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Campus & Culture 27 March 2025

‘In Amsterdam I can be my own boss’

It angers master student Nusiba Abdalla that Dutch people are protesting the war in Gaza, but don’t seem to care about what’s happening in her country of origin, Sudan.
Opinion 21 March 2025

Students stand with VU staff strike against education cuts

On April 7th, VU employees will join the nationwide strike against the €1.2 billion education budget cuts. These cuts are a direct attack on the quality of our education and the freedom of students to choose their studies. SRVU Student…
Opinion 18 March 2025

Join the strike for science!

Dear colleagues,  at VU Amsterdam, we will be on strike on April 7th. It is a strike directed against the education budget cuts planned by the current government, not directed against our employer, the university.
Campus 6 March 2025

Uilenstede residents chase down package thieves

A portable monitor, Shein clothes, a surprise gift from a friend – these and many more packages were delivered to Uilenstede but never reached their recipients.
Campus 5 March 2025

Pop-up café serves coffee and teaches sign language

At the pop-up ‘Sign and Sip Café’ in the VU main building on Wednesday, participants could get free snacks and coffee at the stand, as long as they asked for them using sign language.
Campus 28 February 2025

Students hold baklava sale for humanitarian relief

The Islamic Student Association Amsterdam (ISA) held a baklava sale on campus today, raising funds for relief efforts in Palestine, Lebanon and Sudan.
Campus 14 February 2025

Confessions of a campus supermarket thief

Have you ever noticed someone sneaking out of the campus supermarket without paying for their goods? We tracked down self-confessed shoplifters and asked them why and how they get their ‘free’ lunch.
Society 12 February 2025

‘Peace is more likely with women at the negotiating table’

What the world needs now is a stronger focus on peace missions. This was the message voiced on 28 January by the three women leading NGOs nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by students at VU Amsterdam. ‘Unfortunately, people often…
Key People 12 February 2025

Fungi startup could clean up Dutch ditches

Student entrepreneur Juan Cruz Tubio wants to use fungi to catch surplus nitrogen from surface water. He has been working day and night to start his company Mycofarming.
Opinion 12 February 2025

Vote NO on the tentative social plan

Demand democratization of the handling of the current budget crisis.
WELKOM!
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