{"id":178797,"date":"2025-05-08T12:29:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T10:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=178797"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:48","slug":"students-stand-up-for-student-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/05\/08\/students-stand-up-for-student-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Students stand up for student sport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Students are taking action against Minister Bruins’ plan to stop the university’s contribution to sports facilities. The plan is also causing unrest in municipal councils. Municipal councillor Mina Morko\u00e7 raised questions about it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In 2022, Erasmus Sport opened a new sports building on campus.<\/span><\/p>

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It came a bit out of the blue: sport is becoming more expensive<\/a> for students and staff at universities and universities of applied sciences. A sports pass could cost up to 500 euros more per year, the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (UNL) warns.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because the ministry has \u2018clarified\u2019 the financial rules in higher education. Educational institutions are essentially only allowed to spend money on teaching, research and the dissemination of knowledge. And therefore not on sports (or culture, canteens and so on).<\/p>\n\n\t

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