Gouke Moes (33) will be the new Minister of Education. This was announced by BBB on Monday evening. After the departure of Eppo Bruins and other NSC ministers, the two remaining governing parties, VVD and BBB, had to look for successors. Moes became in 2021 politically active for BBB. In 2023 he joined the Provincial
Sophie Hermans, outgoing VVD minister for Climate Policy and Green Growth, will temporarily take charge of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science now that Eppo Bruins has resigned (in Dutch). This was announced by the caretaker cabinet on Saturday. The four other ministries of outgoing NSC ministers will also be temporarily taken over by
After a swim of over 17.5 hours, TU Delft alumnus Winnifred Noorlander (31) arrived on the French coast on Sunday. She swam non-stop the 34 kilometres from Dover to Calais without a wetsuit. She did this to raise awareness about brain health. A few years ago, she herself suffered from concussion, which left her barely…
Princess Amalia will study law at the University of Amsterdam next year, but she will also become a working student in the army. This has been announced by the Dutch Royal House. Princess Amalia arrives at the University of Amsterdam for her first lecture in September 2022.(Photo: RVD/Mischa Schoemaker) The Crown Princess is almost finished
The Iranian student association ISSTUD is organising a peaceful protest on Saturday 21 June at 1:00 PM at Delft Station Square. With this demonstration, ISSTUD aims to draw attention to the escalating violence in the region. The organisers call on TU Delft students, staff, and other members of the public to show solidarity with the
The fall of the Dutch cabinet will not yet change the cuts in education and research, warn the trade unions. On Tuesday 10 June, they will hold a large demonstration at Dam Square in Amsterdam. Next Tuesday between 12 PM and 2:30 PM, students, teachers, researchers, support staff and sympathisers will protest against the cuts
Utrecht University is discontinuing a research project with the Israeli Ministry of Health. The student exchange with the University of Haifa is also coming to a definitive end. Apart from that, most collaborations may continue. In a press statement, the board denounced, among other things, plans to occupy large parts of Gaza and the ‘continuous
The results of the Participatory Value Evaluation (PWE) on Campus Rotterdam are in. Of the 1,592 students and staff who took part in the online consultation, 35 percent said they do not support the idea of the campus. Another 38 percent support it under certain conditions, while 27 percent are fully in favour. “I personally
The Superbus, a 15-metre-long limousine developed by Wubbo Ockels, is getting a new home near Groningen. The National Bus Museum in Hoogezand has acquired the futuristic vehicle from the collection of the now-bankrupt Dutch Transport Museum in Nieuw-Vennep, where it had been on display since the end of 2020. It seems a fitting location, as
Dutch government spending on research and development will fall by fourteen percent in the coming years. Spending will go from 9.7 billion in 2024 to 8.4 billion in 2029, according to the annual measurement by the Rathenau Institute. Cabinet policy The causes lie with cabinet policy. The government is making significant cuts to the National
