{"id":198595,"date":"2026-06-26T15:48:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=198595"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:58:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:58:45","slug":"last-minute-exam-updates-due-to-heatwave-i-got-the-notification-at-9pm-the-night-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/06\/26\/last-minute-exam-updates-due-to-heatwave-i-got-the-notification-at-9pm-the-night-before\/","title":{"rendered":"Last minute exam updates due to heatwave:\u00a0\u2018I got the notification at 9pm the night before’\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Erasmus University has cancelled the exams this Friday due to the heatwave, thesis defenses are still happening but online. Students found out about this later during the day before their examination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Exam Centre with better temperatures.<\/p>

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\u201cI got the notification yesterday evening at 9 o\u2019clock. My thesis defense was the next morning\u201d, shares Joel, master\u2019s student Marketing Management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thesis defense<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, at 6pm, students who had an exam the next day received an email about it being cancelled. Later on, at 9pm, all students received an email that teaching, exams, and operations are cancelled and adjusted. This left many students with thesis defenses confused about their situation. The Marketing Management student sent an email to his supervisor asking to do the defense online and received a reply quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was definitely stressed when I saw the email so I sent one back to my supervisor. But my co-reader and coach discussed it with the thesis committee quickly and they agreed on doing the defense from home\u201d, he explains. \u201cIt was a relief that I didn\u2019t have to sit in the bus for an hour in 30 degrees and bad air-conditioning, while I have air-conditioning at home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pleased<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thomas, Strategic Management master\u2019s student, was supposed to have an exam this morning at 9am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe only found out yesterday at 6pm through an email sent by Orisis\u201d, starts Thomas. \u201cI thought it was a bit late since the code red was already in place a bit before and we were all left wondering what would happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jasper, a fellow student of Thomas, was supposed to take the same exam. \u201cI\u2019m pleased it was cancelled since the heat would have messed up my sleep. However, now I\u2019m worried that it will be postponed to a date I might be away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unclear<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Both students don’t know yet when their exam will take place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEveryone in the group chat was very pissed\u201d, shares Jasper. \u201cHalf of the people were vouching for an assignment or online assessment, while the others were simply angry because they had studied so hard and wanted to take the exam today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome of our classmates tried emailing teachers as well, however they are also confused and do not have an answer yet\u201d, explains Thomas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t

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Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t
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