diff --git a/frontend/src/components/courses/CourseDetailCard.vue b/frontend/src/components/courses/CourseDetailCard.vue
index dc5689c9..fae89e68 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/courses/CourseDetailCard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/courses/CourseDetailCard.vue
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Button from 'primevue/button';
 import { type Course } from '@/types/Course.ts';
 import { PrimeIcons } from 'primevue/api';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
+import { useGlob } from '@/composables/glob.ts';
 
 /* Component props */
 defineProps<{
@@ -12,14 +13,7 @@ defineProps<{
 
 /* Composable injections */
 const { t } = useI18n();
-
-/* Default image thumbnails */
-const images = Object.keys(
-    import.meta.glob('@/assets/img/placeholders/*', {
-        eager: true,
-        query: 'url',
-    }),
-);
+const { getRandomImport } = useGlob(import.meta.glob('@/assets/img/placeholders/*.png', { eager: true }));
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -29,7 +23,7 @@ const images = Object.keys(
                 class="w-full h-12rem border-round-top"
                 style="object-fit: cover; margin-bottom: -4px"
                 :alt="course.name ?? ''"
-                :src="images[Math.ceil(Math.random() * images.length) % images.length]"
+                :src="getRandomImport()"
             />
         </template>
         <template #title>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/courses/CourseGeneralCard.vue b/frontend/src/components/courses/CourseGeneralCard.vue
index a0e2336e..77b09fc4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/courses/CourseGeneralCard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/courses/CourseGeneralCard.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import StudentCourseJoinButton from '@/components/courses/students/StudentCourseJoinButton.vue';
 import type { Course } from '@/types/Course.ts';
-import { type Faculty } from '@/types/Faculty.ts';
 import { useAuthStore } from '@/store/authentication.store.ts';
 import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia';
 import { type Student } from '@/types/users/Student.ts';
+import { useGlob } from '@/composables/glob.ts';
 
 /* Props */
 defineProps<{
@@ -15,31 +15,13 @@ defineProps<{
 const { user } = storeToRefs(useAuthStore());
 
 /* State */
-const images = Object.keys(
-    import.meta.glob('@/assets/img/faculties/*', {
-        eager: true,
-        query: 'url',
-    }),
-);
-
-/**
- * Get the faculty icon based on the faculty id.
- * @param faculty
- */
-function getFacultyIcon(faculty: Faculty): string {
-    return (
-        images.find((image) => {
-            image = image.replace('/src/assets/img/faculties/', '');
-            return image === faculty.id + '.png';
-        }) ?? ''
-    );
-}
+const { getImport } = useGlob(import.meta.glob('@/assets/img/faculties/*.png', { eager: true }));
 </script>
 
 <template>
     <div class="surface-300 pl-7 p-4 relative">
         <img
-            :src="getFacultyIcon(course.faculty)"
+            :src="getImport(course.faculty.id + '.png')"
             :alt="course.faculty.name"
             class="absolute top-0 left-0 w-3rem"
             v-if="course.faculty !== null"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/projects/ProjectList.vue b/frontend/src/components/projects/ProjectList.vue
index 7c43b201..fc0c9aa2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/projects/ProjectList.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/projects/ProjectList.vue
@@ -5,16 +5,19 @@ import { useProject } from '@/composables/services/project.service.ts';
 import ProjectCard from '@/components/projects/ProjectCard.vue';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 import moment from 'moment';
+import Skeleton from 'primevue/skeleton';
 
 /* Props */
 const props = withDefaults(
     defineProps<{
-        courses: Course[];
+        courses: Course[] | null;
         showPast?: boolean;
+        cols?: number;
     }>(),
     {
         courses: () => [],
         showPast: false,
+        cols: 4,
     },
 );
 
@@ -25,15 +28,18 @@ const { projects, getProjectsByCourse } = useProject();
 /* State */
 
 // The merged projects from all courses
-const allProjects = computed(() => props.courses.flatMap((course) => course.projects));
+const allProjects = computed(() => props.courses?.flatMap((course) => course.projects) ?? null);
 
