Higher education institutions are recalling students from Israel, with the country in a state of war. Hundreds of people have already died, among them international students.
The FNV Education & Research trade union shares concerns about press freedom in higher education. “A university magazine should be able to write on any matter.”
University magazine Cursor wasn’t allowed to report on the alleged conflicts of interests of the new rector. This led to written questions by the House of Representatives.
The editor-in-chief of TU/e’s magazine Cursor has been removed from his post. The editors have blacked out their website in protest.
The subdistrict court has allowed the University of Groningen to dismiss associate professor Susanne Täuber. She is critical of the lack of social safety at universities.
Female students in Afghanistan have been forced to abandon their studies with immediate effect. The country’s Taliban government announced the measure on Tuesday.