Things just don't change. That is the feeling you can get when studying at a Dutch university. The same big lecture halls, the same old PowerPoint presentations teachers flip through every year and during lunch break: the same food that some major university caterer puts on your plate.
Maaike Reuver and Charlotte van Leeuwen, both participants in the Learning Lab, broke this cycle. Creating YES WE CANTEEN, these two students took charge of one of the major canteens of the University of Amsterdam giving local entrepreneurs the chance to offer their products.
Now, both pioneers joined the top 25 under 25 competition of the Dutch magazine Sprout. 25 projects created by entrepreneurs younger than 25 years old participate. To vote, please click here.
Originally, YES WE CANTEEN's catering concept was inspired by food courts as they are popular at Asian and American universities. This stands in stark contrast to the current one-caterer-one-choice approach adopted by most Dutch universities.
Interested in finding out more about YES WE CANTEEN? Click here!