Boomerang, the University College Campus Magazine



That gives the University College students a headstartin comparison to other first year students, of whom about 90percent reaches the same amount of study points, but not before theend of the academic year. The University College students -withmany foreigners among them- have been especially selected on thebasis of, among other things, motivation and secondary educationmarks. They are offered a varied programme in English. After threeyears they gain a Bachelor's degree, which gives them access toother universities, either in the Netherlands orabroad.

University College has started nearly a year ago and hasstirred many pens and tongues into motion, in positive and innegative ways: it is said to be too elitist, too expensive, theworkload would be too heavy ... But some have called it an'interesting experiment', a fresh element in the realm of highereducation. Where lies the truth in all these stories? What is theopinion of the students and their teachers? U-blad and Boomerang -the University College campus magazine - combined forces toevaluate the situation after one year of University Collegeexperience. And they take a cautious glance at the future of thisOxford at the Dom.


This Boomerang, as centre spread of the U-blad's 3 June 1999issue, was co-produced by the editorial staffs of the UniversityPaper U-blad and the UC Paper Boomerang.

Coordination: Joke van der Glas, Armand Heijnen, Ineke vanOosten, Laura van Veenendaal

Editorial staff: Xander Bronkhorst, Anna Cieslik, Hilla Dotan,Jeannette van Gels, Joke van der Glas, Erik Hardeman, ArmandHeijnen, Dirkjan Koch, Daniela Mustata, Laura van Veenendaal, JuliaZamorska

Column: Maarten Prak

Photography: Manon van Geitenbeek, Maarten Hartman, AngeligueMeyer, Marilien Mogendorff, Wilfred van Schie, Joost van Waert

Illustrations: Joost van Waert

Language assistance: Renée Hamelinck, AnneliesKruijshoop

Final editing: Joke van der Glas, Armand Heijnen, Laura vanVeenendaal