Interviewtext Living and working on the Sorbonnelaan student campus © Sanne Tummers.docx
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… of the world. That requires extra supervision from time to time, and makes it important to keep communicating about the rules and agreements we have here. At the same time, it also ensures that the atmosphere is good and there is a lot of personal contact. Now that quite a few students live here and there are places to meet inside and outside, the campus is very lively and happening. We also hear this from local residents; they experience it as pleasant and see it as an added value for the … Maastricht University: ‘When I just moved in, I was worried that I might be a bit isolated here at a distance from the city centre, but it ended up being much better than I expected. Even though everyone has their own place, there is a lot of social contact among us. There are so many nationalities walking around here. That makes for a nice atmosphere where I feel at home. The public transport to the city could be a bit better. Especially if, like me, you are not used to biking a lot in the cold … independently. There are certainly quite a few challenges to living together with students here. For instance, it is sometimes difficult for our residents to appreciate that students are freer to make their own choices. On the other hand, very nice contact develops among them. Students and our residents seek each other out in the common areas. You notice that our residents are positively stimulated by, for instance, other languages and new sports and ways to spend time. There is even a resident …