Tag: UNIVERSITY OF UTRECHT
Four students about the return of the basic grant: ‘It’s strange that I didn’t get it’
Financially healthy The National Student Union (LSVb) has mixed feelings about the basic grant. Chairman of the LSVb Elisa Weehuizen explains: “Of course we are very pleased that the government…
Utrecht is popular with foreign students: that’s why they chose the Dom city
The Portuguese Francisca and the Greek Ioanna, both 17, are probably also enthusiastic. They have only just met and have found out that they are going to do the same…
Limit the intake of internationals? It doesn’t seem that far in Utrecht
Not every educational institution wants fewer international students. For example, Hogeschool Utrecht indicates that the problems that arise in university education do not apply to higher vocational education. Think of…
Wet or dry? Utrecht research into the amount of water in the ground
In the middle of the squares there are sensors in the ground that measure the moisture content at a depth of thirty centimetres. Also today is mowing for the first…
Communist Youth Movement welcome to the Utrecht Introduction Time this year
The university acknowledges that the decision not to give the CJB a stand at the information market last year was made “on the basis of a false assumption”. When the…
Rainy month after record drought, what does that do to nature?
However, the heavy rainfall does not mean that there is suddenly an abundance of water. “There isn’t enough rain for that. So far it only compensates for the drought from…
Utrecht University commemorates deceased rector magnificus Hans van Ginkel (83): ‘Sad, but grateful’
Van Ginkel was born in Sumatra in 1940 and spent the first years of his life in a Japanese prison camp. After the war, his family returned to the Netherlands.…
Province of Utrecht not popular with domestic holidaymakers: ‘Unknown makes unloved’
A lot of things are going well, as can be concluded from the research by Hendrik Beerda Brand Consultancy developed by Utrecht University, among others. For example, Utrecht has risen…
Concerns about ‘mega chicken housing’ Utrecht University, what about that?
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is preparing for a major renovation. Old concrete buildings from the 60s and 70s are disappearing. Instead, a modern complex must arise, sustainable and with…
Utrecht University invests in large solar park
The UU has therefore concluded an agreement with solar park developer IX Zon. IX Zon has been working for four years on the plan for the solar park, which will…