Dutch students, higher education administrators, and politicians will read out over 25,000 ‘objections’ to the long study penalty in an attempt to reach the governing parties (and voters). On the morning of Tuesday 5 November a read-aloud marathon against the long study penalty will commence outside the House of Representatives. Students and university leaders will
To offset some of the major budget cuts they face, higher education institutions should focus more on defence research. This is according to Jos Benschop, of the AWTI advisory council.
A sufficient budget and a clear editorial statute are important for an independent university magazine. But good chemistry between the board and editorial team also works wonders, the book ‘De stem van de universiteit’ (The voice of the university) shows.
From 2026, Minister Bruins will reduce funding for scientific research at NWO by 8 million euros. This amount will increase to a structural cut of 21.9 million euros starting in 2029. This reduction is on top of cuts that were previously announced. By allocating less money to NWO, the minister aims to restore the 'structural
Research by ResearchNed shows that ‘vulnerable students’ are less frequently involved in extracurricular activities such as a board year or student participation. The long-term study penalty will only increase this gap, warns the student organisation ISO. Financial concerns (in Dutch) are a significant reason for ‘vulnerable students’, such as those from non-Western backgrounds or students
The Schoof Government is not going to give shared student rooms a rent allowance. Housing Minister Mona Keijzer says that it is too expensive and difficult to implement. For years, voices have been calling for students in shared housing to also receive a rent allowance. Their high monthly costs would then go down and student
Two Dutch universities are discontinuing their scholarship programmes for Chinese PhD students. They get insufficient funding and there are knowledge security concerns. Other universities should also exercise caution, VVD politicians warn.
The total student debt is another billion euros higher than last year and now stands at €29 billion, data from the Statistics Netherlands (CBS) shows. Debts have risen rapidly since 2015, when the basic grant was abolished. In particular, the debt of young people aged between 25 and 30 has gone up. It is now
Researchers at Wageningen University (WUR) should not have lobbied on behalf of pesticide manufacturers. The university acknowledges that mistakes were made, and that “the appearance of a conflict of interest” arose following reports by the television programme Zembla.
For approving a bachelor's degree program in osteopathy, regulator NVAO received the Meester Kackadoris award Saturday from the Association against Quackery. The NVAO (Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organisation) monitors the quality of higher education in the Netherlands and Flanders. Without approval from the NVAO, the private osteopathy training would not be allowed to award a recognised bachelor's
