Campus Fryslân blog

^{Starting university is exciting, but it can also be confusing, overwhelming, and full of questions. How do you organise your time when nobody is checking whether you have done your readings? What do lecturers actually expect from an academic assignment?...}

^{This spring, students and staff from Campus Fryslân travelled to Virginia Tech in the United States to participate in Eurosim 2026, an annual simulation organised by the Trans-Atlantic Consortium for European Union Simulations and Studies. Bringing...}

^{On March 27th, we hosted its first-ever “Speech Technology Day” at Campus Fryslân. It brought together MSc Speech Technology (ST) students, undergraduate BSc Data Science and Society (DSS) stuednts, and a group of NHL Stenden students for a full day of...}

^{It’s that time of year again in Leeuwarden. The rain has stopped (for now), the sky is blue, and while our plates are full with end of the year obligations, our thoughts turn already to the summer and beyond.}

_{As part of the curriculum, second-year Data Science & Society students complete a six-week project designed to develop their group work skills, problem-solving abilities, creativity, and capacity to apply their knowledge to produce a functioning outcome....}

_{What happens when Data Science & Society (DSS) students set out on a “technology safari” across Friesland? A day full of discovery, innovation, and inspiration! Students from all years of the programme explored the facilities and met representatives from...}

_{Once you become a student of Data Science & Society, you will follow a structured curriculum designed to provide a strong foundation in both technical and ethical skills. However, you are still free to enrich your programme with extracurricular courses}

_{Do you want to know what it is like to be a bachelor's student at Campus Fryslân? Feel the vibe, meet people within our community and walk in our beautiful building? Then join a Student for a Day and discover for yourself!}

_{Does walking accessibility to textile collection bins affect usage rates in Dutch urban contexts? This is the question that second-year Data Science and Society students explored in collaboration with Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and TEXroad. Students...}

_{What might the future look like if autonomous weapons were, or were not, properly regulated? Ditmer de Heer, a second-year student in the Data Science & Society programme, explored this question in a short story that went on to win a Youth Art Contest. His...}