Graduates in engineering, education and healthcare will have little trouble finding a job in the coming years, predicts research centre ROA. But in the fields of economics and social sciences, it will be more difficult.
Universities once again welcomed fewer international bachelor’s students this academic year. Also, the number of Dutch first-year students fell by 3.5 per cent. TU Delft seems to be an exception to this trend.
A student at a university of applied sciences has lost her appeal against the Ministry of Education. She is not entitled to the basic student grant for a master’s degree, contrary to what a lower court ruled last year.
Of the TU Delft students who started a bachelor in 2017, 31% got their diploma within the prescribed period. This is a little higher than the Netherlands average of 30%. But compared to other countries, Dutch students take a long time.
Higher education institutions are leaning too much on commercial tech companies, warns The Young Academy. This puts the core values of science at risk. In a manifesto, the society calls for a radical change of direction.
The minister of education should have less power, says outgoing education minister Bruins. He fears that populists will want to intervene in higher education after the elections. “Entire faculties could have been cut.”
Students who were unable to take their exams due to NS (Dutch Railways) strikes are not automatically granted an extra resit. An inquiry reveals that educational institutions follow different policies. And what does the NATO summit mean for TU Delft students coming from outside the city?
Twenty-seven and a half percent of the students at TU Delft shared their thoughts about their degree programmes and TU Delft in the National Student Survey. It turns out that they are quite satisfied.
Enthusiastic, understanding and disarmingly friendly. With these words, TU Delft master’s teacher Miriam Blaauboer was named Teacher of the Year. What makes her worthy of this title?
