-4 md:p-6 lg:p-8 bg-sand-300 theme-sand:bg-white theme-violet:bg-white theme-mocha:bg-white wysiwyg *:last:mb-0!\" >\n\t\t<p><strong>International Bachelor Psychology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of students:<\/strong> 600 per year<\/p>\n<p><strong>Of which international:<\/strong> About half, probably fewer starting next academic year<\/p>\n<p><strong>Established:<\/strong> 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Programme director:<\/strong> Marjan Gorgievski<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>Why was an English track introduced in 2014?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marjan Gorgievski:<\/strong> \u2018Primarily for financial reasons and to create an international classroom. The politics also encouraged universities to place internationalisation at the forefront. 21st-century skills, such as cross-cultural communication skills, were deemed very important by the government. What is often forgotten now is that international students are very beneficial for society. They often stay and work in the Netherlands after their studies, and European students, according to research by the CPB, contribute an average of 17,000 euros to society, for example through taxes. Non-European students contribute 96,000 euros on average.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Has the programme changed because of the introduction of English?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can imagine that that happened when there was different literature on a subject in Dutch than in English. To give an example: I previously taught the course Work and Health with an excellent Dutch textbook. It was difficult to find a similarly accessible English book, and as a prerequisite of Problem-Based Learning, I had to use more than one source. As a result, in the second year, I worked mostly with articles and chapters from textbooks. Normally, you wouldn\u2019t do that in that phase, but it had an interesting side effect: students understood better how science works. They view textbooks as the absolute truth, while an article indicates the development of science more clearly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, we find that we are better aligned with international research now that we are doing much more in English. I\u2019m not sure if this is a result of English-language education; it might be the other way around, but I think they reinforce each other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018But the trust in that is also eroding for me\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"flex mt-6 image:rounded-full image:max-w-[4.375rem] gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mt-[1px]\">&ndash;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-lg font-tiempos-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarjan Gorgievski (Psychology)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>What would you think if English were abolished?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would find that very regrettable. We would be going back to square one. It is so stimulating to work in an international environment, to follow discussions and hear different perspectives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you expect your programme to pass the language test?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat depends very much on how they will calculate the theshold. If they count individual lectures and classes, we will meet the required 70 per cent education in Dutch. Our programme website is only in English, so we might have to introduce Dutch there again. But that extra work wouldn\u2019t help with the budget cuts. 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Gomb\u00e1r-Krishnan<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p><strong>Suppose universities offer programmes to \u2018sacrifice\u2019 themselves, through the so-called \u2018self-regulation\u2019 that is still being discussed. Would Psychology be sacrificed on the altar?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is a possibility. It is a \u2018translated\u2019 programme, so not like the bachelor\u2019s in Management or International Social Challenges for example, which was developed directly for an international audience. I think we are at greater risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What would that mean for the programme? Would it be in jeopardy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think so immediately. We will probably still meet the intake restriction; we have between 1,600 and 2,000 applications from Dutch and international students together, for 600 places in total each year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What effect does the language test discussion have on the staff? Does it cause unrest?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA number are taking a Dutch course; some already speak it well. What may happen is that we will need to deploy more Dutch staff in the first and second years of the bachelor\u2019s programme, while the international staff would focus more on the master\u2019s programme, which can remain in English.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have already been meetings where staff could express their concerns and expectations. International colleagues wondered why we were responding so passively to the developments in politics. \u2018Are you really going to do what they want?\u2019 they asked. I understand that reaction. We have a \u2018polder culture\u2019 in the Netherlands, we try to find dialogue. But the trust in that is also eroding for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/featured-text\" class=\"md:mt-6 p-4 md:p-6 lg:p-8 bg-sand-300 theme-sand:bg-white theme-violet:bg-white theme-mocha:bg-white wysiwyg *:last:mb-0!\" >\n\t\t<p><strong>International Bachelor History (IBH)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of students:<\/strong> 120 per year<\/p>\n<p><strong>Of which international:<\/strong> approximately 45<\/p>\n<p><strong>Established:<\/strong> 2015<\/p>\n<p><strong>Programme director:<\/strong> Maarten van Dijck<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>Why was an international track established in 2015?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maarten van Dijck:<\/strong> \u2018It fit the nature of the programme, as we were one of the few programmes focusing on non-Western history for decades. Also, internationalisation was the norm at that time, and we saw an opportunity to attract more students this way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did the transition go?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe shift to English was not difficult for most staff members; there was one who was not pleased with it. This person emphasised the linguistic aspect of history, but I don\u2019t think that is accurate for us. This is not a faculty of arts; we are more focused on sociology. As far as I know, we didn\u2019t receive complaints from students back then. History now offers English-language lectures and language-separated work groups. Exams were initially all in English to ensure the questions were truly the same; however, at the request of the programme committee, this has been adjusted to separate Dutch and English versions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018Who tells me it will be cheaper if we abolish the English variant?\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"flex mt-6 image:rounded-full image:max-w-[4.375rem] gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mt-[1px]\">&ndash;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-lg font-tiempos-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaarten van Dijck (History)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>What impact has internationalisation had on the content of the programme?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe the quality has improved. We now have more diverse examples and a more diverse student group. In history, multiperspectivity is very important. For example, the Indonesian War of Independence was viewed in the Netherlands at that time as \u2018police actions\u2019 to restore order, while for Indonesians, it was a fight for freedom, for Americans an anti-colonial struggle, and the Brits were unhappy because other countries might have wanted to become independent too. You now have those different perspectives gathered in one classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you think the programme will survive the Wib?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have good arguments, but it remains to be seen. The frameworks of the law have also been adjusted recently, so there is much uncertainty. It feels more like a budget cut to me than a quality improvement. It is primarily a regression in that regard. It will not be cheaper with fewer students, as you miss out on economies of scale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is the Dutch branch of history also at risk if English disappears?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really cannot answer that. That is the big problem with this discussion: what data is being used to justify these budget cuts? Who tells me it will be cheaper if we abolish the English variant?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-lg md:text-xl\">Read more<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  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 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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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