Ensure that we can learn effectively, according to a manifesto issued by student organisations ISO, LSVb and JOBmbo, and pupil organisation LAKS. They presented it to the Dutch House of Representatives yesterday, as they believe education should be a major theme in the run-up to the 29 October elections. ISO, JOBmbo, LAKS and LSVb with
Solar car Nuna 13 has been knocked over during a test. This happened on 4 June in Volkswagen's wind tunnel. Despite the damage the new version of the Delft solar car suffered, the planned unveiling on 10 June will go ahead as planned. The Brunel Solar Team reports this in a press release. The student
On the day the Dutch cabinet fell, minister Keijzer withdrew the controversial bill to freeze social rents. The Dutch student union LSVb is annoyed that students will now also have to pay up to 5 per cent more rent from 1 July. Duwo Student flat Balpol 4. (Photo: Thijs van Reeuwijk) The Spring Memorandum stated
While TU Delft finished second last year, this year the university has dropped seven places in the SustainaBul sustainability ranking. Just like last year, university of applied sciences Van Hall Larenstein takes the gold. For the fourteenth time, the organisation Studenten voor Morgen has assessed sustainability in higher education. What is the vision of universities and
Ten first-year students from the Groningen student association Vindicat have suffered facial burns during a fraternity subgroup weekend. Local media suggest the injuries may have been caused by branding. The exact circumstances remain unclear. However, the newspaper Dagblad van het Noorden and local outlet Sikkom report that ten first-year members of a fraternity subgroup sustained
Encouraged by influencers, a growing number of (former) students are requesting to have their student debt cancelled. And with success: DUO is approving more and more of these requests, according to Minister Eppo Bruins. Sometimes there are medical reasons for taking longer to complete a degree, such as a disability, ADHD, or a serious illness.
Around ten thousand (former) students have received a letter from student finance agency DUO: they will be reimbursed for unjustly imposed fines and the revoked basic grant. But it may take some time. DUO admitted last year, following an investigation by news agency HOP, Investico, NOSop3, and newspaper Trouw, that it had ‘indirectly discriminated’ for
The planned construction of “several thousand student housing units” will be halted due to the government's decision to freeze social rents in 2025 and 2026, student housing associations warn. Kences, the umbrella organisation for social student housing providers, says it is “shocked” by the cabinet's decision to freeze social rents for two years. “We support
Landlords should always be able to offer students a temporary lease, according to housing minister Mona Keijzer. This would make it more attractive for them to manage student houses again. A healthy housing market requires “a delicate balance between rent protection and freedom for landlords”, writes minister Mona Keijzer in a letter to the House
TU Delft mathematics student Sam de Jong (24) will become a board member of the Dutch National Student Association (ISO) next year. The organisation reported this in a press release (in Dutch) on Friday. Sam is currently active in the Delft Student Union (VSSD). He was also a student council member for Lijst Bèta. Now
