Tag: students

Why do students from around the world choose Belgium for higher education? In this report, we explore the experiences of international students at Thomas More University and delve into statistics showing the growing diversity in Belgian universities.

Manouk Vorselaars crossed the Belgian/Dutch border for her education in interior design. Four years later, she is still studying in Mechelen. Speaking the same language is an advantage, but she does miss the good bicycle lanes of the Netherlands.

Dutch students are taking their municipalities to court to demand energy surcharges. In many places, students are the only group of people excluded from the government funded compensation of 1300 euros.

The prestigious Yale University in Connecticut, the United States, has been sued by its students over the school’s approach to mental health. What happened and how do Belgian students who struggled with their mental health feel about it?

The debate on the prohibition of bullfighting has reached the French Parliament. Emmanuel Macron has anticipated the controversy and said that "bullfights are part of our popular traditions". But what do students think about it?

150 universities across the United Kingdom are on strike Thursday the 24th, Friday the 25th, and Wednesday the 30th of November. Why is the university staff on strike? What do the students think of these strikes, when they are feeling the effects the most?

The Supreme Court of New Zealand recognised as discriminatory a limited voting age. There are a lot of discussions about this issue in a lot of countries. We asked some of Thomas More’s students about lowing the voting age. 

On November 11th, the Ukrainian military entered Kherson and liberated the region's right bank. We asked young people from the Kherson region how they found out about the liberation of their homes and how they connected to their families.