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| The university has received millions of euros from the Dutch government to give student life a boost after the pandemic. Curious about what UU will be spending on? DUB reveals it all. We've also watched the play Mindlab, which is free for UU employees for the next two weeks. Last but not least, we spoke with the new Warm Welcome Project Leader, a new position within the UU with a focus on making international students feel at home at the university and in Utrecht. For a complete overview of our news and articles, visit dub.uu.nl/en.
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| What the million-euro boost for Utrecht student life will look like
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| How about spending less money to practice sports, having big parties to attend, having access to Paranassos' bar even during the day, and getting more help and guidance with your studies? UU is allocating 6 million euros to initiatives making it up for the losses caused by the pandemic. Read more
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| Mindlab invites scientists to take a good look in the mirror
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| Practices that cross the line, fierce competition, working overtime. With Mindlab, the playwrights of TheaterMakers van Radio Kootwijk make a pungent representation of scenes from the science world that don't get talked about much, but they are certainly recognisable. Read more
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| Students protest to defend 'their' Amelisweerd
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| “Go away with that motorway," “Withdraw that saw,” “No asphalt in Amelisweerd!” These were some of the battle cries heard on Thursday, October 14, in the protest march from Dom square to the Amelisweerd forest. The protesters oppose the government's plans of getting rid of 60 hectares of forest (some 800 trees) to expand motorway A27. Read more
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| UU creates new role to give international students a ‘warm welcome’
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| International students should be able to find their way around town, make friends and feel at home at the university and the city. That's why UU has created a new role: Warm Welcome Project Leader. “Right now, the resources are a little bit scattered,” says Olesya Bath. Read more
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‘Every student should have the opportunity to become an adult in a student house'
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| Student housing is a rampant problem. As chair of BoKS, the association representing SSH tenants, UU student Daan Roovers knows what is wrong with the housing market like no one else. "Portable housing could be a solution." Read more
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| After graduation: The art of online entrepreneurship
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| After obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Economics and a Master's degree in European Governance, Marek Sustak (27) opened an online gallery with a friend. “I didn't expect to be working in the creative sector, but I still apply concepts from my college years to my work." Read more
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| What does your childhood dream job say about you?
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| Campus columnist - Every kid gets asked what they want to be when they grow up. Although most answers are somewhat unrealistic, Lili Szarvas argues that our career choices are more connected to the things we were fascinated by as kids than it might seem at first glance. Read more
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| UAF Award: four nominees come from Syria
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| Six university graduates with a refugee background are competing for the 2021 UAF Award. The prize is given by the Foundation for Refugee Students (UAF in the Dutch acronym). Four of the nominees come from Syria. Read more
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| Charm EU – the university of the future?
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| This past September saw the birth of a new Master’s programme at UU: Global Challenges for Sustainability. This Master's is partially taught at UU, but it is officially part of a different university called Charm-EU, which consists of an alliance of five European universities. Read more
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| UU buys two buildings in the city centre; new education facility appears to be in the works
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| In a few years those studying at the two faculties located in the city centre will most likely be educated in the Museum Quarter. UU has acquired two properties in the neighbourhood. For the time being, the buildings will keep being used by mental healthcare facility Altrecht. Read more
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| Dutch parliament warms up for a battle on the binding study advice
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| Are universities going to do away with the binding study advice (BSA) or not? The Dutch Minister of Education has answered questions from the members of parliament, but they still seem to be divided on the issue. Read more
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| Is there enough room for debate and development in Dutch higher education?
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| Is higher education also addressing ethical and social questions? The Dutch Inspectorate of Education has its doubts, so it is going to conduct further research on the matter. Read more
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| Student/staff participation in higher education sector could improve. But how?
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| Too little interest, not enough knowledge about the issues at hand, inadequate remuneration. In a nutshell, these are the concerns of Dutch members of Parliament regarding councils for student and staff participation in the higher education sector. Read more
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| How would you like to publish a column on DUB every two weeks in 2022? And what if we told you that this columnist will also receive a stipend of 1,000 euros? Our annual writing contest is once again open for applications! Both students and staff members are eligible. See all the details on how to participate here.
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| High workload among academics is not new
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| In a symposium held on October 8, cultural historian Dirk van Miert presented a historical perspective on the issue, showing that high workloads are nothing new among academics. In fact, the problem exists since the 16th century. “Working hard was considered a bit heroic back then.” Read more
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| Researchers upset about new rules regarding working alone in the evening
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| Working by yourself after 7:00 pm will soon only be allowed if you carry a letter signed by your manager, an alarm, and proof that you know how to put out a fire. UU aims to implement this new rule from November 1st on. Researchers and teachers find the idea unworkable. Read more
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| Research with countries not considered free: experts sound the alarm
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| Experts feel that security interests must carry more weight when deciding on whether or not to conduct collaborative research with China. Dutch universities then told the House of Representatives that they would like to get some clear guidelines on the issue. Read more
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| Dutch language used less and less at universities
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| The trend shows no signs of slowing down: Dutch universities are going more and more for English-taught programmes. Less than 30 percent of higher education students in the country report following a programme that is entirely taught in Dutch. Read more
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| European Parliament wants more money for research and innovation
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| Rather than cutting the budget, the European Parliament would like to spend an additional 305 million euros on the research programme Horizon Europe. Negotiations will now take place with government leaders. Read more
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| Leave China and Russia to us, say Dutch universities
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| Dutch universities told the House of Representatives that they take the risks of working with universities from China and Russia seriously, and they do their best to make sure that research is conducted in an ethical way. Read more
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| Minister: Covid pass also for international students without BSN
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| Students from outside the European Union are still having trouble getting hold of a Covid pass. The Dutch Minister of Health, Hugo De Jonge, wants to make the process a bit easier for them. Read more
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| Why is the budget of Dutch universities based on 37 year-old data?
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| The Dutch House of Representatives still does not understand why the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science is basing the universities’ budget on information that is 37 years old, as has been pointed out by the Court of Audit. Read more
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| Top-level athlete or chronically ill: students experience hindrances
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| The National Student Survey revealed that 85 percent of students who either take part in top-level sport, have a psychological or physical condition, or start their own business, have problems with their studies. Read more
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| Woman hit by tram 22 at Utrecht Science Park
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| A woman was run over by a tram on Padualaan avenue, in the Utrecht Science Park, on Thursday morning, October 15. It is suspected that she didn't see the tram coming when she crossed the street. The tram traffic was halted for a long time that morning. Read more
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| Read much more at www.dub.uu.nl/en. Coming up: an article about how acceptable it is to conduct animal testing and an interview with researcher Nancy Jouwe about Utrecht's slavery past and how it relates to the university.
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