Employees

PhD candidates and staff members from Wageningen University, Aeres University of Applied Sciences and employees who work in non-WUR buildings on Wageningen Campus are eligible for employee sports rights. There are a few options to choose from. Basic sports rights grant you access to the gym and to a range of courses and group lessons. See the sports schedule below. You can also purchase separate or combined squash, tennis or swimming rights, which will give you access to lessons, courses, and the relevant facilities.

See the table at the bottom of the page for more details and prices.

Employee sports rights 2025

Choose whichever applies to you below.

If you are a WUR staff member with salaried employment at WUR, click on the blue button ‘WUR staff’.

If you are staff member seconded to WUR, a WUR pensioner, an employee at Aeres University of Applied Sciences Wageningen, or an employee at a non-WUR building on Wageningen Campus, click the blue button ‘Other staff’ below.

Types of employee sports rights (ESR)

Het SCB kent 4 soorten sportrechten:

  • ESR Basic: this gives you access to the gym and to sports courses and lessons (including those held in the swimming pool and on the tennis and squash courts).
  • ESR Squash: this gives you access to the squash courts as part of the reservation system. You can reserve once a week, with a maximum of three weeks in advance. Each week after you play you can reserve the next session for that same week.
  • ESR Tennis: this gives you access to the tennis courts. At the moment, a reservation is not required. You can play whenever you like, except during the times reserved by us.
  • ESR Swimming: this gives you access to the swimming pool during recreational swimming hours and to the swimming courses. You can check the recreational swimming hours on the site of Sportfondsende Bongerd. ESR Swimming is only available for WUR staff.

Employee sports rights prices for 2025

For staff members with a WUR contract, payment will be deducted from the net salary
ESR Basic € 25,00 per month for staff € 56,25 per month for partners
ESR Squash € 25,00 per month for staff € 26,25 per month for partners
ESR Tennis € 13,00 per month for staff € 13,00 per month for partners
ESR Swimming € 20,00 per month for staff € 20,00 per month for partners
Seconded WUR employees, employees at Aeres University of Applied Sciences Wageningen, and WUR pensioners
ESR Basic € 25,00 per month for staff € 56,25 per month for partners**
ESR Squash € 25,00 per month for staff € 25,00 per month for partners
ESR Tennis € 13,00 per month for staff € 13,00 per month for partners
ESR Swimming € 20,00 per month for staff € 20,00 per month for partners
Employees at non-WUR buildings on campus
ESR Basic € 35,00 per month for staff partners n/a
ESR Squash € 35,00 per month for staff partners n/a
ESR Tennis € 13,00 per month for staff partners n/a
ESR Swimming € 20,00 per month for staff partners n/a
** € 32.00 per month for partners of WUR pensioners

Terminating your Employee Sports Rights

Employee Sports Rights are an ongoing subscription that can be canceled monthly, taking into account a notice of one month notice starting on the 1st of the new month. ESR are automatically terminated if you no longer have an employment contract with WUR of with a WUR building on the Wageningen Campus.

If you wish to terminate your Sports Rights before that, please fill in the relevant form.