I understand that a long-term solution needs to be found in order to give each student (also new students) the chance to obtain a high-quality master’s degree. Therefore, the GSLS decided not to offer any minor internships in 2020-2021 at UMC or UU labs. This way, new students get the chance to obtain practical skills that we (second year students) already obtained during our first internships. However, the minor internship is often the last part that is done before graduation leaving second year students no other options than doing their minor internship theoretical or fight for the few external spots that are available. New students instead can start with many theoretical parts of their masters before starting their internship. When you combine the mandatory theoretical courses (15 EC), the writing assignment (7.5 EC), the electives (12 EC) and the Life Sciences Academy (1.5 EC) you can fill up to 36 EC (which equals around 6 months) of theoretical components for new students. This way current GSLS students can start and finish their minor internships without occupying any spots for new students. I was wondering if the GSLS considered this option. If not, would this be an alternative for the current policy?