{"id":91581,"date":"2018-11-02T13:39:16","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T12:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=91581"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:23:08","slug":"eur-gamers-at-league-of-legends-world-championship-in-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/11\/02\/eur-gamers-at-league-of-legends-world-championship-in-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"EUR gamers at League of Legends World Championship in Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An all-expenses paid trip staying in a five-star hotel in an enormous skyscraper in the centre of the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung. It\u2019s a dream come true for six members of the recently founded Erasmus e-Sports association. Next week in Taiwan, players Alwin Knop, Jan-Willem van Wingerden, Jan Smeets, Maurits Brehm, Friso de Vries and Coach Pepijn van Essen will compete for the computer game League of Legends world championship. The prize: 100,000 dollars.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"856\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/02135319\/dutch-college-league-of-legends-erasmus-esports-winst2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/02135319\/dutch-college-league-of-legends-erasmus-esports-winst2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158 856w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/02135319\/dutch-college-league-of-legends-erasmus-esports-winst2-300x171.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/02135319\/dutch-college-league-of-legends-erasmus-esports-winst2-150x86.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/02135319\/dutch-college-league-of-legends-erasmus-esports-winst2-225x129.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>The moment at which the Erasmus eSports team won the Dutch College League.<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-lg md:text-xl\">More on Erasmus eSports<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  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 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/11\/16131650\/ErasmuseSports-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139130\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/11\/16131650\/ErasmuseSports-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139130 1580w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/11\/16131650\/ErasmuseSports-1-300x215.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139130 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/11\/16131650\/ErasmuseSports-1-875x626.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139130 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/11\/16131650\/ErasmuseSports-1-1280x915.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139130 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/11\/16131650\/ErasmuseSports-1-150x107.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139130 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/11\/16131650\/ErasmuseSports-1-225x161.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139130 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/11\/16\/competitive-gaming-requires-as-much-focus-as-formula-1-racing\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\u2018Competitive gaming requires as much focus as Formula-1 racing\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex 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=\"2017-11-16\">16 November 2017<\/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\tCampus\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<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>For people who have never heard of it, explain what League of Legends is in one minute.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jan-Willem: \u201cIt\u2019s a five-against-five \u2018MOBA\u2019 online game\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>MOBA?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alwin: \u201cMultiplayer Online Battleground Arena. The gaming arena is always the same, but you influence what happens there. The objective of the game is to destroy the opponent\u2019s nexus, a structure at the core of the opposing team. Do this, and you\u2019ve won. To be able to win, you have to collect gold and destroy towers. It\u2019s by far the biggest game in the world with more than 120 million players. It\u2019s especially big in Asia, and maybe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/10\/11\/why-fortnite-is-so-successful\/?noredirect=en_US\">Fortnite<\/a> is a bit more popular in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ef93df2bba0&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ef93df2bba0\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"875\" height=\"583\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/02135414\/league-of-legends-13-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/02135414\/league-of-legends-13-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/02135414\/league-of-legends-13-875x583-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/02135414\/league-of-legends-13-875x583-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/02135414\/league-of-legends-13-875x583-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Alwin Knop, Jan-Willem van Wingerden and board members Charlotte van Deusen &amp; Esra Balaban.<\/span><\/p> <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:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/elmer-smaling\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Elmer Smaling<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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\u201cWe just had to make sure we didn\u2019t die, and Jan-Willem would do the rest.\u201d\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\tAlwin Knop\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>There\u2019s a lot of money involved. Do you believe it\u2019s also an elite-level sport?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jan-Willem: \u201cI think it is. You can compare it to chess, it\u2019s intensive mental exercise, but then played on a computer. Every step you take in the game has thousands of different possible outcomes. And you\u2019re playing against an opponent, so you have to consider the following: what are they thinking? What\u2019s their strategy and how should I counter it? The further you progress in the game, the more important it is to think and plan in advance.\u201d<br>\nCharlotte: \u201cWhat you definitely have to do is not tilt right away.\u201d<br>\nJan-Willem: \u201cThat\u2019s a poker term for when you sometimes have a run of bad luck. You get stuck in a state of mental confusion where you want to do your best, but you make poor choices because you want to get back on the winning track too quickly.\u201d<br>\nPepijn: \u201cThat\u2019s why you have to be very careful choosing your team. In fact, you\u2019d almost choose someone based on their personality rather than on their skills. You have to rely heavily on your teammates to get through the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Was it easy to qualify for the World Championship?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alwin: \u201cIn the final we played against Eindhoven. They\u2019ve sort of become our archrivals.