{"id":81090,"date":"2017-10-17T17:14:40","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T15:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=81090"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:52","slug":"wijsbegeerte-blijft-zelfstandige-faculteit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/10\/17\/wijsbegeerte-blijft-zelfstandige-faculteit\/","title":{"rendered":"Philosophy to remain independent faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09220016\/Frank-van-der-Duijn-Schouten_decaan-wijsbegeert-1-1280x844.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139087\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09220016\/Frank-van-der-Duijn-Schouten_decaan-wijsbegeert-1-1280x844.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139087 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09220016\/Frank-van-der-Duijn-Schouten_decaan-wijsbegeert-1-875x577.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139087 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09220016\/Frank-van-der-Duijn-Schouten_decaan-wijsbegeert-1-300x198.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139087 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/09220016\/Frank-van-der-Duijn-Schouten_decaan-wijsbegeert-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139087 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Frank van der Duijn Schouten<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Rotterdam\u2019s faculty of Philosophy has a lot more to look forward to than it did a few years ago. Interim Dean Frank van der Duijn Schouten recently presented his advisory memorandum on the future of Philosophy at EUR: an independent faculty with an important role for its Double Degree programme, combined with a full-time bachelor and master programme \u2013 and in good financial health to boot.<\/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>The key points of the memorandum:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Philosophy will remain an independent faculty<\/li>\n<li>The Double Degree will serve as the faculty\u2019s flagship programme<\/li>\n<li>Philosophy will continue to offer a fully-fledged full-time degree programme<\/li>\n<li>A share of the funding will be dependent on the number of students who enrol, and the number of degrees issued, in the Double Degree programme<\/li>\n<li>The part-time study programme will be handled by Erasmus Academy<\/li>\n<li>Closer collaboration with the Honours Academy and Erasmus University College<\/li>\n<li>The new dean should preferably come from outside the Philosophy community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou can feel a tangible mood of relief within the faculty about my recommendations to the Executive Board,\u201d says Van der Duijn Schouten, whose appointment was recently extended to the end of 2018. \u201cI believe the key point of my memorandum \u2013 to preserve the faculty\u2019s position of independence \u2013 has been well received.\u201d This is a marked contrast with the mood back in early 2015. At a certain point, the then dean even informed staff that he could no longer envision an independent future for the faculty.<\/p>\n<p>This was cause for alarm, and this consternation even spread to the national media. After being appointed as Interim Dean, Van der Duijn Schouten was commissioned to write an advisory memorandum about the future of Philosophy within Erasmus University Rotterdam. He has presently formulated his recommendations, which, barring a few financial details, have been adopted by EUR\u2019s Executive Board.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018We\u2019ve lost the negative undertone. Now, we think a lot more in terms of our own strength.\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"flex mt-6 image:rounded-full image:max-w-[4.375rem] gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mt-[1px]\">&ndash;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-lg font-tiempos-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrank van der Duijn Schouten\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>Your plan paints a far rosier picture of the future than was forecast a few years ago. What changed in the intervening period?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the full-time programme had been retained as the backbone of the Faculty, I would actually have drawn the same conclusion: this faculty can no longer stand on its own two feet. The decision to position the existing Double Degree programme as a study programme that every EUR faculty benefits from was a very inventive move. It forms the Philosophy faculty\u2019s very <em>raison d\u2019\u00eatre<\/em> within Erasmus University. In addition, we\u2019ve lost the negative undertone. In the past, our response to problems was predominantly \u2018We don\u2019t want to merge with another faculty\u2019. Now, we think a lot more in terms of our own strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The faculty and the university don\u2019t receive public funding for Double Degree students since this involves a second study programme. Intake for the first year was 200 students, and this number has presently increased to over 300. Who\u2019s footing the bill for this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA healthy Philosophy faculty \u2013 with an adequate teaching complement, quality scholarship and scope for administrative activities \u2013 costs around EUR 4 million per year. My proposal was that the other faculties actually pay the way for \u2018their\u2019 students who enrol in our Double Degree programme. This arrangement wasn\u2019t solid enough in the view of the Executive Board, which is why it was decided to transfer the funds to the faculty via EUR\u2019s internal distribution model. They\u2019re still working on the details, but the basic idea is that for each student enrolled in the Double Degree programme, we receive an amount per registration and per diploma, equivalent to the amount received by other faculties for their first-year registrations and diplomas: EUR 4,400 per registered student and EUR 11,500 per awarded bachelor degree. To a large extent, this allows for variable funding, which is far healthier than the existing arrangements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The success of your plan is dependent on the Double Degree. Aren\u2019t you taking a risk, assigning a programme that doesn\u2019t even have graduates yet such a central role in the faculty\u2019s preservation?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t call it a risk, but it does put the faculty under a certain obligation. Because if graduate numbers fall far short of expectations, you need to be honest and admit that even though we gave it our best shot, the programme doesn\u2019t fulfil a tangible need within the student body.