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.
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.”
