Orientation weeks are under pressure, Bram the wolf disrupts a student hazing, and Harvard University is still negotiating with Trump. What happened in higher education this summer?
Under the new Collective Labour Agreement, university staff will be offered a 2-percent pay rise and 100-euro bonus from 1 July. Staff will also receive a one-off payment of 350 euros in October.
A crowning achievement for Delta journalists Annebelle de Bruijn and Marjolein van der Veldt. The piece they wrote last year on social unsafety was honoured with the Kring Award for best background article on Thursday.
A year ago, there was a tent camp on campus; on Tuesday, TU Delft announced it would not establish new ties with Israeli universities. What is the current situation at other Dutch universities?
A survey shows that expanding TU Delft to Rotterdam is garnering mixed reactions. Maaike Kleinsmann and Han Derkx of the Rotterdam Campus programme team, talk about the plans for the new Health and Techology bachelor, cooperation with the Municipality of Rotterdam, and financing.
Administrative meddling can sometimes thwart editors of higher education media, and intimidation by students and activists increasingly puts academic press freedom under pressure. Editors push back by setting clear boundaries, having more robust statutes and being open about their decisions.
Being admitted to the prestigious Harvard University was a dream come true for TU Delft student Coen Visser (Aerospace Engineering). But the Trump administration’s new rules are making studying at the American university almost impossible for international students.
The Trump administration has stopped issuing visas to foreign nationals who wish to study at Harvard University. Current international students must also transfer to another university or risk losing their residence permits. At present, 116 Dutch students are enrolled at Harvard, including four from TU Delft.
Using stolen login details and a few tricks, a hacker was able to gain access to the entire network of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) last January. A ransomware attack was probably narrowly avoided.
