The House of Representatives wants higher professional education students to always receive a basic grant for their master’s degree, and according to outgoing minister Gouke Moes, the government should intervene in the range of education programmes on offer, as revealed in this week’s debate on the education budget.
The intake of first-year university bachelor’s students has declined again. Both international and Dutch students are staying away. Only in Leiden and Delft have the numbers increased.
How do students use ChatGPT when writing their thesis? That question has received remarkably little attention during the assessment of study programs, according to the education assessor itself.
An artificial intelligence student at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam received a failing grade for an assignment because she had used AI, even though this was prohibited. The evidence was easy to provide.
The much-discussed bill aimed at reducing English-language education at universities and colleges was submitted to the Council of State for advice last week. The proposal had to be amended at the request of the House of Representatives.
Due to slippery roads and large-scale problems on the railways, many colleges and universities are switching to online education. However, some institutions, including TU Delft, are continuing with classes and exams as normal. Student organisations ISO, LSVb and the Delft student council party ORAS are concerned.
The elective course architecture and colonialism will not be returning, despite a petition to retain it having been signed 200 times. The lecturers are disappointed about a lack of communication and support from the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. The dean states that it was always clear that the course would be a one-off.
After much insistence the Student Council and Works Council were given the right to advise on the cutbacks that TU Delft will roll out up to and including 2028. It is expected that the advisory letters will be shared this week at two representation meetings. What do they say?
D66 and the CDA want to “invest heavily in innovation, knowledge, and research,” according to the coalition agreement presented by the parties on Tuesday. Universities have responded positively, but student organizations had expected more.
