Academic calendar
Quad 2 runs Oct 26, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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B
- Borrel
- A traditional Dutch social gathering with drinks and snacks, frequently organized by student associations.
- BSA
- Binding Study Advice; the mandatory minimum number of credits students must earn in their first year to continue.
C
- Cantus
- A traditional student singing and drinking event often held by associations.
- Casa
- Short for Casa Erasmus, a common student housing location for international students.
- Cedo
- Short for Cedo Nulli, the study association for Social and Behavioural Sciences.
E
- Erasmus Food Lab
- A sustainable, plant-based cooking and dining initiative on campus.
- ESN
- Erasmus Student Network, the primary organization for international and exchange students.
F
- FAECTOR
- The world's largest association for Econometrics students, based at EUR.
- Food Plaza
- The main food court area in the Theil/Sanders building complex featuring various vendors.
H
- Hatta
- The Hatta Building, the primary on-campus student residence located on Campus Woudestein.
J
- JFR
- Juridische Faculteitsvereniging Rotterdam, the student association for the Erasmus School of Law.
R
- Resit
- A second chance to take an exam, locally known as a 'herkansing'.
S
- Spar
- The Spar University supermarket located on campus, a go-to for quick student meals.
- STAR
- The official study association for the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM).
T
- Tentamen
- The standard Dutch term used by students for a formal course examination.
- The Pavilion
- The Erasmus Pavilion, the central campus hub for coffee, meals, and social events.
X
- Xior
- Refers to the student housing complex managed by Xior, specifically the 'Toren van Babel' near campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- bean_square_mandeville
- Bean Square (Mandeville)
- C-Building
- The Theil Building, containing the main large lecture halls and the Erasmus Shop.
- Canvas
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where professors post course materials and assignments.
- Eduroam
- The campus-wide Wi-Fi network accessible with student credentials.
- Erasmus Sport
- The on-campus sports center where students use their 'Sportpas' for gym and class access.
- erasmus_food_plaza
- Erasmus Food Plaza
- erasmus_paviljoen
- Erasmus Paviljoen
- erasmus_sport_caf
- Erasmus Sport Café
- H-Building
- The Tinbergen Building, the main hub for the Erasmus School of Economics.
- L-Building
- The Sanders Building, which houses the Erasmus School of Law and the library.
- MyEUR
- The central student portal providing access to schedules, news, and personal university data.
- Osiris
- The online student information system used for course registration and checking grades.
- Polak
- The Polak Building, the university's primary modern study center and library annex.
- T-Building
- The Mandeville Building, primarily housing the Rotterdam School of Management.
- V-Building
- A temporary building often used for large-scale examinations.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Quad 2 runs Oct 26, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 17 approved campus terms and 15 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.