Now that negotiations for a new Dutch cabinet are underway, interest groups are bombarding informateur read-more-closed read-more-open Sybrand Buma with their wish lists. The National Student Union (LSVb), university association UNL and the Social and Economic Council (SER) have done the same. What are their wishes for higher education and research? The LSVb keeps it
Thanks in part to external financial support, VU University Amsterdam believes it will be able to keep its Bachelor's programme in Earth Sciences running in a modified form. However, a major reorganisation will follow. This spring, the VU announced that it would have to discontinue its Bachelor's programme in Earth Sciences as of 2027. The
The British QS World Rankings has published its latest ranking of sustainable universities. TU Delft has dropped 20 places, but still performs best in the Netherlands. The list is headed by Lund University (Sweden), the University of Toronto (Canada), and UCL (London). Last year, Delft was ranked 15th, but the university has now dropped to
Do you consider environmental pollution to be a bigger problem than crime? If so, there is a good chance that you are studying or have studied at a university of applied sciences or university. This is evident from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) research into the views of young people up to the age of 25. In
Men are more likely to receive a PhD “with honours” than women, even when there is no scientific reason for this. That is why the University of Twente decided on Wednesday to discontinue this designation. This makes it the first Dutch university to scrap cum laude for PhD candidates. The new rule will take effect
Action group BK Scholars for Palestine is calling for the elective course Architecture and Colonialism to be continued. That is the message of a petition that the group is circulating among staff and students. Architecture and Colonialism covered the role of architecture in colonialism and was taught for the first time last academic year. The
After 75 years, members of the Dutch fraternity Utrecht Student Corps (USC) will no longer be allowed to keep watch on the beaches of Texel during the summer months. On Wednesday evening, a majority of the Texel municipal council voted to end the collaboration with the student association. This decision follows several reports of sexually
TU scientists Cees Dekker, Pier Siebesma and Leo de Vreede have been awarded synergy grants for the research projects they are leading. The grants are worth up to €10 million and will run for six years. In total, the European Research Council (ERC) is making €684 million available to 66 international teams. The grants are
Science funding body NWO is awarding 149 Vidi grants this year to talented researchers. Sixteen of these grants have been awarded to scientists from TU Delft. Each recipient will receive up to €850,000. In total, NWO is awarding nearly fifty more grants than last year. Of the 778 proposals submitted, 19 percent were successful. Women
Together with trade unions FNV and AOb, action group WOinActie will set up a large screen on Dom Square in Utrecht on Monday to watch the EenVandaag party leaders’ debate (in Dutch), broadcast from Ahoy Rotterdam, with as many demonstrators as possible. Prior to the debate, there will be a programme featuring political speakers, followed
