FEB recruits help of other faculties with extra minor students [correction] FEB was faced with hundreds of students this year who couldn't do a minor abroad as planned. That meant the faculty had to get creative. Mon 25/01
Who’s allowed to study in the UB? The UB has made room to allow vulnerable students to study in the building during the lockdown, but no one is really sure who exactly is entitled to this. Mon 25/01
Quarter of students got tested in first week of pilot Nearly one in four students the UG contacted over the past week to get tested for covid before an on-site exam actually did so. Mon 25/01
Curfew at the uni: everything will close at 6 p.m. Almost all UG buildings will be closing at 6 p.m. for the next few weeks because of the curfew. Exams that were to take place in the evening will be rescheduled. Fri 22/01
UG lowers BSA by 10 ECTS The UG will lower its binding study advice (BSA) for this year by 10 ECTS. Students who meet the new requirements will be able to continue their studies without having to make up any ECTS. Thu 21/01
Dutch cabinet wants curfew, but needs approval of House The Dutch cabinet wants to implement a national curfew, prime minister Mark Rutte has announced. It still needs the approval of the house of representatives for that. Wed 20/01
No structure, no motivation The pandemic has removed any semblance of structure from our lives, making it hard to motivate yourself to study. Wed 20/01
Students worried about curfew: ‘I barely see anyone as it is’ A curfew to combat the corona pandemic would mainly serve to make young people stay at home. Groningen students aren’t sure it would work. Tue 19/01
Lowering the BSA requirement to 40 or 35 ECTS won’t help Universities are easing up the BSA requirements by 10 to 14 percent, and they’ll be lenient in special cases. But that's not feasible at all, says associate professor Willem Jongman. Mon 18/01
‘It feels safer when you know other students got tested’ Monday saw the start of the first speed-testing pilot in the Netherlands, at the Zernike campus. Students can now get tested for the coronavirus before an in-person exam. Mon 18/01
Universities will ease up on BSA this year after all Overarching university association VSNU has announced that Dutch universities will ease up on the binding study advice this year after all. Fri 15/01
