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Peter Breedveld

26 January 2024

‘VU professor was not reprimanded and is not being warded’

VU professor Younes Saramifar was not punished by VU Amsterdam and there’s nothing wrong with having political stances in the lecture hall, says rector Jeroen Geurts. “So long as there’s space for multiple perspectives.”
19 December 2023

‘Being fired over a protest? This is not a dictatorship’

At VU Amsterdam, people should be able to say whatever they want as long as they keep things respectful, the Executive Board says. But lecturers and students feel like they can’t fully express themselves when it comes to the matter…
27 November 2023

‘Suddenly, he put his hands in my trousers’

Despite six years of #MeToo debate, two out of three students experience sexually transgressive behaviour during their period of study. Why is it so persistent and how can we get rid of it?
23 November 2023

Activists make noise for Palestine during lunch

Roughly forty students protested for justice in Palestine yesterday in the VU restaurant.
15 November 2023

‘We want to know why people throw their food away’

Students Reiko Saito (19) and Adithya Vasisth (24) are on a mission. They want to tackle the problem of food waste, starting at VU.
12 October 2023

‘For some people it’s very important what is in your passport’

VU has started the academic year with a brand-new works council, including three young international employees. Who are they and what do they hope to achieve as members? 
5 October 2023

‘ChatGPT is like heroin’

The University Student Council wants VU to be more accessible, with controlled use of ChatGPT and bins for waste separation. Mental health, blended learning, artificial intelligence, sustainability, accessibility, career guidance and the lottery system to select students for popular studies…
15 June 2023

‘VU should let go of international ambitions’

If VU Amsterdam wishes to attract international students, she should take better care of them, according to the works council. If international students and staff are required to learn Dutch in the future, should VU provide language courses? And shouldn’t…
7 March 2023

‘People get uncomfortable if you say you’re Jewish’

Professor of Jewish studies Jessica Roitman wants to show the diversity of Judaism. ‘People are surprised when they hear that there are Black and Asian Jews.’
1 February 2023

Too few candidates for works council elections

There are hardly any new candidates for the works council elections in March. A problem, says chairman Henk Olijhoek, because the participation council needs fresh blood.
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