Angry farmers and their upside down flags are threatening to bring down the government. If the government does indeed resign, it could also affect the higher education sector.
In de afgelopen tien jaar konden 2.700 oud-studenten in het buitenland geen nieuw paspoort aanvragen. Studiefinancier DUO hield dat tegen vanwege betalingsachterstanden.
Students will soon be able to check in on public transport with their bank card or mobile phone. Consequently, some students will run more risk of public transport fines.
Dutch universities are likely to attract more students than in 2021. There are more bachelor applications, the number of masters has almost caught up. How are things in Delft?
Annual tuition fees are set to increase by 105 euros next year, to 2,314 euros. While this is less than previously feared by some, it still exceeds figures mentioned earlier.
We moeten voor de wetenschap opkomen, zegt minister Robbert Dijkgraaf. “Kennis is van levensbelang voor Nederland, maar tegelijkertijd staat de wetenschap onder druk.”
Universities in particular are pleased with the extra available funding for higher education. Universities of applied sciences and activists do have some concerns.
Higher education institutions can look forward to receiving hundreds of millions of euros. Much of the money is earmarked as ‘personal working capital’ for researchers.
Studenten gaan gebukt onder problemen. Toch moeten we volgens voorzitters van studentenorganisaties LSVb en ISO niet vergeten dat studeren ook leuk is.
