{"id":5202,"date":"2016-02-01T14:36:35","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T13:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/02\/01\/eur-studenten-halen-meer-punten-door-nn-althans-in-hun-eerste-jaar\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:18","slug":"eur-studenten-halen-meer-punten-door-nn-althans-in-hun-eerste-jaar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/02\/01\/eur-studenten-halen-meer-punten-door-nn-althans-in-hun-eerste-jaar\/","title":{"rendered":"EUR students perform better under N=N, at least in their first year"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09202334\/Melodi-recruitment-foto-studio-simple-crop-1280x851.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139052\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09202334\/Melodi-recruitment-foto-studio-simple-crop-1280x851.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139052 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09202334\/Melodi-recruitment-foto-studio-simple-crop-875x581.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139052 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09202334\/Melodi-recruitment-foto-studio-simple-crop-300x199.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139052 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09202334\/Melodi-recruitment-foto-studio-simple-crop.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139052 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure><p>Nominal is normal, \u2018N=N\u2019, has had a positive effect in its first year. A new survey by research bureau Risbo shows the extent of that effect.<\/p>\n<p>N=N was introduced at many faculties in 2012. The results of the survey, involving around 3000 students per year, show that since 2012 significantly more students have achieved 60 credits in their first year. The group just behind (between 40 and 59 credits) is now much smaller. Until 2012 this was still around 30 percent, but is now less than 10 percent. The group which drops out or switches to another study has stayed more or less the same: one third of the total.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"localfocusvisual\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:550px;overflow:hidden\" src=\"https:\/\/localfocus2.appspot.com\/56b1bafd7a68c\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The survey also shows that the effect of N=N in the second and third years of the programme has not been entirely positive, and in some cases even negative. A detailed analysis will be included in the next edition of Erasmus Magazine.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read more about N=N<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2015\/10\/20\/rechter-twijfelt-aan-nominaal-is-normaal\/\">Judge uncertain about \u2018Nominal is Normal\u2019<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2015\/10\/26\/erasmus-universiteit-twijfelt-niet-aan-nominaal-is-normaal\/\">Erasmus University still supports \u2018Nominal is Normal\u2019<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\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 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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=\"2026-09-03\">3 September 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\tHousing\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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