Eindhoven student associations to collectively reduce alcohol consumption

Photo: Angeline Swinkels. "We want to preserve what is going well but prevent excesses and encourage people to hold one another accountable." On December 4, 21 Eindhoven student associations will sign a covenant primarily to reduce excessive alcohol consumption and to change the culture around alcohol. TU/e helped bring about the initiative and is also among the signatories. The participating associations believe that it is important to collectively draw a line, particularly to prevent the negative consequences of alcohol consumption, in line with the National Prevention Agreement. The students are concerned not only with the contribution towards health and wellbeing but also with inclusiveness and social safety. The covenant states that students who do not drink should also feel welcome in the student community, as should international students who often come from a different drinking culture. More specifically, the signatories agree, among other things, that they will not serve alcohol before 16:30 and that they will promote non-alcoholic beverages.