The new volume of Cursor will probably come to include a periodical events calendar, which is likely to appear online as well as in the Cursor magazine. Cursor is also thinking about a feature where we interview graduates, and an item highlighting a student house. We’ll be shifting our main focus from research to student life. Through our panels we’ve come to realize we need to promote our magazine, more specifically our website, more actively. We’ll be working on that, too. We’re also contemplating a Cursor slash TU/e app containing news and upcoming events.

Important conclusions:

- Generally, faculty and students are satisfied with the variety of our reports, but they wouldn’t mind more ‘light-hearted’ items. Cursor could focus on student life more; the editorial staff tends to rely on research a bit too much. As far as research goes: readers are more likely to read shorter items.

- Almost every panel pointed out the need for an events calendar for TU/e and Eindhoven.

- The paper version could do with more actual news items.

- The cover is very important: students and staff take a Cursor depending on whether or not it appeals to them.

- The paper version shouldn’t disappear. Most of the panel members prefer the newspaper idea over a magazine (except for a small number of undergraduate students). Although many faculty members and students are often pressed for time, they still see the benefits of having a paper and a digital version. With just a website, Cursor would lose much of its exposure, and the magazine is a good read during lunchtime or other breaks.

- Facebook proves to be an important pull factor in ‘luring’ people to the Cursor website. Twitter is the second most important portal to the website.

- There’s interest in an app that can be found under the keyword ‘TU/e’ in app stores. App for news items and possibly an events calendar only.

- Most international faculty and students, but the Dutch as well, feel the magazine could do with more articles in English. Not the entire magazine, but 50/50 at least.

- The website is still quite unknown. ‘Hidden treasure of TU/e’. But those who know it are excited about it. Both website and Cursor in general should be promoted more actively.

- Involve students (even) more and invite them to come up with ideas or write articles.

- Faculty is often reluctant to give their opinion out of fear of losing their position, or because they are unfamiliar with Cursor and our methods. Be more persistent when asking students and faculty about their opinion.

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