Eppo Bruins, the Minister of Education, wants to make it mandatory for universities and universities of applied sciences to explain their selection procedures for degree programmes. They often do not do this at the moment, while selection criteria can affect equal opportunities. In a letter to the House of Representatives (in Dutch), Bruins says that
The Bachelor's degree in Earth Sciences at the Free University (VU) will disappear if it is up to that university. As a result, 37 employees risk losing their jobs. Some students may have to find another programme, they were told last Thursday. The decision is an austerity measure. In the past year, the university announced
International students in Delft don’t immediately pack their bags once they have their Dutch diploma. Five years later, nearly four in ten are still in the Netherlands. Only international students in Eindhoven tend to stay more often. Nationwide, around 30 percent remain after five years, according to a new report (in Dutch) from the internationalisation
Four lecturers have been nominated for Lecturer of the Year 2025: two from a university and two from a university of applied sciences. The winner will receive a grant of 25 thousand euros for educational innovation. It is the eleventh time that the prize will been awarded. One of the contenders is from TU Delft:
For the fourth consecutive year, university enrollment has declined. This is shown by the final counts. Universities in Maastricht, Amsterdam, and Nijmegen in particular are seeing losses, while technical universities and Rotterdam are recording growth. In September, nearly 58,500 students started a university bachelor's degree, one percent less than last year. This is mainly because
Lecturers, researchers, and other staff in higher education are planning to go on strike to protest the Government's budget cuts. It will be a ‘relay strike’. The idea of the relay is for a different university or university of applied sciences to strike each time. The FNV union informed its members that ‘How each institution will
The unions have finally received a response to their ultimatum to Education Minister Eppo Bruins. He is willing to meet with them. A word of warning, though: fewer budget cuts are not on the table. The unions' ultimatum expired last Saturday. They demanded that all cuts to higher education and research be scrapped, otherwise strikes
Utrecht University is again the best ‘broad’ institution in this year's Keuzegids, while the Open University and Wageningen top the list of ‘other’ universities. © HOP. Source: Keuzegids Universiteiten 2025 and previous editions. Utrecht University continues to do very well, says the Keuzegids Universities 2025, published on Thursday. Radboud University has lost a point, but
‘Abolish the long-study fine.’ The four ruling parties rejected a motion to that effect on Tuesday afternoon, even though the plan seems likely to be scrapped soon. It was a concise motion by MP Doğukan Ergin (Denk). He requested the government to abolish the long-study fine. Education Minister Eppo Bruins (NSC) advised against the motion
At a festive ceremony, Dr Miriam Blaauboer (Faculty of Applied Sciences) was chosen as TU Delft Educator of the Year. Early next year, she will represent the university in the national competition. In an annual tradition, student associations from all faculties nominate a candidate for the TU Delft Educator of the Year award. This year’s
