Ruud van Kruijsbergen bij de Radboud Rupair-shop
Ruud van Kruijsbergen bij de Radboud Rupair-shop

RUpair shop kicks off 1 October: free small repairs of your laptop

Are you a student and does your laptop need a small repair? Then visit the RUpair shop in the hall of the University Library from 1 October. Your laptop will be repaired free of charge if you arrange a replacement part yourself. By giving your laptop a new life, we will contribute to sustainability together.

If your private laptop is broken and needs small repair, visit the desk in the hall of the University Library. After you explain the problem, it will be determined whether your laptop can be repaired at the RUpair-shop. Small maintenance might include repairing a screen, keyboard or network card or a bad battery. The employee will then tell you which part you need to order yourself. When you return with the ordered part, your laptop will be repaired free of charge.  

The RUpair-shop is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8.30am - 12.30pm. You don't have to make an appointment. 

More information about the requirements and procedure


Radboud Recycle

Is your laptop not repairable with a small repair? You can always hand in your old laptop for reuse at Radboud Recycle in the University Library.


Realize Your Idea

This idea was made possible by the Realize Your Idea programme. Ruud van Kruijsbergen works as Local Support Officer ICT at Radboud University. He always had the dream of starting a repair shop to do his part for sustainability. Ruud: ‘A laptop should last at least six to eight years. So it's a waste to replace your faulty laptop with a new one. But repairs can also be expensive. That's how I came up with the idea for the RUpair-shop. It feels special to see that my idea is now a reality!' 

Sustainable IT at Radboud University

Contact information

Do you have any questions about the RUpair-shop? Please send an email to rupair-shop [at] ru.nl (rupair-shop[at]ru[dot]nl).

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