Welcome to our smoke-free campus

Welcome to our smoke-free campus. Utrecht Science Park, the International Campus Utrecht and the UU locations in the city centre are now completely smoke-free. In this way, together we ensure a healthy and sustainable environment to study or work in. At the start of this new academic year, this message will be actively communicated to students and employees of Utrecht 木瓜福利影视, Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 of Applied Sciences and other partners in the Utrecht Science Park.

This campaign video is a nod to the fact that the campus is now a smoke-free zone. Students will come across this video on narrowcasting screens in university buildings, on social media and websites

Why go 'smoke-free'?

Each year, more than 200,000 people in the Netherlands die from smoking or second-hand smoke. The national government and other organisations have therefore set the goal of a smoke-free generation by 2040. That means no more children start smoking. The accord also states that the number of adult smokers should be reduced from 23 percent to a maximum of 5 percent. Smoke-free school premises - not just primary schools, but also secondary schools and higher education - are an essential element of the prevention policy.

Een street art-afbeelding ter promotie van de rookvrije campus. Aan de linkerzijde een ongezond ogende mond met een sigaret en een kruisje. Aan de rechterzijde een gezond ogende mond met een wortel tussen de tanden en ernaast een vinkje
In the first weeks of the Academic Year 2021-2022, you will come across these street art expressions at various locations in Utrecht Science Park, the city centre and the International Campus Utrecht

Would you like to quit smoking?

  • Visit your doctor for advice. A general practitioner can give stop smoking advice and refer you to a stop smoking programme. Health insurances reimburse these programmes in full and they are not at the expense of the 'eigen risico';
  • At you can find information and tips on quitting smoking;
  • Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 has a number of stop-smoking books available for employees who would like to stop smoking. Interested? Send an email to rookvrij@uu.nl and include 'Book' in the subject line;
  • Are you a manager and would you like to support your staff in giving up smoking? Then sign up for the online webinar 'Samen Sterker Stoppen' (Stopping Stronger Together) via (this webinar will be Dutch-spoken).

Can't smokers go anywhere anymore?

Yes, smokers can still go to four so-called smoking corners. This map shows where these spots are located.

Would you like to know more about the smoking policy? Send us an email at rookvrij@uu.nl. 

Image of a checkmark, the word 'smoke-free' and the slogan 'Towards a smokefree generation'