{"id":198733,"date":"2026-08-04T17:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=198733"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:09:16","slug":"houten-berlijnse-muur-verbergt-buitenkant-exam-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/08\/04\/houten-berlijnse-muur-verbergt-buitenkant-exam-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Wooden &#8216;Berlin wall&#8217; hides exterior of Exam Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">The Exam Centre is blocked from the Kralingse Zoom side by a massive wooden wall at least five metres high. It may look as if you&#8217;ll soon have to go past Checkpoint Charlie to enter the campus, but don&#8217;t worry. The wall is there for an entirely different reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026-08-04-houten-wand-exam-centre-woningbouw-foto-Elmer-1600x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-198732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026-08-04-houten-wand-exam-centre-woningbouw-foto-Elmer-1600x1200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1785855934 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026-08-04-houten-wand-exam-centre-woningbouw-foto-Elmer-875x656.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1785855934 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026-08-04-houten-wand-exam-centre-woningbouw-foto-Elmer-300x225.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1785855934 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026-08-04-houten-wand-exam-centre-woningbouw-foto-Elmer-1280x960.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1785855934 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026-08-04-houten-wand-exam-centre-woningbouw-foto-Elmer-1536x1152.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1785855934 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026-08-04-houten-wand-exam-centre-woningbouw-foto-Elmer-2048x1536.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1785855934 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p>The wooden wall on the outside of the Exam Centre.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When taking a detour from Kralingse Zoom metro station it really stands out: the &#8216;Berlin wall&#8217; of chipboard that stretches from the former sports centre (now Exam Centre) to the Hatta building. It brings to mind the chipboard that was used to board up the F and G buildings after a break-in. Those buildings are about to be demolished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But no, the Exam Centre is not being demolished and there wasn&#8217;t an irresistible chipboard sale at the DIY store. The wall is there to shield the exam building from the construction site on the other side of the Kralingse Zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New homes will be built there from September. The chipboard panels have been put up to reduce noise disturbance during exams, a university spokesperson clarified. The contractor who will build the homes erected the wall after consultation with the municipality and the university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\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 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