700 million for higher education   The new cabinet wants to spend 700 million euros extra per year on ‘further education/research’. The universities are counting on this money, because the amount comes on top of the new fund for research and science (five billion euros in ten years). The 700 million euros are…

‘More money for education and research’     The Groen Links and PvdA opposition political parties want to set aside more money for education, research and innovation. They state this in the ‘progressive agreement’ that they presented on 6 December.   The two left-wing parties are working ever more closely together, almost as one. Together,…

EUR 2,000 for best master’s thesis     The Social and Economic Council (SER) awards EUR 2,000 to the best master’s thesis in scientific and higher education. The prize is awarded to a thesis on a socio-economic subject or one of the other fields of activity of the SER.   The prize winner is chosen…