It's 11 o'clock in the morning, and a young man climbs onto a bus canying a suitcase. Suddenly, inside the suitcase an alarm clock starts ringing. "You must be a student," says the driver. Dutch students have a reputation for taking a leisurely approach to their studies, epitomized by this well-worn joke. But many will argue that this reputation is a hangover from a bygone era.
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