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2021-2022 UCSRN Executive Board

Get to know the 2021-2022 UCSRN Executive Board in this short introduction video made by the new board. https://youtu.be/zOs0gzBT8Lk

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24 May 2021
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Academic Committee Online Proctoring Open Letter

Given the Corona pandemic, Universities were forced to go online and had to resort to other methods to proctor their students. During one of our Academic Committee meetings, the issue of proctoring and the consequences that it has on the students of our members came up. We therefore dedicated multiple meetings to this issue during which we analysed the situation…

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1 May 2021
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UCSRN Newsletter – March 2021

Here you can find our March 2021 newsletter.  In this newsletter, you can find: Spotlight Update.Opportunity: Run for the UCSRN Executive board 2021-2022.Opportunity: Show off your student room. Sign up for Springboard career fair.RASA in the spotlight.Opportunity: Get sponsored for the Nudge Global Impact Challenge 2021.  With love, The UCSRN Executive board.

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7 April 2021
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UCSRN Newsletter – February 2021

Here you can find our February 2021 newsletter.  In this newsletter, you can find: Opportunity: Show off your student room.Fortuna in the spotlight.Healthy vegan dish - Sesame vegan SatayOpportunity: Annual international student survey.  With love, The UCSRN Executive board.

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7 April 2021
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UCSRN Newsletter – January 2021

Happy new year! Here you can find our January 2021 newsletter. In this newsletter, you can find: UCSRN Pen-Pal initiative.Opportunities: Internship - UICCS.Annual International Social Survey.Happy new year from the Executive board. With love, The UCSRN Executive board.

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11 February 2021
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UCSRN Newsletter – December 2020

We are proud to present our first newsletter! In this newsletter, you can find: Meet the 2020-2021 Executive board.Meet the 2020-2021 Academic committee.Meet the 2020-2021 Social committee.Getting funds in time of corona.Opportunities. With love, The UCSRN Executive board.

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11 February 2021
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New Board Elected

We are glad to present to you the new UCSRN board of 2020-2021. Julien Vandermosten as ChairKayna Duport-Govindin as SecretaryRenzo Besseling as TreasurerTiffanie Septier as External Affairs OfficerEshwari Ramsali as Chair of the Academic CommitteeAlexandra Deffner as Chair of the Social Committee For more information please see the Executive Board page.

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25 October 2020
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Coalition Y – What is it and Why is it Important for the UCSRN?

By Mitchell van Dijk In the last couple of years, the signs of depression and anxiety among students in the Netherlands has risen significantly. According to a study at the Windesheim university of applied sciences, that focused on the well-being of their students, almost 70% of the 3000 participating students were experiencing performance pressure. Additionally, 25% of the students indicated…

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10 November 2019
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The 7 Democratic Virtues of Liberal Education

On January 31st, 2019, Professor Dr. Teun J. Dekker was officially appointed Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) Education in Maastricht. He based his inaugural speech on the book “On the 7 Disciplines” by the roman scholar Martianus Cappela. Key principles of the LAS education have always been the connection between loving to learn and doing good for the…

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23 March 2019