{"id":180831,"date":"2025-08-19T16:15:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=180831"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:53","slug":"rotterdam-through-the-eyes-of-the-newcomers-its-really-messy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/08\/19\/rotterdam-through-the-eyes-of-the-newcomers-its-really-messy\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotterdam through the eyes of the newcomers: &#8216;It&#8217;s really messy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monday was the first day of Eureakaweek 2025, and new first-year students from all around gathered at Ahoy Rotterdam for the opening ceremony.\u00a0 For many of them, Rotterdam is completely new. So why did they come here?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n<div data-component=\"oembed\" class=\"relative max-w-5xl\" data-module=\"oembed\" data-source=\"consent_embed_youtube\" data-type=\"video\" data-cookiebot=\"\" data-disable-notice=\"\">\n\t\t<a\n\t\thref=\"#embed-skip-6a3356389ca79\"\n\t\tdata-component=\"skip-link\"\n\t\tclass=\"text-lg underline sr-only focus:not-sr-only focus:absolute focus:p-4 focus:z-50 bg-white hover:no-underline border-neutral-800 text-neutral-800\"\n\t>\n\t\tIngesloten inhoud van YouTube overslaan\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div data-oembed=\"content\">\n\t\t<div data-oembed=\"placeholder\" class=\"p-8 text-center bg-sand-300 theme-violet:bg-white theme-sand:bg-white theme-mocha:bg-white\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"max-w-lg mx-auto mb-7\" id=\"embed-cookie-6a3356389ca77\">U kunt deze ingesloten inhoud bekijken nadat u akkoord bent gegaan met cookies van YouTube.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-2 text-brown-600 theme-violet:text-purple\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n<button\n\tdata-variant=\"outline\"\n\tdata-size=\"default\"\n\tclass=\"group inline-flex justify-center items-center gap-2 cursor-pointer text-md font-soehne underline-offset-2 decoration-2 px-4 min-h-[3.75rem] border-2 border-current bg-transparent text-current font-bold hocus:underline js-consent-button\"\n\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\taria-describedby=\"embed-cookie-6a3356389ca77\"\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span data-button-text class=\"\">\n\t\t\tI agree\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n<a\n\tdata-variant=\"primary\"\n\tdata-size=\"default\"\n\tclass=\"group inline-flex justify-center items-center gap-2 cursor-pointer text-md font-soehne underline-offset-2 decoration-2 px-4 min-h-[3.75rem] border-2 border-current bg-current text-current font-bold hocus:underline decoration-white\"\n\n\t\n\t\t\thref=\"https&#x3A;&#x2F;&#x2F;youtube.com&#x2F;shorts&#x2F;Pr3ilzM2VaQ&#x3F;feature&#x3D;share\"\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span data-button-text class=\"text-white\">\n\t\t\tSee on YouTube\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\" flex items-center justify-center w-[1em] h-[1em] icon text-white \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"20\" height=\"17\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 17\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M18.25 7.5C18.8023 7.5 19.25 7.94772 19.25 8.5C19.25 9.05228 18.8023 9.5 18.25 9.5H1.75C1.19772 9.5 0.75 9.05228 0.75 8.5C0.75 7.94772 1.19772 7.5 1.75 7.5H18.25Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<path d=\"M10.793 1.04295C11.1835 0.65243 11.8165 0.65243 12.207 1.04295L18.957 7.79295C19.3476 8.18348 19.3476 8.81649 18.957 9.20702L12.207 15.957C11.8165 16.3475 11.1835 16.3475 10.793 15.957C10.4024 15.5665 10.4024 14.9335 10.793 14.543L16.8359 8.49999L10.793 2.45702C10.4024 2.06649 10.4024 1.43348 10.793 1.04295Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<template>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"oembed-video\" data-oembed=\"video\" class=\"cursor-pointer aspect-video\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-oembed=\"thumbnail\" class=\"absolute object-cover w-auto h-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Pr3ilzM2VaQ\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t<div class=\"w-full h-full iframe:absolute iframe:inset-0 iframe:w-full iframe:h-full\">\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rotterdam through the eyes of the newcomers: &#039;It&#039;s really messy&#039;\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pr3ilzM2VaQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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I saw things I\u2019ve never seen before,\u201d said one newcomer. \u201cHow big and full of things it is\u201d, a girl said. \u201cIt\u2019s really messy but in a good way. There are a lot of things to discover: the people, just the student life in general\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others mentioned the hidden gems in the city they had discovered. \u201cI like the harbour. 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class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/06\/17\/europa-wil-wetenschapsbudget-verdubbelen-en-eerlijker-verdelen\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tEurope wants to double science budget and distribute it more fairly\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=\"2026-06-17\">17 June 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] 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src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/17172041\/chatgpt-beeldscherm-pc-computer-robot-antwoorden_stock_sonja-schravesande.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139422\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/17172041\/chatgpt-beeldscherm-pc-computer-robot-antwoorden_stock_sonja-schravesande.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139422 2560w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/17172041\/chatgpt-beeldscherm-pc-computer-robot-antwoorden_stock_sonja-schravesande-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139422 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/17172041\/chatgpt-beeldscherm-pc-computer-robot-antwoorden_stock_sonja-schravesande-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139422 1600w, 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/17172041\/chatgpt-beeldscherm-pc-computer-robot-antwoorden_stock_sonja-schravesande-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139422 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/17172041\/chatgpt-beeldscherm-pc-computer-robot-antwoorden_stock_sonja-schravesande-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139422 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\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\/06\/17\/cyberveiligheid-lichter-toezicht-voor-hoger-onderwijs\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tCybersecurity: lighter supervision for higher education\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=\"2026-06-17\">17 June 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\tIT\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\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\tPolitics\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 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/17172041\/chatgpt-beeldscherm-pc-computer-robot-antwoorden_stock_sonja-schravesande-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139422 225w\" 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\/06\/17\/cyberveiligheid-lichter-toezicht-voor-hoger-onderwijs\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tCybersecurity: lighter supervision for higher education\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=\"2026-06-17\">17 June 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\" 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