\u201d<br>\nJan-Willem: \u201cIt was relatively easy. We only lost once and that was because of stupid mistakes, but we played with a lot of confidence.\u201d<br>\nAlwin: \u201cThe big reason it was so easy was because Jan-Willem went on a one-man rampage against everyone else. He\u2019s really in a league of his own. We, the other players, just had to make sure we didn\u2019t die, and he did the rest. In the end we won the final 3-1.\u201d<br>\nJan-Willem: \u201cWe went crazy. 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In order to do that, I put my study on-hold for a year.\u201d\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\tJan-Willem van Wingerden\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>How much time does it take to keep performing at this high level?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jan-Willem: \u201cI play in the German \u2018First Division\u2019, that\u2019s the second-highest level, so I\u2019m not a real professional. Professional players aren\u2019t allowed to participate in the World Championship. In our division we\u2019re looking at 40 hours a week of solo training. I also have three hours each evening, five days a week, for team training. I\u2019ve temporarily suspended my studies in Sport Marketing and Management for a year to make time for gaming.\u201d<br>\nFriso: \u201cI used to spend around 25 hours a week when I played at a semi-professional level, but I\u2019ve really cut back. Because of my studies I don\u2019t have as much time for it anymore.\u201d<br>\nAlwin: \u201cI do play a lot more, but I\u2019m not quite as talented as Friso and Jan-Willem. I do enjoy it a lot, it\u2019s a hobby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going to happen in Taiwan?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alwin: \u201cIt\u2019s going to be massive. We\u2019re going to play in a stadium in front of ten thousand spectators. It\u2019s kind of like Ahoy, but bigger. The hotel for players is a skyscraper in the city centre.\u201d<br>\nCharlotte: \u201cWe fly to the capital Taipei and from there we take the bullet train south. We\u2019ll travel around 480 kilometres in just 90 minutes. In Khaosiung the other teams are also staying in that enormous hotel. Everything is paid for by the sponsors.\u201d<br>\nAlwin: \u201cWe get to experience all of this even though we\u2019re not really terribly good. In a few years when the market is fully developed, you\u2019ll probably see the very best players at the best venues. For us, this is a really special opportunity.\u201d<br>\nJan-Willem: \u201cSome countries are much better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Does this mean you have no chance of winning?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alwin: \u201cNo, there are also countries that aren\u2019t very good, such as South Africa and Senegal.\u00a0But Korea\u2019s team, for example, was last year\u2019s world champion and now they\u2019re playing professionally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>How high do you think you\u2019ll place?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jan-Willem: \u201cI think if we have a favourable draw, we should get through the group stage. There are eight or ten countries in a group and the top four advance to the next round.\u201d<br>\nFriso: \u201cHopefully we\u2019ll end up in the top 16.\u201d<\/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>The tournament takes place on November 9, 10 and the final on November 11, by then the winner of the World Cup in Taiwan will be announced.\u00a0Follow the adventures of the Erasmus e-Sports team on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/erasmusesports\/\">the association\u2019s Facebook page<\/a>. Or watch the tournament&#8217;s live streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/iesf_tv?fbclid=IwAR0CANI46cc1RVUAIfcd_jadN8pWiKEW4_JSgy4_m66IBGQK1VqQfESnYlI\">Twitch.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\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\/Elmer-Smaling_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-1600x1600.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313247\" class=\"attachment-large 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Elmer-Smaling_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-2048x2048.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313247 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\/elmer-smaling\/\" class=\"absolute-link font-tiempos-headline underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2 text-lg text-current\">Elmer Smaling<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-md\">Deputy editor-in-chief<\/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\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts\" class=\"alignfull py-6 md:py-8 lg:py-10 bg-white\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fixed\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-xl md:text-2xl\">Latest news<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"post-grid\" class=\"grid items-stretch grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 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inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tLetschert: hundreds of millions more for higher education\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex 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=\"2026-04-24\">24 April 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\tNieuws\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 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-115x115.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694 115w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/rianne-letschert_persfoto_2026__martijn-beekman-230x230.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776934694 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/24\/letschert-honderden-miljoenen-erbij-voor-hoger-onderwijs\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tLetschert: hundreds of millions more for higher education\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex 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=\"2026-04-24\">24 April 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-1536x1025.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1079px) 100vw, 1079px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @xl:p-8 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @sm:text-xl @md:text-2xl @xl:text-2xl\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/24\/erasmus-universiteit-krijgt-voorlopig-positief-advies-op-instellingstoets\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tErasmus University receives preliminary positive recommendation on institutional review\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex 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=\"2026-04-24\">24 April 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\tEducation\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 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1619w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-875x584.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/07103456\/collegezaal-master-open-dag-2023-foto-EUR-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139400 300w, 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