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With all eyes fixed on a vaccine for the coronavirus, it’d be easy to forget how important the flu vaccine is for many people. And now more than ever, explains UAntwerp’s Professor Pierre Van Damme, head of the Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination (CEV).
Get ready for the most colourful page on this Pintra Blog. A page filled with flowers – lots of flowers.
Even in these unusual times, the start of the academic year did not pass unmarked. Lots of people put their heads together during the summer to figure out how to make it a successful start to the year. The result was a fine example of teamwork and a warm welcome: both digitally and physically.
How do you get more than 20,000 students to take exams while respecting the social distancing rules? The taskforce for corona-proof exams explains.
On the day that Belgian schools went into lockdown, Laure Staelens started her new job as a communications officer in the Study Information and Recruitment Service. Even today, she still hasn’t met her colleagues, which makes it difficult to establish a bond. “If you’ve never met someone before, it’s a bit strange to ask them how they’re doing.”
Prof. Maarten Weyn, lecturer in the Faculty of Applied Engineering, has started a YouTube channel: Weyn Tech. Fancy doing some tinkering? Check out Weyn Tech.
In these corona times, Els Crauwels, working at the dean’s office at FBD, gives yoga sessions on YouTube. Release the stress with these yoga exercises.
A lockdown, even a lockdown light, can be extra hard if you are an international student or staff member. MONDO, our university’s international community, invites you to a weekly virtual Coffee Break to exchange experiences or just have a chat.
As the weeks in lockdown go by, you start looking for new routes to cycle, or even better, you start turning your bike rides into experiments. Like cycling the University of Antwerp logo, for example
Patrice Perreault, teacher at the Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development, finds it interesting to see how …
On Friday 17 April, Vice-rector for Research Ronny Blust had a virtual conversation with around twenty researchers from the University of Antwerp. During the conversation it became clear that this crisis offers the necessary hope, solidarity and time to reflect on the future.
