Big step for Erasmus University College
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) has taken a major step towards the start of Erasmus University College (EUC). The planned high-level institute in the centre of Rotterdam has come through the Dutch education ministry’s macro-efficiency check. Accreditation of the new College is now the last step before the new programme can be officially launched.
'2012 - the year of major construction work'
‘2012 is going to be the year of major construction work’ according to Pauline van der Meer Mohr, president of the Executive Board, in her New Year’s speech. By ‘major construction work’ she was referring to the redevelopment of the campus of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), educational reforms and improvements in the quality of the support services. The date was Monday, 9 January 2012; the event was Erasmus University’s traditional New Year’s gathering.
European Universities Games come to Rotterdam
The biggest European sporting event for students will be coming to Rotterdam in 2014. The European Universities Games have been awarded to Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). That means that in over three years’ time Rotterdam will be welcoming 4000 students from all over Europe.
First foundation pile for the heart of the campus of Erasmus University Rotterdam
The campus of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is being given a face lift. First of all the core of the university area is being transformed into the beating heart of a campus that includes a Plaza and a student pavilion. The deputy mayor of Rotterdam Hamit Karakus (spatial planning and real estate portfolio) recently drove home the first foundation pile. The project is part of the redevelopment of the university site to create a more lively and sustainable campus.
Start Erasmus Graduate School Humanities, Social & Behavioural Sciences
Construction of a new Graduate School has begun at the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). The Erasmus Graduate School for Humanities, Social & Behavioural Sciences (EGS-HSBS) will host doctoral research and teaching for a number of faculties and institutes. These are the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSW in its Dutch acronym), the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus School of History, Communication and Culture (ESHCC) and the Faculty of Philosophy.
