EUR in Focus

110 years in 010: documentary about the university

The film takes you into the 110th anniversary of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Students, staff and alumni tell stories about their time at the university.

Student is being interviewed in front of a camera for the lustrum documentary '110 jaar in 010'.

EUR in Focus is the online magazine of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Discover our latest stories in education and research. And dive into our three focus areas:

Equal opportunities

Opportunities are not evenly distributed in the world. How do we improve this?

A person stands at the market with two bags of peppers in his hands.

Sustainable solutions

With education and research, we as a university are making a difference around sustainability.

A woman walks her dog through the park.

Entrepreneurship

Not everyone needs to become an entrepreneur. But entrepreneurial skills are often useful.

A boat full of containers on the Maas.

News

Our latest stories

Within the themes, several stories can be found on our platform. Take a look below and click through to find out more.

We need to discuss death more often and better

A good conversation about the patient's wishes is the basis of the right care and treatment, but that doesn't always happen. Judith Rietjens says that needs to change.

Read the full article
Judith Rietjens is te gast bij Studio Erasmus en wordt geinterviewd.

From backpack to all AH stores: RSM alumnus brews own drink

After studying at RSM, Lars van Kranenburg focused entirely on his business. Now, two years later, his drink Mojo Maté is on sale in all AH stores in The Netherlands.

The success story of Mojo Maté
Alumni Lars van Kranenbrug, founder of Mojo Maté, posing with his business partner

Already in the cradle at a disadvantage

Your chance of buying a house, your chance of having a good income and your chance of getting a particular job is already largely fixed at birth.

Student takes photo of cube houses in Rotterdam.

As it turns out, the place where you were born plays a big role in this.

Foto van de markthal

Difference of thousands of euros

Two young families have the same income. One family lives in Blijdorp. Another family in Oud-Crooswijk. The children of the family from Blijdorp turn out years later as thirty-somethings to earn on average thousands of euros more per year.

Twee studenten die samen fietsen

Inequality quickly apparent after birth

Data show that babies born to lower-income families have a higher BMI than their wealthier peers as early as four months.

All this information can be found in the 'KansenKaart'

It is an interactive website that provides insight into the opportunities of Dutch people in terms of income, education and health.

Economist Ravesteijn explains how the tool works
Rotterdam op kansenkaart.nl

Job application process needs a shake-up at many employers

Research by our work psychologist Janice Odijk shows that the application process of many employers has to change drastically in order to create equal opportunities.

What changes need to be made
Janice Odijk at Studio Erasmus
Hospital bed full of hospital appliances

This is how Erasmus MC becomes a circular hospital

Seven bin bags of waste per intensive care patient per day. And that is only a fraction of a hospital's environmental impact. Circularity is the answer. But how do you achieve that without compromising the quality of healthcare? Erasmus MC researcher Nicole Hunfeld thinks it can be done.

Read how it's done here

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