International Classroom Archives

International Classroom Spiegeloog 409: Conflict

International Classroom: Dissent in Diversity

According to a recent article published by Folia, Internationale studenten zwaar oververtegenwoordigd in studentenraden (International students are heavily over-represented in student councils), there are a…

Lydia Tian and Julius DullaertJanuary 29, 2021

Books International Classroom People Spiegeloog 408: Consequences

International Classroom: Eric-Jan Wagenmakers about Bayesian Thinking for Toddlers

Eric-Jan Wagenmakers is a professor in neurocognitive modelling at UvA’s Psychological Methods Department. He recently published a book with the remarkable title Bayesian Thinking for…

Julius DullaertNovember 19, 2020

International Classroom News & opinion Spiegeloog 407: Motivation

International Classroom – UvA/VU Collaboration with Huawei

By the end of August, University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Vrije Universiteit (VU) confirmed that they will be collaborating with the multinational Chinese technology company…

Julius DullaertSeptember 30, 2020

International Classroom News & opinion Spiegeloog 406: The Unknown

International Classroom: Starting Psychology in a Pandemic

In comparison to previous years, many things have changed for this year’s batch of psychology students. Besides the obvious shift to online learning, alternative online…

Lydia TianAugust 31, 2020

International Classroom News & opinion Spiegeloog 405: Together

International Classroom: Application and Admission in Corona Times

Not only have current UvA students experienced changes in their education due to the corona crisis, but prospective students are affected by this, too. Since…

Lisanne van der VeldenJune 3, 2020

International Classroom News & opinion Spiegeloog 404: Experience

International Classroom: Is online education the future?

If you haven’t been living under a rock, you have noticed that quite a few things have changed recently. More or less abruptly, the Dutch…

Valentin WeberMay 4, 2020

International Classroom News & opinion Spiegeloog 403: Global

International Classroom: Was UvA’s apology to pedo-activist Maatman necessary?

UvA invited Nelson Maatman, pedophile-activist, to give a guest-lecture for the course Sociology of Sexuality. Later, the university apologized for inviting him as they were…

Quinty MarsMarch 30, 2020

International Classroom News & opinion Spiegeloog 402: Appearances

International Classroom: Raising Awareness on Diversity

With the recent implementation of an international bachelor at the Psychology department (since 2018-2019), the topic of diversity has become more relevant at our department.…

Lydia TianMarch 9, 2020

International Classroom News & opinion Spiegeloog 400: Psychology & Writing

International Classroom: Changes in the Psychology Department

Over the past few years there has been a lot of talk about budget cuts in different faculties and departments at UvA. So far, these…

Quinty MarsJanuary 20, 2020

International Classroom News & opinion Spiegeloog 399: Attention

International Classroom: Support for the academic greenhouse

Since the study Psychology has been internationalized at the UvA, the number of students that didn’t join university directly after high school but later on…

Julia NürnbergerDecember 9, 2019

International Classroom News & opinion

International Classroom: The Wretched REC

If you ever tried studying for an exam at Roeterseilandcampus (REC), you may have had the draining experience of walking up and down the library…

Rosa BreedJune 19, 2019

International Classroom News & opinion

International Classroom: Decolonizing the curriculum

Decolonization is the process of undoing colonialism. Parallel to giving back people’s indigenous land is the idea of intellectual decolonization, the undoing of colonial ideas…

Martin VerloopApril 9, 2019