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From politics to psychology: the power of games and play 25 January 2023The Bachelor Honours Class 'Homo Ludens: Why We Play' combines games, theory, and practice. Students dive into all aspects of humanity in which games ...
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'I learned a lot as a student, but even more as a human being' 01 December 2022On 22 November, the Honours College certificate ceremony took place in a full Scheltema. Most students had received a diploma before, but this ceremon...
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A diversity of mind-provoking media at the Humanities Lab Film Festival 07 November 2022How does digitalisation affect the humanities? The introductory course for the Honours College Humanities Lab challenges students to reflect on this t...
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Honours student makes documentary about Roman emperor in Katwijk 31 October 2022He could also have written a paper for his honours assignment, "but I thought it would be fun to do something creative," says history student Eden Dij...
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Introducing the new assessor: 'I immediately knew: this is what I want' 18 October 2022With the new academic year, the Honours Academy welcomes a new assessor: Maarten Kolpa. What does an assessor do? And what can he do for honours stude...
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Honours Class reconciles students with the unpredictability of life 15 August 2022The course Designing Your Life helps students navigate their career pathways. As it turns out, these pathways are full of twists and turns and - as wi...
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Social Science Lab: think tanks that do 18 July 2022In June the Final Festival took place, the closing event of the 'Social Science Lab'. New participants of Honours College Science and Society presente...
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TED Talks for a better world 14 July 2022At the conference of the Honours College Science & Society, students present TED Talks on a social issue of their interest. ‘It brings together everyt...
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‘You feel connected to the people of a bygone era’ 16 June 2022Documenting and preserving rock art in the Pakistani Himalayas; this was the aim of the ‘Karakorum Rescue Project’ to which students at the Honours Co...
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Honours Class tackles climate change head-on 25 May 2022An international and interdisciplinary collaborative effort, the Honours Class ‘Sustainability Beyond Frustration: Saving the Planet as an Academic Sk...
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First ever Honours College Conference 'shows unending possibilities' 24 May 2022From a Tuscany escape room to scientific illustrations of flowers, and from Chinese movie subtitles to innovative education methods for children, ever...
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Honours Class makes cultural heritage tangible: ‘You are dealing with people’ 22 April 2022An Honours Class about the ostensibly unrecognisable worlds of insular Southeast Asia teaches students a fundamental piece of wisdom: "We do not diffe...
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Young Diplomat Conference: ‘Alliances are forged over lunch’ 07 April 2022The year is 2032 and the Arctic ice cap has melted causing new trade routes to emerge. This case is the focal point of the Young Diplomat Conference d...
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Learning about polarisation through conversations with refugees: ‘Our perception is often lacking’ 27 January 2022Confronting your own biases, students of the course ‘Adults and Children in a Polarising World’ are not afraid to do exactly that. ‘The fact that my e...
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Lessons for better education 13 January 2022If you could design your own education, how would you do it? That is what the students of the Bachelor Honours Class 'Rebuilding Education' asked them...