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| Do you intend to stay in the Netherlands after you graduate? If so, prepare to put in a lot of effort. Finding a job, learning Dutch and dealing with visa applications are just some of the challenges awaiting you. But perhaps even fewer graduates will be staying here long term in the future: the House of Representatives has just passed an enrolment cap giving universities the right to discriminate based on nationality. In other news, students occupied the city centre library to start a conversation about how the university could be more democratic. Do you feel that students are sufficiently heard? For a complete overview of our news and articles, visit dub.uu.nl/en.
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‘It's a nice country to live in, but you have to fight to make it here’
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| Only 24 percent of international alumni still live in the Netherlands five years after graduation. Four such graduates talk about the hurdles on the way, from visa bureaucracy to finding jobs. Read more
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| Employees working from home ever more often; Humanities taking action
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| Imagine struggling through rush hour, only to get to the office and find nobody there. The following week, you decide to stay home as well. The Faculty of Humanities wants put a stop to this cycle. Read more
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How to make the university more democratic?
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| End Fossil: Occupy has teamed up with other parties to occupy the dining area inside the city centre library for a day. The initiative aimed to denounce perceived flaws in the university's decision-making process. Read more
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'I wouldn’t buy it here, people might recognise me'
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| Looking for a Satisfyer Pro, a cock ring or a dildo? You can get them at Utrecht Science Park now – at Spar Supermarket, to be more exact. The grocery store wants to break the taboo surrounding sex toys. Read more
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Vidius seeks to energise the student movement
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| Vidius lacks visibility and feels like it's time for a change. The student union wants to assert itself as the central hub for the student community of Utrecht. They told DUB how they intend to achieve this. Read more
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'I was on the verge of crying'
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| Guests entering a student house through the window to watch a show and dancers almost touching the audience with their bodies. That's the kind of thing that happens during the student room festival Stukafest. DUB spent the evening at a participating student home. Read more
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‘It’s inconvenient, but the construction workers are very sweet’
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| In 2023, student housing provider SSH started installing insulated glass in the windows of its buildings in the city centre. Residents have to share their living spaces with construction workers until the work is done. Read more
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Pop-up restaurant Happietaria opens its doors again
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| Pop-up restaurant Happietaria, which is run entirely by students, opened its doors again last week. The goal is to raise as much money as possible for drinking water facilities in Uganda. Read more
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| Blog - Our blogger Andrea has been travelling a lot lately, which has prompted her to think about stoicism. "I realised that I no longer belong to any place in a linear way; I always belong to the place where I am exactly situated at that given moment." Read more
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| Fancy an evening full of hip-hop and R&B from the 90s and 00s? That's exactly what No Diggity, a party that will take place at TivoliVredenburg on March 1, is all about. DUB is giving away two pairs of tickets. Read more
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UU is constantly building and renovating
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| The Van Unnik building has been hidden by green nets for years, Cambridgelaan has been broken up, and several buildings are in scaffolding. UU is building and renovating to its heart’s content. But others are building at Utrecht Science Park too. Read more
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Cyclists and pedestrians having to dodge each other near Koningsberger building
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| Is it a pavement? Is it a cycle path? No, it's a "pavement with shared space". Cyclists passing by the Koningsberger building sometimes find themselves slaloming to avoid hitting pedestrians. Read more
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Facility manager Cobi Noordhof leaves university after half a century
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| Everyone in De Uithof knew Cobi Noordhof. For years, she was responsible for the buildings in the city centre area. Shem just waved goodbye to the university, after 50 years of service. Read more
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Welcome to the Langeveld building
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| Campus columnist - In her very first column, Monica van de Ridder stresses the importance of receptionists for a positive work environment. She feels privileged to work in the Langeveld building, where Niyazi always greets her and calls her by her name. Read more
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It’s time to end UU collaborations with fossil fuel giants
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| Opinion - Members of Scientists For Future Utrecht argue that collaborating with the fossil fuel industry threatens UU's academic integrity and international standing. Read more
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Dutch Parliament gives higher education right to exclude international students
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| The House of Representatives has voted in favour of an enrolment cap for international students. A majority of MPs does not want to wait for Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf's bill anymore. Read more
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Enrolment cap for English-taught tracks won’t survive, warns lawyer
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| An enrolment cap based on nationality leads to indirect discrimination, which is not allowed according to Dutch law, warns the lawyer Job Buiting, who used to work for the Ministry of Education. Read more
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ScienceGuide secures necessary financial support
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| News website ScienceGuide will remain operational for the time being. The editorial team reports that their fundraising campaign has raised sufficient funds to keep the platform online. Read more
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Right-wing parties scrap 164-euro bonus to basic grant
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| Students not living with their parents will get less money as of September. Their monthly payment will drop to 302 euros per month. That's 164 euros less than they receive at present. Read more
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Triton's Old Four win main Utrecht sports award
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| The "Old Four" from the rowing club Triton have been named the best Utrecht sports team of 2023. The students were rewarded for winning Varsity at the Utrecht Sports Gala. Read more
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| Read much more at www.dub.uu.nl/en. Coming up: UU students who voted for Geert Wilders' PVV party | Language barrier persists for internartional student members of the University Council
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