Computer science professor Nicolai Petkov won a seat on the university council with Kwaliteit Voorop (Quality First). Why did he start this new party and what does he hope to achieve over the next two years?
For the first time in years, the staff section of the university council has a new party: Kwaliteit Voorop (Quality First). The one-man faction set up by computer science professor Nicolai Petkov received enough votes for a seat.
The university council is only allowed to participate in the discussion about coffee, according to a prejudice. But this time it is true, says University Council member Ruben Wagenvoort of Student Organization Groningen (SOG) with a wink. So this piece is about coffee (or rather, the lack of it).
In 2021, the Groningen University Fund (GUF) invested part of its own capital in the weapons and tobacco industry and in fossil fuels, among other things. Treasurer Auke Plantinga explains.
The syringe, the vaccine vial, and several other objects that were used to administer the very first corona vaccine in Groningen have been given to the University Museum.
What will the university look like in the near future? Will it be online only? Fleur Renkema and Lennard Pierey with student party Lijst Calimero feel this would have a negative impact. ‘The corona crisis can’t just be the “new normal”.’
On Thursday, the UG decided to cancel all physical classes in an effort to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. On Friday, the university was practically empty.
The broomstick that the Minerva statue on the Academy building’s façade has been brandishing wil be on display in the University Museum as of Saturday.
The university's internet connection the university provides is back up. Due to a login problem, no one was able to access wireless network Eduroam, the wireless network.
The RUG is planning to collaborate further with the business world. In an opinion piece for the UK, university instructor Sandra Beckerman and PhD candidate Daan Brandenbarg fear the RUG will become Coca Cola University.
