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| Welcome to the new normal, in which we must show a QR code to be granted access to venues like bars, clubs, and restaurants. Unfortunately, for international students, this new measure can be a huge hassle: those coming from a non-EU country are having a hard time getting their own QR code, which requires them to get tested each time they go out, even if they've already been vaccinated. In this newsletter, you'll also get to know the new members of the University Council, who talked to DUB about some of the most pressing issues at UU right now. For a complete overview of our news and articles, visit dub.uu.nl/en.
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| Students from outside the EU struggling to obtain a Covid pass
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| International students from outside the EU get bogged down in red tape when they try to get hold of the Covid pass that is now mandatory in the Netherlands. When they go out, they have to get tested, even if they're fully vaccinated. Read more
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| Covid pass mandatory for The Basket, but not for Gutenberg and Lodewijk
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| Do you need a Covid pass to enter the cafés and restaurants in the Utrecht Science Park, Olympos and Parnassos? The answer is: well, it depends. Some of them do require a QR code, some do not. Read more
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| More rules or more freedom? Meet the new student members of the University Council
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| Should associations be forced to let more internationals join? Should UU have the power to ban smoking and alcohol in its premises? Does the binding study advice work the way it’s supposed to? The new student members of the University Council answer these questions and much more. Read more
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| Dance, dance, dance with a Covid entry pass
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| Since September 25, students are finally allowed to hit the dance floor again. Clubs and discos reopened their doors, but things haven't exactly gone back to normal: guests must show a Covid pass to be granted access to the venues and the party ends at midnight. Read more
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| Back to the IBB: 'I made friends for life here'
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| Video - Huize Frits, a student house in the IBB building, promoted a reunion. Former residents could return to the place where they shared joys and sorrows with their roommates, and remember hilarious stories. Read more
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| Hang in there: my journey to home, sweet home in Utrecht
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| Blog - Finding a place to live in Utrecht is no easy task. Some students end up living in several addresses until finding an affordable, comfortable room where they can study in peace. Eirini moved house four times in six months. Read more
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| Book review: ‘Writing the Liberal Arts and Sciences’
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| A series of weekly lunch gatherings at UCU resulted in Writing the Liberal Arts and Sciences – Truth, Dialogue, and Historical Consciousness, a book with essays by 21 faculty members aimed at a general audience. Read more
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| ‘Teach the PhD students how to teach’
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| UU should be giving more attention to the professionalisation of the teacher. This process already has to start in the PhD programme already, said Professor Leoniek Wijngaards-de Meij in a speech. To her, education and leadership should play a key role in the assessment of scientists. Read more
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| So, humanities experts, what about vision?
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| Opinion - Following our article ‘Workload at the Faculty of Humanities can only be relieved with extra money,’ Professor of Digital History Joris van Eijnatten wonders if a more daring approach is needed when looking at the future of the Humanities programmes. Read more
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| The new staff members of the UU Council on stress, education, and sustainability
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| Tackling excessive workload, going back to campus after the pandemic, the distribution of funds between faculties, and making the university more sustainable. DUB asked them questions about these topics and more. Read more
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| 'University offers too little protection by returning to lecture hall'
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| That in-person learning and teaching are possible with hardly any safety measures, doesn’t necessarily make it ethical or responsible to do so. Universities should protect their students and staff better, argue Karin van Es and Tim de Winkel, lecturer and PhD student at Media and Culture. Read more
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| Staff at university hospitals strike for better wages
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| University hospital staff across the Netherlands went on strike on Tuesday, September 28, to demand better wages and a reduced workload. It was one of the biggest strikes of this kind in the history of the country. Read more
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| Are you not afraid to give your opinion? Do you feel involved in your university, your studies and Utrecht student life? Then what about joining our DUB panel? We often ask this group of students, faculty and staff for their take on issues taking place at the university. Read more
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| The basic student grant is making a comeback: sounds good, but let's wait
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| An overwhelming majority of the House of Representatives would like to get rid of the current student loan system. But what exactly is going to replace it and who is going to benefit from the change? Read more
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| Education budget under fire: 'stagnation equals regression'
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| The caretaker government has earmarked extra funds for issues like climate change, security and the housing market, but not for the educational sector. This has led to an avalanche of disappointed responses. Read more
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| Teachers offered 12,000 euros to pursue 'second’ teacher training programme
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| Almost no teachers are making use of a special grant to join a second teacher training programme. The Ministry of Education is therefore raising the grant substantially, from 3,500 to 12,000 euros per teacher. Read more
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| Milestone: one in four professors in the Netherlands is now a woman
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| It’s been a long way coming, but the upward trend is clear. A quarter of the professors working at universities in the Netherlands are women. Most universities managed to achieve the targets set five years ago. Read more
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| Housing emergency: students move in with Avans board member
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| The scarcity of student housing is so acute that the vice-chair of the board of the Avans University of Applied Sciences has made two rooms in her own home available to students and asked all staff members to do the same. Read more
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| Students of hockey association USHC can now choose between skirt or shorts
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| Men wear shorts, women wear skirts. That's what the regulations of student hockey association USHC used to state. Not anymore, thanks to the association's new inclusion panel. “Most of all, this is about awareness.” Read more
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| Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for the latest news about UU and university life. If you would like to share something with us, please feel free to send us a message. Prefer sending an e-mail? No problem. Write to dubredactie@uu.nl.
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| Read much more at www.dub.uu.nl/en. Coming up: An interview with an Afghan student of the Master's in Conflict Studies & Human Rights, in which she tells how she experienced the events in her country and the reaction from Dutch politicians. Furthermore, students tell DUB how they're experiencing the "new normal."
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