{"id":4005,"date":"2016-04-28T12:09:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T11:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=51872"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:14","slug":"rotterdam-start-up-course-for-nitwits-phase-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/04\/28\/rotterdam-start-up-course-for-nitwits-phase-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotterdam start-up course for nitwits (phase 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09210935\/startup-fase-1-header-1280x657.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139069\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09210935\/startup-fase-1-header-1280x657.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139069 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09210935\/startup-fase-1-header-875x449.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139069 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09210935\/startup-fase-1-header-300x154.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139069 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09210935\/startup-fase-1-header.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139069 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><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\/bas-van-der-schot\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Bas van der Schot<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><p class=\"article__intro\">There are a whole lot of students going about with great new ideas for products or services, especially at a business-oriented university like Erasmus University Rotterdam. And just like for Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) or Larry Page (Google), this obviously starts in a garage or up in an attic. Messing about, doing a bit of building, making prototypes, having a glass of beer and daydreaming. Nothing wrong with that.<\/p>\n<p>But what if your idea turns out to be <em>really<\/em> good? Where can you go in Rotterdam to cultivate and develop your brand-new company? To find out, we spoke with all kinds of key people in the wonderful world of meet-ups, bootstrapping,\u00a0co-working spaces,\u00a0incubators\u00a0and\u00a0angel investors.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/fusiontables\/embedviz?q=select+col1+from+1S5kxrdepDFDr_nZ5qI70ATf4uU_cUxKDCtBbwm43&amp;viz=MAP&amp;h=false&amp;lat=51.920005052021146&amp;lng=4.479707024511754&amp;t=1&amp;z=12&amp;l=col1&amp;y=2&amp;tmplt=2&amp;hml=GEOCODABLE\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br>\n<em>Summary of start-up hubs in Rotterdam.\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:erasmusmagazine@em.eur.nl\"><em>Are any of them missing<\/em><\/a><em>?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Good. Phase 0 is now behind you and you have an idea you want to work on. Apparently, your idea is good enough to put into practice. You have decided to take the plunge and find out if you really can make a success of it. Super exciting, of course, but also super difficult. Where to begin? How do you find capital? Who\u2019s your competition? And how do you transform your ideas on paper into reality?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read about the pre-start-up in phase 0<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/04\/22\/the-rotterdam-start-up-environment-for-nitwits-phase-0\/\">The Rotterdam start-up environment for nitwits (phase 0)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ongoing supervision<\/h3><p>Good news: With the <a href=\"http:\/\/ece.nl\">Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship<\/a> (ECE for insiders), Rotterdam has something unique. Located in one of the Marconi Towers, near the Marconiplein metro station, this centre offers four floors of activities for starters, including coaching, events, training programmes and networking events. It is an environment in which start-ups can work on their ideas in a controlled manner and under ongoing supervision.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of programmes available to start-ups at the ECE are the <em>Get Started Programme <\/em>(\u2018an intense, continuous programme of ten weeks that supports ambitious new start-ups\u2019) and <em>Essentials of Entrepreneurship <\/em>(\u2018a one-day practical masterclass on entrepreneurship for a broad group of employees\u2019).<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unique in Europe<\/h3><p>Though every collective of freelancers, start-ups and other companies housed in a single building claims to be unique, campus manager Gianluca Bellan says that the ECE really is different. In fact, Bellan claims that the advent of the ECE has transformed the landscape for start-ups. \u201cWe are unique in Europe. Yes, you have Rocket Internet in Berlin, but that\u2019s a venture generator. They create companies based on existing business models from the US. Whereas we teach people how to really do business on the basis of their own ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the ECE is not an incubator, i.e. an environment where existing companies help start-ups to grow through money and services in exchange for shares and decision-making powers. \u201cThat\u2019s not us. Companies here can simply do business with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09210932\/startup-fase-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139069\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09210932\/startup-fase-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139069 2000w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09210932\/startup-fase-1-875x660.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139069 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09210932\/startup-fase-1-1280x965.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139069 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09210932\/startup-fase-1-300x226.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139069 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><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\/bas-van-der-schot\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Bas van der Schot<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The next big thing<\/h3><p>The ECE does not focus on any specific market. \u201cThough Rotterdam certainly has a reputation as being a true business centre, we have all kinds of entrepreneurs here at ECE, ranging from health and economics to food and internet.