Our milestones.
Our efforts to improve the quality of your education

Proposed a university-wide research platform,
connecting students with research opportunities across faculties
Ensured the ombudsperson is also available
for students and has more work hours
Abolished the hard cut
(bachelor-before-master rule) this year
Campaigned against the student loan system
through #NietMijnSchuld
Fought for as much physical education as possible:
a conversation with the Minister of Education, Culture and Science
Advocated for more study spaces
Advocated for academic freedom &
transparency in the Confucius Institute
Organised the university-wide Wellbeing Weeks
Stood up for study associations and their
important role during the Corona crisis
15 million extra to combat work pressure
Marketing for prospecting international students
will inform rather than attract students,
reducing growth of the university
Collected 500+ BSA-stories of first year students
resulting in a lowering of the BSA with 10 points
Memo about student wellbeing
Council documents are now both in Dutch and English,
ensuring we become more inclusive
Request to reduce tuition fees
for delayed international students
Calimero critical of proposal Short-Stay Contracts UG
Calling for reopening study places
Discussion proposal Lijst Calimero
democratisation student representation
on application committees for boards
Quality agreements approved with
Faction member Fleur in working group
Increasing accessibility for
international students on boards
Reflection Room made permanent
Ingrid van Engelshoven suspends interest-rate
increase after pressure on
Senator Anne-Wil Duthler
Minor in Rhetoric was approved,
starting september 2019
Additional structural investment in extra teachers
secured (€5.0 million)
Reflection Room pilot
at the UB
Council document and minutes publicly available
Set up the Wellbeing Week to raise awareness
for mental health and stress
Worked on better housing
for international students
€50.000 extra voor study associations
in the Financial Support Fund
Improved the procedure and effectiveness
of course evaluations
Stopped the Yantai branch campus plan
Abolished student grants
finally invested in more teachers
(€4.7 million in 2018 and €7.6 million in 2019)
Lower transactions costs when
charging your UG pass
More student involvement in
professionalising Program Committees
Certificate of Participation
added to UG diplomas
Harmony building open
during the exam weekends
Better training for student
assistants via a MOOC
Establishment of the
Young Alumni Network
Establishment of the Buddy Program
in cooperation with ESN Groningen
No more Hanze students in
the library during exam periods