Vegan pancakes for the weekend!

This week is coming to an end and I'd like to share my favorite vegan blueberry pancake recipe. Nothing says weekend more than sleeping in and enjoying a nice stack of pancakes with a nice cup of coffee (or tea) in the morning. These pancakes are deliciously light and fluffy, filling and satisfying. Ingredients 1... Continue Reading →

Plastic-free island, is that possible?

Written by Widya, Karin, and Claudia In December, Widya got a chance to visit two ESSET students working on their internship regarding plastic pollution in Indonesia. This internship was made possible by collaborating with a non-profit organisation Clear Rivers and the University of Pattimura. The students, Karin and Claudia, spent approximately 4 months on the... Continue Reading →

Creating a problem to fix the problem

Nano plastics have become a recent topic of concern within society. However, there is a knowledge gap on nano plastics related to their concentration in the environment and the harmful effects they pose to ecosystems and living organisms. In addition, there is currently no way of detecting or removing nano plastics from the environment. During... Continue Reading →

Young Water Professional (YWP) Conference

At the beginning of April, I attended an international conference in Delft, The Netherlands. The conference was held by the Young Water Professional (YWP) BeNeLux chapter of the International Water Association (IWA). The conference took place in TU Delft, and lasted for 3 days. More than one hundred participants attended the conference. Even though it... Continue Reading →

Be a (food)waste warrior!

Have you ever come across this special "fridge" in Albert Heijn (AH), in which all products inside are labelled with "35% korting samen tegen verspilling" (EN: 35% discount, together against (food)waste) or "35% korting weggoien is zonde" (EN: 35% discount, throwing away is sin)? Would you be interested to buy these products, or would you... Continue Reading →

Learning how to learn

First-years' Personal and Professional Development course has a mini-course in it. Believe it or not, every student must watch around five hours of videos on how to learn. Now. At the university. When we are approaching the closing of our education! That was my primary reaction. I must say, from all the people I've talked... Continue Reading →

Old shirts and happy families

'Tis the season to be jolly! Well...Almost ðŸ˜Š  In my opinion, there is always a cozy and warm feeling around handmade gifts. Imagine your friend googling DIY gifts until their instinct goes: "This is the one." Think of them painting you a stormy sea, searching for cute pictures and framing them, or simply baking your favorite dessert; investing time in making you happy, and vice... Continue Reading →

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