\u201d Bellan confirms that this is possible because all companies are still young and do not yet require large machines or specific environments. \u201cIt\u2019s only later on that companies move to other locations that better suit that particular phase and their corporate characters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ECE does select who can join, however. \u201cIf you don\u2019t believe that your idea is destined to be the new Facebook, it\u2019s going to be tricky. While we don\u2019t expect start-up to know exactly how everything will work in advance, we want them to be clear about their idea. We don\u2019t want people coming here to hang out because they have some time on their hands. No, your idea needs to be the next big thing. In any event, your concept must be new and scalable.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Major hits<\/h3><p>The ECE has earned the right to be picky; after all, it has been responsible for several major hits. Take Nestpick, for example, which is a kind of AirBnB for renting out homes. \u201cIt started here in 2014 with one guy from Erasmus. It has since grown into a business of 70 employees and has been acquired by Rocket Internet. Last year, the company was valued at 6 million euros.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also Synbid, which started three years ago as a crowdfunding platform for start-ups and now has upwards of 30 employees and branches throughout Europe. And then there\u2019s Housing Anywhere, the platform where international students can exchange rooms. \u201cThat service is now available in 18 countries, is run by a team of 27 people and has just had a million-euro capital injection from investors. They all started here.\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>\u2192 expertise: <\/strong>none; all ideas are welcome<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 services: <\/strong>coaching (including from Unilever and Procter &amp; Gamble), events, programmes, network and work space<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 admission requirements: <\/strong>everyone with ambition and a seriously good idea is welcome, so also people with senior secondary or higher professional education or people who aren\u2019t students at all, just as long as they are on the path from \u2018good idea\u2019 to \u2018first turnover\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 venue: <\/strong>Rotterdam Science Tower, Marconistraat 16<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 website: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ece.nl\/\">http:\/\/ece.nl\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read more about the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2015\/08\/06\/could-the-ece-campus-be-rotterdams-answer-to-google-hq\/\">Could the ECE Campus be Rotterdam\u2019s answer to Google HQ?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other hotspots<\/h3><p>Obviously, the ECE is not the sole hotspot in Rotterdam for starters. In fact, the number of hotspots for starters is becoming innumerable. One popular spot is the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/startupfoundation.co\/\">Startup Foundation<\/a>,\u00a0which recently moved to the Bierstraat (near the Wijnhaven). There\u2019s no formal supervision offered here, but an extensive and diverse network of new and experienced entrepreneurs who have their offices here. There are also meet-ups and other activities for scoring business cards and discussing problems.<\/p>\n<p>Located in the Groothandelsgebouw is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kleinhandel.org\/en\/\">Kleinhandel<\/a>, a work place with around 20 starters of all sorts banging away on their MacBooks. This is ideal for bootstrapping, i.e. moving your business forward those first steps under your own steam, in anticipation of the day when income and growth become a reality.<\/p>\n<p>Starters can also opt for <a href=\"http:\/\/hetindustriegebouw.nl\">Het Industriegebouw<\/a>, a historical building on Goudsesingel with a staggering 20,000 square metres of floor space. As everyone is welcome to rent office space there, you will also find quite a number of start-ups. There are also possibilities in Zuid, such as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativefactory.nl\/\">Creative Factory in the Maassilo<\/a>,\u00a0which especially houses start-ups engaged in creative sectors, such as architecture, audio and video, communications and on-line services. Also in Zuid: Tribes, a chain of lettable office space for entrepreneurs that is located in the Wilhelmina Tower.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">With an edge<\/h3><p>Any more? Well, one more then, but one with an edge. In Middellandstraat in West there\u2019s a one-hundred-year-old textile factory which is home to <a href=\"http:\/\/impacthub010.nl\/\">Impact Hub,<\/a>\u00a0an idealistically organised network of self-employed professionals and fledgling entrepreneurs. Impact Hub Rotterdam is part of a worldwide network of 82 hubs which describes itself as a \u2018movement for sustainable and social innovation\u2019. \u201cWe are creating a world that works for everyone. Together we form an eco-system\u201d, according to Amelie Veenstra, director of the Rotterdam franchise. \u201cStarters can test their prototypes here in the community, for example. This is a place where you can ask for the opinion of fellow businesspeople as well as that of launching customers.\u201d While she thoroughly enjoys running the Impact Hub, Veenstra does wonder aloud why the municipality of Rotterdam only subsidises the Cambridge Innovation Center. \u201c2.7 million euros is a lot of money to build an eco-system for entrepreneurs. My advice to the city is to look around at what already exists.\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<h3>Declaree @ ECE<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 40%; padding: 0 1em 1em 0; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/bas_declaree.jpg\" alt=\"Bas Janssen\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI founded Declaree together with two partners. Declaree is an online solution for keeping track of expenses\u201d, says Bas Janssen, a former IT &amp; Economics student of Erasmus University Rotterdam. \u201cDeclaree offers a smartphone app that users can use to digitise receipts and save transport costs, for example, replacing the monthly expense claim forms in Excel or on paper.