{"id":67152,"date":"2017-02-28T15:00:18","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/?p=67152\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:39","slug":"lezersvragen-waar-moet-ik-op-stemmen-en-hoe-is-erasmus-nachtleven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/02\/28\/lezersvragen-waar-moet-ik-op-stemmen-en-hoe-is-erasmus-nachtleven\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers\u2019 questions: who should I vote for? And how is Erasmus’ nightlife?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you have a question for EM? Send an email to erasmusmagazine@em.eur.nl<\/a> with \u2018readers\u2019 questions\u2019 in the subject line.<\/p>\n

Only promises<\/h3>

Suppose I find that education is the most important issue in the elections. Which party should I vote for? <\/em>
\nStephan Potkamp, Barendrecht<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It depends on how you look at it, says Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) spokesperson Bastiaan Verweij. \u201cFor example, there are some parties in favour of reinstating the basic student grant. But the funds that became available when the basic grant was discontinued are used by other parties to invest in the quality of education. Which is better?\u201d Hence, VSNU can\u2019t give a political voting recommendation. \u201cBut we do recommend reading the programmes carefully, because once again, they\u2019re promising all kinds of things.\u201d<\/p>\n

What is comforting is that all the parties find education and research important. But Verweij makes a finer distinction here: \u201cThe real question is which party will actually invest by providing extra funding? CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis is currently analysing the calculations. Without the answer to this question, you only have their promises.\u201d<\/p>\n

No inaccessible citadel<\/h3>

In the past there was a closed off fence around the perimeter of the campus, but this isn\u2019t the case nowadays. Why is that? And who comes here at night?<\/em>
\nLeendert Reins, Rotterdam<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the EUR spokesperson, the campus is officially deemed private grounds, but it is open to the public. \u201cWe don\u2019t want a closed campus as we aren\u2019t some kind of \u2018inaccessible citadel\u2019. For example, if you want to you can come here as a visitor to have lunch, attend a seminar or borrow a book at the Leeskabinet.\u201d But in spite of this, due to the private grounds status, transients and fundraisers aren\u2019t automatically welcome on the grounds.<\/p>\n

And who comes here after office hours? First and foremost: students. Keep in mind there are lectures until 22:30 and it\u2019s possible to study until midnight in the Polak building. Then there are students who live on campus so they can also be found on the grounds. And don\u2019t forget \u2018regular\u2019 people who walk across campus to get to the underground station or use the parking garage when visiting Excelsior.<\/p>\n\n\t

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