Research into better compensation ‘pechstudenten’     The Senate wants the Cabinet to investigate how students who have not received a basic grant (the so called ‘pechstudenten’) can be better compensated. Many political groups in the Senate find compensation of about one thousand euros per ‘pechstudent’ too meagre. Therefore, a majority of the Senate signed a…

Student protest: 1 cent to DUO     More than 1,700 students have transferred a symbolic 1 cent to DUO. By doing so, they draw attention to the “too low compensation” for the missed basic grant.   The action was initiated by the protest movement #nietmijnschuld and is supported by the National Union of Students…

Caribbean students may receive bsn numbers from DUO     The Cabinet wants to remove obstacles for students from the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. They will receive a  national identity number (bsn number) if they are going to study here and they might also receive a scholarship.   This became apparent during a debate…

‘Save declining tidal areas’     On Thursday 17 February 2022, representatives of Boskalis, WWF and Deltares presented a joint plan during the SpraakWater webinar to turn the tide through a ‘national sediment strategy’. The webinar series is a WWF initiative on discussing ‘natural solutions’ for the Dutch Delta. The sediment strategy involves strengthening slabs…

Unemployment drops for young graduates     Young, well-educated people are more likely to find a job again. After a peak of 9 percent unemployment in the summer months, that share dropped to 5.5 percent by the end of 2021, according to figures from the Dutch Bureau of Statistics (CBS).   Just before the corona…

Intergetijdengebieden worden ze genoemd: stukken land die beurtelings onderlopen en droogvallen met het getij. Ze zijn essentieel voor trekvogels, oesters en zeehonden. Maar door kustverdediging, inpoldering en zeespiegelstijging nemen deze gebieden in Nederland gestaag af: van 12% in 1900 naar 4 % nu. Vertegenwoordigers van Boskalis, WNF en Deltares presenteerden donderdag 17 februari…

Wat is er nodig om de auto vaker te laten staan en welk alternatief vervoer heeft de voorkeur? Dit onderzoekt de TU Delft in opdracht van Rijkswaterstaat en het ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat. Hoewel Nederlanders sinds de coronapandemie meer thuiswerken en digitaal beter bereikbaar zijn, is het onverminderd druk op de snelwegen. Hoe komt…

More room shortage due to new basic grant     With the arrival of a new basic grant, even more students will want to rent on their own, wrote former Minister van Engelshoven to the forming parties. This could lead to more room shortage.   It is one of the remarks in a letter from…

Is innovatie altijd progressie? Tijdens het VeerEvent op woensdag 23 februari gaan TU-onderzoeker Odette Scharenborg (EEMCS) en modeontwerper Borre Akkersdijk hierover in discussie. Het Delftse VeerEvent is onderdeel van een reeks discussieavonden in verschillende Vlaamse en Nederlandse studentensteden met als overkoepelend thema ‘Vast in versnelling’. Wat levert versnelling van technologische ontwikkelingen op? Gaat het…

Saxion employee arrested for exam theft     An employee of Saxion university of applied sciences is suspected of selling tests to students. After its own investigation the university reported this to the police, who arrested the employee and two other suspects. Pending the investigation by the police and the Public Prosecution Service the employee has…