\u201d Another useful functionality of Declaree is the ability of managers to approve (or reject) all expenses immediately and to link directly to the financial administration.<\/p>\n<p>Janssen is chief commercial officer of Declaree \u2013 which was proclaimed by the Chamber of Commerce as one of the hundred most-innovative companies of 2015. \u201cThis means I am responsible for generating new business, managing sales and finding partners. Our customer base includes companies with five employees, but we mostly serve large businesses. The greater your number of employees, the greater the saving in time and efficiency our solution offers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Declaree is based in the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship in the Marconi Tower. \u201cWhen we first started here, we registered for the Get Started programme, which helped us to fine-tune our business model. This meant we could set up Declaree in a way that enabled growth from the outset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Janssen experiences the ECE as a \u2018lively community\u2019 which links people in the business world to the academic circuit. \u201cThis network includes many investors, entrepreneurs and business coaches. By sparring with them, we were able to achieve rapid growth as well as professionalise our operations and processes. And because large companies come to the ECE to be part of the academic innovation programme, we were presented with an opportunity to meet our first major customers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Next week you will read the third part in this series, about where you can go to develop in a specialised way.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/persons\" class=\"mt-6 md:mt-8 lg:mt-10\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">De redactie<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4 md:gap-8 md:items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-person\" class=\"relative flex gap-4 items-center md:gap-8\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"image:rounded-full image:size-20 image:aspect-square image:object-cover md:image:size-36 shrink-0\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" 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inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tLetschert: hundreds of millions more 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=\"2026-04-24\">24 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\tNieuws\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 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 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694 460w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-115x115.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694 115w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-230x230.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694 230w\" 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\/04\/24\/letschert-honderden-miljoenen-erbij-voor-hoger-onderwijs\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tLetschert: hundreds of millions more 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=\"2026-04-24\">24 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\tNieuws\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<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"block-theme-sand hidden lg:flex h-full relative flex 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\tflex-col @xl:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative image:w-full image:aspect-video image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full @xl:w-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1079\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1619w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-875x584.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-1536x1025.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1079px) 100vw, 1079px\" \/>\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\/24\/erasmus-universiteit-krijgt-voorlopig-positief-advies-op-instellingstoets\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tErasmus University receives preliminary positive recommendation on institutional review\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=\"2026-04-24\">24 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\tEducation\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 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 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1619w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-875x584.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-1536x1025.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 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\/04\/24\/erasmus-universiteit-krijgt-voorlopig-positief-advies-op-instellingstoets\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tErasmus University receives preliminary positive recommendation on institutional review\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=\"2026-04-24\">24 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\tEducation\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<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"block-theme-sand hidden lg:flex h-full relative flex 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\tflex-col @xl:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative image:w-full image:aspect-video image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full @xl:w-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/server-1235959_1920-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1777012514\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/server-1235959_1920-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1777012514 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/server-1235959_1920-500x282.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1777012514 500w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/server-1235959_1920-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1777012514 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\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\/24\/aivd-blijft-waarschuwen-voor-diefstal-van-kennis\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tAIVD continues to warn about knowledge theft\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=\"2026-04-24\">24 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\tIT\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 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