Pauline van der Meer Mohr

At today’s kick-off meeting of the steering committee for our centenary celebrations, we decided to launch a student competition to suggest the theme or Leitmotiv of “Erasmus 100″. Watch the notice boards and start thinking creatively!

Looking forward to the Dies Natalis with eager anticipation? Even though there will be no Dies Natalis Stockings filled with goodies, this year’s programme promises to be a real treat. I am looking forward to hearing our own professors Rolf Zwaan, Marise Born and Henk van der Molen, and of course honorary doctor professor Geoff [...]

Last Monday I had a Skype-session with Ronald van Raak ( Member of Parliament, SP). In this session I handed out the first issue of the Erasmus Alumi Magazine.  Here you can find the video coverage of this digital encounter and here you can read the magazine digitally.

Whereas researchers always have to distinguish between professional comments based on research and opinions based on personal views, administrators, like politicians, are free to express their personal views, even though we would prefer our policies to be evidence-based. So when I voice my personal preferences for sustainable alternatives to unsustainable ones, this should be read [...]

“Erasmus 2013, at home in the world” is the title of our strategy for 2013, which was developed in 2008. Halfway through the planning period, the Executive Board conducted a mid term review of the strategy. What is working well, what should be revised, what has succeeded, what has failed, and where do we need to [...]

Professor Leo de Haan gave his inaugural address on the occasion of the dies natalis of ISS yesterday. I am always astonished to see how well connected ISS is, and how many prominent friends attend its ceremonies. This is a real testimonial to the work of several colleagues who have built the reputation of the [...]