 /**
  * Sorts the projects by deadline
  */
 const sortedProjects = computed(() => {
-    const projects = allProjects.value.filter((project) =>
-        !props.showPast ? moment(project.deadline).isAfter() : true,
-    );
+    const projects =
+        allProjects.value?.filter((project) => (!props.showPast ? moment(project.deadline).isAfter() : true)) ?? null;
+
+    if (projects === null) {
+        return projects;
+    }
 
     return [...projects].sort((a, b) => new Date(a.deadline).getTime() - new Date(b.deadline).getTime());
 });
@@ -41,18 +47,20 @@ const sortedProjects = computed(() => {
 /* Watchers */
 watch(
     () => props.courses,
-    async (courses: Course[]) => {
-        for (const course of courses) {
-            // Fetch the projects for the course
-            await getProjectsByCourse(course.id);
+    async (courses: Course[] | null) => {
+        if (courses !== null) {
+            for (const course of courses) {
+                // Fetch the projects for the course
+                await getProjectsByCourse(course.id);
 
-            // Assign the course to the projects
-            projects.value?.forEach((project) => {
-                project.course = course;
-            });
+                // Assign the course to the projects
+                projects.value?.forEach((project) => {
+                    project.course = course;
+                });
 
-            // Assign the projects to the course
-            course.projects = projects.value ?? [];
+                // Assign the projects to the course
+                course.projects = projects.value ?? [];
+            }
         }
     },
     {
@@ -62,18 +70,35 @@ watch(
 </script>
 
 <template>
-    <template v-if="allProjects.length > 0">
-        <div class="grid align-items-stretch">
-            <div class="col-12 md:col-6 lg:col-4 xl:col-3" v-for="project in sortedProjects" :key="project.id">
-                <ProjectCard class="h-100" :project="project" :course="project.course" v-if="project.course !== null" />
+    <div class="grid align-items-stretch">
+        <template v-if="sortedProjects !== null">
+            <template v-if="sortedProjects.length > 0">
+                <div
+                    class="col-12 md:col-6 lg:col-4"
+                    :class="'xl:col-' + 12 / cols"
+                    v-for="project in sortedProjects"
+                    :key="project.id"
+                >
+                    <ProjectCard
+                        class="h-100"
+                        :project="project"
+                        :course="project.course"
+                        v-if="project.course !== null"
+                    />
+                </div>
+            </template>
+            <template v-else>
+                <div class="col-12">
+                    <p>{{ t('views.dashboard.no_projects') }}</p>
+                </div>
+            </template>
+        </template>
+        <template v-else>
+            <div class="col-12 md:col-6 lg:col-4" :class="'xl:col-' + 12 / cols" v-for="index in cols" :key="index">
+                <Skeleton height="25rem" />
             </div>
-        </div>
-    </template>
-    <template v-else>
-        <div class="col-12">
-            <p>{{ t('views.dashboard.no_projects') }}</p>
-        </div>
-    </template>
+        </template>
+    </div>
 </template>
 
 <style scoped lang="scss"></style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/composables/glob.ts b/frontend/src/composables/glob.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f87e971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/composables/glob.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+export interface GlobModule {
+    default: any;
+}
+
+export interface GlobState {
+    getRandomImport: () => any;
+    getImport: (key: string) => any;
+}
+
+export function useGlob(glob: Record<string, GlobModule>): GlobState {
+    /**
+     * Get a random import from the glob.
+     *
+     * @returns A random import from the glob.
+     */
+    function getRandomImport(): any {
+        const keys = Object.keys(glob);
+        const randomKey = keys[Math.floor(Math.random() * keys.length)];
+        return glob[randomKey].default;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get an import from the glob.
+     *
+     * @param key
+     */
+    function getImport(key: string): any {
+        if (key in glob) {
+            return glob[key].default;
+        }
+
+        return Object.values(glob).find((module) => {
+            const parts = module.default.split('/');
+            return parts[parts.length - 1] === key;
+        })?.default;
+    }
+
+    return {
+        getRandomImport,
+        getImport,
+    };
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/dashboard/roles/StudentDashboardView.vue b/frontend/src/views/dashboard/roles/StudentDashboardView.vue
index fe7d3fcf..5032df43 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/dashboard/roles/StudentDashboardView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/dashboard/roles/StudentDashboardView.vue
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const selectedYear = ref(User.getAcademicYear());
 const showPast = ref(false);
 
 const filteredCourses = computed(
-    () => courses.value?.filter((course) => course.academic_startyear === selectedYear.value) ?? [],
+    () => courses.value?.filter((course) => course.academic_startyear === selectedYear.value) ?? null,
 );
 
 /* Watchers */