Pim van 't Hof at the TOTYA Placed on 27 May 2026

As the Week of Education draws near, we are very happy to announce that, once again, a member of the Department of Applied Mathematics not only won the Education Prize of one of the study associations at the UT, but also was nominated as a finalist for the Teacher Of The Year Award (TOTYA).

Pim van 't Hof was recognised as one of the top three outstanding teachers among winner of decentralised Teacher of the Year awards. He will be speaking at the TOTYA, which will take place on Thursday 11 June 2026, 14:00 - 16:30, in Amphiteather, Vrijhof. More information about the event can be found here.

As audience vote also plays a role in who will be the final winner of the TOTYA, we hope that many of you will show up to support Pim as he showcases his talent for education and care for students! You can sign up for the event for free here.

We hope to see many of you there helping Pim's winning chances!

Candidate Board 2026-2027 Placed on 30 April 2026

We are proud that we can announce the candidates for the 59th board of Wiskundig Studiegenootschap Abacus! Last week, on the 22nd of April, they were announced in the following order:

Chair: Fleur ter Braak
Secretary & Officer of External Affairs: Pepijn Schreurs
Treasurer: Lenka Troiakova
Officer of Internal Affairs: Tycho Borm
Officer of Educational Affairs: Robert-Jan Nijhuis
General Adjunct: Eyal Castiel

We would like to wish them good luck for the coming months as candidate board members and have good faith that they will be officially constituted at the first of September.

Bibbidi Babbidi Boo - the 58th board of W.S.G. Abacus

Q3 flowers from the Education Committee Placed on 30 April 2026

With quartile 3 having come to an end, the Education Committee has awarded a bouquet of flowers to a teacher in recognition of their efforts throughout the quartile. In this case, the bouquet was awarded to Ruben Hoeksma for his involvement in Module 7, where he is responsible for a project course on Graph Isomorphism.

Many students spoke highly of Ruben, showcasing great appreciation for his patience and ability to make the material accessible to two different groups of students simultaneously. Students were also thankful for Ruben's willingness to discuss the topics over with them, and often mentioned his obvious care towards their understanding well-being overall (not just in his course).

The Education Committee would like to thank Ruben Hoeksma for all of his efforts and care in what he does as a teacher, and hopes that students will continue to appreciate his work in the future.