More students living in student housing Last year, for the first time since 2016, more university students went to live in student rooms. In 2020, almost 26 thousand students entered the student housing market, whereas in the three preceding years the number was around 22 thousand. This is shown in research (in…
Observing bridges from space Many will still have the dramatic images of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa that collapsed in 2018 clearly in their minds. There are countless other bridges in Europe that are in poor condition. Many are already more than fifty years old and need extra close monitoring. This can be done by…
Violence during hazing at Amsterdam student association During their hazing, several freshmen of the Amsterdam student association A.S.C.-A.V.S.V. were humiliated, kicked and beaten up last week. At at least eight fraternities ‘unacceptable behaviour’ took place. That is what the board of the Association of Reunionists of the student association writes to the other former…
Gas smell in student dormitory turns out to be nail polish remover A student dormitory in Groningen was evacuated on Friday when one of the students smelled gas. But after the measurements of the fire brigade did not reveal anything, it turned out that the ‘smell of gas’ came from a bag…
Start-ups get to work in Kabeldistrict The KD Lab, a business workplace for start-ups and scale-ups, has officially opened. The lab is located in a factory hall in the Cable District and offers ten to fifteen young companies space to develop and produce their ideas. In early 2021, the KD Campus,…
GGD allowed to vaccinate at Fontys after all Fontys University of Applied Sciences is reversing its previous decision not to allow mobile vaccination locations on its campuses. The board thinks the decision was ‘taken too hastily’. The decision not to allow this on the campus was taken “on the basis of incomplete information”, says college…
Campus catering reopened after one and a half years Almost one and a half years after the shutdown of the campus catering, all locations are open again according to normal hours. However, there are corona measures in place at the various locations. Wearing a face mask is mandatory and the restaurant in…
Mobile vaccination location not welcome on campus Venlo A mobile vaccination location of the GGD is not welcome on the Fontys campus in Venlo. The vaccination campaign “has nothing to do with school”, says director of the Fontys International Business School Bram ten Kate, according to the college’s media outlet Bron. A pop-up location makes…
Defence tests Kitepower on Aruba In early September, a cargo ship will sail from Eemshaven to Aruba carrying a 100 kW generator from Delft-based start-up Kitepower. Later this month, the set-up will be installed in the shadow of the 30 MW Vader Piet wind farm on the island. The Ministry of Defence is planning to…
Polluted water by Chinese corona approach Wastewater treatment plants only partially succeed in removing coronaviruses from sewage water. This is probably not very problematic. The chance of transmitting Covid-19 via the water is small. But in China they prefer to play it safe, knows Jan Peter van der Hoek (Civil Engineering and Geosciences). He was…
