Emma Sprangers, Author at Ad Valvas

16 September 2025

Kirk assassination raises alarms over campus autonomy

The murder of the young conservative speaker Charlie Kirk at a university in Utah could put further pressure on American academia, universities fear.

22 July 2025

Have a great summer

With only a few resits left here and there, lecture halls are empty, and the campus square is quiet. Ad Valvas is also taking a short summer break.

7 July 2025

Internationalisation act delayed again

Education minister Eppo Bruins was actually supposed to modify the bill aimed at managing the influx of foreign students before the summer. But he needs more time, he says.

19 June 2025

Knowledge embargo: fifteen red flags in five years

Nuclear physics, rocket technology, navigation systems… Over the past five years, Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences have submitted over 2,000 exemption requests for students and researchers. Just fifteen were denied.

19 June 2025

Bruins can continue the ‘Balanced Internationalisation’ bill

In the run-up to new elections, the Dutch House of Representatives often shelves pending legislation – but not the “Balanced Internationalisation” bill, parties agreed today.

28 May 2025

Overwhelmed by global suffering

Anxiety, shame, guilt, powerlessness. These are some of the emotions students experience when seeing distressing news or materials in class. How do you acknowledge these feelings, and what do you do about it?

22 May 2025

Applying business skills where they matter

International Business Administration students rolled up their sleeves to try and help out a farm for undocumented migrants. ‘It’s not all about making money and getting rich.’

22 May 2025

Bach versus bot: who strikes the right chord?

Can music generated by AI evoke the same emotions as music composed by humans? “Music has always been able to manipulate our mood.”

15 May 2025

Student union launches new police violence hotline

The police shouldn’t be allowed to use violence when removing protesters from campus, says the Dutch Student Union (LSVb), which is launching a hotline. University administrators believe they’re sometimes forced to call in the police.

8 May 2025