Last week, student council party ORAS and tenants' organisation WijWonen handed over 127 letters to student housing provider DUWO. In the letters, tenants share their experiences with house hunting, housemates and living together. In June, DUWO announced its intention to amend its current tenant selection policy. Existing tenants would no longer be allowed to choose
The European Commission wants to tackle the housing crisis, including for students. However, Peter Boelhouwer, professor of Housing Systems at TU Delft, warns that “real solutions can only be found in the Netherlands itself.” In December, the European Commission presented its plans to tackle the housing crisis. Normally, Brussels does not interfere in the housing
A rent of, for example, €500 could rise to €520 next year in the social sector (which includes many student residences) or to €536 for a room in a private student residence. This would amount to an additional €250 to €370 in housing costs per year. The Spring Memorandum stated that rents in the social
Only one in three students obtains a bachelor's degree within three years. According to research conducted by ResearchNed on behalf of student organisation ISO, health issues and part-time jobs are the main reasons why many students take longer to complete their studies. Of the more than 7,500 students surveyed, 22 percent cited health issues as
TU Delft student Alihan Uzun is in the running for an ECHO Award. On 10 December, these awards will be handed out for the 25th time to students from non-Western backgrounds who are helping to build a fair and inclusive society. TU Delft has nominated Uzun for a new category, the Current Affairs Award. This
For the time being, students living in the DUWO complex on Röntgenweg will not have to pay for parking. Student housing provider DUWO has opened the barrier to the parking lot at the request of the municipality of Delft. Residents of X-Ray, as the student complex is called, have always been able to park their
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
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
Working more hours, taking out additional loans or choosing to save? With a new tool developed by the Dutch National Institute for Family Finance Information (Nibud), students can get a clearer picture of their income and expenses. The online tool WatKostStuderen (What does studying cost?) was created by the independent information institute Nibud for students
The interest rate on student loans will fall from 2.57 to 2.33 percent next year, after three years of increases. This has been announced by DUO (in Dutch). Every year, a new interest rate is set for student loans. For years, this rate was zero percent: students could, in principle, borrow “for free”. But this
