ROC

Lightning strike hurts 14 students at army base

Jun 19 '19 11:09

A lightning strike left 14 military students injured at the army base in Ossendrecht on Wednesday morning. One student sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital by trauma helicopter. The other 13 were taken to hospital for examination, the Koninklijke Marechaussee said on Twitter.

The students involved are studying the Safety & Craftsmanship course at ROC, according to RTL Nieuws. According to the Marechaussee, the lightning strike happened on a military training ground.

Exactly what happened, is not yet clear.

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Seven fall ill at Amsterdam ROC school

Sep 20 '18 08:27

Health

Seven people became unwell at a ROC school on Tempelhofstraat in Amsterdam West on Wednesday afternoon. The school was evacuated after a "strange smell" was noticed, which gave the seven people irritated airways and stinging eyes, Het Parool reports.

"Everyone was examined at the scene by present ambulance workers. Nobody needed to be taken to hospital for further examination", a spokesperson for the fire department said to the newspaper.

World's first bio-composite bridge built in Eindhoven

Oct 25 '16 16:25

Nature Science

The world's first bridge built out of completely biological materials - mostly hemp and flax - was placed on the Dommel on the TU Eindhoven campus. The 14 meter long bridge weighs only 1,500 kilograms - four times less than a conventional bridge, the Telegraaf reports.

"All materials are one hundred percent organic, the 'ingredients' of the bio-composite are bio-fiber, bio-resins and bio-foam. Except for the steel bolts", TU/e researcher and project manager Rijk Blok said to the newspaper.

Rotterdam school to teach welfare recipients business skills

Aug 11 '16 12:40

Business

A school is opening in Rotterdam that will teach welfare recipients how to take the first steps as an entrepreneur. EingenBaas Avondschool (Own Boss Night School in English) is the first of its kind in the Netherlands

New push for more Holocaust studies

Aug 25 '14 11:05

Politics

Jewish organizations in The Netherlands want to open up their community institutions to show Dutch school pupils more about Jewish life and history than Holocaust studies. Dutch director of the Amsterdam Liberal Jewish Community (LJG) Madelon Bino tells Trouw that organizations want to show students that there is a difference between Jewish life in The Netherlands and Israeli politics.

Drug use down in R'dam, up at ROC

Mar 5 '14 13:43

Less young people in Rotterdam are drinking and doing drugs than four years ago.

Exam fraud at Amsterdam college

Jan 29 '14 07:36

Crime

Students at the ROC college in Amsterdam stole exams and then offered them for sale via sms and WhatsApp.