{"id":88261,"date":"2018-06-27T16:17:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T14:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=88261"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:23:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:23:01","slug":"zelfreinigend-vermogen-aanwezig-bij-erasmus-universiteit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/06\/27\/zelfreinigend-vermogen-aanwezig-bij-erasmus-universiteit\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Erasmus University is capable of self-purification\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tweedekamer.nl\/kamerstukken\/brieven_regering\/detail?id=2018Z12229&amp;did=2018D35701\">letter to the Lower House<\/a>, Ingrid van Engelshoven, the Minister for Education, wrote that Erasmus University had responded properly to the report released by the Mols Committee, which recently warned that the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) was at risk of incurring several integrity risks.<\/p>\n<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\/10\/23160315\/Ingrid_van_Engelshoven_D66_Congres_Breda1-1280x851.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139128\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/10\/23160315\/Ingrid_van_Engelshoven_D66_Congres_Breda1-1280x851.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139128 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/10\/23160315\/Ingrid_van_Engelshoven_D66_Congres_Breda1-875x582.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139128 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/10\/23160315\/Ingrid_van_Engelshoven_D66_Congres_Breda1-300x199.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139128 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ingrid_van_Engelshoven_D66_Congres_Breda.jpg\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Sebastiaan ter Burg<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read more<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/06\/07\/industry-does-not-influence-research-and-education-at-rsm-but-integrity-risks-do-exist\/\">Integrity risks at RSM, but no direct influence from industry on education and research<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/06\/08\/rsm-called-on-to-take-measures-against-integrity-risk\/\">RSM called on to take measures against integrity risk<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/06\/21\/minister-must-intervene-at-rsm\/\">\u2018Minister must intervene at RSM\u2019<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>\u201cIn the case of RSM, Erasmus University took the appropriate actions by conducting an independent investigation following a Changerism report on RSM\u2019s ties to the fossil fuel industry, and by then adopting all the recommendations made in the report,\u201d Van Engelshoven stated in a letter to the Lower House. According to the Minister, the university \u2018has demonstrated in this way that it is capable of self-purification\u2019.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inspection<\/h2><p>The previous Minister for Education, Jet Bussemaker, wished to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/09\/07\/bussemaker-wacht-onderzoek-naar-relaties-rsm-en-fossiele-industrie-af\/\">await<\/a> the Mols Committee\u2019s findings before addressing the allegations. If the report did not result in any clear conclusions, Bussemaker said she would ask the Inspectorate of Education to intervene. For her part, Van Engelshoven feels this is unnecessary. \u201cThe Inspectorate is of the opinion that the Committee has performed a solid investigation, and deems an additional investigation of its own unnecessary at present.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Minister did emphasise that Dutch universities\u2019 freedom to decide for themselves what kinds of studies they will carry out, what they will teach their students and with whom they wish to collaborate comes with certain responsibilities. \u201cIt is essential that universities, having been granted academic freedom, act responsibly in terms of providing critical and independent teaching. Furthermore, it is essential that the principles of academic integrity be honoured.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Affecting the curriculum<\/h2>\n\t<p>The Mols Committee conducted its investigation following the publication of a report by sustainability think tank Changerism. In this report, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/05\/16\/shell-kan-opzet-rsm-curriculum-beinvloeden\/\">Changerism showed<\/a> that there are all sorts of extensive partnerships between RSM and the fossil fuel industry. For instance, Shell paid \u20ac300,000 for a study on the Netherlands\u2019 attractiveness to multinational corporations, which payment was not mentioned in the study report. One of the authors of the report is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/11\/10\/klacht-tegen-rsm-hoogleraar-ontvankelijk\/\">being investigated<\/a> by the Academic Integrity Committee. In addition, RSM concluded contracts with Shell and ING that contained provisions to the effect that these companies have the right to affect the curriculum offered by the school.<\/p>\n<p>These conclusions were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftm.nl\/artikelen\/rsm-professor-belastingverlaging-multinationals\">supported<\/a> by investigative journalists affiliated with Follow The Money, who moreover stated that there were ties between Shell and the professor who conducted the study on the Netherlands\u2019 attractiveness to companies seeking to establish their headquarters in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unfortunate<\/h2><p>The Mols Committee, an external investigative committee led by Gerard Mols, a former Rector Magnificus of Maastricht University, investigated RSM\u2019s contracts and procedures, but found no evidence that companies directly affected the school\u2019s curriculum. However, it did find that there were \u2018highly unfortunate provisions\u2019 in contracts with two companies, which might enable said companies to affect the curriculum, and which might grant the companies access to students\u2019 profiles and CVs.<\/p>\n<p>The Committee indicated that it was more concerned about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/2018\/06\/07\/integriteitsrisicos-bij-rsm-maar-geen-invloed-van-bedrijfsleven-op-onderwijs-en-onderzoek\/\">academic integrity<\/a>: academics do not always list their side jobs like they are supposed to until after the fact, and there is some uncertainty as to the status of consultancy activities and the faculty\u2019s organisational structure. The Committee pointed out that the rules and procedures that are supposed to safeguard academic integrity also apply to privatised components of the university.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Not in-depth enough<\/h2><p>PhD student Vatan H\u00fczeir, the author of the <a href=\"http:\/\/changerism.com\/portfolio\/a-pipeline-of-ideas\/\">Changerism report<\/a> that prompted the investigation of RSM, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/06\/20\/minister-moet-ingrijpen-bij-rsm\/\">Erasmus Magazine<\/a> last week that RSM is downplaying the risks and that he hoped the Minister for Education would do something about it.<\/p>\n<p>H\u00fczeir feels that the Mols Committee did not dig deep enough. \u201cOne of the things we demonstrated last year was that RSM conducted a study whose conclusions were supposed to increase public support for gas, even though people in Groningen were increasingly objecting to the extraction of gas. The study was paid for by Shell and NAM, among other parties. 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