Despite the fact that the Netherlands is already under-investing in research and development (R&D), Education Minister Bruins did not want to conclude in the Lower House on Thursday that the Netherlands will sink even further due to future budget cuts. During Bruins' first debate in the Lower House, in preparation for an upcoming European consultation,
Dutch researchers have won two Ig Nobel prizes on Thursday night, the annual awards for scientific research that makes you laugh first and think second. Both prizes went to researchers from the University of Amsterdam. For the first prize-winning experiment, scientists tossed a coin 350,757 times: did it turn heads or tails? In almost 51
The petition against the long-term student penalty has been signed 131,214 times. Actually, there were two petitions against the fine for delayed students. One was from opposition party GroenLinks-PvdA, the other from a coalition of the National Union of Students, FNV Young & United, broadcaster BNNVARA and news platform De Marker. The signatures of the
On 1 October, Rob Mudde will step down as Vice Rector Magnificus of TU Delft. Pending the appointment of a definitive successor, professor of control engineering and Pro Vice Rector Magnificus for Joint Educational Affairs, Hans Hellendoorn will be acting as a replacement for the position of Vice President Education. Although the process of finding
It is especially young highly educated people that use ChatGPT or similar programmes, reports CBS, the statistics agency. But many older people also find their way to AI. A note in English, a plan of action, a simple illustration ... It is sometimes tempting to turn to programmes like ChatGPT or Copilot for help. By
The Windesheim University of Applied Sciences made a mistake. A reminder for one student accidentally went to 18 thousand students. In the mail, the college threatened a collection agency. It was a stern email. A student was in arrears with 193 euros of tuition fees and had to pay quickly or the university would call
The organisers of Westerpop have decided to discontinue the free pop festival in Delft. After 35 successful editions, it seems that keeping the event going is no longer financially viable. According to the organisation, persistent inflation and the upcoming VAT increase in 2026 make it impossible to organise the festival ‘in its current form’. The
Professor Aukje Hassoldt will step down as dean at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM) from 1 December 2024. She will continue her career as dean at the Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Hassoldt studied physics at VU University Amsterdam and then gained board experience at Rijkswaterstaat, TNO and RIVM,
Despite an earlier decision to stop cooperating with the fossil industry, Utrecht University receives €1.5 million from oil company BP for research into renewable energy. This causes confusion: is the university ignoring its own rules? After all kinds of student protests and discussion groups, the university decided in July 2023 not to establish any more
How can you set up a reliable energy system on the road to 2050 whose sources – solar and wind power – are variable? The answer will probably be a combination of market design, grid arrangements and energy policy. But the question remains how to do this. This is also the subject of the extensive
