Opinion

Don’t hide behind your culture

The current co-optation on campus is flawed, our student columnist Lisa Waldera wrote yesterday. Campus resident Kaz Middelhoek does not agree. 'Living with people that you don’t like can be very tough. The main goal of co-optation is to prevent this from happening.'
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UT student starts a petition for ‘chat benches’ in Enschede

A bench for chatting and making new friends

Kirill Svavolia (20), UT student of Business Information Technology, has started a petition for ‘chat benches’ in Enschede and on the UT campus. ‘Loneliness can be a serious issue, especially for foreign students. Chat benches could solve this situation and invite people to talk to each other and make new friends. Even if it only helps one person, I think that is worth it.’
Opinion

Have you been forgotten, too?

Lisa Waldera (24) is a master’s student Communication Studies from Bremen, Germany. For three years now, she’s been living on campus. Next to her study, she regularly visits the cinema and enjoys concerts of all music genres. Every other week she writes about her life at the University of Twente.
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Dutch corporate culture and language

Employability of international students

'International students struggle to settle in the Netherlands after their graduation and mention that low proficiency in Dutch language acts as a barrier.' On behalf of UReka, Hamza Riaz writes about 'preparing students for a successful future in the Netherlands after graduation'.
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Leniency for non-EEA students in crisis times

Non-EEA students who suffer from a study delay because of the corona crisis do not have to fear for their residence permit. The UT sees the crisis as a justifiable reason for a study delay, but students with problems have to raise their alarm in time.
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‘We are paying for apartments we can’t use’

Because of the corona crisis, many international students are not able to live in their apartments. ‘Yet we are not allowed to terminate our contracts,’ says Anny, UT student from Colombia. She is putting together a group of students who rent from Xior and Camelot, in order to get the UT to help mediate with the companies.
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UT student starts petition to lower tuition fees

Gleb Podorozhnyy, a student of Creative Technology, started a petition to lower the tuition fees for non-EU students. Due to the corona crisis, education at the UT is entirely online now. ‘I didn’t come to the Netherlands for lessons over Skype.’
The International

‘I’m the first in my family to get a degree’

In the series The International, UT students from all over the world talk about their lives, studies, choices and passions. In this episode: Alieu S. Bojang, Master’s student of Public Administration from Gambia. ‘It is good to see places where the grass isn’t greener.’
The International

‘It’s all about giving back in life’

In the series The International, UT students from all over the world talk about their lives, studies, choices and passions. In this episode: Blondina Leopolda Massunda (21), Bachelor’s student of Communication Science from Germany. ‘You need to go away to truly understand where you come from.’
The International

‘I’m so happy nobody works on Saturdays here’

In the series The International, UT students from all over the world talk about their lives, studies, choices and passions. In this episode: Vignesh Balaji Vijayan (25), Master’s student of Systems and Control. ‘Dutch people live life the way it should be lived.’
Campus Life

Celebrating the holidays all around the world

With Christmas and New Year’s Eve around the corner, how do UT students from all around the world spend this holiday season? Eight international students talk about their traditions back home and their plans. ‘Some people even repaint their gates or walls to make sure the house looks nice.’
The International

‘Coming here helped me accept myself better’

In the series The International, UT students from all over the world talk about their lives, studies, choices and passions. In this episode: Jana Bergmann (22), Bachelor’s student of Communication Science. ‘We need to be proactive, not just wait for the Dutch people to teach us.’
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