Less independent future Windesheim Flevoland

More emphasis on ‘synergy’ Windesheim will conduct central control on collaboration between Almere and Zwolle. At the start of a new study program, curricula should be filled out the same at both locations. Existing study programs that have ...

‘We need to map the thresholds’

Switch-program needs to facilitate the switch to another study program. Only a fraction of the students that quit by the 1st of March, switch to a new study program. Switch-program manager Riejet Nijdam is not surprised by this. ‘You need t ...

‘Everyone is welcome at AtmosQueer!’

Chairperson Sanne Pull (third on the left): “Who or whatever you are, it does not matter to us.” Students create LGBTQ student association Sanne was missing a meeting spot for the LGBTQ- community in Zwolle. That is why she created the stud ...

Social Work makes a hopeful reboot

The commotion of last year has resulted in measures being taken by the management team. The new degree programme manager Jolling Lodema above all wants to ‘bring back the peace’ After a restless first year it now seems that the degree cours ...

Flevoland grows fast

Less first years in Zwolle Windesheim Flevoland expects about 1650 first years: almost 400 more than the year before. Registration figures for now: less first years choose a full time degree course in Zwolle. The strong growth of the establ ...

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X- Files a nightmare for the campus

How a building of nine floors was unwantedly empty for one year. It is one of the most spoken of events in the history of  Windesheim: the closing of building X. An almost disaster with all the additional emotions. From disbelieve to despai ...

The centre of Almere feels like a campus

Almere is ‘booming’ among students and young professionals. Student city Almere is growing fast. Why is that? Almere used to be watched critically. It’s not exactly a student city. However, this has changed a lot during the past few years. ...

From coach to co-owner

Student Robbin: ‘Every CrossFit-lesson is different’ Robbin Tan is a student Communication, he is also a coach and co-owner of a CrossFit fitness center in Almere. Business is booming: there are even some plans to open on multiple locations ...

New location in Almere

Windesheim in part of Baken Stad College. Windesheim Flevoland will rent a floor in the VMBO School at the Rooseveltweg as of September. Director Rien Komen expects many collaborations with the college. The four layered building of Baken St ...

Facelift for the B and C buildings

Users temporarily move to D – The old main buildings of the campus, B and C, will be renovated between 2019 and 2021. – Project manager Ottenbros: ‘No outstanding change, but matching with the other buildings.’ The renovation wi ...

Jurriaan: ‘Relaxing on untouched beaches’

Windesheim student Jurriaan Peters (24) is in Hong Kong for his study programme Global project & Change management. He is reporting to the Win’ about his experiences abroad. I’ve finished my exchange semester in Hong Kong! The last five ...

Grasshopper as snack

Student Peter puts edible insects on the menu. Bugs as an ingredient in our meals: that is the life mission of world-improver Peter Links. With his company BugBug he sells them to companies who then give them away as a promotional gift. His ...

‘You will hear from us’

New professorship will take action against exclusion Alie Weerman, the new professor ‘GGZ and society’, wants an activist professorship. Collaboration with the VU university of Amsterdam and academy of the arts (ArtEZ) has to provide for th ...

Big continuation research psychological problems

Ex-Windesheim professor Bovens chair broad partnership Thirty organisations have designed an action plan: the ministry is willing to listen. Bovens: ‘These psychological problems ask for specialized help’.  The research by Jolien Dopmeijer, ...

Jurriaan: ‘Korean men also use make-up!’

Windesheim student Jurriaan Peters (23) is in Hong Kong for his study programme Global project & change management. He is reporting to the win’ about his experiences abroad. After being back in NL for a week over the Easter break, one t ...

From hell to school

‘As a refugee people will underestimate you a lot’ Heba Dakkak (now 19 years old) fled from Syria to the Netherlands in 2015. She learned Dutch, graduated from higher general secondary education and started studying Journalism very quickly. ...

‘Apples and oranges’

Strong disagreement after calculation regarding workload social work  According to director Ineke van der Wal, the is no comparison with the old study programme. Unit participation council chairperson Frank Joustra: ‘We are furious about th ...

‘Going around the world for your internship’

Student Anne travels along with the Volvo Ocean Race Traveling to all the corners of the world and getting to know all kinds of cultures, who doesn’t want that? Anne van der Wereld, who studies Business Management Studies, gets the chance t ...