{"id":4754,"date":"2016-03-04T15:16:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T14:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/03\/04\/studenten-protesteren-tegen-ns\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:17","slug":"studenten-protesteren-tegen-ns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/03\/04\/studenten-protesteren-tegen-ns\/","title":{"rendered":"Students protest against NS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The interview with NS CEO Roger van Boxtel in the\u00a0Algemeen Dagblad<\/em><\/a>\u00a0was not well received by students. A group of students are therefore planning a demonstration.<\/p>\n

The idea to get students travelling outside rush hour is not new, but the interview with Roger van Boxtel got feelings running high once again. In the interview, Van Boxtel said that he\u2019d had talks with several universities about adapting their timetables.<\/p>\n

To show their disapproval, a number of students are organising a demonstration in the form of a National Championship in travelling by train in the rush hour. The exact date is still being discussed on the Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The petition<\/a>\u00a0already has 15,000 signatories.<\/p>\n

Chance of success<\/h3>

Whether Van Boxtel\u2019s idea will be implemented is still not certain. On 2 March, the AD headlines said that the NS top man would get his way. The HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht will be giving classes until 7.00 p.m. and Utrecht University is also reviewing its options for adapting the timetables.<\/p>\n

But according to Martijn Gerritsen on\u00a0Voxweb<\/a>, Radboud University will not be changing the timetables. \u201cThere have been consultations, but we have very little room for manoeuvre.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nor can Van Boxtel expect any success at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) or Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA), as is apparent in\u00a0Folia<\/a>. \u201cVery doubtful,\u201d according to vice president of the Executive Board Hans Amman from the UvA and the HvA.<\/p>\n\n\t

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