The Rotterdam university magazine Erasmus Magazine has won two ‘Kring Awards’, for an ‘excellent piece of education journalism’ and a column with ‘fine observations’. Delta columnist Sander Otte was awarded with the third prize.
For the first time in twenty years, the number of international students in the Netherlands has fallen slightly, according to the internationalisation organisation Nuffic. Students from Germany and China, in particular, are staying away.
The government must ensure that more non-self-contained housing for students is built, the House of Representatives believes. Two motions on this matter were passed almost unanimously. Concerns have long existed that traditional student rooms are being squeezed out by studio flats. Because studios have their own kitchen, bathroom and toilet, landlords can charge higher rents.
The government must step up its efforts to combat racism and discrimination, according to the State Commission against Discrimination and Racism. Among other things, the commission recommends putting an end to data-driven profiling in the implementation of government tasks and services. “Recent scandals have shown how deeply discrimination and racism can become ingrained in policy,
One in three full professors is now a woman, except at TU Delft, TU Eindhoven and the Twente University. However, the increase in the number of women seems to be stagnating among assistant professors and associate professors.
An educational team from Delft University of Technology has been nominated for the 2026 Dutch Education Awards alongside eight other teams from further education, higher professional education and university-level education. On 25 June, at the Comenius Festival in Nieuwegein, Education Minister Rianne Letschert will announce the top three winners within their respective sectors. The Delft
In his student room in Groningen, a student has been producing equipment for the Ukrainian army for the past year and a half, according to the university magazine UKrant. He is doing this together with two fellow students. Using a 3D printer, they are making drone parts and casings for explosives that Ukrainian soldiers can
The number of American researchers applying for a European research grant has more than doubled in the space of a year. For the ‘advanced grants’ for top researchers, applications have even increased fivefold. It remains to be seen how many American researchers will actually receive a grant. In addition to their standard ERC grant, researchers
Twelve universities of applied sciences are receiving one or more RAAK public grants of up to €375,000. The grant will enable lecturers and other researchers at these universities to spend two years working on solutions to a wide range of societal issues. They will do so in collaboration with public partners, such as hospitals, local
