Put knowledge and skills into practice and skip exams? In some programmes, it is possible. On Tuesday, the Lower House accepted the 'Learning Outcomes' bill. This will make it possible to swap certain subjects for practical work experience, allowing students to obtain their degree faster. It also allows them to demonstrate their grasp of certain
Are the technical sciences indeed completely dominated by China? Those who do not trust the new Leiden Ranking can now check it themselves. For 15 years, research centre CWTS has been making its own world ranking of universities: the Leiden Ranking. In it, you can choose certain criteria yourself and thus create your own variants.
Because of a crisis in the housing market and pressure on healthcare, fewer foreign students will be allowed to come to Canada. The measure will last for two years, the government has announced. The Canadian government stresses international students are an enrichment and fit into the social, cultural and economic fabric of the country. But
A motion (in Dutch) by the Dutch political parties NSC, VVD and BBB passed Tuesday afternoon urging the Cabinet to rapidly reduce the number of English-language courses in higher education. Within eight weeks, all Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences must let the Minister of Education know how they will ‘firmly’ reduce the number of
How do you want to keep a grip on the pros and cons of internationalisation yourselves, outgoing Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf asks universities and universities of applied sciences. They must answer within a month. In a new letter (in Dutch) to the House of Representatives on internationalisation, Dijkgraaf says nothing about the controversy surrounding migration, or the…
Stefan Aarninkhof will be the new Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences (CEG) from 1 January 2024. He succeeds Jan Dirk Jansen, who will return to focusing on research and education after more than five years as Dean. Aarninkhof studied civil engineering at TU Delft. He then worked for Deltares and Boskalis.…
Education Council: ‘Do not cut back on education’ It will probably be some time before a new cabinet is in place, but the Education Council is already writing a letter (in Dutch). ‘Education is too important to shift the focus in education policy or choose a new course with each new cabinet’, it…
‘Make inclusive education the norm’ Many universities of applies sciences and universities in the Netherlands endorse the idea that a disability should not be a barrier to education. However, students still encounter practical problems. Elevators that are not accessible to those with visual impairments, entrances impassable for wheelchair users, and unusable…
Netherlands gives little money to STEM sector Dutch spending on STEM is lagging behind internationally and recruitment into undergraduate programmes is relatively low, writes education minister Dijkgraaf. VVD and ChristenUnie wanted more clarity on the distribution of research and education resources across the various science fields in the Netherlands, compared to other…
More participation in educational innovations The Dutch parliament voted in favour of a motion to involve co-determination in educational innovations from the start on 24 October. Then fewer things will go wrong, is the expectation. The reason for the motion was an issue at the Fontys University of Applied Sciences, where major…
