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Last December, the municipality of Amsterdam together with the fire department conducted an investigation of the buildings on Zuiderzeeweg. Together they found defects in the fire safety of the buildings on the Zuiderzeeweg. DUWO is investigating what measures can be taken to improve fire safety. Until then, you can do your part to ensure the […]

The Dormfest team was created on the 23rd of February 2022. After an intensive application process, the group had their first meeting and began to set their sights on the largest event of the school year. The first major task was identifying a theme which was open and accessible but still special, unique and memorable. […]

An app has been placed in the app store “Wash &GO for DUWO” that tries to defraud tenants of DUWO under false pretenses. They misuse DUWO’s branding to mislead tenants into using the app and making payments. DUWO does its best to remove the app from the app store as soon as possible. In the […]

In recent weeks, we have heard from many students that they are struggling to pay the rent, as many have lost their source of income. Several petitions circulated to temporarily lower the rent, because people saw no possibility to pay the rent. Duwoners also consulted with DUWO about the options for these students. DUWO has […]

Dear tenant of DUWO, Because of the corona measures that have been put in place, much has changed in a short time. People have suddenly lost their jobs. This can be problematic for many students who depend on a side job for their income. We have heard several times that students are struggling to make […]

De student union of Amsterdam, ASVA, has set up a survey to gain insight about how students live, and how they would like to live. The results of this survey are of great importance for negotiations with the municipality and housing corporations. We would like to ask you to spend 5 minutes of your time […]

It was almost 12.5 years ago that Duwoners was founded by Jeroen Creuwels and Fred van der Vlist. To celebrate this memorable moment, we held our anniversary drinks last Friday, November 15. For the board members of Duwoners the evening started early: we first had a nice dinner together at Bar Lely, where the drinks […]

We, the activity committee of Spinozacampus, decided the last Halloween party was way too long ago. Time to organise a new one! The party was located in our usual studentcafe Bacchus. Bacchus was transformed from the classic wooden bar to a proper haunted house. Bats on the ceiling, spider webs everywhere, huge spiders on the […]

In May 2019, Duwoners received a request for advice regarding the revision of the distance criterion. The distance criterion is in fact a priority arrangement for students who are given priority over a residence during a certain period. The name says it all: the distance from the current place of residence to the educational institution […]

The summers are getting warmer in the Netherlands. This also means that room temperatures are rising, especially in some student residences. On the Spinozacampus the residences heat up quickly, and become unbearably hot during summer. Duwoners regularly receives complaints from students who cannot sleep at night due to the heat, or can no longer study […]