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Are you still looking for a fun elective, or are you just wondering what courses the IIS is offering? Then read on!

How does the coronavirus pandemic fit into the big picture?
The COVID-19 crisis shows us that plagues are clearly not ‘something from the past', and that infectious disease outbreaks continue to form a global threat. How did the world react to previous pandemics and which lessons can be learned for the future? The highly interdisciplinary course Pandemic tries to answer these questions by bringing together and connecting insights from a wide range of disciplines, from medicine to mathematics, evolutionary biology, various social and behavioural sciences, and more.

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Sadly the barbecue committee has decided that this year there will again be no end of year barbecue. Until the very last second we’ve tried to organise an event that would both fit within the current COVID regulations along with the expectations that come with the end of year barbecue but as of now we don’t yet see an opportunity to organise this massive and fun event. Although we are incredibly happy with our virtual event: the spring barbecue, we don’t believe we can transfer the atmosphere and fun of an end of year barbecue in an online event (especially in this heat!). This has led to the decision to yet again cancel the event.

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Are you having trouble studying for your exams or is everything going pretty easy and do you have some spare time to help fellow students? Would you like to go on a walk or drink a cup of coffee together with another student? Then UvA Together is the site for you to meet other students!

UvA Together is a new platform by students, for students. The team hopes to bring students from different studies together. This way it becomes much easier to find a study buddy or a coffee buddy during and after the corona pandemic! They hope to see you soon at their website and on Instagram (@uvatogether).

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It is Kojac’s goal to fill the gap between students and companies. They do this to help you find an interesting (side)job and gain some relevant work experience!

Their main focus within this goal lies with junior developers and data scientists with relevant programming experience. Sign up for Kojac, gain some work experience and earn at least €17,50 per hour!

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In recent months, many of us have put effort into finding our next board. Yet now, more than ever, we need your help. Last week the candidates had the time to apply. From more than enough interested candidates for a full board, only Felix and I reapplied in the end. That is not enough to form a board and so there is currently no prospect for a board 22.

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Do you want to develop the knowledge and skills needed to contribute to the complex challenges facing our society?

Would you like to learn from various experts and across disciplines about topics such as a just city and inclusive digitisation? Every academic year, the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies offers a range of electives that are open to all UvA students.

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Would you like to train the programmers of the future 1 day a week in addition to your studies? Not in front of the classroom, but in the classroom.

Are you a software or data expert and can't get enough of inspiring others? Then come and help Bit make the best tech education in the Netherlands. The Bit Academy is looking for students who want to coach or develop education.

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On Tuesday May 25th, the hour of education will take place from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM. This is an hour of appreciation and attention for education, for the successes and setbacks of the past year. Professor of Educational Sciences Monique Volman will give a lecture about the results of her research into the experiences of UvA lecturers with online teaching.

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