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018I don\u2019t believe formal requirements \u2013 aimed at prodding along the student \u2013 are appropriate when someone\u2019s voluntarily enrolled in an extra programme.\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"flex mt-6 image:rounded-full image:max-w-[4.375rem] gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mt-[1px]\">&ndash;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-lg font-tiempos-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrank van der Duijn Schouten\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>What kind of graduation numbers do you expect to see?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think it\u2019s reasonable to expect a success rate of around 40 percent. I don\u2019t believe formal requirements \u2013 aimed at prodding along the student \u2013 are appropriate when someone\u2019s voluntarily enrolled in an extra programme. So I don\u2019t see much point in a binding recommendation, or requiring students to write these huge letters of motivation. I expect the in-depth quality of philosophical study will appeal to many EUR students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is this a feasible success rate?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf the 200 students who enrolled in the first year, 80 students earned zero credits. While I\u2019m not demanding that they earn full marks every time, not getting a single mark indicates that they probably didn\u2019t give it sufficient thought when they registered. I think we should also take account of people who\u2019ve only earned 60 of the total of 90 credits because they transferred to a master programme at London Business School half-way through, for example. You don\u2019t necessarily have to chalk that up as a failure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>How can you prevent the faculty\u2019s full-time programme from becoming the \u2018poor relation\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been a point of special attention from the outset. I was pleased to hear that our full-time students lodged little to no protests about the decision to schedule more education activities during the evening and to organise more English-language lectures. I would not have been surprised if these decisions had encountered more objections from this group. I think they feel partly responsible for ensuring that the degree programme has a future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018I daresay that in ten years\u2019 time, the faculty will be an integral part of Erasmus University\u2019s offer, with above all a rock-solid reputation in the field of education.\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"flex mt-6 image:rounded-full image:max-w-[4.375rem] gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mt-[1px]\">&ndash;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-lg font-tiempos-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrank van der Duijn Schouten\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>Nevertheless, some students are grumbling that they need to earn 180 credits for their degree, while the same diploma can be obtained for 90 credits within the Double Degree programme.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve noticed as much. But my answer to these students is that they\u2019re free to pursue an additional degree too. If they go talk to a study adviser at the Economics faculty, I bet they won\u2019t be required to earn 180 credits for their second degree in Economics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where will the faculty be in ten years?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI daresay that in ten years\u2019 time, the faculty will be an integral part of Erasmus University\u2019s offer, with above all a rock-solid reputation in the field of education. This is in line with the growing awareness within the university community that education has been seriously neglected these past few decades. Within the research field, our faculty will continue to provide a kind of intellectual \u2018free range\u2019, based on researchers\u2019 personal decisions and individual reputations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>With a Double Degree and a full-time programme.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes \u2013 and I don\u2019t mind going on record with my prediction that in ten years\u2019 time, we will have three times as many options in our full-time programme. With this profile, we can tell prospective Philosophy students \u2018You\u2019ll be sharing the lecture hall with your future GP and your future lawyer.\u2019 That\u2019s clear added value. In 2017, we registered some 30 first-year students. I\u2019ll wager a good bottle of wine that in ten years\u2019 time, our intake will be around 90.\u201d<\/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=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tim-Ficheroux_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-1600x1600.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313449\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tim-Ficheroux_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-1600x1600.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313449 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tim-Ficheroux_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-875x875.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313449 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tim-Ficheroux_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-300x300.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313449 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tim-Ficheroux_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-1280x1280.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313449 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tim-Ficheroux_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-1536x1536.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313449 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tim-Ficheroux_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-2048x2048.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313449 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t<div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/tim-ficheroux\/\" class=\"absolute-link font-tiempos-headline underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2 text-lg text-current\">Tim Ficheroux<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-md\">Desk editor<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rotterdam\u2019s faculty of Philosophy has a lot more to look forward to than it did a few years ago. 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