The PC Hoofthuis (PCH) campus has garnered infamy among local citizens, visitors, and students for being one of the least visually appealing buildings in Amsterdam over the years, and finally, the university has taken notice. However, it needs more than just a renovation.
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure tried to cancel a plan for 2.500 student homes in Kronenburg. The reason: noise pollution due to the nearby Schiphol Airport. On February 15, dozens of students marched in the pouring rain to protest the Ministry’s claim.
Thanks to the creativity of CREA’s team, we can still enjoy all of the artworks and performances that we were unable to see in person following the last block of courses. The virtual open house offers the chance to cleverly navigate the hallways of CREA through your laptop and indulge in the artistic expressions of fellow students.
Today the UvA announced that Karen Maex is going to step down as the Rector Magnificus of the UvA. After nine years of employment with the UvA, she is going to leave office over the course of the summer.
On March 16th 2022, all municipalities in the Netherlands will hold gemeenteraadsverkiezingen. But what are these strange-sounding “gemeenteraadsverkiezingen”. How can you vote for them? And why should you even care? Read along for the answers in our brand new series: Voting with Volkers!
YOUvA Today covers the compensation protest
Forests around the world are in danger. Many institutions for forest governance are extremely weak, and progress is slow. On February 1st, SPUI25 – UvA’s cultural-academic platform – organised a symposium to discuss the EU’s new proposal to combat deforestation. European politicians, WWF scientists, and private sector advisors alike reached similar conclusions: the proposal is both path-breaking and unprecedented. Yet it still doesn’t go far enough.
Ex-UvA student Jason Bhugwandass had to endure thirteen months of isolation and loneliness in some of the nation’s strictest Youth Care institutions. Now, the student uses his worst traumas as motivation to change the system: ‘I won’t accept that some children are still closed off from society, while I do nothing to help them.’
So far, getting into the study program of Political Science has been accessible to almost all students with a diploma. However, this is about to change as the implementation of a numerus fixus is insight. What does that mean for the future?
A few months ago Durham university hit the headlines with misreporting on its new support system and education program for students engaging in sex work. The controversy has sparked heated online discussion, and led us to ask if student sex workers would like to see something similar at the UvA?