{"id":72363,"date":"2017-06-22T14:57:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T12:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/?p=72363\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:32:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:32:25","slug":"eur-de-mooiste-universiteit-vol-domme-mensen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/06\/22\/eur-de-mooiste-universiteit-vol-domme-mensen\/","title":{"rendered":"EUR: \u2018the best university\u2019 \u2018full of stupid people\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You can rate the university on its own Facebook page, for example. The results are varied. Quinlan Quan Tran thinks it\u2019s \u201cthe best university I\u2019ve ever known\u201d, while according to Nikolai Sch\u00f6rken, the campus is \u201cFull of stupid people\u201d. A certain Lavt Lala gives five stars, but isn\u2019t troubled by any experience: \u201cDon\u2019t know. Never been.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ridiculously bad pizzas<\/h3>

Google Maps is another goldmine of interesting reviews about Erasmus-related matters. The university as a whole gets an average 4.3 (on a scale of 5) from 31 reviewers. Marga van Oorschot, for example, gives five stars, but her reasoning is somewhat vague: \u201cAny University can be great, but the real University is God and Jesus and the Holy Ghost. If you get saved and baptized (totally submerged), see where believe can take you. Yale is of the devil.\u201d Eat that, Yale. \u2018Gert Pret\u2019, on the other hand, is slightly disappointed about his employment prospects after graduating. Or, as he puts it [approximate translation]: \u201cGot my degree here years ago and it\u2019s changed innit? Working on the Rotte\u2019dam docks is hard going \u2013 I barely earn enough for a beer\u201d (4 stars).<\/p>\n\n\t

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Opinions are divided about Erasmus Pavilion: one person finds it noisy, another says \u2018good food but not expensive\u2019. On one subject, however, the Google Maps reviewers are in full agreement: the pizzas at the Pavilion are \u2018ridiculously bad\u2019. Henk Jansen (1 star) is also deeply disappointed in the soft drinks: \u2018disgusting\u2019. On review site Yelp, \u2018Chermain W.\u2019 is more positive: \u201cTheir beef burger with rosemary fries is my absolute favourite. Only disadvantage is that you can almost roll me home afterwards.\u201d<\/p>\n

The other food outlets on campus have few reviews, with the exception of caf\u00e9 In de Smitse and Starbucks in the food court. De Smitse on Foursquare only gets a 3.3. \u201cFairly cheap drinks, but the caf\u00e9 closes much too early,\u201d says Peter Christianson. On Google Maps, the caf\u00e9 scores a 4.2: \u201cTop location\u201d, according to Remko van Haften. The Starbucks gets an average 3.9 from 36 reviewers. \u201cReasonable coffee but far too expensive,\u201d says Hugo van der Heide. The campus supermarket scores slightly lower: 3.8. \u201cGood assortment, but high prices.\u201d People also complain about the \u2018aggressive music\u2019.<\/p>\n

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People even post online reviews about the study buildings on campus. Although EUR students normally complain bitterly about the lack of study places in the Polak building, the reviews online are remarkably positive: 4.8 stars. \u2018Cool building\u2019, \u2018lovely architecture\u2019, \u2018AWESOME\u2019: the reviewers run out of superlatives. With 4 stars, the Van der Gootgebouw scores slightly lower, while Mandeville doesn\u2019t get more than a 3. The recently renovated University Library has no reviews as yet, so now\u2019s your chance.<\/p>\n

In the sports building (4.3 stars), the low prices (in both the restaurant and the gym) receive a special mention. \u201cWhen I went for the 1st x, I went like Huh? Those prices aren\u2019t right\u2026everything was so cheap :-)\u201d says Yelp. \u201cRather an old building, but otherwise very cheap and friendly,\u201d says \u2018Kareyu\u2019 on Google Maps. And yes, you can even rate the faculties. Take Rotterdam School of Management, renowned for its modest students. \u201cThe best school in the Netherlands\u201d, according to N. Kumar, while Mateusz Bochenczak enthuses \u201cAmazing school, amazing people\u201d.<\/p>\n

But if you want to know what EUR students really think, go to the Facebook page of EUR Confessions. Here students can post anonymous complaints. For example about the Polak building, that even receives a bollocking in the summer: \u201cFinally some nice weather and there\u2019s still no room in Polak!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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