Doubling of total student debt The total study debt of (former) students has risen to €28.2 billion. That is 1.7 billion more than last year and more than twice as much as before the introduction of the loan system in 2015. Study debts have increased substantially in recent years, reports Dutch statistics…
Interest on student loans will be five times higher next year, according to calculations by newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad. The rate will increase from 0.46 to 2.55 percent. Student organisations demand an interest cap.
Students: ‘We can’t make ends meet like this’ Student organisations are critical of the Budget Memorandum that the Dutch government published on Budgey Day, 19 September. The government has forgotten about students, the National Students’ Union (LSVb) believes. The poverty measures announced would hardly help them. The LSVb considers the energy allowance of…
Energy allowance for some students Some students will receive an energy allowance from the government next academic year after all. The amount involved is 400 euros for students living away from home with a basic grant as well as a supplementary grant. Because of the high energy costs, low-income families received an…
OWee wristband lost? Then an interrogation Positive breathalyzer test and not yet 18? Been cheeky to a guard? Plucked from a tree? Ended up drunk at the first aid? Or cut your wristband because it was too tight? It all doesn’t matter. You will come for an interview with the Owee organisation and…
Breathalyser for underage OWee participants OWee participants with a yellow wristband can be subjected to a breathalyser test at a number of sports and student associations. If underage participants are found to have been drinking alcohol, their band is cut. This means they can no longer participate in the activities and an interview with TU…
Dutch only Kroonprinses Amalia heeft het moeilijk met de strenge beveiligingsmaatregelen en zou graag leven als een normale student. Al vanaf de start van het collegejaar wordt ze bedreigd. “Ik ging mijn studententijd in met de gedachte dat ik, nou wat doet een student, vul maar in. Dat ik dat zou doen.…
