Friday the 13th brings somewhat unsettling news: Leiden University has abruptly shut the doors of its Wijnhaven building located in The Hague due to an unnamed safety risk.
This means that for the foreseeable future, no student or member of staff is permitted to access the Wijnhaven building, according to the Leiden University website.
What exactly is the cause of the so-called “increased safety risk”? Nobody knows.
Leiden University, which is also home to several campuses based in The Hague, has decided to keep its reasons for this announcement on the down low.
Closed for the foreseeable future
One thing we do know is that the university has promised to notify everyone via the website about when the building can be accessed again.
Al onze medewerkers en studenten houden wij zo goed mogelijk op de hoogte via de website voor medewerkers en studenten. Daar vind je een mededeling over de sluiting. Wij laten je via deze website zo snel mogelijk weten wanneer Wijnhaven weer open gaat https://t.co/vUEXod8qfC— Universiteit Leiden (@UniLeiden) October 13, 2023
Translation: “We keep all our employees and students informed as best as possible via the website for employees and students. There, you will find a notice about the closure. We will let you know via this website as soon as possible when Wijnhaven will reopen.”
The building normally serves as a study space for approximately 3,500 students, NU.nl reports. It also hosts researchers from six of the seven different faculties Leiden University has to offer.
These frequenters of Wijnhaven will just have to hang tight and wait it out. In the meantime, all we can do is speculate.
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