China is attempting to steal scientific and technological knowledge in the Netherlands, warns the AIVD intelligence service in its latest annual report. This threat has ‘both broadened and deepened’.
Two TU Delft alumni, Charly de Wit and Lennart van Gameren, will open the Dineum, a pop-up museum for edible art in The Hague. Here you experience the works of art by eating them up during a full evening tour. Why are they doing this and what influences has TU Delft had on their plans?
Attacks during the war in Iran are affecting more than 20 universities. “Students who were previously attacked by their own regime are now being affected by Israeli and American bombs,” says Iran expert Peyman Jafari.
Trade unions AOb and FNV are calling for a 6-percent pay rise at universities, and for salaries to automatically rise in line with inflation from now on. They also want to improve the situation for pregnant employees.
How can you protect academic freedom? One of the architects of the Dutch Higher Education and Research Act, Peter Kwikkers, has written a book about it. His book contains proposed legislative texts as well as an academic oath.
Not only TU Delft, but also other higher education institutions offer help to students from Iran. This started even before the war broke out. In total, there are more than 1,200 Iranian students in the Netherlands.
Since Saturday, large demonstrations have been taking place again at universities in Iran. “The mood has changed,” says Iran expert Peyman Jafari: “Students do not want to go back to square one.”
The new Dutch cabinet has been sworn in. What do the plans outlined in the coalition agreement mean for scientific research in the Netherlands? The economists at the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis took a closer look.
Rianne Letschert, soon-to-be minister of Education, Culture and Science, rose rapidly through the academic ranks to become a university administrator. She has received widespread praise for her style.
