The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated online education. The Rathenau Institute sees advantages, but is also worried about privacy and market influence.
Studenten zonder basisbeurs balen dat zij minder geld krijgen dan generaties voor en na hen. Met een petitie en grote demonstratie willen ze het kabinet in beweging krijgen.
The Government is relaxing all sorts of corona measures. Almost everything can open again until 22:00 and students and staff need to quarantine less often.
While teachers see the sense in a call to ban deadlines between 11 PM and 11 AM, they also place the responsibility at the door of the students. “You need to learn to plan.”
The OMT is advising easing quarantine regulations in the education sector. The Cabinet will announce the new rules at its press conference tonight.
Even though the lockdown in higher education is over, many students are not yet getting on-campus teaching. Higher education cannot be “opened with one click of a button.”
Dr. Eduardo Mendes recently received the Henk Dekker Award for innovatively using art to educate and better prepare engineers.
Universities rely too much on big tech companies. This is subject of criticism in the participation councils, says Rien Wijnhoven, chair of their national association LOVUM.
Students with parents who did not pursue higher education are considerably less likely to study in another country. Nuffic advocates greater equality of opportunities.
