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In 1991, Philippe Vorst was trying to think of an interesting subject for his thesis to finish his Economics study. When he heard from his brother about the booming pizza slice industry in the US, he decided to write his thesis about how to start a similar pizza slice business in The Netherlands. 2 years […]

The summer vacation is just around the corner, which means that the academic year is coming to an end. It is time to let go of all the stress and do the things you’ve probably already been doing for a few weeks, but without the feeling of guilt. Fun in the sun, but not feeling […]

Because we’re students, we don’t always have enough time to make the perfect three-course dish. That is why we would like to give you some tips on how to make easy, but nice dishes for a night in alone, or with your friends. Some of them you might already know by heart, but this is […]

A few weeks ago, there was a speaker series event about Bitcoin, data, and Blockchain in the Auditorium at the VU. There were supposed to be two speakers but one of them couldn’t make it. Fortunately, it didn’t make the speaker series less interesting because Colin Meulema from bitcone.io had plenty to tell. The speaker […]

2003: three journalists, Maurice Dekkers, Teun van der Keuken and Roland Duong discover that a huge part of cacao, the main ingredient in chocolate, is produced by (child)slaves working in horrible circumstances in Ghana and Ivory Coast. They also uncover that the big chocolate companies are totally indifferent to do anything about this huge problem. 2005: […]